Aprende Book Club January 27, 2015
Meeting Dates 2015 Next meetings: February 10th February 24th March 17th Marcher 31st April 14th April 28th
Mystery Book Bag #4 In her world, everything is black or white Things are good or bad; anything in between is confusing That's the stuff her older brother, Devon, has always explained Then he died She is an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger's Eventually she ends up helping her father deal with her brother s death
Mystery Book Bag #6 Wakes up in an elevator remembering nothing but his name emerges into a world of about 60 boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment Monsters are waiting outside the compound Subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies Trying to find a way to escape through a maze nearby The first girl to arrive delivers a terrifying message
Mystery Book Bag #6 Winners Title: Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Winners: Ezequiel Bejarano Parker Fleener Meiling Liknes Adeline Gan
Mystery Book Bag #7 built as a last refuge for the human race two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker corrupt mayor female becomes a bike messenger, discovers some of the city s secrets male becomes a pipe worker repairing the plumbing in the underground tunnels these two people must find a way to save their beloved city
Tesla s Attic Author: Neal Shusterman Science fiction With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla First in a series 2 nd book: Edison s Alley This author is coming on February 19 th http://safeshare.tv/w/ipxskdpdug
Neal Shusterman http://safeshare.tv/w/xiepgkflku grew up in Brooklyn, New York spent his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script
Everlost When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where, although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing--even skinjacking--to break free. First in a trilogy
Dread Locks Author: Neal Shusterman Fantasy Accustomed to a carefree existence, fourteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers. Other books in the series: Red Rider s Hood, Duckling Ugly
Unwind Author: Neal Shusterman Science fiction Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen. First in series
The Shadow Club Author: Neal Shusterman Realistic fiction When a junior high school boy and his friends decide to form a club of "second bests" and play anonymous tricks on each other's arch rivals, the harmless pranks escalate until they become life-threatening. Sequel: Shadow Club Rising
Dangerous Shannon Hale Science fiction When aspiring astronaut Maisie Danger Brown, who was born without a right hand, and the other space camp students get the opportunity to do something amazing in space, Maisie must prove how dangerous she can be and how far she is willing to go to protect everything she has ever loved.
The Card Turner Author: Louis Sachar Realistic fiction When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
Towering Author: Alex Flinn Fantasy A contemporary retelling of Rapunzel told from the alternating perspectives of three teens whose fates unknowingly bind them together to destroy a greater evil Sort of a series: Beastly, A Kiss In Time Bewitching, Cloaked
What Are You Reading? What books do you recommend? What kept your attention?