Book Club
Are you looking for wholesome, family-friendly books for your kids to read or to read aloud with them? Look no further!
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We are excited to announce our 2025 Summer Book Clubs in the park!
This new club is open to kids entering 3rd-6th in the fall, and will meet just three times during the summer on Saturday mornings (June 14, July 12 and August 23). We will meet in a park (location TBD) in Grand Haven.
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Want to know more? Read on…
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What kinds of books will my child be reading?
We select wholesome, age-appropriate literature from a variety of different genres. Book lengths are chosen to make the reading time manageable for the time interval between meetings. Although most of our books are not overtly Christian, they contain biblical themes and values we explore during our discussions. We do not use books with controversial topics or inappropriate content.
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How do the clubs work?
Book Clubs meet once a month, usually for 90 minutes, and includes a light snack, book discussion, and a game or activity related to the book.
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You provide a light snack… but what about allergies?
Part of the registration process is to let us know about any food allergies in your family. We will always provide a healthy alternative when allergies conflict with our snack options. With severe allergies, we will simply avoid serving the allergen.
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What do the discussions look like?
From a literary perspective, children will learn about things like character development, plot, themes, etc. From a worldview perspective, we will discuss biblical themes within the books depending upon their content. Themes that are common in the books we select include things like forgiveness, kindness, gratitude, redemption, friendship, bravery, loyalty, honesty, etc.
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How much does this cost?
The first assigned book is always provided for FREE (limit 1 per family). Future books are ALSO provided for FREE (1 per family) IF children attend the meetings and participate in the discussions. Since we are purchasing a book for every family that registers, we DO charge a REFUNDABLE $5 registration fee. This fee will be returned for those who attend the first meeting. In other words, if you sign up your child and they read the book, attend the meetings, and participate in the discussion, there is no net cost. If your child cannot attend a meeting, or does not read a book that was assigned, they can still participate the next month, but you will need to aquire that next book yourself.
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Our school year book clubs opportunity is for students currently in 3rd through 8th grades.
We will select a book each month and will give you the first book for free. We will offer an in-person meeting with students (and parents, if desired) to have a guided discussion, snacks, and a book related craft or game. If an in-person meeting every 5-6 weeks or so is not possible for your family, you can send in an answer sheet to get credit. If students keep up with the time line of the program (1 book every 4-6 weeks ), we will then send them the next book for FREE. Otherwise, you are welcome to check-out the selected books from the library or purchase them yourself, and request the information via email when you are ready. Students can earn summer camp discounts for participation in the program!
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Sign-up now and invite friends to do the same! The first meeting is at the end of September each year. We will send out more detailed information when you sign up. If you have any questions, please call our office at (616) 607-7006.
