I have belonged to one book club or another for more than ten years. I like them! My book club homies motivate me to read challenging books, ones I would’ve never picked up on my own. Our discussions take us to wild and true places. But I’ve never belonged to a Mother Daughter Book Club. I don’t have a daughter. I have two sons, though, and they both love to read.
So what if I started a Mother Son Book Club? Maybe that would be a good activity for when the teen-age years hit (in 1 year, 1 month, and 5 days). A quick trip to the land of Google yielded little. I found one interview here:
http://litguides.com/2008/07/23/mother-son-book-club/
Just like in my regular book club, we could choose books that lead to excellent discussions about the nature of good and evil, difficult choices, and world history.
I’m considering: Elijah of Buxton, The Golden Compass, Holes, and the Lightning Thief.
Any other suggestions?
Comments
1 Jana // Feb 12, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I do a mother/son book club with my son (we are very exclusive). We read one (each on our own) and then have dinner together to discuss the books, then we go and pick out our next book. We have done The Janitor’s Boy, all the Diaries of a Wimpy Kid and both of the Beyond the Spiderwicks. We have a great time and it is very meaningful to both of us!
2 Lauren Bjorkman // Feb 12, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I’m so glad to hear that! That’s just what I needed to hear to motivate me.
3 Bonnie // May 7, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I found your post on my google search on mother/son book clubs and am wondering if you’ve given it a try yet or found any helpful information. There isn’t much out there on mom’s who are running mother/son book clubs ideas or successes or much info. I’m considering starting one this summer…in the idea stage but I am not sure that there is much interest. My son is 10 and will be going into 5th grade.
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