October 2016 Grades 3-4 Book Club: The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

For October’s Book Club, we read The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry. Cassidy, Reagan, Madison, Gwen, Ellie, Claire, Maida, Robert, Quinn, Cameron, Charles, and Thomas were present. Here are our thoughts.

If I could be a character from this book it would be:

-Suzana
-Suzana
-Cameron
-Wyatt
-Wyatt
-Wyatt  


If I could change one scene in the book, it would be:

-I would change when Cameron and Wyatt Facetimed
-I would change that they didn't just let Matt eat frozen pizza and watch TV
-I would change the scene where the guy in the dragon breaks his arm. I want him to fall and break both arms and legs.
-So that Wyatt was flying a real dragon.
-I would change the scene in the plane. They wouldn't be looking at aereal photos and just jump out the window.
-No backpack was taken out.
-The guy fell out of the dragon onto the roof of the White House.
-The guy falls on the taxi driver.

My favorite character is:

-Wyatt
-Wyatt
-Wyatt
-Matt
  

The character I wouldn’t want to sit next to on a plane would be:

-Matt
-Cameron
-Cameron
-Cameron (the guy who toots a lot)
-the fake President (he has a snake in a box)
-Suzana 
-Suzana because she raptors people

The one character I wouldn't mind sitting next to for a long ride on the bus would be: 

-Matt because he's funny
-either of the two weird guys because I'd want to make them angry and then get to eat frozen pizza every day
-Suzana 
-Suzana because she's a fun girl
-Suzana because she's a girl and she's kind of like me (it's an adventure and I'm up for it)
-Suzana and Matt because he'd make a conversation interesting
-Wyatt or Suzana because they sound like good characters
-Wyatt because he takes down the president and people ask a lot of questions
-I wouldn't want to sit next to the farter. I would like my own seat.      

Were you confused by anything in this book?:

-Why did the fake Bresalov have a chunk taken out of his ear?

If you saved the President's life, would you ask him/her for a favor in return? Would you go big or small?:

-Big. I would ask for 15 tires in a mansion, cats, more animals, a porcupine, a Hillary Clinton pillow.
-I would not ask for something in return. You don't need to ask for something in return for saving someone's life.
-Go small, give me $50
-I would want to meet Simone Biles.
-$15 million
-I'd go small and ask for a horse. And a stable.
-I would go big and ask for a million dollars and buy a big sign that says "no big brothers"
-I'm going big, asking for a paintball arena (weapons and ammo) and a hockey rink
-I would want a mansion with a private skate park, a wave pool and air-soft guns
-I want money whenever I need it and a pill that would make me gluten-free (I wouldn't have celiac), a mansion, a wave pool, mansion on the moon
-I would buy a wave pool, a mansion on Mars, $1,000, an XBox, a paintball ring and gear, skate park, skating rink and giant LEGO mansion    

Please rate this book from 1-5, with 5 being the best:

3-1
4-3
5-7


We will be meeting on Wednesday, November 2 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Please pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk and sign up for Book Club!

November Grades 3-4 Book Club Suggestions

Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her. 

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student. Trailer  Pax by Sara Pennypacker Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be--with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . . Trailer

September 2016 Book Club - All Groups

For September's Back-to-School Book Club session, all of the groups met together and discussed a lot of books and themes. And then we voted on the books to read for October. Take a look at some of what we chatted about...

What was your favorite book you read over the summer? Choose just one.

-Wings of Fire: Darkstalker
-Wings of Fire: Darkstalker
-Harry Potter Book 2
-Wings of Fire: Dark Secret
-Percy Jackson: Battle of the Labyrinth
-Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid
-all the books I read over the summer     
-Castle in the Attic 

 
Is there a book coming out soon that you are looking forward to? 

-Wings of Fire
-next Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Do you tend to like series or stand-alone books? Or do you not have a preference?

 

-Series
-Series
-Series
-Series
-Series
-no preference
-Series
-Series
-Series   

Do you think there's such a thing as "boy books" and "girl books"? If so, can you name one for me. Would you read a book that is supposedly written for the other gender?

-Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Yes, I would read them.
-I would read them.
-I wouldn't read them.

What do you hope to get out of Book Club this year? Besides snacks. :)

-People to know the lore about books. The history behind the plots of books.
-Every month, someone gets to pick the book.
-I'd like people to read the books I suggest.
-I am against scary books.
 

How do you want to choose the book for each month's Book Club? We have voted in the past. Does that still seem fair?

-Continue to vote.

   
After voting to vote (!), we chose books for October's Book Clubs. Books will be ordered through the Inter Library Loan system and be available at the Circulation Desk at Jamestown roughly 3 business days after we meet. 

Grades 3-4 will be reading The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry for Wednesday, October 12 at 3:00 p.m.

Grades 5-6 will be reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne for Wednesday, October 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Grades 7 and Up will be reading The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen for Wednesday, October 26 at 3:00 p.m.


Snacks will be provided. And please bring ideas to share for November's Book Club selections!
 

June Book Club Suggestions for All Ages - Perfect for Summer Reading!

The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. Pincus, Greg. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013. (3+)

The Agency. Lee, Y.S. Candlewick, 2010. Series. (7+)

Bliss. Littlewood, Kathryn. Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. Series. (3+) 

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Boyne, John. David Fickling Books, 2006. (7+)


Cirque du Freak. Shan, Darren. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2002. Series (7+)


Cloak Society. Kraatz, Jeremy. HarperCollins, 2013. Series. (3+)

The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. Daywalt, Drew and Oliver Jeffers. Philomel Books, 2013. (K+)

Elijah of Buxton. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Scholastic Press, 2007. (3+)


Eragon. Paolini, Christopher. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005. (7+)

Harriet the Spy. Fitzhugh, Louise. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1964. Series. (3+)

Hatchet. Paulsen, Gary. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1987. Series. (6+) 

His Majesty’s Dragon. Novik, Naomi. Del Rey, 2006. Series. (7+)

Kate Walden Directs: Night of the Zombie Chickens. Mata, Julie. Disney-Hyperion, 2014. Series. (4+)


Lost Hero. Riordan, Rick. Disney/Hyperion, 2010. Series. (5+)

Lunch Money. Clements, Andrew and Brian Selznick. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005. (3+)

Mark of the Dragonfly. Johnson, Jaleigh. Yearling, 2015. (5+)

Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen Scholastic Press, 2015. Series. (5+)

Nancy Drew. Keene, Carolyn. Grosset + Dunlap, 1930. Series. (3+)


Number the Stars. Lowry, Lois. HMH Books for Young Readers, 1989. (5+)

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Riordan, Rick. Miramax Books/ Hyperion, 2005. Series. (4+)

School of Fear. Daneshvari, Gitty.  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. Series. (3+)

Wonder at the Edge of the World. Helget, Nicole. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. (3+)

Woof. Quinn, Spencer. Scholastic Press, 2015. Series. (3+) 

Worst Class Trip Ever. Barry, Dave. Disney-Hyperion, 2015. Series. (3+)