![]() ![]() “I like the range of people in the group,” she says. Having up to ten or twelve members is great since not all of them will make it to each meeting.Īlexa Parker teaches children’s literature and belongs to a TAR group. Invite a public librarian, parents, a local bookseller. Start by inviting teachers in your school or from across your district. The social aspect is also rewarding.”Ī TAR group can meet in any comfortable setting: your local children’s book store, a library meeting room, a member’s home, even a restaurant or a quiet corner in a cozy pub. “I like to stretch my mind,” she says, “to read books I would never have chosen on my own and hearing diverse interpretations of them. Gayla Clark is an educator who has been instrumental in starting up TAR groups for 16 years. Now I have to analyze why I like a story or what I didn’t like about a character. Sandy Buyze and Grace Morgan decide which title their YA book group will read next.Īs a writer, I loved joining my book group because it made me a much more critical reader. ![]()
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