These popular and engaging Book Clubs began as an offering for the SEA Homeschoolers community and have become such an exciting and engaging part of our community of learners.
Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason and Dr. Sabrina Weiss have been working together to bring the secular homeschooling community high-quality Book Clubs for years!
From September-May of each school year, there are two books a month: one for tweens and one for teens. These books cover a range of genres, topics, and formats. Learners get the opportunity to participate at the level that works for their own schedules and interests.
Every Book Club contains the following:
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- Suggested Reading Schedule (to help keep you on track!)
- Reading Guides (to engage in-depth, active reading strategies)
- Writing/Vocabulary Activities (to expand additional skills)
- Discussion Board Posts (to promote interactive learning)
- Supplemental Links and Resources (to enhance interdisciplinary thinking)
- Writing/Multimodal Final Project Prompts and Rubrics (to encourage extended writing practice)
- Live Discussion (to provide community and in-depth discussion)
- Recorded Summary of Live Discussion (to accommodate a wide range of schedules and needs)
2024-2025 Live Book Clubs: Enroll Now!
| Book | Dates | Live Meeting | Price | Age/Details | Instructor | ||
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| You Call This Democracy? | November 2024 | Nov 25 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| Thistlefoot | November 2024 | Dec 5 at 7pm ET or Dec 6 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| Olivetti | December 2024 | Dec 30 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| Lonely Castle in the Mirror | December 2024 | Jan 2 at 7pm ET or Jan 3 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| Curse of the Phoenix | January 2025 | Jan 30 at 7pm ET or Jan 31 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| Accountable | January 2025 | Jan 27 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| Ferris | February 2025 | Feb 24 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| Meru | February 2025 | Feb 27 at 7pm ET or Feb 28 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| The Eyes and the Impossible | March 2025 | March 31 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea | March 2025 | Mar 27 at 7pm ET or Mar 28 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| Abeni's Song | April 2025 | Apr 24 at 7pm ET or Apr 25 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | April 2025 | Apr 28 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc | |
| Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria | May 2025 | May 29 at 7pm ET or May 30 at 1pm ET | $15 | Tweens | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sw | |
| James | May 2025 | May 27 at 1pm ET | $15 | Teens | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mpc |
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September 2024- The Ogress and the Orphans
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October 2024- The Graveyard Book
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November 2024- You Call This Democracy?
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December 2024- Olivetti
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January 2025- Curse of the Phoenix
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February 2025- Ferris
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March 2025- The Eyes and the Impossible
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April 2025- Abeni’s Song
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May 2025- Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria
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September 2024- What You Are Looking For is in the Library
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October 2024- Reader, Come Home
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November 2024- Thistlefoot
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December 2024- Lonely Castle in the Mirror
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January 2025- Accountable
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February 2025- Meru
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March 2025- The House in the Cerulean Sea
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April 2025- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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May 2025- James
Self-Paced Book Clubs
Looking for other books? Want to work on your own schedule? Check out these Self-Paced Book Clubs. You’ll get all the above components except live discussion boards and the live meeting. They do include a discussion video that encourages participants to dig deeper into the text at the end of the reading.
| Book | Price | Age/Details | Themes | Teacher/Creator |
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| The Outsiders | $10* | Tweens | Social Class, Belonging, Realistic Fiction | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason |
| Fahrenheit 451 | $10* | Teens | Classics, Censorship, Dystopia | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason |