2023 Book Clubs
Join us on Zoom Wednesdays at 7pm
The Light We Carry January 18, February 1, February 15
The 1619 Project Docuseries Discussion February 8, February 22
Join us on Zoom Wednesdays at 7pm
The Light We Carry January 18, February 1, February 15
The 1619 Project Docuseries Discussion February 8, February 22
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Book Group Sessions
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What is Book Group all about?
WE LOVE READING! Book groups are a great way to engage with others and to make new friends while bonding over your favorite stories and through learning together.
Bestseller Book Group
Past Bestseller reads include:
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (January-March 2021, more info on our Caste Study Group page)
Poetry of Rupi Kaur: Milk and Honey, Homebody, The Sun and Her Flowers
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
There There by Tommy Orange
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Family Book Group
Our series of Family Book Group and Diverse Voices reads are chosen to highlight the writings and life experiences of people in cultures and communities that are often underrepresented.
Past reads include:
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
More to the Story by Hena Khan
Check back for upcoming Family Book Group picks or contact us if you have a book in mind!
Kid Book Group
Periodically, one of the OMO kids will choose a book they think others will enjoy.
Past reads include:
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Our series of Family Book Group and Diverse Voices reads are chosen to highlight the writings and life experiences of people in cultures and communities that are often underrepresented.
Past reads include:
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
More to the Story by Hena Khan
Check back for upcoming Family Book Group picks or contact us if you have a book in mind!
Kid Book Group
Periodically, one of the OMO kids will choose a book they think others will enjoy.
Past reads include:
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
OTHER PAST READS
The Hunger Games Series (independent readers; completed)
This series was another great one for mixing age groups. Perspectives change with age and life experiences, so it was good to hear from different age perspectives: The Hunger Games Book Group
Spy School and Decoding with Harriet the Spy
Your Body Sick and Well by Dr. Steven Cunningham
The Hunger Games Series (independent readers; completed)
This series was another great one for mixing age groups. Perspectives change with age and life experiences, so it was good to hear from different age perspectives: The Hunger Games Book Group
Spy School and Decoding with Harriet the Spy
Your Body Sick and Well by Dr. Steven Cunningham
Young Adult Book Group
Past Young Adult reads include:
The Books of Angie Thomas: The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, Concrete Rose
The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer
Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Past Young Adult reads include:
The Books of Angie Thomas: The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, Concrete Rose
The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer
Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Fantasy Book Group
Many thanks to Ms. Alanna for providing so many months of fun family fantasy reading and performing!
Past reads:
Harry Potter series, including a live reading of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child