THE GREEN EMBER BOOK SERIES SERIES

The little kids just love the playing that is involved. The big kids, who are too cool to act in the skits, seem to enjoy being narrators, directors, and coaches. We invited the book store staff up to watch these skits and that made it even more fun. The third activity we did was to create commercials or book trailers for the book. The kids loved the variety and liked customizing their own Star Seek. I had planned to do regular craft sticks and red ribbon, but ultimately liked the look of mixed colors better. I saw this Star Seek idea on my friend Rachel’s blog and borrowed it for our use.

Despite not being good at or liking crafts, I knew that with a group of our size and age range, a craft was requisite. In fact, for this craft, my son had to do all of the prep because I cannot even glue popsicle sticks together properly. This allowed us to get beyond the surface discussion and talk about details that could let us go deeper. Each member would roll a few die and then talk about the book in a way that related to the images on their roll. Regardless, I had Story Cubes with me to make it more fun. Each group rotated through the discussion station ready to talk. The kids are excited, have strong attachments to the characters, and have things that they must discuss with their friends. Several of the families helped with the snacks by bringing green ember jello and chocolate covered raisins.ĭiscussion for a book like this more or less takes care of itself. In the last half an hour, we came together to feast and present our skits. Given the size of our group, I divided the kids into three teams and rotated them through three activities.

THE GREEN EMBER BOOK SERIES SERIES

Because this series is unfinished and each book ends with a cliffhanger, the kids were very animated in their speculations and hopes for the ultimate story resolution. Every reader identified with one or two of the characters and felt strongly attached to them.

Of all of the books that we have read together, this one, The Hobbit, and Jonathan Roger’s Wilderking books have inspired the most passion in our readers and vibrancy in our discussions. It was one of the most fun book clubs we have had to date. This week, I hosted a The Green Ember book club at Cathedral Book and Gift for 30 readers aged 7-15.

The green ember book series