John Mills Book Club

Dear 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Students,

The library is offering a book club for those students interested in reading some of the Rebecca Caudill books.  This will be the tenth year for this club; we will try to read six or more novels over the course of this year.  I will check out the books for you through the Elmwood Park Public Library.  There is no fee for this club.

All students in book club will have several weeks to read the selection.  We will meet during lunch in the library once a week to discuss the book.  You will need to bring a lunch from home or a hot lunch from the cafeteria.  We will meet every Tuesday during the month that we are reading the book.   I will pass out a bookmark with meeting dates and the number of pages to be read. 

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me, call or stop in.
Sincerely,
Ms. Catalano
​Library Clerk

Selection of the Month for
Fourth and Sixth Grade Book Club...
​Hours of the Bees
by Lindsay Eager
 Realistic Fiction for ages 10+

Overview :   While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina — Carol — is spending hers in the middle of the New Mexico desert, helping her parents move the grandfather she’s never met into a home for people with dementia. At first, Carol avoids prickly Grandpa Serge. But as the summer wears on and the heat bears down, Carol finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by the crazy stories he tells her about a healing tree, a green-glass lake, and the bees that will bring back the rain and end a hundred years of drought. As the thin line between magic and reality starts to blur, Carol must decide for herself what is possible — and what it means to be true to her roots. Readers who dream that there’s something more out there will be enchanted by this captivating novel of family, renewal, and discovering the wonder of the world.

Book Discussion Information:

Dates:
March                       2nd
March                       6th 
March                       13th   
March                       20th 
March                       27th 
April                           3rd 
April                           10th 
Pizza Party..........April 17th

​Please keep up with the READING!


Selection of the Month for
Fifth Grade Book Club...
​Orbiting Jupiter
by Gary D. Schmidt
 Realistic Fiction for ages 12+

Overview : The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.

Pages to be read:
Pick Up Book
pages 1 - 57
pages 58 - 115
pages 116 - 173
pages 174 - 231
pages 232 - 289
pages 290 - 347
​pages 348 - 400
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Dates:
March                       2nd
March                       6th 
March                       13th   
March                       20th 
March                       27th 
April                          3rd 
April                          10th 
Pizza Party..............April 17th

​Please keep up with the READING!
Pages to be read​:
Pick Up Book
pages 1 - 57
pages 58 - 115
pages 116 - 173 & Pick Up New Book
pages 1 - 57
pages 58 - 115
pages 116 - 173
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