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| David, a Jedi reader! |
This is so cool! A mom in the City of Falls Church, Virginia sent this photo of her seven-year-old son David reading
The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake, #2 in the Cabin Creek Mysteries series. I'm honored and thrilled by Trish's wonderful letter:
My 2nd grader, David, asked me to start a book club for him. I was delighted.
David is not a big reader – so I jumped at the opportunity to set up a
fun way for him (and his wonderful group of friends) to start reading
together.
Our very first meeting was yesterday at our little park across the
street under the Gazebo.
The weather was perfect for us – no clouds, wonderful sunshine, and in the 70’s.
Since
David came up with the idea for the club – he was tasked to pick the
first book. He asked his older brother Ben to help him out. Together
they decided on the Cabin Creek Mysteries – Book One – The Secret of Robber’s Cave. The boys
LOVED the book. Since David and I hosted the first gathering, I acted
as ‘moderator’. I asked each child what their favorite part of the book
was (and why), and which character they liked most (and why)….I asked
them to try and use descriptive words when
describing their favorite locations (i.e. was the cave dark, was it
damp, were the walls slimy..etc).
The kids then picked a ‘club name’ – they came up with the Jedi Readers. They’ll meet again in June. Most are already going to start on ‘The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake’.
So the point of my email – to thank you. You have reached a group of very rowdy 2nd graders – and you have ‘caught them’ – started a love of reading.
Yay!! Thank you, Trish.
