CHES Book Club 2023-2024 Sign-Up
1-2:30pm on the 2nd Thursday of the Month*
|Bible Tabernacle Church
Join other CHES families each month (September - May) to discuss books!
Time & Location
1-2:30pm on the 2nd Thursday of the Month*
Bible Tabernacle Church, 7612 NC-22, Carthage, NC 28327, USA
About the Event
For the 2023-2024 School year, meetings will be held at the Bible Tabernacle on HWY 22 in the downstairs fellowship hall. We will typically meet from 1-2:30pm on the 2nd Thursday of the Month.
Thank you to those who stepped up to make book club happen as teachers, helpers and substitutes!
PreK-Kindergarten with Lindsi Hill, Nicole McDermott and Hillary Smith: Students will be reading a book in class, followed by a craft/snack. A $1 donation per child is appreciated for supplies each class. We need an RSVP each month to prepare for crafts/snacks.
1st-3rd Grades with Tiffany Francis and Deanna Duby: Students will be reading a book in class, followed by a craft or snack. A $1 donation per child is appreciated for supplies each class. We need an RSVP each month to prepare for crafts/snacks.
4th-6th Grades with Deana Dyer and David Miedema: Students will read their book selection prior to coming to book club and will discuss it in class. You may read the book to your child, they can listen to it on audiobook, or they may read it on their own.
September: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (available on Libby)
October: Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems, Janet & Geoff Benge (available on Hoopla)
November: Gregor the Overlander (From The Underland Chronicles) by Suzanne Collins (available on Hoopla and Libby)
December: Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry (available on Hoopla)
January: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien (available on Hoopla and Libby)
February: The Dangerous Journey by John Bunyan
March: Ride the River by Louis L'Amour (available on Libby as a book, not an audiobook) - Many of the chapters are available on YouTube
April: Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (available on Hoopla and Libby)
May: Father and I were Ranchers by Ralph Moody (available on Hoopla)
7th-12th Grades* with Barbee Decker and Vanessa Fagan: Students will read their book selection prior to coming to book club and will discuss it in class.
September: Do Hard Things - By Alex & Brett Harris (available on Libby as a book, not an audiobook)
October: Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems, Janet & Geoff Benge (available on Hoopla)
November: Princess Bride by William Goldman (available on Hoopla and Libby) - This one is supposed to be better as an audiobook!
December: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (available on Hoopla)
January: TBD
February: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (available on Hoopla) - This one is supposed to be PHENOMENAL as an audiobook!
March: Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (available on Libby as a book, not an audiobook)
April: Carry on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham - Many of the chapters are available on YouTube (by the Internet Grandpa)
May: Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black (available on Hoopla)
*Based on the number of students that sign up for this age group, we are willing to split the group up for 7th-9th graders and 10-12th graders, but we need to know what the need is. Please send an email to ches.homeschoolinggroup@gmail.com to let us know if you have children in this age group.
We will meet the second Thursday of each month.
Thursday, September 14th
Thursday, October 12th
Thursday, November 9th
Thursday, December 14th
Thursday, January 11th
Thursday, February 8th
Thursday, March 14th
Thursday, April 11th
Thursday, May 9th
If you have any questions, please send an email to CHES and one of the Book Club Leaders will respond.