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Book Talk
is a monthly book discussion group taking place on the Ventura/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo/Kern SCBWI listserv. As the facilitator of Book Talk, Lynn Becker polls members for interests, chooses books for discussion, schedules when the books will be discussed, and kicks off discussions on the first of each month. Readers may join in anytime during the month with comments, questions, or anything else they care to contribute about the featured book.
Books are chosen to reflect a variety of genres. Lynn says, "We try to discuss them from both the pleasure of the reading experience, as well as to address points of interest to ourselves as writers."
Book Talk is open to all members of Southern California SCBWI who are signed up for the regional listserv.
Upcoming Book Talk books for 2011-2012 include
January
LMNO Peas
by Keith Baker

Rhythmic text, romping peas, an alphabet book that's worth a look!

February
Blink and Caution
by Tim Wynne-Jones

Please reserve this one early from your library--it's only available in hardcover for the foreseeable future, but it's too good to pass up. Horn Book winner for fiction

March
Cosmic
by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Funny and touching mid-grade, tall-for-his-age Liam is mistaken for a dad and gets to go into space.

April
Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke,
illustrated by Lauren Tobia

Early chapter book set in "Amazing Africa" with a charming main character.

 

May
Okay for Now
by Gary Schmidt

This is older mid-grade is jam-packed with great characters

June
Inside Out and Back again
by Thanhha Lai

Girl from Saigon moves to Alabama during the Vietnam War, told in free verse--National Book Award winner

 

July
I want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen

Funny, subversive, appealingly original art and design

 




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