Anyone want to help start a teen book club?

[Drummergal42]

I don't know how to organize it in an easy manner, but I thought it would be really cool if we could start a teen book club. For ages 13-17 or around that. If anyone has any ideas please share them.

If you have a book Idea post it and we will vote on the one to read. Since everyone is probably very busy, we can read one book per month.

[RJbibliophil]

You could use a blog or something like that as a forum thread might be messy.

[Drummergal42]

true, thanks I'll try to find a way

[Kent Edwins]

I think you could have a teen book of the month thread, just like there's already books of the month for world lit. But, damn, this thread makes me feel old!

[ntropyincarnate]

Cool idea!

[Dori]

Err...I'm a teen! But what kind of books would we be reading?

[Pandora Eve]

Nice idea. Anything to get kids to read. I'm a children's librarian but, we sometimes do focus on teen material. Some of my favorites authors have been Neal Shusterman especially his new The Dark Side of Nowhere, William Sleator is a good sci-fi author but, can get complicated sometimes, and Francesca Lia Block is good for quick reads and her Weetzie Bat series are actually happy stories! There is also the classic S.E. Hinton and I discovered that my page's High School class loved Steinbeck's Of Mice and Man. By the way why isn't he on the author's list?

[ntropyincarnate]

Because he's too recent, and is therefore copyright protected.

[Kirby]

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
RebelFire: Out the Gray Zone by Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Bean Trees: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
The Good Girl by Shannon Hale
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
1984 & Animal Farm by George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Speak by Lauri Halse Anderson

Drummergall,

I'm a teen who highly recommends all of the above. If I think of any ideas, I'll let you know. Making a separate list for girl's and boy's would definitely be manageable.

[Nico87]

I think you could have a teen book of the month thread, just like there's already books of the month for world lit. But, damn, this thread makes me feel old!

I second that, and I'm only 20!

[Drummergal42]

What to do. If you would like to participate in the book club, email my profile. On the last week of every month I will take recommendations for a book of the month. After the week is over, I will make a list of the books. Then I will have everone email me with their vote. If we get enough people we can even have a girl and boy book group.

So that you will know a post is related to the book club, I will post it with the letters (TBC~then what the post is about)
i.e. TBC ~ April book of the month

When we vote vote only once. I promise that I will not change the votes. If you are interested email my profile.

This should be fun, do tell your friends. Also, if anyone would like to help me run this that would be great.

[Wallnutters]

cool! im totally up for it (if not too late).. but im not entirely understanidng on how this is going to work...

[Drummergal42]

This will be really cool if we can get some more people to join. Anyone can join but they have to be up to reading young adult books, since this is a teen book club.

[sprinks]

I'm in most definitely... Awesome idea :D I'm a bit tired right now... It's really late, so I'm not quite grasping how it's all planned to work, but I'll join... Once I figure out how I'm meant to do that exactly....

[Nightshade]

Actually not a bad idea, :nod: in fact a very good idea.
how are you going to be classifyong Young adult books?
The problem with using a blog is that one person gets such a bigger "in your face" post than everyone else. Threads work quite well generally speaking but what you could do is decide in this thread what you want to read and then start a new thread for the actual book.
And can I just suggest A tree grew in Broklyn.
:D

[Drkshadow03]

I'll join. I am currently in Library Science and English Grad School so I need to get caught up on Young Adult literature for when I eventually find a job as a librarian. I can't always promise participation as I want to participate in the World Lit book club as well and I have my own reading interests and grad school kind of drains my time and sanity, but I'll try my best!

You should see if the administrators would be willing to host the book club for you in the book club forum, but I don't really know their policies on that.

[Nightshade]

wow their are quite afew of us library people around now :eek2:

[Drummergal42]

Currently we have several possible members, they are:
Drummergal42 - 14 year old girl
Pensive
Wallnutters - 17 year old girl
Sprinks
Nightshade
DrkShawdow03
ntropyincarnate - 16 year old girl
browneyedbailey
Bakiryu - 15 years old

PM me your information so people can know about you.

Due to people sending in their own recommendations all the time, they are likely to vote on their book. Due to this, I will have one person nominate five books per each month. There will be a specific rotation to decide who chooses the books. We will go by alphabetical order. Any new members will go to the bottom though, so as not to mess up the rotation too muck. The order is as follows:
~Bakiryu
~browneyedbailey
~DrkShawdow03
~Drummergal42
~Nightshade
~ntropyincarnate
~Pensive
~Sprinks
~Wallnutters
~Huntress4eva
~EugenieIsabelle
~Wantanabe

Also, we will set up a time every month to have a live chat. Maybe even an IM chat.

