Book Club Support
It has been a pleasure to find you! I have spent more than a few minutes this morning browsing this site and getting lost in all of the great titles you have listed.
After seeing so many great books in one place I thought about starting a book club for girls in my community. Do you have any suggestions on organizing a book club for girls of the ages 8-10?
I think this would be a great addition to your site. A section of reader's guides or questions and answers pages about some of the books you feature.
Thank You so much for this wonderful resource. I look forward to visiting you often.
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mbethwilliams commented
Hi everyone!
My daughter and I started a Mother Daughter book club using the resources here. THANK YOU for such a great resource. I have created a blog to share our discussion questions, craft activities, etc. so others who want to start a similar group don't have to reinvent the wheel. We have our third meeting tomorrow. Its been SUCH A WONDERFUL THING FOR US. The books all come from the list on the site. Thanks again! http://www.girlswithopinionsbookclub.blogspot.com/ -
Thanks Victoria! So glad to hear that you're excited about the new book club project!
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Victoria Riddle commented
So glad to see book club resources!!!
I have been following you on facebook and saw that your book club page has just launched.
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Jane commented
Hi Victoria -
My daughter and I were part of a mother-daughter book club for years. We discussed many developmental and cultural issues of interest to the girls via books, fictional characters and situations. Each meeting was hosted by a different girl who created a lunch themed to the book. Feel free to get in touch if you would like more specifics. -
Hi Victoria!
Thanks for your message and for your fabulous idea about book clubs! Personally, I would have loved participating in a book club as a young girl.
Unfortunately, we don't have any resources prepared at this point for organizing a book club; although I think you may be able to find general how-to guides online. I would like to add that feature in the future but it will likely take a while as we're currently focused on adding about 800 new books to the site.
As for recommendations for books for 8-10 year olds, I could definitely give you suggestions but can you first tell me more about the genres that you would like to focus on (i.e., realistic/contemporary fiction, classics, historical fiction, fantasy, humor, multicultural, etc. or a mix of everything)? Let me know and I'd be happy to send you recommendations. There are lots of great selections for that age range.
Thanks again for your kind words about the site! We're so glad that you find it helpful.
All the best,
Carolyn