Starting My Book Club

For my book club, I needed to find a balance in the books that I picked. My club is directed toward anyone in my school, meaning Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. That makes it much more difficult because I have to cater to all of those different age groups. There is a huge difference between eighteen year olds and fourteen year olds. I also had to consider my school and the school board. Obviously I want to combat book banning, and the school board banning books is precisely the reason banned books need to be read. I had to choose books that are appropriate for different age groups, and aren’t too graphic. I came up with a list of books that I hope meets these requirements.

1. Maus by Art Spiegelman
2. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
3. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
4. The Round House by Louise Erdrich
5. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
6. Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
7. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
8. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
9. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou