Girls Book Club Number 2 - The Bookworms

lost book?

2011-04-07T13:04:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone,
We had a little book mix up at the last meeting. Did anyone accidentally take home a book from Chango? You'll be able to tell by looking at the library barcode - it will say "Chango Elementary Library" on the top.
There was also a book left at the meeting, but I honestly can't remember if someone came to pick it up or not...I also can't remember if I kept it here somewhere or not. I'm loosing my marbles! It must have been the excitement of the basketball game that's mixing up my brain.
let me know if you have any info
thanks!

Reading

2011-04-04T15:30:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone,
Just want to be sure you know that for our next meeting you should read up to page 154. It's going to get good!

I need the book!

2011-03-15T15:50:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone,
If any of you have your copy of Deep Down Popular still - I NEED IT BACK!
It's from the public library and they are getting really cranky with me.
Please return it to the library as soon as you can
thanks!

New Book!

2011-03-14T14:16:00.000-04:00

The votes are in.....(drumroll please)

Chasing Vermeer wins!

Hooray! It's a great choice - a fun read with lots of mystery and twists and turns. Mrs. R will start requesting your copies of the books today. As soon as they start arriving I will drop them off to your classrooms with a note about how much to read for our next meeting.
The votes were basically tied up until today so I hope all of you "Edward Tulane" folks aren't too disappointed!
I really think you'll enjoy this one :)

Update

2011-03-09T15:12:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone,
So far I have 8 responses to the poll asking what our next book should be. We have 16 people in this club - that means 8 of you still need to vote! If you know of anyone who hasn't voted yet, please remind them to do it :)
They can always pop down to the LMC during indoor recess, or ask their teacher when they have a free moment during the day.
I will (hopefully) be telling you about our book choice very soon.

Bummer!

2011-03-04T16:37:00.000-05:00

Tesago is the only school that has The 13th Princess! That means we can't use it as our next book. It's a bummer but there's nothing we can do about it now.
Here's a poll to pick our next book. After you vote leave me a comment with your first name telling me that you voted - I want to make sure everyone is counted. Try to get the voting done by Tuesday. If you (or someone you know in the club) can't vote over the weekend, tell them to stop by the library on Monday and get it done then.

Meeting on March 3rd

2011-03-03T17:45:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,
I'm checking to see if we can get enough copies of our next book - The Thirteenth Princess. If we can't, we'll pick one of our second place winners: Chasing Vermeer, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane or The Doll People. I'll let you know about that soon and I'll put a poll up on the blog so you'll be able to choose among the second place books.
If any of you still have your copy of Deep, Down Popular please bring it back to the library as soon as you can. There are at least two copies out there somewhere and the public librarians are going to yell at me soon!

Deep Down....Popular?

2011-02-03T16:38:00.000-05:00

Well, we found out today that this isn't the most popular book our club members have ever read. I'm confident that it's going to get better though. There's still the mystery with the house to figure out, and we have to see if Conrad's leg ever gets better. If it does, do you think he and Jessie Lou will still be friends? What do you think about Quentin? He can be pretty goofy sometimes!
I was researching Phoebe Stone (the author of this book) and found out that both of her parents were writers and that before becoming a writer she was an artist. In fact she also writes picture books and creates the artwork for them herself. Can you see some of Jessie Lou's character in the author? I feel like the way Jessie Lou describes things almost seems like a painting sometimes, especially the way she talks about the mystery house.
I hope you enjoy the second half of the book more than the first half - my fingers are crossed!

Almost

2011-01-21T16:51:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,
I'm so glad you're using the comments to talk about the book!
Right now almost everyone has a copy of the book. My fingers are crossed for this weekend Lyric and Emma! As soon as I get them I will bring them to your classroom.
In the meantime, here's a question:
(and please don't give away any spoilers in the comments!)
Why do you think Conrad threw his bike into the river?
Do you think he wanted Jessie Lou to get it back for him?

Don't forget to feed the fish!

First Post

2011-01-13T16:02:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to our blog! Take a minute to test out the comments section. Say hello to the other club members or talk a bit about the reading we have done so far. Maybe you could post one of your favorite expressions from Jessie Lou. Or let us know what your favorite part of the book is so far. I think my favorite would have to be when Jessie Lou is describing the first grader dropping his lunch. That part reminds me of some first graders I know from Tesago!
Remember to feed the fish
Check back next week, I'll have a post up about the beginning of our reading for next time.