Final Comments & Minutes for "The Book Thief"

Hi all book club members! We held two meetings for Mark Zusak's "The Book Thief."

November 3: Lonnie, Amber, Kelsey, James, Shamari
Notes posted for the meeting held on Nov. 3rd
---Members reviewed some do's & dont's for holding book club meetings and discussed the creation some discussion guidelines (see post titled "Discussion Guidelines").
---A deep conversation took place about the book, with students (attending on 11/3) sharing some great insight about their interpretation of the novel and its characters.

November 14: Jazmin, Octavia, Myesha, Morgan, Rochelle
Notes posted for the meeting held on Nov. 14th
---Members reviewed the discussion guideline notes from the November 3rd meeting.
---The general consensus was that members (attending on 11/14) had a hard time connecting with the book.
---But not to fret, members enjoyed reading poetry from, Angst!: Teen Verses From the Edge! by Karen Tom, Matt Frost, and Kiki, and discussed the possibility of the book club hosting a "poetry slam." at CHSAS (more info to come).

Don't forget to post your comments and favorite quotes about "The Book Thief" to the post titled:

"So what did you think about the book thief?"

For those who did not make one of the past to meetings, "we missed you!"