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Top Ten Books I Think Would Make Great Book Club Picks
1.The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: I know you’re all surprised I have this one first, right? My being a huge John Green fangirl aside, I really need to talk with people who have read this book! Thankfully it’s the first book the YA book club I am a part of chose! We’ll be discussing it in a few weeks. I fear I’m going to start crying again!
2. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King: This is the audiobook that had me pulling over while listening in my car because I was crying so hard. I actually recommended it to my cousin and her book club is reading it 🙂 It’s a book club made up of adults but they read all different genres. It made me so happy that they picked Vera!!
3. Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King: There were so many things I wanted to talk about when I finished this book! You could have really good discussion about a number of different issues as well as the general awesome that is the story and A.S. King’s writing.
4. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr: I read this book quite some time ago but I vividly remember wishing I knew someone else who had read it. It was one of the first book I read when I was just getting in to YA and it blew me away. I had never read anything as real and honest. I loved it!
4. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr: I read this book quite some time ago but I vividly remember wishing I knew someone else who had read it. It was one of the first book I read when I was just getting in to YA and it blew me away. I had never read anything as real and honest. I loved it!
5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: Yeah. I freaked out after reading this one. I would want to read it for book club just so I’d have an excuse to spend a few hours fangirling. The writing is so beautiful. I loved the setting, the characters, the mythology. All of it. It also really made me think about what makes a “monster.”
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian or anything else by Sherman Alexie: We use this book in literature circles with my eighth graders. It is one of my favorite lit circles to sit in on. It’s a hilarious book with so, so much to discuss! I am always impressed with the depth of understanding my teens walk away with. Anything the man writes is great for discussion.
7. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray: Bring on the snark! I loved this book and think it would be so much fun to discuss. I am sure I didn’t pick up on all the jokes/puns/social commentary. It’d be interesting to see what stuck out to others.
8. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson: I can’t really explain why without spoiling the book so just trust me… lots of moral questions and right versus wrong type things!
9. Deadline or anything else by Chris Crutcher: I put off reading his books for so long because I thought they were “sports books” and that is not a huge interest of mine. I was so, so wrong! Yes, sports play a large part of the characters lives but the books are about so much more. Crutcher spent 25 years as a child and family therapist specializing in abuse and neglect (his bio on his website.) This is reflected in his novels. I don’t think I’ve ever made it through one without tearing up. Also, he is one of the most challenged authors. That makes for awesome discussion
10. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: This is one of my all time favorite books. I love it and want everybody to read it. Obviously this makes it a great book club choice. 🙂
7. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray: Bring on the snark! I loved this book and think it would be so much fun to discuss. I am sure I didn’t pick up on all the jokes/puns/social commentary. It’d be interesting to see what stuck out to others.
8. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson: I can’t really explain why without spoiling the book so just trust me… lots of moral questions and right versus wrong type things!
9. Deadline or anything else by Chris Crutcher: I put off reading his books for so long because I thought they were “sports books” and that is not a huge interest of mine. I was so, so wrong! Yes, sports play a large part of the characters lives but the books are about so much more. Crutcher spent 25 years as a child and family therapist specializing in abuse and neglect (his bio on his website.) This is reflected in his novels. I don’t think I’ve ever made it through one without tearing up. Also, he is one of the most challenged authors. That makes for awesome discussion
10. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving: This is one of my all time favorite books. I love it and want everybody to read it. Obviously this makes it a great book club choice. 🙂
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