Original Post:
I know this has been discussed before, but I searched the archives and couldn't
find it. (Somebody have a better search term for me?)
Our high school of 2200 students is considering doing an all-school read. If you
have done this before, I would love to hear from you.
Do you do everyone on one book or freshmen read one, sophomores another, etc.
Titles?
Where do you find books you can afford to buy 500+ copies of?
Anything else I forgot to ask?
Answers:
1. you might search "one book" or "one book one school" Please share any hits!
Brenda
2. Try looking up One Book, One School Sonja
3. I am working on this also. The Library of Congress is a one book site that
lists communities and schools and the books they read.
I am looking for sources to fund the endeavor. We will have approx 2000
staff/students/outside folks reading one book.
Contact you local bookstore because I have gotten up to 50% off some titles. I
also found existing questions (because there is a union issue with teaching during
the time suggested for reading) so there could be discussion about the book.
I'd be interested in knowing what you find out.
Thank you.
Robin Weber
Media Director
Site Communication Coordinator
St. Francis High School
St. Francis, MN 55070
robin.weber@stfrancis.k12.mn.us
763-213-1606
4. We buy one book per teacher and the teacher reads it to the students four or
five pages a period. The Literacy coach sends out the schedule weekly so we are
all on the same page. I have 15 copies in the LMC for check out, plus kids can
come in and "make-up" their missed pages if they are absent with our two books
which we read to our students. They come in during lunch or before or after
school. We read Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter...a graduate
of our school. There was a little bit of controversy because within the first 56
pages or so she describes something that happened in her life...but if you let them
paraphrase over that part it should be fine. It's about making something of
yourself even if you grow up poor and in the foster system. GREAT BOOK whether you
choose it as a one school one book read or not. She is only 22 and makes a great
author visit, too.
Good luck!
lm
Lynn Mitchell
mitchelll@citrus.k12.fl.us<mailto:mitchelll@citrus.k12.fl.us>
Crystal River High School
Crystal River, FL
5. We've never done this, but I've sure thought about it.
Do you do everyone on one book or freshmen read one, sophomores another, etc.
The advantage of splitting by grades is that if the cost is too great you can buy
enough books for the freshmen this year, then use those books again next year for
the freshmen and get new books for the sophomores, etc. That spreads the cost over
four years.
Where do you find books you can afford to buy 500+ copies of?
I would guess that you would probably be best off contacting the publisher for
those quantities. The publishers would probably be very excited about an order that
size.
--
David Lininger, kb0zke
MS/HS Librarian
Skyline MS/HS
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
t i g e r l i b r a r i a n at g m a i l dot c o m
1. Our school does one all school read for all high school students. When we are
discussing which book to choose, one criteria we look for is that it's available in
paperback, as students have to purchase the book themselves. We alert local
bookstores, and also buy 6 copies for the school. (We have approximately 300
students and are a private school.) Many students share copies. Past choices have
included Life of Pi (Yann Martel) and Old School (Tobias Wolff). Our students
discuss the books with their advisory group and advisor. During a faculty meeting
before the student discussion, we have a faculty discussion. If you have teachers
across departments talking about the book, this is a good idea because it helps
ensure that everyone is comfortable with the material. Let me know if you have
further questions.
Christina
1. the best one I ever heard of was the woman that had her whole entire school
population read The Good, Good Pig. Look up that book in the archives, and I bet
you'll find her whole project. It was amazing to read about. Liz Kamke in Buffalo
8. Last year, we did an all-school read with our 3A high school of 700 students,
using Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies." We bought 800 paperbacks (enough for staff, too)
direct from the publisher, paying 50% of list, plus shipping. Most publishers have
similar deals, but also do not take POs for such purchases, so check that as you
get details.
We had Sustained Silent Reading time twice weekly during tutorials, gave teachers
questions from Westerfeld's website if their classes wanted to discuss the book,
did NOT require that all students read Uglies (but they did have to read
something), and saw our Library circulation go up 50% over the previous year's
pretty good rate! Lots of "I hate that book- give me something different" or "I
love that book - where's the next one?" and so on.
The students could keep their copy or give it back - I have about 350-400 copies in
our workroom. Wanna make a deal??
Katy Manck
Gilmer High School Librarian
850 Buffalo St.
Gilmer TX 75644
903-841-7501
manckk@gilmerisd.org
Adjunct Professor - University of North Texas,
School of Library and Information Sciences
1. Hi Lisa - you could try searching under one book one school -- we do it at
our MS but don't buy books for everyone - it is a read aloud during advisory period
- then we only need 50 copies - one for each advisor. The principal has enough
money in her discretionary account to cover it. We did it last year before we had
advisories - each grade level chose a 20 min block during the day to read - it
wasn't as successful - teachers didn't like giving up time during the day for it.
We ended with the author visiting. We're doing it again this year - we focus on
bullying.
10. The high school I worked at did a one school read of Dr. Ben Carson's book,
Gifted Hands. Our community library did a one community read with the book Nothing
but the truth by Avi.
Jan Davies
Retired Media Specialist
Ashburn, VA
We are still researching - looking at titles and funding and activities to suggest.
Lisa McCulloch, Librarian
Richland High School
5201 Holiday Lane
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
lisa_mcculloch@birdville.k12.tx.us<mailto:lisa_mcculloch@birdville.k12.tx.us>
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