Bonus Episode: Ottumwa, Iowa Middle School Book Club Favorites

Members of the monthly Middle School Book Club at the Ottumwa, Iowa Public Library This Bonus Episode comes to us from the Ottumwa Public Library in Iowa. Ottumwa's Middle School Book Club has been meeting since December of 2015. Since a number of members will be moving out of middle school after this school year, they have already decided they want to form a Teen book club for next school year.At a recent meeting, the kids came up with a new way to pick their next book for discussion: they wrote their suggestions slips of paper and picked one out of a bowl. How does your book club pick its books? Tell us!Thanks to our readers in Ottumwa, Iowa: MacKenzie, Noah, Madison, Dylan, Janelle, Natalie – and to their librarian, Allyson Kirking.Books Recommended by the Ottumwa Kids:Smile – Raina TelgemeierMagnus Chace and the Gods of Asgard – Rick RiordanAlex Rider series – Anthony HorowitzRussian Roulette – Anthony HorowitzThe Hobbit – J.R.R. TolkienChronicles of Narnia – C.S. LewisThe Mark of the Dragonfly – Jaleigh JohnsonThe Amazing Book is Now On Fire – Dan Howell & Phil LesterGoosebumps Series – R.L. StineDiary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff KinneyWonder – R.J. PalacioRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Rick Bunsen and Golden BooksThe Hunger Games series – Suzanne Collins   Sign Up! Subscribe to the FREE Book Club for Kids newsletter! Get great tips from other teachers, librarians, and parents about turning your kid into a life-long reader...and how the Book Club for Kids podcast can help. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!