The Locale: Olivia & Susan's
The Book Thief
The Book: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who 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.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who 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.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief
The Meeting: Munchies included Papa's Warm & Comfy Baked Potato Soup, Rosa's Sweet & Spicy Saukerals, The Book Thief's Stolen Apples, and of course, German Chocolate Cake.
The meeting began with the girls filling out an individual questionnaire. No Names. Then a snow ball fight began--the questionnaires wadded up into balls and thrown around the room. When fight concluded, each girl picked up a snowball, read aloud the answers, and guessed who was the author. The girls were ask to draw a quote from a hat, Death's thoughts, and guess which part of the novel the quote originated. We also watched a YouTube Video, an interview with the author, Marcus Zusak. After our meeting ended, we watched the recent movie.
The Vote:
Emma presented...
The meeting began with the girls filling out an individual questionnaire. No Names. Then a snow ball fight began--the questionnaires wadded up into balls and thrown around the room. When fight concluded, each girl picked up a snowball, read aloud the answers, and guessed who was the author. The girls were ask to draw a quote from a hat, Death's thoughts, and guess which part of the novel the quote originated. We also watched a YouTube Video, an interview with the author, Marcus Zusak. After our meeting ended, we watched the recent movie.
The Vote:
Emma presented...
- The Selection by Kiera Cass WINS!!
- Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro by Amy Axelrod
- Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
Up Next:
We will be meeting @ Perri & TJ's on April 26th to discuss Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
Next to present: Cassie
Then:
- Odessa
- Kate
- Emily
- Rylee
- Olivia
- Perri
- Cassie
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