For the first trimester, all three middle school classes have formed book clubs to discuss their independent reading books. Each class meets 1 day a week in the library.
6th graders are reading 6 different fictional novels, Chase, Blown Away,Keeping Cool in Middle School,IQ, Soldier X, andOne Left Behind. The entire 7th grade is reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. The last 2 sessions have involved lively discussions about rules and how Jonas’s (the main character) community is different from ours. This week, we recreated our own Ceremony of Twelve.  The 8th graders are reading 4 different  nonfiction books, The Blind Side, The Truth About Butterflies,The Star won’t Go Out, and Ghosts of War. The students, themselves chose these books to read.