Mock Newbery Club 2023

Have you ever done something inspired by a book? What made you decide to do it? Did it live up to your expectations?

Have you ever decided NOT to do something based on what you read in a book? What influenced your decision?

Do you ever reread books? Why or why not? Are there any specific titles you return to regularly? What makes you go back to them?

Who is your favorite book villain?

Paperback or hardcover? Ebook or physical book?

Do you like to read more than one book at once?

What's your favorite book that became a movie or tv show? and/or What book do you think should get a tv or movie adaptation?

Do you ever get in a reading. slump? What do you do to get out of it?

What's your deserted island book?

Do you prefer a cliff hanger or a nice rounded endng?

What's a book that made you laugh out loud?

Source:

Activity from: Book Group 5. Newbery Contenders: who should win?  (Bank Street BookFest. 10/20/2018)

Circle up and pull questions out of a hat:

Gorgeous writing.

Sole Newbery judge. What’s your pick?

Is this a book for grownups too? Does that matter?

Talk about a title. Clever? Need an edit?

Who is a character who has endeared themselves to you?

What about the book cover - does it help or hurt?

Talk about a cover. Loved it, why? Needs a new one?

To what extent does it help you pursue meaning?

How is this book original or not?

What about the grownups in this novel?

How is gender represented in the book?

How does this book do with elements of diversity?

What book created a place you wanted to visit, live in? Why?

What book created a place you do not want to live in or go to? Why?

Talk about genre. How did the topic work within this genre? Was there any genre bending going on? Was it successful?

Additional ?s:

What did you notice about the language that the author used? Was it effective?

Did the plot hold your attention, or did it have slow moments that didn’t work with the story?

How well did the author describe the setting? Could you imagine yourself in that setting?

Are the secondary characters fleshed out, so you could imagine them as real people?

Do you think the characters were well developed? Is there a place that shows that?

Were the themes meaningful to you? Maybe to the characters in the book?

Does the author use language in an interesting effective way in this book?

In which book is the setting so real that you can not only picture it but feel it too?

In which story do you identify with the actions, motives and feelings of the main characters the most?

What book created a place you wanted to visit, live in? Why or why not?