For the month of December, the Teen Book Club read Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson.
The questions we discussed were:
Clare gave it a 7/10. She said she liked the era in which the book was set and it was also well written. She didn't find the story very interesting until the last few chapters.
Catherine gave it a 7.5/10. She said it wasn't the most exciting book but it was an easy read and had an interesting theme.
Melanie gave it an 8/10. She liked the story from beginning to end, thought the characters were really well written, and liked how the book ended.
For the month of January we are reading the audiobook version of Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Copies of the audiobook are available at the front desk.
At the December TBC meeting we also voted on our favorite books of the year. Here are our results:
(1 = our favorite book of the year, 12 = our least favorite)
The questions we discussed were:
- What did you think of the book? Basic impressions?
- What makes Isabel a strong character? Is she believable as a character?
- Besides Isabel, what other characters stood out for you and why?
- This book was nominated for a National Book Award in 2009, how did you like the writing style? did any particulat parts stand out for you?
- Did you learn anything you didn't already know about the American Revolution or slavery from this book?
- What do you think about the ending of the book? If you're interested, the sequel is Forge.
Clare gave it a 7/10. She said she liked the era in which the book was set and it was also well written. She didn't find the story very interesting until the last few chapters.
Catherine gave it a 7.5/10. She said it wasn't the most exciting book but it was an easy read and had an interesting theme.
Melanie gave it an 8/10. She liked the story from beginning to end, thought the characters were really well written, and liked how the book ended.
For the month of January we are reading the audiobook version of Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Copies of the audiobook are available at the front desk.
At the December TBC meeting we also voted on our favorite books of the year. Here are our results:
(1 = our favorite book of the year, 12 = our least favorite)
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (October)
- Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (June)
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman (March)
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (April)
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (May)
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (December)
- Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill (August)
- Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (July)
- The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson (February)
- Feed by M. T. Anderson (November)
- Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt (September)
- Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan (January)
