Pictures from Mondays meeting...

As promised, here are a couple of pictures from Monday's meeting of the book club:

This is a shot of the table in the program room with our snacks and craft supplies - notice the pizza! We always have great snacks....

And these are the crafts that we made: a doorknob hanger in the shape of a key (every one was different; this one was mine) and a ribbon bookmark with a heart and a key. Obviously these crafts were inspired by Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and we had a fun time making them!

February Meeting

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key =

Isabelle: 5 Stars
Shannon: 3 Stars
Brona, Andrea, Kambria, Zoe: 2 Stars

The Book Buddies Book Club met yesterday to discuss Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. We had a great time with snacks (including pizza!) and a couple of different craft projects. For the most part, Joey Pigza was not a favorite among club members which is absolutely okay. We're not going to like every book we read and by not liking a book there is often a lot more to talk about in our discussion. Most people agreed that they didn't "get it." Only one club member really liked the book and is currently reading the sequel, Joey Pigza Loses Control. Because of the difference of opinion we decided that instead of having one rating, each member would rate the book on their own (see above).

For our crafts, we made key shaped doorknob hangers and ribbon bookmarks and everyone had a great time designing their own.

In other book news, a couple of club members are excited about the book Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix (which is available at the Newport Public Library in the Young Adult department) and others have been enjoying the Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (available in the Children's Department) especially since the release of the movie.

It was a great meeting - check back for pictures of the crafts!

Book Club meeting Monday!

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that the Book Buddies Book Club is meeting this Monday, February 25th at 3:30pm in the Children's Program Room to discuss Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. We'll have snacks, talk about the book and do a craft project.

Hope you all enjoyed it! Looking forward to seeing you then!

Author Jack Gantos/Book Covers

Jack Gantos is the wonderful author of the Joey Pigza series. He has written a number of other books as well including the Jack Henry series and the Rotten Ralph books. He has a terrific website which I encourage you to visit: http://www.jackgantos.com/index.html

The primary illustrator of the Joey Pigza books is Beata Szpura. (She illustrated all of the harcover editions). Check her out at http://www.bszpura.com/.

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Other illustrators have contributed different covers for some of the paperback editions, including Brian Selznick (this years Caldecott winner for The Invention of Hugo Cabret)who illustrated this paperback version of Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.

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Here is another paperback version by Cliff Nielsen. Which is your favorite cover?

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February Book Selection

The February book will be Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. We will be meeting to discuss it on Monday, February 25th at 3:30pm in the Children's Program Room.


Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it - especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact, his behavior is so off the wall that his teachers are threatening to send him to the special-ed center downtown.

Joey knows he's really a good kid, but no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, something always seems to go wrong. Will he ever get anything right?