1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogGuest Contributorhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/guest-contributor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QxUEjNeSBT"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/11/brewing-up-book-club-magic/">Brewing Up Book Club Magic!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/11/brewing-up-book-club-magic/embed/#?secret=QxUEjNeSBT" width="600" height="338" title="“Brewing Up Book Club Magic!” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="QxUEjNeSBT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This summer my library offered a unique book club called READ Quest for the third year.  READ Quest is for entering 3rd and 4th graders and focuses on genres–Fantasy, Mystery, Humor and Adventure in Fact & Fiction.  The program encourages kids to read for the fun of it, discovering the enormous benefits of reading for pleasure.  The children who participate don’t all read the same book, but choose a book for themselves from each week’s genre.  In this way we are able to accommodate a wide variety of reading levels and interests.  Kids can sign up for any one or more of the genres. We decided to target 3rd and 4th graders because it is such a critical time in children’s development as readers–when they shift from learning to read to reading to learn.  Focusing on genre and series fiction and non-fiction, providing reading choice and presenting a physically active...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/display-books-Adventure-150x150.jpg