| ROCKET READERS BOOK CLUB The book club for REACH kids who like to read! |
| "Rocket Readers" book club in Irmo for students in 6th-8th grades (no younger siblings). This is a fun book club with genre direction and moderated discussion. The club is limited to ten members. (See Rules and Meeting Format at bottom of page) Call to see if there are membership openings. Click HERE for required Permission Form We meet the first Tuesday of each month for lunch and our discussion from noon until 1:30pm. Call Sabrina Camacho at 234-3809 to register and for Irmo meeting location. The 2007-2008 school year will be my last year leading this club -- I'm searching for a replacement! |
| Books Read in 2004/2005: (Sept. 04-July. 05) "Gladys Aylward" "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer "Lostman's River" by Cynthia DeFelice "Dream Soul" by Laurence Yep "The Magnificent Mummy Maker" by Elvira Woodruff "The Captive" by Joyce Hanson "The Case for Christ - Student Edition" by Lee Strobel "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving "Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers" by Ralph Moody "The Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke |
| Books Read in 2005/2006: (Aug. 05-June.06) "Raising Dragons"* by Bryan Davis (Rocket Reader Rated 9) "The Candlestone"* by Bryan Davis (RRR 9)(Luke M.) "Eragon"* by Christopher Paolini (RRR 8.8)(Amanda C.) "Circles of Seven"*** by Bryan Davis (RRR 9.7) (Eric R.) "Jodie's Journey" by Colin Thiele (Rachel M.) Martin Luther King, Jr. autobiography (RRR 2) "Who Comes to King's Mountain? by John & Patricia Beatty (RRR 5.6)(Eric R.) "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett (RRR)(Jessica Z.) "The Lost Garden" by Laurence Yep (RRR 6.4)(Auburn S.) "Pendragon: The Merchant of Death" by D.J. MacHale (Josh S.) "Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens" by Spencer Johnson M.D. (Kate P.) * = Part One of a Series ** = Part Two of a Series *** = Part Three of a Series |
| More About Our Book Club: CLUB RULES � Dropping Off - You will not be allowed to �drop off� your child for this meeting unless I have a permission form on file. I have forms to cover the entire school year for you. � Behavior - We will follow the same behavior requirements as REACH. Warning - Parent Involvement - Suspension - Expulsion. One person at a time talks and the volume level stays reasonable! � Attendance - We require the children attend each month. If a vacation is planned, or a medical situation arises, please let us know as soon as possible. These, of course, are excused absences. �Forgetting� about the meeting or not coming because you didn�t read the book is an unexcused absence - as is being suspended. Three unexcused absences in the year opens your membership position to the next person on the waiting list. � There will be NO MEETINGS IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST. � Not reading the book that was selected for the month is counted as an unexcused absence. � Book Choices - Parents, please help direct your children to choose books that are available in paperback to make them affordable. OR - plenty of copies available at the library. Make sure, too, that they are challenging (good Internet site: www.bookadventure.com it sorts by grade and topic or www.allreaders.com). There are lists of our previously read books below. � Make sure the Reader has written his/her questions down to share with the group. � Meals - We are meeting at lunch time so the children can socialize over lunch. Please bring a sack lunch. If your child does not wish to eat, please at least bring a beverage or purchase one from the meeting venue if we are not meeting in a private home. � Once we draw for month assignments, you cannot switch with another person! :) � If a member leaves - their replacement takes their month. MEETING FORMAT Noon - Meet and Eat Lunch 12:35 - Book Discussion led by person whose month it is. � Genre, title, author � Everyone brings written 3-5 �trivia-type� questions. (Include hints, page numbers, etc. in case we get �stuck) � Mrs. Camacho will introduce some �literature discussion� to the group, if at all possible. 1:20 - Next month�s three book choices and their descriptions presented and voted on |
| Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Sabrina Camacho |
| Books Read in 2006-2007: "Hoot" by Carl Hiassen - Mrs. Camacho "Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge" by Kathryn Reiss - Kate L. Victoria M. - "The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis Amanda C. - Biography of Harry Houdini SC Author - "Stranded" by Idella Bodie Paul C. - "Half-Moon Investigations" by Eoin Colfer Rachel M. - "Mariel of Redwall" by Brian Jacques Victoria M. - "The Telling Pool" by Clement-Davies Amanda C. - "Ranger's Apprentice, Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan" by John Flanagan May - August - "The Children of Hurin" by JRR Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien. Read it over the summer to discuss at the August 7th meeting of Rocket Readers |
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| Books Read in 2007-2008: August - "The Children of Hurin" by JRR Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien September - "HP and the Deathly Hallows" by JK Rowling October - "Over Sea, Under Stone" by Susan Cooper November - "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford December - "The Amulet of Samarkand - Book One of the Bartimaeus Trilogy" by Jonathan Stroud January '08 - "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!" by Agatha Christie February - "God's Smuggler" by Brother Andrews (Rachel M.) March - "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson (Ciara S.) April - (Matthew W.) May - (Derek R.) |
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