With the madness of September well behind us and a waning October moon, it is time to turn our thoughts back to the staff book club, time to meet and chat about the books that we read this past summer, and select a few potential reads for the winter.
Our staff book club meets infrequently and we select a few titles in the hopes that everyone will be able to pick up at least one of them. Then, during the following months, it is fun to see teachers carrying identical books through the halls. The students notice too: “Hey! I just saw Mr. K. reading that book. Is it good?”
Here’s a checklist of our last two years.
Our focus has obviously been Canadian Literature, and we are drawn to David Adams Richards titles — it was the discovery that several of us wanted to read Mercy Among the Children that gave rise to the book club in the first place.
Now, with Fall Break approaching, I think that it is time to gather the 20 fellow teachers, to express our grief (and rage) that The Lost Highway
