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WHS Book Club Meets Chooses "My Sister's Keeper" as December Selection

Club Scheduled to Meet December 15

November 24, 2008

The Wahoo High School Book Club has chosen My Sister's Kepeer by Jodi Picoult for its December meeting (see book summary below).

Our next book club gathering is scheduled for Monday, December 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the high school library, where we will discuss the novel.

The books were prepaid by book club members at the November meeting, but if you're interested in joining the club, see Mr. Privett, and he will help you get a copy of the November titles.

Please plan on joining us on December 15!

The club also chose its January selection at its November meeting: The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. Summary: Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen year old--discovers that her is dangerously obsessed with seeking Symme's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the center of a hollow Earth.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Privett at the high school (443-4332 ext. 3232).

Your book club sponsors,
Mr. Privett, Mrs. Reece & Mrs. Fick

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THIS MONTH'S SELECTIONS:

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Thirteen-year-old Anna, conceived specifically to provide blood and bone marrow for her sister Kate who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two, decides to sue her parents for control of her body when her mother wants her to donate a kidney to Kate.

PAST TITLES:

November 2008

Cut by Patricia McCormick and The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Cut: While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.

The Color of Magic: Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where is all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.

October 2008

Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years.
But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.

April 2008

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

What's a girl to do? Scatterbrained, social climbing Mrs. Bennet makes one demand of her five daughters: Marry. Marry well. Marry RICH!

But sweet Jane is hopelessly in love with Mr. Bingley, who doesn't seem to notice. Flighty Lydia wants a man - any man - preferably one in uniform. Kitty just wants to have fun. Shy Mary has her nose in a book. And Elizabeth - brilliant, stubborn, independent Lizzy - refuses the advances of the most "marriageable" man in town - haughty, handsome, wealthy Mr. Darcy.

Mrs. Bennet's in hysterics, Mr. Bennet's in his study, Lydia's eloped with a soldier and Jane's heart may well be broken. Will any of the Bennet girls find true love and fortune?

March 2008

The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks

A 2006 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

"... grabs and holds readers' attention from its very first chapter." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Brooks sustains a mythical aura throughout, and rapid-fire action should keep teens engrossed." — School Library Journal, starred review

"Fans of Brooks's Martyn Pig, Kissing the Rain, Candy and Lucas, won't be disappointed by this thrilling, gritty story and it's memorable, heart-breaking characters." — Kirkus Reviews

On a storm-ravaged night, a 19-year-old girl is kidnapped, raped, and killed. Three days later, her two younger brothers set out in search of her murderer. Cole, 17, is a dark-eyed devil who doesn't care if he lives or dies, while Ruben, 14, is a strange child who sometimes, inexplicably, experiences sensations above and beyond his own. This is the story of the boys' journey from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot to the ghostly moors of Devon, where they hope and fear to find the truth about their sister's death. It's a long road, cold and hard and violent. It's THE ROAD OF THE DEAD.

February 2008

Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz
Historical Fiction

Daniel is a teenager in 1930's Germany. There are changes going on in his country. A man named Adolf Hitler is becoming more and more powerful in the government. Daniel and his best friend Armin, like what Hitler stands for. They both want to join the Hitler Jugend, the Hitler Youth. But what Daniel discovers from his wealthy parents one evening, changes everything. His mother reveals that she is actually Jewish. She has never been a practicing Jew, but that doesn't matter to the Nazi party. As far as they are concerned, all Jews must be identified and eventually dealt with. Armin does join the Hilter Jugend and rises through the ranks. More than once he holds Daniel's life in his hands and must decide which is more important; his blood brother, or his future?