I will post a forum for every month's book.

We will vote Tuesday April 22 - Tuesday April 29.

[Drummergal42]

Books suggestions can be sent in Monday April 14 - Monday April 21.

We will vote Tuesday April 22 - Tuesday April 28

[Drkshadow03]

Ha! Soon we librarians can take over the world! Or erm, maybe just these message boards. ;)

[Lady Glynde]

I don't think I can join, but I want to super-highly recommend Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini. Such an awesome book, I do hope you decide to read it!!

[browneyedbailey]

cool! im totally up for it (if not too late).. but im not entirely understanidng on how this is going to work...

I'll join! I voulenteer at a library! I'll hep!:p Please?:(

[Drummergal42]

Problem solved!

[Drummergal42]

New post = TBC ~ Important news.

[Drkshadow03]

Unless I can get someone to help me run it I can not continue with the book club.
~No one reads the posts
~People do not make recommendations
~People don't reply, so therefore everything is delayed
~There is a large amount of people and me, a busy 14 year old
~No one checks online frequently enough

If I don't get someone to help me, or if people continue to not reply I will have to cancel the book club.

I'm so sorry I really wanted this to work, but people are not giving recommendations, and do not check online enough for us to have good discusions.

Get back to me by 5/20/08.

I gave recommendations in case you didn't get them.

1) The Arrival by Shaun Taun (a graphic novel)

2) The Book Theif by Marcus Zusak

3) American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (a graphic novel).

I also think we should just discuss the book over the message board rather than try a chatroom. Just make one thread: TBC - "Book Title" by "Author" and we can all discuss it there, share our thoughts, and ask any questions we had. It's easier to do it that way for the people with busy schedules.

[Logos]

There already is a Forum Book Club here, perhaps you would like to participate in it :)

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=15

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[huntress4eva]

I m to old but i love young adult books. Percy Jackson and the olypians is my fav book series of all time. If you get this started plaese can i join i reallly love all yound adult books pretty please.

[Drummergal42]

Drkshawdow03 - you are the only person to give me suggestions. No one else is making recommendations, and do not check for new posts. Due to this, it is alomost impossible to get anything done. I have sent the same email 3 times to certain people. If people do not do there job, then I can't do mine. If people would help more, I could handle it. I am only 14 years old, and am an active member on the The King Philip Band. Basically, no one, who signed up, is participating.

Logos - Thanks, but I am only 14 so the books read in the book club do not appeal to me.

[Niamh]

you would be surprised by the type of books that do end up in the forum book club. They are not all "adult" books. And many of the ones that you probably think are too grown up arent. Its all hype, and some are good fun. Sure there are 14 year olds here on litnet that have read books that i once shied from thinking they were too intelligent for me. Truth be told the werent, and some of them are real easy reads. you should contemplete joining in.:)

[Logos]

....Logos - Thanks, but I am only 14 so the books read in the book club do not appeal to me.

ok, well... it was just a suggestion. As you are finding out, it is a difficult undertaking to rally people and, as you yourself are--many people get busy in real life so can't be here consistently to answer emails and private messages so try to be patient and, uhmmm, good luck :)

[Wallnutters]

hey, sorry drummergal, i havent been on in awhile (computer crashed and hard to get to one). i made soem recommendations ina private email a while abck, i dont know if you still have them or not. if you need help running the forum, i can try to help, as I basically have no life and lots of time on my hands. here are some recommendations off the top of my head:

hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - douglas adams

letters from the inside- james marsden

the book of lost things- john connolly

[Drummergal42]

Wallnutters - Sorry that your computer crashed, that stinks! I don't think I ever recieved your suggestions, but thanks for sending them.

[Drummergal42]

1) The Arrival by Shaun Taun (a graphic novel) - What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey to a mysterious country; a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown? This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to those who have made the journey

2) The Book Theif by Marcus Zusak - Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.


3) American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (a graphic novel) - All Jin Wang wants is to fit in...
When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he’s the only Chinese-American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl...
Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on earth. But the Monkey King doesn’t want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god...
Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he’s ruining his cousin Danny’s life. Danny’s a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse...
These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax - and confirms what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Yang is a major talent.

