Karen Lucas at the Madison Public Library developed a set of teen book discussion kits. She orders the materials and maintains them. The kits are available to libraries in the South Central Library System.
The items come in canvas bags and include discussion questions and information about each author. There are at least 5 copies of each book in the kits.
Kits circulate for up to 3 months at a time. Borrowing libraries are asked to help build the kits by donating copies of books their groups have read.
Sample of the Newest Additions
February 2008
Acceleration. McNamee, Graham.
Stuck working in the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him. Book Discussion Questions from Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
Sabriel. Nix, Garth.
Sabriel journeys into the Old Kingdom, a place of dangerous magic and frightening half-dead creatures, to battle a powerful sorcerer and rescue her father from the land of the dead. Book Discussion Questions from Multnomah Co. Oregon.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Brashares, Ann.
Best friends Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena are spending their first summer apart from one another. To keep them together in spirit, they form the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, a club where each gets to wear "magical" jeans for a period of time. Book Discussion Questions from Multnomah Co. Oregon.
So Hard to Say. Sanchez, Alex.
Mexican American, Xio, and Frederick, the cute new boy, quickly become friends, but when Xio wants more than a friendship Frederick has to figure out what he really wants. Book Discussion Questions Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
So Yesterday. Westerfeld, Scott.
Cool-spotter Hunter Braque, paid to spot "cool" trends for major corporations, finds himself searching for a missing corporate agent, and uncovering an anti-consumerist conspiracy. Book Discussion Questions from Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
Tangerine. Bloor, Edward.
Even though Paul Fisher is legally blind, he's still a great soccer goalie, but Paul can't understand why no one else can see the truth about his brother Erik, the football star. Book Discussion Questions from Multnomah Co. Oregon.
January 2008
Elsewhere. Zevin, Gabrielle.
On her way to help a friend pick out a dress for the Senior Prom, Liz is hit by a taxi and killed. She awakens aboard a cruise ship headed for Elsewhere. Book Discussion Questions from Holtzbrinck.
Fever 1793. Anderson, Laurie Halse.
At sixteen, Matilda Cook finds herself alone and temporarily homeless in the midst of the yellow fever epidemic in 1790s Philadelphia. Book Discussion Questions from Scholastic.
Flipped. Van Draanen, Wendelin.
Ever since the 2nd grade, Bryce's oddball neighbor, Juli, has had a crush on him. Now, in 8th grade, Juli has taken to sitting in trees and selling eggs, and Bryce is finding her attention even harder to take. Book Discussion Questions from Multnomah Co. Oregon.
The Golden Compass. Pullman, Philip.
When Lyra's friend disappears she sets off on a North-bound journey to find him. Along the way she meets witches, an armored bear, and other strange beings. Book Discussion Questions from Multnomah Co. Oregon.
The Lightning Thief. Riordan, Rick.
Percy Jackson's summer is turned upside down when he learns he is a demigod, is sent to summer camp for demigods, then sets out to prevent a war between the gods. Book Discussion Questions from Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
For questions about this information, contact Barbara A. Huntington (608) 267-5077
Last updated on 8/5/2008 11:31:17 AM
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