Okay, let me rant a little: ever since school started, it has been such a pain. It's barely the second week of school and I've already had about 9 tests. I'm so sick of it. Only 171 days of school to go. I'm already counting down...But anyway, the most exciting thing that happened since then was that my friend came up to me, and asked me if I wanted to start a book club with her! We actually had this idea last year, but the school year was already ending x) Plus, I don't think freshmen could have started clubs...
So, we're actually copresidents of the book club! (Once we're approved that is...) It is called Friends of the ABC (props to those who know what book this name refers to. Hint: the title is French...) ABC, for us, will actually stand for Awesome Book Club. My friend (she came up with the name! :D) is actually huge on classics and historical fiction while I'm big on anything YA...so yup, our club will have a lot of variety~
Maybe it's not a big deal to you, but our high school doesn't even have a LIBRARY. It's called the "Media Center," but all it has are textbooks and school books. The only books in there that we don't use are ANCIENT. I'm talking yellow-paged, dog-eared, and smelly books. :(
\rant over.../
What I'm asking is: What would YOU want in your high school book club, if you were part of it? Please, please leave suggestions in the comments! We've already thought of going to book related events like signings and book festivals, reading to children, and doing book fundraisers, but then...we ran out. SO PLEASE SUGGEST ANYTHING. NOTHING WOULD BE STUPID TO US. I KNOW NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL COMMENT SO LET'S "BRIBEEEE!"ANYONE WHO COMMENTS WILL BE ENTERED IN A RANDOM DRAWING TO WIN A HUNGER GAMES T-SHIRT! (YOU WILL CHOOSE WHICH ONE) JUST COMMENT WITH A SUGGESTION. IF YOU FIND OUT WHERE FRIENDS OF THE ABC COMES FROM, THEN YOU GET ANOTHER ENTRY. Okay, I'll stop yelling in caps now....contest will end Sept 31. US only.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm working on reviews so my blog won't be dead anymore...doing homework on Fridays have become a habit so I'm freeeeee. :)
9 comments:
Hey,
I'm Canadian, so I'm not entering into the contest, but since I'm starting by own YA book club at my library, I thought I could give suggestions! If you ever want to swap ideas, you can always email me.
I think things related to the book of choice are always cool. For instance, you could bring snacks related to the book or play a game that's in the book. Something that won't seem too kiddy but that's amusing and fun.
Try to grab some book club discussion questions you can get from publisher sites and if there's ever a lull in conversation, paraphrase them.
Also making it as relaxed as possible. My librarians always said that the most difficult thing about a book club is not making it seem like school.
Get them involved! If they have any book suggestions, make them one of the book club novels. Incorporate their ideas and make it a comfortable environment and I'm sure everyone will love it.
PLUS, if you ever do YA and you have some extra swag, give them some! If you ever do Hunger Games, I have a whole bunch of Mockingjay bookmarks and temporary tattoos that I'm willing to send.
I'll email you more ideas when I start my book club, if you'd like. I hope your book club goes swimmingly!
Ohh I LOVE that idea, Kim! I especially like the ideas of going to signings and reading to kids.
Maybe have a swap once in awhile or something? Like members/other students bring in extra books and everyone can trade or something...
:)
EWW TESTS!!! *hides*
Wait, your school doesn't even have a LIBRARY? THAT IS HORRIBLE. FRIENDS OF THE ABC (I don't know what that's referencing to...) MUST CHANGE THIS TRAGEDY.
*calms down*
Hmm. I was in a book club in my junior year and I thought it'd be great because I was hoping to connect to fellow bookworms and such! Unfortunately, it was just crappily organized and a lot of people just never came back. SO with that experience in mind, I can give you a few tips on what not to do.
Try to meet at least once a week. (my club met only once a month and uh, no one ever read the books!) You can talk about if you're liking it so far, see where everyone's at, etc.
Do fun contests/giveaways! (People love free stuff! Woo!!)
Talk about your BLOGGGG. I'm sure people will be intrigued. <3
For raising money, you can do bake sales and the like but one thing that I think could really work? Breakfast sales (seriously! How many people go to high school without eating breakfast? DO BAGEL SALES. People will buy them.) And you can do holiday sales like halloween and christmas (just make sure that no one's allergic to peanuts or something. THAT can cause issues.)
Speak, Feed are good YA books. I should really read more in that category (I'm listening to The Adoration of Jenna Fox now...).
For classics, any number of things! Huck Finn is good and less tedious than, say, Great Expectations (though I do love it, you really have to like Dickens and the descriptions he's known for!). Does Brave New World count as a classic? Mrs. Dalloway, maybe.
Other books that are more recent(ish): Watership Down (it's about rabbits!), The Hours, The Bluest Eye, To Kill A Mockingbird, Wicked. I don't know. It's hard because a lot of what I'd suggest is what everyone reads in school at some point!
You should have fundraisers for reading glasses or something :)
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You actually make it appear so easy with your presentation but I to find this topic to be really one thing that I think I might never understand. It sort of feels too complex and extremely wide for me.
It is really exciting when you and your friend start a book club.
Book clubs should give away free books for their members.
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