4.)Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

5)Letters From the Inside by James Marsden - Tracey is in jail,. She puts an advertisement in a magazine seeking a penfriend and Mandy replies. Mandy is a clean cut suburban girl on the verge of adulthood and initally believes that she and Tracey are similar. She uncovers some inconsistancies in the letters though and realises Tracey is in trouble. Tracey confides that she is in a youth detention centre for a crime she does not disclose and Tracey thinks Mandy's life is perfect. She too has been mislead though, but not because Mandy lied, because she, Tracey didn't listen. Mandy has made mention of her brother and her fears of him and Tracey never pursues this matter, wanting instead to read about the perfect life she imagines. The novel is told compeletely through the exchanging of the letters and a lot is left unresolved. It is never discovered why Tracey is in jail, nor is it fully explained what became of Mandy, but when the letters fail to turn up, on is lead to believe that Mandy's brothers threats have been realised and that she and her family are dead

6)The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly -High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a world that is a strange reflection of his own -- populated by heroes and monsters and ruled by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book, The Book of Lost Things.

7.) Show Me the Evidence by Alane Ferguson - When, after a bizarre series of events, her best friend is accused of murdering her own baby brother and two other babies, Lauren, convinced of her friend's innocence, joins her in trying to solve the mystery and find evidence to clear her name

8.) A Child Called it by David Pelzer - David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care but not to David, her son, whom she referred to as "an It". This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom. Sometimes she claimed he had violated some rule--no walking on the grass at school--but mostly it was pure sadism. Inexplicably, his father didn't protect him; only an alert schoolteacher saved David.

[Drummergal42]

Voting for may book in progress.

[Bakiryu]

I could help you if you wanted darling.

I'm 15 years old and already told you guys about wanting to be part of the forum book club.

My suggestions are:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Weaveworld by Clive Barker
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak


thank you

[Drummergal42]

Sorry, but the suggestion time is done. People are now votting on the book to read for may. I made a new post concerning this. You can still join, but you can't make a may recommendation since that time is done. I know that someone had recommended The Book Thief.

You can make a recommendation for the June book when the time comes.

[Drkshadow03]

A thought just occurred to me. In the future it might make sense to limit nominations to one person via rotation each offering three titles that the group then votes on.

I bring this up because too many titles and a limited number of members is probably going to lead to split votes (one vote per a book) and no clear winner many months, especially if every month we each get to nominate our three choices (what is to stop each one of us from voting for our own book every single time?). It makes more sense I think to rotate choices by group members because we a small enough group and vote one three nominees by that group member for the month (so their still a democratic element).

We could go in alphabetical order of SN to figure out the order of who picks first.

Just a thought.

[Drummergal42]

That makes perfect sense!

I was worried that everyone would vote for their own book, I just didn't know how to stop it. I figured that since so few people sent in recommendations, it would not be a problem, since the people who did not send in recommendations would not be biased. Also, another conflict I was facing was that there can only be up to 10 poll options.

[Wallnutters]

im glad that this is finally being put up in place!... i dont know if this is possible, but you ahould try sending private messages to the members when a new thread is made regarding the tbc. (i just say this because it is sometimes hard to find a specifc thread)
also- any idea on what our "time limit" will be for reading the book? like, two weeks or four (28 days)....
and when will the discussion of the book take place and what will be discussed?
im sorry if these questions seem tedious, this is my first book club and only know how they run through other books and movies.

[Drummergal42]

Wallnitters - I wold love to send pm's to everyone regarding an new post, but it proves to be more difficult than it should be, I am always missing people. I do not know how long we will have for each book, that will be decided after the book is choosen(due to the length of the book.) Also, we will probably discuss the book the same week we are voting for the new book. Hope that helps!

Also to everyone else, sorry if I am a bit vague and not efficient. This is the first time I have ever done this, and I am learning as we go. Thanks!

IN case no one saw...


Due to people sending in their own recommendations all the time, they are likely to vote on their book. Due to this, I will have one person nominate five books per each month. There will be a specific rotation to decide who chooses the books. We will go by alphabetical order. Any new members will go to the bottom though, so as not to mess up the rotation. The order is as follows:
~Bakiryu
~browneyedbailey
~DrkShawdow03
~Drummergal42
~Nightshade
~ntropyincarnate
~Pensive
~Sprinks
~Wallnutters

[JBI]

Strange, haven't even heard of half the list.

[sprinks]

im sorry if these questions seem tedious, this is my first book club and only know how they run through other books and movies.


Also to everyone else, sorry if I am a bit vague and not efficient. This is the first time I have ever done this, and I am learning as we go. Thanks!

I'm the same as you guys, I only know a very small amount about book clubs and how they work, so I'm nervous even though it's Drummergal thats doing most of the work! Once I have a better idea of how it all works I'll be a more avid participant, but until then I've got no idea what to say or do! And I'll most likely have no idea what to suggest when it's my turn! :p

Anyhow I'm looking forward to it all working out, should be good! :)

[Drummergal42]

Hey everyone! I thought that in order to allow people to get to know each other we could tell some things about ourselves. What we like to read, our hobbies, etc. You don't have to participate, but I think it would be good to get to know each other before we have book discussions.

