For March's Book Club, we read Grenade by Alan Gratz. Anthony, Claire, Lillian, Maida, and Reagan were present. This is some of what we talked about, based on questions from Scholastic.com.
1. Did you like the beginning of the book, with action-packed, dramatic introductions to Hideki and Ray?
-I liked the part where the Japanese soldier threw a grenade and it bounced back on him.
-And it exploded him.
-I liked it because it didn't take a long time to get to the action
-I liked it because there were two characters who were on different sides
2. Did you like Hideki and Ray when you were first introduced to them? What's the first word that comes to mind to describe your first impression of each young man?
-Hideki=wimp. Ray=wimp
-I liked Ray better.
-Hideki=young. Ray=wimp
-same
-Ray=abused.
3. Have you read other WWII books? If so, did they take place in the "Pacific theater" of the war?
No one could remember a Pacific-area WWII book that they had read.
4. Did you like Ray's fellow soldiers? If so, who was your favorite and why?
-Sgt. Meredith
-Big John
-Big John
-Big John: he understood Ray
5. What about Hideki? Did you have a favorite character that he crossed paths with?
-His sister
-His sister
-Big John (the Bear Man)
6. Did you think that this book was overly violent or that it accurately depicted what war is like?
-accurately depicted
-there was the perfect amount of death
-I felt like I was there
7. Were you surprised by Ray's death? Was it strange to you that one of the main characters/one of the narrators was killed halfway through the book?
-no, I saw it coming
-I was surprised
-seeing Sgt. Meredith die set it up
8. Who did you think was worse: the Americans or the Japanese? Do you think that Hideki made the right decision in the end?
-the Japanese
-they were equally bad
-why can't they just be friends and have peace
9. What do you think of war after reading this book? Are there right or wrong answers?
-sad. Very very sad
-they are both people just trying to live
10. At the end of the book, the war is still raging. Do you know what happened to end WWII? Do you think that Hideki and his sister make it through alive?
-yes
-they were taken to America
-they're dead
Rate this book from 1-5, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best:
-One 3
-Three 4s
-Two 5
For April's Book Club, we will be reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first.
We will be meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at 3:00 p.m. Please be sure to pick up your copy and register for book club (each month) at the Circulation Desk!
We will be meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Don't forget: this is vacation week! Please be sure to pick up a copy of the book and to register for Book Club at the Circulation Desk.
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