Borrow a Book Club
Alcatraz versus the Evil LibrariansBrandon Sanderson
General Notes: This title is appropriate for grades 8-12. Description: Alcatraz Smedry doesn't seem destined for anything but disaster. On his 13th birthday he receives a bag of sand, which is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians plotting to take over the world. The sand will give the Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them! |
Alchemist, ThePaulo Coelho
Description: Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over two million copies sold in English and twenty-one million copies worldwide, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic that will enchant and inspire readers for generations to come. |
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang
Description: Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format. |
Angela's AshesFrank McCourt
Description: “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. |
Appeal, TheJohn GrishamDescription: In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? |
Around the World in 80 DaysJules Verne
Description: In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
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At Home in MitfordJan Karon
Description: A heartwarming portrait of the mysteries and miracles of everyday life in a small town introduces the charming North Carolina town of Mitford and its colorful inhabitants, including Tim, a bachelor rector, who is falling in love with his neighbor. |
Beach, TheAlex Garland
Description: The Khao San Road, Bangkok--first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, a fellow traveler slashes his wrists, bequeathing to Richard a meticulously drawn map to "the Beach."
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Beggar Maid, TheAlice Munro
Description: In this series of interweaving stories, Munro recreates the evolving bond between two women in the course of almost forty years. |
Best Friends ForeverJennifer Weiner
Description: Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That’s what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they’re both nine years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy, sullen Addie becomes her school’s scapegoat. Flash-forward fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and fortune working as the weather-girl at the local TV station. Addie Downs lives alone in her parents’ house in their small hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet. She’s just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie, "and you’re the only one who can help." |
Contents: 10 paperback books -- Facilitator's loan sheet -- Book synopsis -- Discussion questions -- "How to facilitate a book discussion group" -- Title list -- Clip board.
Contents: 15 paperback books -- 1 large print paperback books -- Clip board.
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Contents: 12 paperback books --1 hardback - Clip board.
Contents: 10 paperback books -- Facilitator's loan sheet -- Book synopsis -- Discussion questions -- "How to facilitate a book discussion group" -- Title list -- Clip board.
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