Update 7/09

Hi guys! Hope everyone is having a great summer! Would love to see your comments on the blog. Apparently no one is blogging comments on the reads. I guess we will have to publish our comments under the main blog page - under the "Group" section and just indicate your book. Or else, blog one another -- someone start!!!

Thanks.

Ms. Mic

Look Here to See Who is Reading What!!! Please add your photo and URL to the "Followers"

Summer Reads

Forrest Heck: http://bearliterarycircle-heck.blogspot.com/.

The two books I will read are East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, and A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin. I will probably also read Three Cups of Tea and post it on my blog, as I have been meaning to read that book, but never got the chance.

Cole Amezcua http://bearliterarycircleamezcua.blogspot.com/.

. I chose East of Eden by John Steinbeck and The Road by Cormack McCarthy. I am following your blog under the name Mikayla Matter. Thanks again for letting me partake on this opportunity!

Lizzie Paluso

Message From: Lizzie PalusoThe life of piandthe cry of the dove

Kelly Jones

Message From: Kelly JonesThe cry of the dove andthe life of pi


Madison Williams bearliterarycirclewilliams.blogspot.com

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
and
The Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman


Jeremy Bertarioni theflea76@yahoo.com

The God of War

The Jungle.


Claire Braxton

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair


Mary Z! http://bearliterarycirclezielonka.blogspot.com/

Life of Pi by Martel
Blindness by Saramago

Tara Early .
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishinguro andThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin



Tala Khatib bearliterarycirclekhatib.blogspot.com

Never Let Me Go by: Kazuo Ishiguro> and Three Cups of Tea by: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

Lauren Bennett

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and Right of thirst by Freank Huyler.

Summer Book Read Instructions!~

1. Please choose 1 read from Group A, and a 2nd read from any other "group", including "A".

2. Please create a blogspot for yourself. It should be labeled as follows:
bearliterarycircleyourlast name.blogspot.com

Example: bearliterarycirclemicallef.blogspot.com

3. Please email me your choice of readings and your blogspot address: smicalle@nhcs.net
by Saturday June 13, 2009. I will then compile a listing on this blogspot under the post
heading "Literary Circle Participants"


4. The idea is to promote dialogue between reading buddies!


5. Questions to be addressed and direct dialogue in your blog are:

A. Select passages that impressed you, either for:
(i) the language chosen, and comment on what makes it so spectacular!

(ii) the point of view of life presented, or its contribution to the story - and discuss
your feelings. Get feedback (that is the objective!).

B. Make some personal connections. Again - dialogue and share - Get Feedback!

C. Make real world connections - Again - dialogue and share - Get Feedback!

Group A - Everyone MUST Choose 1 from this Group!

East of Eden by John Steinbeck *

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers *

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

The God of War by Marisa Silver

The Life of Pi by Martel

The Forgotten Garden by Morton

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah *

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

* IBECHS has copies

Group B

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Right of Thirst by Frank Huyler

The Cry of the Dove by Fadia Faqir

The Last Secret of the Temple

The Game of Thrones

Group C

The Road by McCarthy

Blindness by Saramago

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez

Group D

All the Kings Men by Warren

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Black Boy by Richard Wright

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Hurston

The House Allerbrook by Anand