BHS Book Club
Join our book club to read college bound selections.
What's this Book Club all about?
The focus of this group will be to read suggested literature and drama selections for students who are college bound. This is an opportunity to read selections that may not be read in your English classes but are still vital to a well-rounded background in literature. We will be reading the selections and having group discussions about the material.
Organizational Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th
On Wednesday, December 16th, there will be an organizational meeting at 7:30am in the library. The first book will be handed out and an overview of the book club will be given. All students are welcome to join.
Every Second and Fourth Wednesday in the Library
Club members will meet in the library during lunch on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Club members will eat their lunches in the library and enjoy a sweet treat while discussing the current reading. Depending on when everyone's lunch is scheduled, we may alternate the lunch period that we meet.
Some of the Reading Possibilities
Fahrenheit 451
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires... The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning...along with the houses in which they were hidden. Guy enjoyed his job until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid.
The Lord of the Flies
British schoolboys are stranded on a tropical island. In an attempt to recreate the culture they left behind, they elect Ralph to lead, with the intellectual Piggy as counselor. But Jack wants to lead, too, and one-by-one, he lures the boys from civility and reason to the savage survivalism of primeval hunters.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
At Baskerville Hall on the grim moors of Devonshire, a legendary curse has apparently claimed one more victim. Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead. Years earlier, a hound-like beast with blazing eyes and dripping jaws was reported to have torn out the throat of Hugo Baskerville. Has the spectral destroyer struck again?
Responsibilities of a Good Book Club Member
- Read the reading.
- Mark interesting, confusing, or impressive sections.
- Write questions as you read and reflect on what you've read.
- As you read, compare the reading to other books, poems or plays as you read.
- Listen and respond thoughtfully to the comments of other club members.