What is Book Club? It is when a group of awesome people read the same novel and discuss it as a group!
What Book are we reading? This semester we will be reading the novel The Princess Bride by William Goldman
But I am reading so much in my other courses! If you are taking a high school English course with the Distance Learning Centre, you will be able to substitute this novel for one of the novels in your course. (With the exception of ELA A30 – Sorry Canadian literature scholars!)
Please contact your ELA course instructor for more information on this substitute.
Here's what you need to know:
- When: Book Club will meet once in March, April and May, with a wind-up in early June. The first club meeting is on Tuesday March 15 at 1:00-1:45
- Where: Online on the Teams platform
- Who: Open for students in grades 10-12
- Teachers: Mr. Moore and Mrs. Petterson will be running this club
- How: Sign up through HelpDesk (see below)
How do I sign up?
Sign up to join our online high school Book Club today at DLChelp@sunwestsd.ca. Be sure to include your first and last name, grade, and email address when signing up. The deadline to sign up is by end of day on Friday February 18, 2022
When you submit your sign up, Mr. Moore and Mrs. Petterson will help you track down a copy of the book so you have one before the first Club meet-up; there are hardcopy options as well as online copies to access.
Synopsis: This is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, and love against hate. Filled with unforgettable characters such as Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death for love; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who only lives to avenge his father’s death; Fezzik, the gentle giant; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian; Prince Humperdink, the evil ruler; Count Rugen, the evil torturer; and Princess Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in the land. It is an action filled adventure with fantastical beasts and memorable surprises. Is it a love story, a satire, a fantasy? You read the novel and decide!
