Eight students and I are participating in a book club for Bridgeview and Beyond this fall. Our first week, the students filled out a quick survey about book clubs and reading in general. (I'll share more with you about that in a minute.) Then, we talked about what a book club is. Finally, we chose the book we wanted to read from a list of ten titles. Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret was the winner. None of the students have read this book before and I am anxious to get a fresh perspective from them about the story. We ended our session with a read aloud of the first chapter and some discussion about what the book has in store for us. I can hardly wait to meet again to discuss the first three chapters.
Okay, back to the survey. One of the questions I asked was "What do you like best about reading?" I just loved the responses I got from them and wanted to share them out.
- "... I can get hooked on the book."
- "... just putting your mind on something else."
- "It fills your imagination."
- "I like how intrigued you can get in a book and how you never want to put the book down."
- "I like the whole thing!"
- "Going on a imagination adventure."
- "You can learn."
- "To get sucked into the story."
As our journey continues, I look forward to fun conversations about not only the book itself, but about how literature needs to be a part of our life. How "filling your imagination" or "putting your mind on something else" or "being hooked, intrigued and sucked in" are all a part of the joy of reading. And there's nothing better than sharing that joy with friends. Stay tuned.
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