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End of Year Lit Circles

End of Year Lit Circles. “With great power, comes great responsibility.” -Peter Parker. Trying something a little different…. For our last novel, you will get a CHOICE in the novel that you read.

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End of Year Lit Circles

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  1. End of Year Lit Circles “With great power, comes great responsibility.”-Peter Parker

  2. Trying something a little different… • For our last novel, you will get a CHOICE in the novel that you read. • Likewise, IF this goes well, and IF your group functions well, these are the privileges awareded: • Snacks & beverages that meet the expectation • Different tasks that do not require you to fill out the forms that you used during The Scorch Trials.

  3. It’s YOUR choice! Option 1: Title: Locked in Time, Author: Lois Duncan Page #’s & format: 272 pages, Kindle Option 2: Title: Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pies Author: Jordan Sonnenblick Page #’s & format: 273 pages, paperback

  4. Before you decide… • Here are a few things that I would like you to do. • Preview the summaries of each book on the following slides. • Read Chapter 1 of EACH book. • Go up to Ms. Furness and let her know which book you want to read, BUT she will quiz you first to see that you have actually completed #’s 1 & 2. If you do not do this, she will choose for you.

  5. Locked in Time, by Lois Duncan Summary: NoreRoberts didn't ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette, Nore is shocked by her youth and beauty that gives her chills- and a hint of something sinister. There's hope of becoming friends with her stepbrother and sister, until Nore realizes they're hiding something. When she begins to feel like the target of a deadly plan, Nore starts digging into her stepfamily's past. The skeletons in their closet are more real than she ever imagined. Can Nore expose her stepmother's dark secret before an old and evil magic swallows her up? ~from GoodReads.com Average Rating: 3.9 stars/5 stars

  6. Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pies by Jordan Sonnenblick Summary: From first-time novelist Jordan Sonnenblick, a brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh and break their hearts at the same time. Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis. ~from GoodReads.com Average Rating: 4.27 stars/5 stars

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