Were they brought to life in a cliche or in a unique manner. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and shes in new bern, north carolina, cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to. Many books suitable for book clubs have reading guides. These book club discussion questions on my sister s keeper will allow your book club to delve into the issues picoult raises about family, science and doing the right thing in a hard situation. Some of these questions are found on line at st martins press, others are created for our bookies discussion. You might be surprised to hear how inspired, empowered, enraged, or even educated your friends. While my sister sleeps by barbara delinsky book club. And i know this because when i visited my family for the holidays, more than one family. The sixth meeting of our book club concluded earlier this afternoon, with a lively discussion of oyinkan braithwaites my sister, the serial killer, a. A list of discussion questions that can be used with any book. Click on one of these links to get your copy of the better sister now. Some of these questions i have used as prompts in the book club question section. My secret sister book club discussion questions showing.
Discussion questions for raina telgemeiers sisters meet common core state. My sister, the serial killer braithwaite discussion. My sister, the serial killer braithwaite discussion questions. Book club questions for the wartime sisters by lynda cohen. Were so excited to announce my sister, the serial killer as this months pick for the buzzfeed book club. Book club questions for the sister louise jensen author. Book club questions for the christmas sisters by sarah. Do you think queenie and briny were at fault for losing their children. Follow this guide to leading a successful and fun discussion. Is the bond between a mother and daughter sister and sister strong enough to withstand a separation of twenty years.
The seven or eight deaths of stella fortuna book club discussion questions. Nantucket sisters book club and readers discussion guide. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. My sister s keeper by jodi picoult presents a lot of questions for book clubs to discuss. We have 7 tips to help you lead a great book club discussioneverything from book discussion questions, prompts, games, handouts, even index cards. Creating your own discussion questions when no reading guide exists. Discussion questions for the sometimes sisters by carolyn. Mother, daughter, sister, wife, lover, professional, etc.
I hate that a certain friend feels excluded if they havent had time to read. Highlights from moiras book club discussion of my sister. Meghann learns to adapt to, and even love, claires hometown. The book picked for this month was the romanov sisters by helen rappaport. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. Need to lead your book club and want tips on how to promote a lively conversation. We have come up with a list of general discussion questions that we feel can be applied to. The seven or eight deaths of stella fortuna book club. Also, we have to limit the size of each bookclub discussion to make it manageable and if you have rsvpd but are a noshow, you are taking up a valuable slot. What questions could everyone answer and discuss, no matter where they are in th. Spark book club discussion with questions about my sisters keeper. What do you believe about sister eves ability to heal.
In between sisters there is a deeply symbiotic relationship between the characters and the place in which they live. Part of booked reading together, a monthlong series about book clubs. A nantucket wedding book club and readers discussion guide. The hot flash club discussion questions how to start a hot flash club. Have a discussion with your book club about the ways your reading selection has changed each of you. The group will meet and discuss between sisters by kristin hannah. Each sister is defined to a great extent by where she lives. The christmas sisters by sarah morgan is about three adopted daughters going home for christmas. Whether you are discussing characters and their actions, setting, theme, or images, having a guide to questions. When you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you. The september meeting of the all good books discussion group will occur this thursday, september 20, 2018 at 7. General book club questions for study and discussion. The honey bus begins with a swarmcatching expedition gone wrong, and grandpa has to rescue meredith from stinging.
No matter the genre, age, notoriety, or length of the book of the moment, book club questions can kickstart or enhance your group discussion. He was very patient in waiting even though stella kept refusing him for years. Silent sister by diane chamberlain discussion questions. Fairytale detectives by michael buckley is a riveting story that turns classic fairy tales on their head. What did you assume about anna throughout the book. I am leading a book club discussion on this book and cannot find any questions that have been generated for book clubs. To help spark a lively conversation, i wrote a list of discussion questions that i hope youll consider sharing with your book club, friends, or anyone else you love talking about books with.
