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Homeschool Book Club (10 – 12): I Survived: The Children’s Blizzard 1888

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On Thursday, Sept. 7th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing I Survived: The Children’s Blizzard 1888 (book #16) by Lauren Tarshis at 11:30-12:30 pm. Can you imagine…Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he’s about to experience one of the deadliest […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan book cover.

On August 22nd, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing The One & Only Ivan at 12:00-1:00 pm. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Ivy & Bean

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  On Wednesday, August 23rd at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Ivy & Bean #1 by Annie Barrows. This book introduces Ivy and Bean, two spunky friends who never meant to like each other. Bean […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach

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On Wednesday, July 26th at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin. Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach is the first book in an illustrated chapter book series […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

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On July 25th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game, by Chris Grabenstein at 12:00-1:00 pm. Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone’s favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice. . . . In this PREQUEL to the […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Lola Levine is Not Mean!

Lola Levine children's book cover.

On Tuesday, June 20th at 11:30-12:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 6-8 year olds will be discussing “Lola Levine is Not Mean!” by Monica Brown. Lola likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom’s cafe con leche, eating her dad’s matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Wishtree

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On June 13th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate at 11:30-12:30. An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced, New York Times-bestselling middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist author Katherine Applegate. Trees can’t tell jokes, […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Wild River

Children raft down a wild river.

On May 23rd, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Wild River, by Rodman Philbrick at 11:30-12:30. Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he’s awoken by screams. The dam has failed and the river is surging, and […]

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Homeschool Book Club (6 – 8): Good as Gold

Whatever After: Good as Gold by Sarah Mlynowski

On Tuesday, May 30th at 11:30-12:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 6-8 year olds will be discussing Good as Gold: Book 14 from The Whatever After Series. This is a fractured fairy tale for fearless kids! Guess where we are this time? The magic mirror has sent […]

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Homeschool Book Club (9 – 11): Always, Clementine

Genius mouse plays the game of her life.

On May 9th, the Homeschool Book Club will be discussing Always, Clementine, by Carlie Sorosiak. This is a humor-filled, heart-tugging tale of a genius mouse named Clementine who is secretly freed from a lab and is in search of a real home—and a way to free her […]

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