Jonathan West TUTORING
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Previous Book Club Books
See also the current class information.
| Date | Grades 6-7 | Grades 8-12 |
|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth (Note: In the Kindle version of books in a graphic format, double-tapping enables viewing one panel at a time.) | Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America |
| March 2020 | A Wizard of Earthsea | Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside |
| April 2020 | Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books | The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles |
| May 2020 | Zen and the Art of Faking It | The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy (Note: In the Kindle version of books in a graphic format, double-tapping enables viewing one panel at a time.) |
| June 2020 | The Silver Chair | A Face Like Glass |
| July 2020 | The Wednesday Wars | |
| August 2020 | The Night Diary | Girl in the Blue Coat |
| September 2020 | Esperanza Rising | The Last Lecture |
| October 2020 | The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics | The Hound of the Baskervilles (there are many editions, for example, this free online version and this Kindle/print version) |
| November 2020 | The Word Snoop: A Wild and Witty Tour of the English Language | Our Town |
| December 2020 | El Deafo (Note: In the Kindle version of books in a graphic format, double-tapping enables viewing one panel at a time.) | A Christmas Carol (there are many editions, for example, this free online version and this Kindle/print version) |
| January 2021 | Under Siege!: Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg | Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir |
| February 2021 | Posted | Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel |
| March 2021 | Lalani of the Distant Sea | The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler |
| April 2021 | Legend | Hunted |
| May 2021 | From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| June 2021 | Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation | The Old Man and the Sea This edition has several formats, including the only good Kindle version. However, note that it has a more mature story in an appendix. Used copies of various editions can be bought at abebooks.com. |
| July 2021 | Falcon in the Glass | The Scorpio Races |
| August 2021 | Tokyo Heist | All the Crooked Saints |
| September 2021 | How will this young Syrian refugee fit in when she moves to America? | A materials scientist unveils the fascinating properties, history, and cultural elements of steel, paper, chocolate, etc. |
| October 2021 | N/A | An adventurous and thoughtful twist on Moby Dick. |
| November 2021 | A young mouse must reach into the past to defend Redwall Abbey against a horde of evil rats. | A mysterious map conjures the specter of old crimes. |
| December 2021 | The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Bonnie Green has lost her parents. Now she must fight for her livelihood and freedom. | A comic artist translates classic poems into a medley of visual styles. |
| January 2022 | An allegory about not letting life pass you by. | A dystopian tale about biotechnology, conspiracies, and trust. |
| February 2022 | Where's Willie the bully? | How far is too far with social media? |
| March 2022 | Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth A groundhog and earthworm discuss plate tectonics and more in this down-to-earth science comic. | Elwood P. Dowd is a nice guy, but his claims to have an invisible human-sized rabbit friend cause chaos. |
| April 2022 | Ged is a talented young wizard who can't resist a challenge. But what will happen when he gets in over his head? | Agatha Christie's most famous mystery. A train is stalled by a snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, and Hercule Poirot must solve the case with no access to the outside world. |
| May 2022 | Middle school, social anxiety, and secrets. | Chinese mythology filled with magic, political intrigue, and romance. |
| June 2022 | Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books Gary Paulsen didn't just write about wilderness survival. He lived it. | A fantasy novel based on the real Guy Fawkes conspiracy. |
| July 2022 | San reinvents his identity every time he moves. Will he impress the kids at his new school? | A sci-fi adaptation of Cinderella. |
| September 2022 | A reformed interplanetary thief has been framed, and a K'da warrior fights for the survival of his race. What will happen when they join forces? | Gregor Samsa wakes up and finds himself transformed. |
| October 2022 | Holling Hoodhood must wrestle with the pressures of family, school, and the effects of the Vietnam War. | Washington Irving's famous story of a Headless Horseman haunting a rural Dutch community in New York. |