Friday, February 29, 2008

Vote for Books!

So what page are you on? Are you finished? Have you started? Let us know.

Just posting to let you know that you guys need to vote over there to the right -- how else are we administrators supposed to know what kinds of books to feature next? Every vote counts, even if this isn't the presidential election.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Keep Reading!

So how's The Book Thief coming? Has anyone (aside from myself) even started yet? I hope so. . . it's only our featured book until March 10! So get reading people, this isn't a small novel.

For those that actually have been reading, here is an analysis and some discussion questions.

One of the themes brought up in the novel that I have noticed, and it is also brought up in that website up there, is the power of words. Even from the beginning, the novel brings up the fact that books and words have power. If they didn't why would Liesel have stolen the books that she did? The words that are used around her in the context of war and for/against Hitler have a HUGE impact on Liesel. She's trying to learn to read and write, but the reason why is somewhat cloudy, but if you look hard enough(I'm not giving it away this early!) you will definitely see it!

To share your thoughts on this topic and more Book Thief, visit our forum.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Featured Book: The Book Thief



The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. (From Barnes & Noble)

The Book Thief is an amazing read, and has been nominated for this year's Flume Award.

To get yourself motivated, check out this video made in promotion of The Book Thief: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95s8GlKY40o

The Book Thief will be our featured book until March 10. You can probably find this at your local/school library, and since it is extremely popular and a little over a year old, you might be able to get it a second hand bookstore as well as your local bookseller.


PLEASE HEAD OVER TO THE TBW FORUM TO CHAT ABOUT THE BOOK THIEF!!!

Welcome to Teen Book Worm

Hey everyone!

Welcome to Teen Book Worm -- the new online book club! Here we will have two books a month for you guys to read and then head over to the forums to chat about.

We teens are always totally busy--homework, clubs, sports, friends, the works. But there's one more thing that we have in common--we teens spend TONS of time on the internet. Doing research, playing games, emailing, and just surfing the web, looking for a good website. But now it's here-- a website that you can call a club, a book club, that will be interesting, thought-provoking, and won't make your parents flip out at you for being somewhere that you shouldn't.

So here it is--Teen Book Worm Book Club!

Have Fun!
The TBW Management

P.S. You'll have to excuse how things are running for now while we're still getting the site and its forum to fully function. Any suggustions/comments, please contact the administrator.
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