Parent / Daughter Book Club Meeting!

Hi Everyone,

I am pleased to announce that Sally and the 8th grade Reading Workshop members are hosting a Parent-Daughter book club lunch meeting for those who have read Unwind by Neal Shusterman. This book, along with two others, was assigned for the summer read for eighth grade girls. In class, we decided that Unwind would be a good discussion book for 8th grade students and their parents, as it deals with a most provocative concept - turning in less than cooperative, productive teenagers for "parts." (Here's what the amazon.com review had to say: Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday, they can't be harmed -- but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away.)

The date of our lunch discussion will be Wednesday, December 2nd (12:40 - 1:30) in the 8th grade library. Bring your lunch along with your reactions to Neal Shusterman's Unwind...and brace yourself for a lively discussion!

We hope you can come!