Girl Meets Book: Lit Circle Love

One of my favorite and least favorite times of the year is when my literature and composition class completes a lit circle cycle. As a teacher, I love the conversations around the books and how excited students get when a classmate brings up a point they hadn't thought about yet. As a student, sister, friend, I hate that my life becomes even busier for the four weeks that I'm trying to keep up with all six or seven books my sttudents are reading. However, as a reader, I love that I have a great excuse to put aside time to read six different books! For our last lit circle cycle of the year, the books I'm reading are all award-winning or nominees.

As a teacher or school librarian, any of the books below are worth checking out. Shooting the Moon is an historical fiction novel that could tie into social studies content about the Vietname War. Savvy and The Apothecary both have fantasy elements tied into and follow female protagonists. Savvy is a great story for young girls who are just discovering who they are and how they fit into the world, while the The Apothecary is more of a mystery-to be-solved. Check out the summaries from GoodReads below to find the best new fit for your library.