Starting a book club is more complicated than you might think. Here's how to start a book club that doesn't peter out along the way.
Books are better with friends. Maybe your only knowledge of book clubs is when your mom used to have the ladies in the neighborhood over once a month and kick you out of the living room. But starting a book club can be the perfect way to make sure you see your friends on a regular basis, stick to your goal of reading more and create a new frugal activity. I love attending my simple book club every month and being exposed to new books. It’s enriched my friendships and given me something to look forward to just for me.
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Pin It Now! This past summer my daughter and I hosted a book club for a few girls (ages 8 & up) in our homeschool group. We started off with a list of around 50 books from which to choose. With a little help from girls in the group, we finally narrowed down our choices to 4 books: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelsiltskin, All-of-a-Kind Family, The Fairy's Mistake, and Remarkable. The girls met twice a month during June and July, so they had about 2 weeks to read the assigned books before meeting for discussion and fun. :) (It also gave me time to read the books and make up questions!) We kicked off the book club with Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff. Rump was by far my favorite book out of the 4 we read. Full of magic and everything fairy tale, it was fun following Rump on his quest to find his true name and his destiny right along with it. Following are 21 discussion questions (no need to have a book club to answer them), and at the end you can click on a link (google doc) for a free printable version. After the questions, you'll find a link to an activity and some ideas for food fun. Book Club Questions for RUMP: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin By Liesl Shurtliff 1. Rump is set in a magical kingdom where destiny is determined by a person’s name. How do you think names affect people? Do you think your life would be different if you had a different name? 2. Share what’s special about your name (first and middle) or how your parents came up with it. 3. Have you ever made fun of someone because of his/her name? Has anyone ever made fun of your name? 4. Why do you think you should be careful to not to make fun of others? 5. If you’re familiar with the original story of Rumpelstiltskin, can you think of some events or actions from that tale that are explained in Rump? What are some things Liesl Shurtliff changed in her story? 6. Who is Red? What do we know about her? What do Rump and Red have in common? How are they different from each other? 7. Who is your favorite character in the story? Why? 8. Which character are you most like? 9. What are pixies in this particular story? Are they helpful or harmful? Why? 10. Try to name other fairy tales mentioned in the book. I think I counted at least 6. 11. Rump wanted to see Kessler turn one thing into something else – remember that? (p. 31) If you could turn only one thing into something else, what would it be? Can you think of any instances in the Bible where one thing was turned into something else? (There’s more than one example!) 12. Do you think Rump was greedy for wanting to spin straw into gold? Why or why not? Before Gran dies, where does she tell Rump to spin gold? (p. 61) What do you think she meant by that? 13. Greed could be considered one of the themes in Rump – do you ever struggle with being greedy? How so? What does the Bible have to say about greed? (Verses to look up: 1 Timothy 6:6-9; Luke 12:15) 14. Granny says to Rump, “Every strength can become a weakness.” What do you think she means? (p. 85) 15. This book is full of magic, and it has serious consequences. What was the main consequence of Rump’s magic? (p.87) (p. 172-173 also explain consequences of magic further.) 16. Would you be tempted to use magic even if you knew it was evil and could cause bad things to happen? 17. What does “rumpel” mean? (p. 176) 18. What does “stiltskin” mean? (p. 88) 19. Hadel, one of the wool witches, says on p. 195, “When you get your wool tangled in a knot, only the tangler can get it untangled.” What does she mean by that? 20. A quote to love: “It’s the people who cause the trouble, Rump. Not the magic itself.” Do you like it? What does it mean to you? 21. Did you like the book? Why or why not? * Note: depending on which Rump book you use, page numbers referred to in the questions may or may not match. Click link to print Rump discussion questions for free. Rump is available on Amazon: Activity ideas: 1. Your Name Is Your Destiny Worksheet Rumpelstiltskin is a fun, silly name. Not only that, it's also quite a mouthful! I had fun creating a simple name activity that all the girls enjoyed. Basically, you come up with a new name using your own first name spelled backwards and adding on a few things that pertain to you. Look below at the picture of the worksheet that I filled out to get a better understanding of what to do. Click link to print Your Name Is Your Destiny activity page * I created this worksheet with girls in mind since it was for an all girls book club. If you want to use the activity for a boy, you will probably want to change the birthstone and tree/flower fill-in-the-blanks to something else. ;) 2. Read Rumpelstiltskin story based on original fairy tale Online resources: Grimm Brothers fairytale Read-aloud story on YouTube Animated fairytale on YouTube Books: Food Fun I wanted to go with a straw-into-gold theme for the book club snack, so I chose veggie sticks (the yellow ones) and a can of shoestring potatoes to represent the straw and yellow cupcakes surrounded by gold coin chocolate candy to represent the gold. I wasn't sure which would work better, so I bought both veggie sticks and shoestring potatoes. If I did it again, I'd probably just go with 2-3 cans of shoestring potatoes. Other ideas to represent gold: gumballs, lemon drops, butterscotch candies, Rolos, and really any type of yellow candy. For a healthy gold option, you could cut up fresh pineapple into bite-size chunks. Even though I think decorating with candy is so pretty, I didn't use it exclusively since it can get a bit pricey! Gold candy options to check out on Amazon: Quantity will depend on how high you want to pile your gold. I'm not linking to anything chocolate since it might melt in the mail! Check out party stores if you really want chocolate gold coins. :) Amazon also has shoestring potatoes if you can't find them at your local store: Quantity will depend on how high you want to pile your "straw." The girls had fun discussing Rump questions and decorating folders to store all of their summer book club questions. Hope you enjoy Rump as much as we did!! Be sure to check out Liesl Shurtliff's latest book, Jack: The true story of Jack & The Beanstalk. My daughter finished reading it not too long ago. :) Linked to WFMW, Hip Homeschool Hop, Literacy Musing Mondays Affiliate links included in this post
