Book Clubs
The DHMS Library sponsors many book clubs to meet a variety of reading needs.
Clubs meet before school, during ELT (first period), during lunch, and after school.
Please contact Ms. Kochel if you are interested in joining one of these clubs.
Clubs meet before school, during ELT (first period), during lunch, and after school.
Please contact Ms. Kochel if you are interested in joining one of these clubs.
Anthology Book ClubAnthology is our after school book club for 6th-8th graders. We meet every Wednesday after school from 4-5 p.m. We read and discuss a book once a month, and on the other weeks we do other fun, creative, book-related activities. Club sponsors are Ms. Kochel (librarian), Ms. Mitchell (6th language arts), and Ms. Cochran (6th science).
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Anthology Book Club Schedule
Oct. 12: Discuss The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Oct. 19: READ posters Oct. 26: game Nov. 2: Chain Reaction game Nov. 9: Make book videos Nov. 16: Red Queen by Victoria Avelard (book discussion) Nov. 30: Cancelled due to tornado warning Dec. 7: Writing Fan Fiction Dec. 14: More fan fiction writing, a game, and treats Dec. 21: No book club--Happy Winter Break! Jan. 11: Game Day Jan. 18: Book Discussion--read Cinder or Airborn Jan. 25: Book Tweets Feb. 1: Library Strategic Planning Feb. 8: Tweets, FanFic, Library Photos, and Hamilton Planning Feb. 15: Book discussion--read Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan Feb. 22: Game Day March 1: Cancelled due to weather March 8: Reading in the courtyard in our new chairs March 15: Book Discussion: Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman March 22: March Madness with Book Characters March 29: April 5: Spring Break April 12: Book Discussion: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness April 19: Movie Day: A Monster Calls April 26: Movie Day part 2: A Monster Calls May 3: Finish movie and Mystery Box May 10: End of Year Walk to Dairy Queen! May 19: All Night Read In |
Sixth Grade CLubs We have 4 sixth grade book clubs that meet monthly during ELT. If you need a book, please see Ms. Kochel.
DRAGONS Stormbreaker November Sea of Monsters Dec. 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Jan. 12 The One and Only Ivan Feb. 14 Explorer: The Mystery Boxes March 14 Space Case April 13 El Deafo May 9 DRUIDS Kingdom Keepers October Stormbreaker Nov. 15 Space Case Dec. 13 Roller Girl and The Sea of Monsters Jan. 26 No More Dead Dogs Feb. 28 The Outsiders March 28 El Deafo/Explorers: The Mystery Boxes April 26 Twilight graphic novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down, OR One Crazy Summer May 16 BEAUTIFUL FEATURES Roller Girl October 11 Birthdays Nov. 29 The One and Only Ivan Jan. 10 The Other Half of My Heart Feb. 9 El Deafo March 9 The Blossoming World of Violet Diamond April 11 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life May 8 BIG SANDWICH Airborn October Space Case Nov. 10 Kingdom Keepers: Disney after Dark Dec. 8 Stormbreaker Jan. 19 Red Queen/Serafina and the Black Cloak Feb. 21 No More Dead Dogs March 21 Greenglass House April 18 The Girl Who Drank the Moon May 11 |
Seventh Grade Lunch BunchWe meet every other week at lunch to talk about books and promote books to our fellow DHMS students.
Dec. 2: Book discussion of Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman. Get your books from Ms. Kochel. Jan. 27: Unwind by Neal Shusterman March 17: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard March 24: Meet to select a new book April 21: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill: May 12: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton |
Eighth Grade Book Club
Schedule for 2016-2017
Sept. 21 Monster by Walter Dean Myers October 19: Red Queen by Victoria Avelard November 16: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga December 14: Wonder by R.J. Palacio January 18: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness February 15: 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher March 15: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer March 29: Every Day by David Levithan April 19: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven May 10: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart |
