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Homeschool Book Club (11 – 13): The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

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New meeting time! Rescheduled due to snow! On Thursday February 20th, the Homeschool Book Club for ages 11-13 will be discussing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba’s tiny village […]

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Homeschool Book Club (11 – 13): Framed!

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On Thursday January 9th, the Homeschool Book Club for ages 11-13 will be discussing Framed!, by James Ponti, at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. Twelve-year-old Florian Bates has just moved to Washington, DC, the latest of places he’s lived for his dad’s job as a security specialist and […]

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Homeschool Book Club (8 – 10): Waylon! : One Awesome Thing

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On Tuesday, January 21st at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 8 – 10 year olds will be discussing Waylon! : One Awesome Thing by Sara Pennypacker. Waylon has lots of ideas for making life more awesome through science, like teleportation, human gills, and […]

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Homeschool Book Club (8 – 10): Wedgie and Gizmo

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On Tuesday, December 10th at 12:30 -1:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 8 – 10 year olds will be discussing Wedgie & Gizmo #1 by Suzanne Selfors. This hilarious illustrated series about the growing pains of blended families and the secret rivalry of pets will hopefully […]

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Homeschool Book Club (11 – 13): The Secret Language of Birds

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On Thursday December 19th, the Homeschool Book Club for ages 11-13 will be discussing The Secret Language of Birds, by Lynne Kelly, at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale: Nina is used to feeling […]

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Homeschool Book Club (11 – 13): Song for a Whale

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On Thursday, November 21st, the Homeschool Book Club for ages 11-13 will be discussing Song for a Whale, by Shannon Messenger, at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she’s the only deaf person […]

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Homeschool Book Club (8 – 10): Emma and the Blue Genie

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On Tuesday, November 12th at 12:30 -1:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 8 – 10 year olds will be discussing Emma and the Blue Genie by Cornelia Funke. The beloved and best-selling author of Inkheart brings her signature imagination, adventure, and humor to a magical chapter […]

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Homeschool Book Club (8 – 10): Ranger in Time: Race to the South Pole

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On Tuesday, October 15th at 12:30 -1:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 8 – 10 year olds will be discussing Ranger in Time: Race to the South Pole by Kate Messner. Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, joins an early twentieth-century expedition journeying from […]

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Homeschool Book Club (11 – 13): Keeper of the Lost Cities

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On Thursday, October 17th, the Homeschool Book Club for ages 11-13 will be discussing Keeper of The Lost Cities Book 1, by Shannon Messenger, at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with […]

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Homeschool Book Club: Choose Your Own Book!

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We are changing things up a little for our September Book Club! Instead of having one book chosen for us all to read and discuss, you are being asked to pick a book that you are interested in reading that has the theme of friendship (8 – […]

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