Hi everyone

Our meeting on the 1st August was a small gathering as our Year 12 book club members were completing their Trial exams and our Year 9 regulars celebrated a friend’s special birthday (happy birthday, Anastasia). We welcomed back Abbey and Angel, and also welcomed two new book club members at this meeting, Tara and Emma. Since our last meeting, Lana has also joined Book Club. As always, thanks to Mrs Ryan, Ms McNamara and Mrs Lacey for attending and sharing your wide reading experiences.

Here’s a quick list of the books shared and discussed:

• Around the world in eighty days by Julies Verne
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (for something different, try: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy : a graphic novel : a modern retelling of Little women by Rey Terciero)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix 
• Calypso Summer by Jared Thomas
• Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Convenience store woman* by Sayaka Murata
• Hello, Beautiful* by Ann Napolitano
• The bookbinder of Jericho* by Pip Williams
• The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo* by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Yellowface* by Rebecca Kuang
• Lessons in Chemistry* Bonnie Garmus
• The Cool Code by Deirdre Langeland
• New Scientist, Issue No 3445, 1 July 2023  – Civilisation

*Note: these books are adult fiction (recommended for senior readers)

For the rest of this term, we are reading The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix. We will discuss this book in Term 4 (to give everyone time to read it over the holidays if needed). Copies are available to borrow from the library. If you would prefer to read another book to discuss at our next meeting, that is absolutely fine. Our next Book Club meeting will be held in Week 9 in the library. 

Until then, happy reading!