ATP Book Club
Continue developing your English skills through reading!
Every month we will read a new book to help enhance our vocabulary, gain more literary schema, and continue to educate ourselves. This is not a 'club' in the traditional sense as we will not be meeting to discuss the book. Rather, you can read on your own and complete the handouts in your own time as well. Think of this as a way to keep you accountable for reading and could become a great conversation starter, OR may show up in something you interpret down the road.
*You purchase/rent/borrow the book & everything else is free!
January 2025
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is often taught at the 12th grade level, so this is a great starting novel as the TEP is written at the 12th grade level as well.
Read the book at your own pace and complete the accompanying handouts if you wish.
Click here for Vocabulary building
Click here for Vocabulary quiz
Click here for a final 'exam' for the novel (it's not graded or submitted...just to see how well you comprehended the novel)
February 2025
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
by Gail Honeyman
This is a novel Stephanie happen to be reading when she was taking the TEP and noticed it had some very helpful and useful vocabulary words!
This novel covers some adult-ish themes and may have some potential triggers (fire, dating, mental health); in general however, it is a great read and was even featured in Reese Witherspoon's book club!
Click here for Vocabulary Building
Click here for the Vocabulary Crossword
March 2025
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Did you know that Frankenstein is not the creature with plugs in his neck that every movie depicts him as?? Frankenstein is actually Dr. Frankenstein, and that "thing" is called The Creature!
Click here for Vocabulary Development
Click here for the Active Reading Graph
AND...WANT A CHALLENGE??
Click here for a "Final Exam"
April 2025
To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
This book is embedded within popular culture. Quotations from this book are used all the time in everyday language, or Literature classes you may interpret once certified.
Please keep in mind when this book was written. The topics and racial "issues" were prevalent at the time and represent that time period. Put yourself back in that time period when reading this book and try to understand it from multiple perspectives. You don't have to agree with everything, but it's good to be aware of this classic that was on the Banned Book list...can you figure out why?
Click here for Vocabulary Development
Click here for Introductory PPT
Click here for a BONUS...test your knowledge
May 2025
A secret until May
This book, and its handouts, will be available
May 1st
June 2025
This book is a secret until June!
This book, and its handouts, will be available
June 1st
July 2025
This book won't be available
until July 1st
Everything you need to know will be here July 1st
August 2025
A secret until the new school year
is upon us ;)
Info about this book and handouts will be available August 1st, 2025