Book club discussion questions a directory of all the books covered on this site, every one with dicsussion guides and questions, all suitable for book clubs every book page contains useful information for your book group including book club questions. As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and nonfiction. The following are questions that can be used for book club discussions for silent sister. Here is a link to the book club kit, which gives some insight as to how lisa decided to write this book and some additional historical background, pictures, etc. If not, you can visit the publisher or authors website and find online reading guides. How do secrets affect the characters in while my sister sleeps and in barbara delinskys other novels. But just to help get you thinking if you have a hard time figuring out what you. Printable readers guides, questions, and topics for discussion are available for selected books by using the links below.
The romanov sisters book club discussion all can join gbcn. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Today is the day for our fourth book club discussion. Suggested book and reading club discussion questions for this tender land. Did you find this structure worked and helped build up the tension. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
Dear literary lady, i want to ask questions at my book club so that everyone can participate, even if theyre waaay behind on the reading. A reading guide is simply a list of suggested topics for discussion, most often created by the publisher. The ninth hour by alice mcdermott book club discussion. An answer key is not included as most of the questions are open to interpretat. Book discussion questions for any book courtesy of bookbundlz story. Book club questons for sister sister sue fortin, author. Non fiction book club questions westfield memorial library.
If you could have done something different for the cover, what would it have been. Heres a list of questions for any book youre currently reading. Discussion questions well add publisher questions if and when theyre available. Does anyone have questionsspecifically for this book for use at a book club. My book club is meeting and theres no discussion questions. Keeping nonfiction book club questions simple, but open ended, will allow for plenty of opinions and encourage discussion among members. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Is it unethical to keep a child from knowing the identity of his or her biological parents. This novel alternates between the past and the present. How would you have handled the endoflifecare questions raised by robins heart attack. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to your meeting.
Sisters read the world book club newcastle upon tyne, united. I have a few questions of my own and usually make up all the questions. Do you think grace and dan make a good couple or have they outgrown each other. There are many secrets in the stisters, beginning with mabels decision not to tell bertie about jim butcher. The questions are great for classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, or student writing prompts. The sisters by nancy jensen book club discussion questions. Why was marion so eager to accept alice into the family. Discussion questions for this tender land are listed. Some ideas for all who love books, love friends, and love to talk books with friends these questions about little women and the courtship of jo march are probably best with the best of your friends and the best of tea and cookies little women book club discussion questions. They offered hope to people in desperate times, as sister eve does to odie, albert, emmy, and mose. The wartime sisters by lynda cohen loigman is about two sisters working in a wwii armory, each with a deep secret. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are openended and get people to share their personal opinions. Many books have reading guides at the end of the book that are perfect to use for your book club. Since this was a nonfiction book, you if you have not read the book you can still weigh in with your thoughts in general about this time period in history.
I did find it sad that the sisters were separated and had completely different. Before we were yours book club discussion questions. Asking the right questions can mean the difference between a dull, lackluster book club and an inspiring and engaging one. Between sisters by kristin hannah reading guidebook club.
Do you think the back and forth between the two stories added to the tale. Here are ten the dutch house book club questions and a reading guide to get the conversation going ann patchetts the dutch house is the book everyone is talking about right now. Does your book club need a little help in creating conversation. Read on for the best ways to find book discussion questions as well as my top ten generic book discussion questions that will work for anything you may choose. Martins babysitters club books, and has contributed short stories to many. Whether you are discussing characters and their actions, setting, theme, or images, having a guide to questions that will lead to fruitful exchanges on your enjoyment or lack thereof of the book, plot, and even its moral implications can help make your discussion more productive and keep it on track. However, nonfiction books are not yet as popular as their fiction counterparts as. My secret sister book club discussion questions showing 14 of 4. Join us as we dive into the book posing questions, sharing opinions, and interacting directly with author sigrid nunez. Contact jonathan bacon or john snider if you need directions. Have you chosen ann patchetts 2019 novel the dutch house for your book club. This product includes 28 discussion question cards for the book crenshaw by katherine applegate.
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