I think the craft we did went over really well. In the book, Enola's mom gives her a book of cyphers for her birthday which becomes pretty important to the story. I thought it would be fun if we make our own little notebooks.
Here are a couple of examples of the notebooks we made. They are 5.5 x 4.25, or a quarter of a regular sheet of paper. If you want instructions on how to make them, just email me.
As we made the notebooks, we talked about the book. Some of the club members were a little worried they wouldn't like it, but were pleasantly surprised. Everyone seemed to like it and were anxious to read the other books in the series. It was fun to talk about how different life was in the Victorian era than it is today. Women didn't have as many rights. Enola herself, was a fun character. She has the same smarts as her brother Sherlock, but has the advantage of knowing the way women lived.
The next book for the book club has been one of my favorite books since I first read it many years ago. It's a retelling of Beauty and the Beast called Beauty by Robin McKinley. It is a longer one, so you might want to get started on it as soon as possible. Check your school libraries if you can't find it here, or you might even want to consider buying it. Yes, it's that good.
The meeting is on Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00 pm. I hope to see you there!!
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