Recommendations

What titles would you recommend for next year's book club? Why?

Taking Sides

Do you think the change in neighborhood was good for Linc? What drawbacks did it have? If you had the opportunity to move to the suburbs, would you? Why or why not?

Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul

The book Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul was intended to show the "storytelling traditions of the Latino culture." Do you like books that are based on your own culture? Why or why not? Explain with examples.

Burning Questions about Emma Jean

Emma Jean strikes me as a unique character that is different than any of my students that I see on a daily basis.

Here are a few things I'm wondering about:
1. Do you think Emma Jean is a realistic character? Are there kids like her in schools today?
2. Did you like her more at the beginning of the book or at the end of the book?
3. I think her and Jeremy Fink would make an awesome couple. What about you?
4. Would you read the next book in which she falls in love?

I can't wait to talk about this one!