In this cycle, we talked about everything from the interesting freedom that Twitter book clubs provide to what you can do with all of those old books that are lying around the house. Whether you’re a book fanatic (like me) or simply a browser, you’ll enjoy these articles from book lovers around the globe:
- Bullying has become an increasingly popular topic for books today. Not only are more authors interested in writing about it, more readers are interested in reading about it. Leslie Kaufman talks about a few different bullying books and the popularity of bullying in literature today.
- Don’t have time for a conventional book club? Think about using Twitter. Laura Moser talks about Twitter book clubs and 1book40, a Twitter book club that she has joined and enjoyed.
- Artistic students meet old books in an article by Ron Devlin, and the results are both inspiring and imaginative. After being challenged by their art teacher, these students created masterpieces from their library’s old books – read about a few of their creations.
- Kids can sometimes be amazingly generous, and their acts of kindness are encouraging. Randy Abraham discusses the effort that a school put into helping another school by donating books.
- Looking for some good reads for the first week of April? Take a look at this list from PW Picks mentioning some great reads for the week of April 1st.
- Have you ever looked around your house and wondered whether there was anything you could do about all of the old books that are lying around? You don’t want to get rid of them – but maybe you can use them to decorate your house. Read about a few creative students and their work for some inspiration.