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Book Discussion Kits

Starting a book discussion group or need materials for an existing one? Take advantage of the Library's collection of book discussion kits. Kits include several copies of a single title and a Reader's Guide, all in a convenient canvas bag. The titles in our kits are titles that have been previously used in the Library's own book discussion groups. If you are interested in a title that does not appear in the kit list, direct your question to our discussion group contact form or call the Library at 847-965-4220.

Quick Facts About Book Discussion Kits

Book Group Kits include:

  • 6-10 copies of a single title
  • 1 Reading Guide
  • 1 MGPL canvas bag

    Book Group Kits:

  • May be checked out for a period of 4 weeks.
  • May be renewed once, for an additional 4 weeks, if there is no waiting list.
    Self-service renewals: 847.965.9575
    Online renewals: renewals.webrary.org
    MGPL Circulation Desk: 847.929.5103
  • May be checked out to one person; that person is responsible for all items in the Kit.
  • Must be returned to MGPL's Circulation Desk and cannot be placed in the book drop or returned at another library.
  • Must be returned in its entirety. Items cannot be returned separately.
  • Will have an overdue fee of $1.00 per day.
  • Are not available for interlibrary loan.
  • Are not limited to Morton Grove residents; they are also available to borrowers with a valid card from other NSLS libraries.

    Replacement Costs:

  • Book: replacement cost
  • Reader's Guide: $5.00
  • MGPL canvas bag: $2.50
  • Tag: $2.50
  • Maximum replacement cost for Kit: $100.00

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    Book Discussion Kit List

    The Zookeeper's Wife
    Diane Ackerman
    The little-known story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo harbored 300 Jews and resistors during the WWII Nazi occupation of Poland.
    [Nonfiction--history--WWII]

    Emma
    Jane Austen
    The beautiful, happy, and rich Emma Woodhouse meddles in the lives of those around her with near disastrous results.
    [Fiction--literary fiction--women's fiction--19th century England]

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
    Bill Bryson
    After spending 20 years living in England, Bryson comments on what it means to return to small town America.
    [Nonfiction--biography/autobiography--travel writing]

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel
    Michael Chabon
    Two Jewish cousins face the demons of WWII by creating a comic book whose hero, the Escapist, engages in battles around the globe and faces foes like Adolf Hitler.
    [Fiction--historical fiction--action/adventure--humor]

    Caramelo or Puro Cuento
    Sandra Cisneros
    Young Ceyala "Lala" Reyes competes against conflicting cultures, several brothers, and many layers of family history to find her identity and her voice.
    [Fiction--literary fiction]

    Seabiscuit
    Laura Hillenbrand
    Hillenbrand tells the true, against-the-odds story of a racehorse's road to victory.
    [Nonfiction--biography/autobiography--horse racing]

    Life of Pi: A Novel
    Yann Martel
    A young Indian boy spends months drifting at sea on a boat with a Bengal tiger.
    [Fiction--literary fiction--action/adventure]

    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency [KIT]
    Alexander McCall Smith
    Precious Ramotswe sells her inheritance to start the first private detective agency in Botswana run by a woman.
    [Fiction--mysteries--women sleuths]

    Stolen Lives
    Malika Oufkir and Michele Fitoussi
    Born into a life of privilege in Morroco, Malika Oufkir tells the story of her survival as she and her family are imprisoned for 20 years for their father's coup attempt on the Morrocan King Hassan II.
    [Nonfiction--autobiography/biography--Morroco]

    The Samurai's Garden
    Gail Tsukiyama
    Just a teenager at the cusp of Japan's invasion into China, Stephen is sent away from Hong Kong to recover from Tuberculosis and learns the lessons of adulthood.
    [Fiction--historical fiction--Japan]

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    Compiled by:
    December 18, 2006 Revised April 2010

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