The Avi Book Club
After attending the Leadership Summit at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Winter Park in October, the leadership team began plans for organizing the Avi Book Club. The Rocky Mountain Writing Project is a partner with UNC’s spring Writer’s Conference, and for the 2nd year is contributing money to sponsor the on-campus visit of a young adult author. In preparation for Avi’s visit in March , the leadership team is organizing a book club for past Fellows of the RMWP and their guests to enjoy.
Participants will choose to read from three Avi works representing all grade levels and genres. The titles include: Poppy (elementary), What Do Fish To Do With It Anyway? (middle school), and Nothing But the Truth (high school). Participants will commit to reading at least one of the titles prior to the Book Club meeting on February 9th, 2006. At that meeting participants will have the opportunity to discuss the works with other teacher-readers. Additionally, all participants will enjoy dinner sponsored by the RMWP. Upon completion of the reading and discussion at the book club meeting, participants will be invited to join in a face-to-face meeting with Avi prior to his public reading at UNC on March 2nd. Another dinner for participants will follow the Avi meeting.