My name is Rachel and I am 14. I really like to read "creepy books" such as: Murder Mysteries, Vampire Books, Ghosts. I am an active member of the King Philip Marching Band and the Winter Percussion Ensamble. Recently my percussion group came in 5th place out of 45 Bands in the WGI World Championships (in our division). I also really enjoy dancing. When I am not at band practice, I am at dance class, I take tap, ballet, and hip - hop. I am currently reading Eclipse from the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers, and loving it.

[sprinks]

Okay sure thing :)... Well my name is Samantha, most often shortened to Sam, I'm turning 16 this year, but until then I remain 15. Well I guess I'm not all that interesting... I do a lot of art, and a lot of reading. I guess outside of school I don't do all that much. I love media and drama and art and those types of creative classes. Would love to do much more than I do, but don't have the time! I've always been meaning to get around to PROPERLY learning and instrument.... I'll get there one day!

As for reading, I like to read pretty much anything. Although I prefer to read larger novels, I barely ever read the really thin ones. I guess I'd say I like happy ending stories, ones that make me smile when I finish it. But at the same time I do like a good mystery novel and all...

That's all I can think of for now! :)

[Drummergal42]

I babysit alot, and two of the girls I babysit love to read. So that got me thinking about what my favorite books were when I was little. So I was just wondering what books other people have enjoyed when they were little.

I know that due to picture books my parents read me,I got into readin. Is that the reason you read today, or is there another reason?

[ntropyincarnate]

Okay...my name is Megan, I'm 16. I mostly like to read classics but I'll read just about anything you throw at me. I'm currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the Dalriada trilogy. My favorite books of all time are Lord of the Rings and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Other than reading, I like to dance. I take ballet, jazz, and Irish (and I've taken hip-hop too), but pretty soon I'm going to quit ballet and take Irish full-time. I also like to read and write poetry and fanfiction. And I love sugar. :D

[novelsryou]

Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Where-Will-All-The-Animals-Go-by-Sharon-Holaves_W0QQitemZ150240796505QQcmdZViewItem) is one my daughter loved when she was little.

[togre]

One of my favorites was the Story of Ferdinand (http://www.amazon.com/Story-Ferdinand-Munro-Leaf/dp/0670674249/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209387086&sr=8-2). A great story about a bull who loves to smell flowers.

Also, the Poky Little Puppy (http://www.amazon.com/Poky-Little-Puppy-Golden-Treasures/dp/0375839259/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209387322&sr=8-2) from Golden Books was another favorite.

[djy78usa]

The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover was probably my favorite book as a young child. I still have my copy somewhere. When I was a little older (around eight or nine) I loved reading the Great Illustrated Classics series. I highley reccomend them for anyone trying to introduce classic literature to children.

[johann cruyff]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Little Prince yet...It's a nice book,and has a few pictures in it as well - what more could you ask?:)

[bounty]

dr seuss' "go dog go" from when i was in grade school!!

[Dark Muse]

I loved Dr. Susse's Are You My Mother.

I also really liked Where The Wild Things Are

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Wind in the Willows

and

The Hungry Hungry Catapillar

these are some of the ones that stick out most in my mind.

[Dark Muse]

One of my favorites was the Story of Ferdinand (http://www.amazon.com/Story-Ferdinand-Munro-Leaf/dp/0670674249/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209387086&sr=8-2). A great story about a bull who loves to smell flowers.

Also, the Poky Little Puppy (http://www.amazon.com/Poky-Little-Puppy-Golden-Treasures/dp/0375839259/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209387322&sr=8-2) from Golden Books was another favorite.

Haha I remember both those books

[Drummergal42]

According to the poll the May book will be... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy!

We will have an open discussion May 25 - May 31. Does that seem good?

Also, the same week we will be voting for the June book.

Any questions? If so post them here or pm me.

~Drummergal42

Also, when you read this, please just tell me you know so that I do not have to worry about you not recieving the news. Sorry if it seems tetious(sp?), it's just I would feel really bad if someone couldn't read the book because they couldn't find the forum. Thanks!

[ntropyincarnate]

well i found it! :D

[browneyedbailey]

What's the first book to read?

[ntropyincarnate]

hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

[betzen]

The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover was probably my favorite book as a young child.
Oh my goodness, I totally forgot about that book until you mentioned it! I loved that book.:D

I remember Are you my mother? as being the first book I could read through by myself. I do think that those enjoyments help create a love for reading later in life.

