Talk about Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8

by Liz Knowles, Martha Smith

Overview

Book clubs, literature circles, and reading groups are great ways to promote literacy and books to young readers. This new guide provides everything you need to run a dynamic, no-fuss book discussion group with elementary and middle school students. Featuring 15 titles of diverse genres, it offers discussion topics and activity ideas for some of the best new reads for kids.

Brought to you by the authors of the highly acclaimed Reading Rules! Motivating Teens to Read, this guide is an outstanding resource for starting and running a stellar literary discussion group—whether it's in a school, public library, or community center. Grades 4-8.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591580232
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/30/2003
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth (Liz) Knowles has served many years as Director of Professional Development and Curriculum at a large private school in south Florida and is currently a freelance writer and curriculum consultant.

Matha Smith received her undergraduate degree in Library Science from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree of education in Library Science from the University of South Florida. Martha has been a media specialist for over 20 years in the Pre-K through 8th grade setting and is currently serving as Library Media Specialist at Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker
Heart to Heart edited by Jan Greenberg
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A Time Apart by Diane Stanley
Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester
Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
Shakespeare by Michael Rosen
Williwaw! by Tom Bodett
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Ties that Bind Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Annotated Professional Resources