Book Talks
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Book Studies |
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Book Talks are a chance for readers to gather to discuss their favorite genres. Look for special Book Talk sessions at 7pm throughout the summer, usually on Tuesdays. Check out the lists from past Book Talks below:
Activism Book Talk July 23, 2020 Recommended Reads The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, with Jasmin Syedullah, PhD Pleasure Activism written and gathered by Adrienne Maree Brown Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay The Little Book of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor Locking Up Our Own by James Forman Jr. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh Activism: The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power Audre Lorde Ain’t I a Woman bell hooks Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo Reclaiming Our Space Feminista Jones Leadership: Pursuit of Happyness Chris Gardner More than Enough Elaine Welteroth Becoming Michelle Obama BYOBook Talk with Aliza: Chapter Books July 17, 2020 Recommended Reads These are mostly for upper elementary/middle school readers. Foxcraft by Inbali Iserles Warriors by Erin Hunter Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo The Hunger Games by Suszanne Collins Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The School for Good and Evil by Woman Chainani Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce Rosie Revere, Engineer by David Roberts Dog Man by Dav Pilkey Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers Upside Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Miracle Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland The 39-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Potterwookie(The Creature from My Closet) by Obert Skye Women Authors July 9, 2020 Recommended Reads Becoming by Michelle Obama Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected by Nnedi Okorafor More Than Enough by Elaine Welteworth Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science When God Was A Woman by Merlin Stone Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish American Marriage by Tayari Jones Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G. Walker The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde Hunger by Roxanne Gay The Spiral Dance by Starhawk Romance and Chick Lit Book Talk July 6, 2020 Recommended Reads A few reasons why these books appeal to us: the camaraderie and support shown through female friendships and female familial relationships; the escapism of reading formulaic novels with a happy ending; and the ability to see ourselves reflected more honestly as heroines. Ya-Ya Sisterhood The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Jasmine Guillory Jennifer Weiner- Good in Bed, Big Summer Twilight series (new one Midnight Sun will be released soon) Sandra Brown Judith McNaught Jude Deveraux Nora Roberts/JD Robb Susan Mallery Anita Shrieve Jodi Picoult Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice Eligible and Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld Alyssa Cole Emily Giffin Jane Steele and Paragon Hotel by Lindsay Faye Meg Cabot Julia Quinn (look out for The Bridgertons series on Netflix soon) Lisa Kleypas Eloisa James Lauren Weisberger Elin Hilderbrand The Wife by Meg Wolitzer Jill Shalvis Sophie Kinsella Black Lives Matter Book Talk June 18, 2020 Recommended Reads Malcolm X Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi-(appropriate for middle-school aged children) Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram Kendi One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Anything by Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Black Book edited by Middleton A. Harris Benjamin Banneker Biography or Children’s Books Someone Who Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill August Wilson plays Documentaries to Watch: I Am Not Your Negro Pieces I Am Malcolm X When They See Us Just Mercy Innocent kid in prison one Time: The Kalief Browder Story Vertical Divider
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Regardless of where (or if) you teach, we can each reflect on best practices and our own experiences in a classroom. Join OMO educators this summer as we look deeply at (and discuss freely) our pedagogy in weekly Book Studies.
English/Social Studies Book Study
Beginning Monday, July 13, 11am Want a reminder? Use our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/englishsocial-studies-book-study-tickets-112559773312 For Monday July 27:
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta L. Hammond *facilitated by TBD Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD *facilitated by Amy Brooks, English Teacher Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper *facilitated by Kelley M. Thomas, English Teacher Science/Math Book Study
Beginning Monday, July 13, 11am Facilitated by Amy Connors, Science Teacher Want a reminder? Use our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sciencemath-book-study-tickets-112701083976?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch For Monday, July 27
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet Wilson |