Homeschool Book Club

On Thursday, September 17th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be discussing The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing […]...

On Sept. 15th, at 12:30-1:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 9 -11 year olds will be discussing The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he’d seen it all. But he’s never met a cricket before, which really isn’t […]...

On Wednesday, September 2nd at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Itty-Bitty Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Houndsley and Catina (book 1) by James Howe. Catina wants to be a famous writer. Houndsley is an excellent cook. Catina thinks Houndsley is a […]...

On Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Itty-Bitty Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel. Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad—a Caldecott Honor […]...

On August 13th, at 11:30-12:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be sharing a graphic novel of their own choosing with the group. Letting readers choose what they want to read and trying different genres boosts their reading engagement! It has been noted that […]...

On Thursday, July 9th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be discussing The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers […]...

On Wednesday, July 1st at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Itty-Bitty Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa, (book 1) by Erica Silverman. Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate […]...

On Thursday, June 11th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be discussing Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends […]...

On June 16th, at 12:30-1:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 9 -11 year olds will be sharing a graphic novel of their own choosing with the group. Letting readers choose what they want to read and trying different genres boosts their reading engagement! It has been noted […]...

On Wednesday, June 3rd at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Itty-Bitty Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish. From dressing the chicken to drawing the drapes, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her […]...

On Thursday, May 14th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be discussing Hello, Universe. Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. In one day, four lives weave together in […]...

On May 19th, at 12:30-1:30, the Homeschool Book Club for 9 -11 year olds will be discussing Henry Huggins. In the first novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will be charmed instantly by an average boy whose life is turned upside down […]...

On Wednesday, May 6th at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., the Itty-Bitty Homeschool Book Club for 6 – 8 year olds will be discussing Orris and Timble: The Beginning, by Kate DiCamillo. Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day […]...

On April 14th, the Homeschool Book Club for 9-11 year olds will be discussing A Boy Called Bat, by Elana K. Arnold. Bixby Alexander Tam, a.k.a. Bat (peek at his initials) is a charming story about a boy who is smart and compassionate and really likes animals. […]...

On Thursday, April 9th at 11:30 – 12:30 p.m., the Homeschool Book Club for 12-14 year olds will be discussing The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to […]...