Meeting dates / books:

“Cocoa-House!” Mon. 11/19: FMS Learning Center, Activity Period
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.

Thurs. 01/24: Online through Blackboard
Book 2: TBA! I will spill that we’re trying to decide on either Head Games by Mariah Fredericks, Games by Carol Gorman, or The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

…decisions, decisions…

Wed. 03/26, 7 pm: Guilderland Public Library
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toy seller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. The story is told through captivating, rich illustrations and text. Is this a true “graphic novel” or a book that happens to be illustrated? Let’s talk about it! We’re also planning on having a film event (with food!) and an expert on early film put Hugo Cabret in the larger context of cinema’s history!

Print this form and drop it off to Trevor at GPL or Ms. Charbonneau at the GHS Library!

Meeting dates / books:

Wed. 01/16, 7 pm at the Guilderland Public Library:
De-Caf & De-Kath! A coffee house discussion of An Abundance of Katherines by John Green:
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.

Wed. 02/13, 7 pm at the Guilderland Public Library:
Genetic Responsibility: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult:
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Anna begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.

Wed. 03/12, 7 pm at the Guilderland Public Library:
Not-so-fast-food: Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock:
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

Wed. 04/23, 7 pm at the Guilderland Public Library:
Get Bitten: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer:
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.

In the planning stages…
is the creation of a GHS/GPL Bookcrossing.com Traveling Books station. Each book will be registered online, and are free for people to take with them on a journey. Hopefully, these people will re-register the book, which will then tell us how far it traveled from Guilderland! We’ll chart our Bookcrossing locations on maps so we can see where in the world our books have traveled!