[Chesterfield]

Good idea, but how do we go about distinguishing teen reading and adult reading? Most of us think we're adults anyways... :D

[EugenieIsabelle]

Hi, may I still join? I warn you, I do think I'm very much an adult (at least, when it comes to the books I've already read.) I also second the Captain Blood suggestion; I think it's a sweet, interesting romance/adventure that lacks the "blood" found in so many other "teenage books"--Lord of the Flies, for instance. (Although, if you are looking for a book of immense psychological power, you're best off with The Lord of The Flies.) By the way, would any of the librarians suggest a good explanation for why children and pre-teens are encouraged to read "classics" like Hilton's The Outsiders rather than books by Dumas, Verne, Conan Doyle, Walter Scott, Mark Twain, Stevenson, etc? Surely not because these authors are too "classical"?

[Seabird111]

You could refer to my thread, (Classic Literature Book Club), for some ideas. Forum threads work great for book clubs.

[rachel_bookworm]

It has to be the hungry hungry caterpillar!!

[browneyedbailey]

Idk. motherhubbard could tell you. mum annoys me with these things all the time. hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy sound great!

[Watanabe]

I'd like to join.
I think two of the previously suggested books: Hitchhikers Guide and The Catcher in the Rye would be good to start out with.
Another two books I'd like to suggest is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card which is very good and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes which I haven't read yet but would love an excuse to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enders_game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Wicked_This_Way_Comes_%28novel%29

[Nightshade]

Dear Zoo (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dear-Zoo-Flaps-Rod-Campbell/dp/0333712781) and my all time favourite was The Usborne first 1,000 words (http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-First-Thousand-Words-Picture/dp/0746023030)picture book ( although my copy had a yellowy orange cover this is a newer edition )
I like reading Room on the broom and I think its story book wolves to kids.

[Drummergal42]

Wantanabe, huntress4eva, and EugenieIsabelle - you are welcome to join. If you look in the forums you will find posts marked with TBC~. Currently we have voted on the book to be Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The link to important updates is

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34256
(you should check this out since it has all the rules on it and important news.)

The may book discussion is

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34675

I understand what everyone means by asking what is the difference between "teen" and "adult". I personaly think the difference is just which age group enjoys what.

[Chesterfield]

I got the news. ;)

I've always shied away from this book, and it's seemed sort of boring to me. Hopefully my opinion will change.

[sprinks]

I've got the news too :) Will go to library and start reading as soon as I can! :)

[Drummergal42]

Yes, I'm a bit hesitant to read it too. Also, for everyone else, if you don't want to read something you don't have too. I think you should though because one of the points to a book club is to read new books.

[johann cruyff]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a great book,one of my favourite "light" reads - also,going through it was a breeze for me,some 500 pages took me only a few days,and I've read it twice so far.

[Drummergal42]

I'm just reminding everyone that we will be discussing the book next week., so finish it up if you want to take part in the discussion!

[ntropyincarnate]

I don't know if I'll be able to join the discussion, since I've been too busy to even start reading, but school's done now and I'm going to start reading again. I'm so behind on my reading grrrrrrr

[Drummergal42]

Join the club! It is the same on my side.

[Drkshadow03]

Yeah, I'm not sure I'll have time to read the book either. I am busier than I thought with other reads. I'm sorry to have given false pretenses. I would really have liked to do a teen book club, but I can't find the time.

[Drummergal42]

For those people who read the book, it is time to discuss the book!
(I don't know how many people actually read it, I am bad and didn't)

[Drummergal42]

No one discusses the books, and probably do not read them. I have not yet gotten recommendations from the person who was supposed too. Sorry, but it is just not working out.

[kasie]

No one discusses the books, and probably do not read them. I have not yet gotten recommendations from the person who was supposed too. Sorry, but it is just not working out.

DG - I've been waiting to discuss Hitch-hiker's Guide but don't know how to go about it. I've looked in FAQ and have been keeping an eye on the forums but nothing has come of it. How should I have joined in a discussion? Where? Sorry, I should have asked earlier, but how does one go about joining in discussions?

[Drummergal42]

Kasie, there was a forum to discuss Hitch-hikers guide. It was titled TBC~ May Book Discussion. I'm sorry that you did not find the forum. If you want, I can make a thread for the book if you stil want to discuss it.

[Bakiryu]

I'm sorry! I though you had someone else to give suggestions. I did not want to suggest crappy books that one would like to read.

[Drummergal42]

It's just too late now, sorry! It's not just that, most people didn't read the bbok, I have practically no time to organize everything, and no one discusses the books(including me!).