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My literacy blocks are beginning their first book clubs. They will be reading and discussing books in a series. They were supposed to do this unit back in November, but at that time my teammates and I thought it best to go ahead with the nonfiction unit instead. The main reason was that we did not have enough books. Now we are ready to go and the students are really excited! Here are some of the pieces I have put in place to get us started...I will share more as the clubs progress. Each book club completed and signed a contract. We put them on display to remind everyone of the expectations and procedures. Book Club folders contain the following: a copy of the contract, a meeting checklist, a calendar of meeting times and page assignments, the book, sticky notes. Students use the meeting checklist as a self-assessment. Students filled out their own calendars to decide how many pages or chapters they were going to read to prepare for each meeting. Book Club Anchor Charts
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Log your Reading Adventures with The Book Club Logbook. Comes in a pack of 2 - keep both, or share with a friend! We made a bulk listing with 10 Book Club logbooks! Now everyone in your book club can have one! PLUS we discounted our pricing if you purchase the bulk listing. • Bulk listing with a quantity of 10 Book Club Logbook sets • Each set is Two 20-page pocket-sized books with custom inner pages • Each book is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, Perfect for on the go in your bag or pocket. Or to be left on your bedside, end table. • 80 lb uncoated cover stock covers • 70 lb text inner pages • Designed, printed, and assembled in Austin, TX. Perfect gift for the avid reader! The only thing Book Club is missing is this! Grab a book, a blanket, and get started. Interested in wholesale inquiries on the Book Club Logbook? Send us a message and we'd be happy to help! On larger quantities you can get a discounted rate.
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Log your Reading Adventures with The Book Club Logbook. Comes in a pack of 2 - keep both, or share with a friend! We made a bulk listing with 10 Book Club logbooks! Now everyone in your book club can have one! PLUS we discounted our pricing if you purchase the bulk listing. • Bulk listing with a quantity of 10 Book Club Logbook sets • Each set is Two 20-page pocket-sized books with custom inner pages • Each book is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, Perfect for on the go in your bag or pocket. Or to be left on your bedside, end table. • 80 lb uncoated cover stock covers • 70 lb text inner pages • Designed, printed, and assembled in Austin, TX. Perfect gift for the avid reader! The only thing Book Club is missing is this! Grab a book, a blanket, and get started. Interested in wholesale inquiries on the Book Club Logbook? Send us a message and we'd be happy to help! On larger quantities you can get a discounted rate.
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This content is intended for readers who are 21 and over. #ShareBoen #BestLifeWithBoen#CollectiveBias Life can get pretty demanding with our time. As a mother, wife and full-time blogger/entrepreneur, the days go by fast! If I don't schedule set times well in advance to meet with my friends, the chances of it happening are low. One of the groups of girlfriends I meet with on a monthly basis is my book club. It's been active for over 5 years now and we're still going
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I recently shared on my Instagram a piece of advice I heard from one of my favorite Podcasts. They said "Do something every day that cannot be un-done." Basically it will make us Happier if we are able to do something that is different than the day before. So I thought something I look forward to is hosting and reading books and discussing them- both are things that cannot be un-done. Come read how I started my new bookclub and past favorite books I have read.
I started a book club with three friends in August of 2008. The idea came up at my birthday dinner, my friend Priya to my right and my friend Rachel across the table. They didn't know one another, but engaged in a lively bookish discussion. There was wine involved. A few days later we confirmed that we were all still interested, we added Nora, and Book Club was born. Eventually we grew to a group of seven, and we met for almost six years before cross-country moves and babies and jobs forced us to regroup. But without a doubt, book...
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Books are better with friends. Maybe your only knowledge of book clubs is when your mom used to have the ladies in the neighborhood over once a month and kick you out of the living room. But starting a book club can be the perfect way to make sure you see your friends on a regular basis, stick to your goal of reading more and create a new frugal activity. I love attending my simple book club every month and being exposed to new books. It’s enriched my friendships and given me something to look forward to just for me.
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Starting a book club is more complicated than you might think. Here's how to start a book club that doesn't peter out along the way.
