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=The Grasshopper Book Club=

//Jumping into Book Clubs in Elementary School//
Grown-ups have book clubs. Why not kids? Give your children the gift of gabbing about books and the adventures they find inside them. This Wiki was started by a group of moms who started a book club for their daughters and who couldn't find the kinds of book club questions that would spur new conversations among their kids. Laura, the inspired one among us, started the club by simply writing her own questions, photocopying them and putting together some snacks. The kids did the rest -- and had an amazing afternoon.

Laura's search for age-appropriate books and book club questions led us to think that other parents might be on the same quest. We decided to upload Laura's book questions so that other parents and children could use them too. We hope others will join in, helping this Wiki evolve into an open online library of book-club questions, party ideas and conversation starters -- as well as tips on the best in juvenile fiction and which books to avoid. Feel free to browse, comment and contribute!