The High School book club, otherwise known as the “Nerd Herd” is a volunteer group of around 20 high school students that like to read and discuss books together. The group meets periodically and reads 5 books together throughout the school year. All students are encouraged to join the Nerd Herd!
Here are the books we have read in the past:
2010-11
1984- George Orwell
Full Dark, No Stars- Stephen King
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Steig Larssen
Never Let Me Go- Kazuo Ishiguro
Illustrated Man- Ray Bradbury
2011-12
Nineteen Minutes- Jodi Piccoult
The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children- Ransom Riggs
In Cold Blood- Truman Capote
A Bend in the Road- Nicholas Sparks
2012-13
Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
The Timekeeper- Mitch Albom
Winter Garden- Kristin Hannah (Talked to author during meeting.)
Lucid- Adrienne Stoltz, Ron Bass
Code Name Verity- Elizabeth Wein
Hate List- Jennifer Brown
2013-14
Spectacular Now -Tim Sharp
The Shining- Stephen King
The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
The Weatherman- Steve Thayer
Blind Date With a Book- (Trade one of our favorite books with another member)
Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah
2015-16 – 22 students & 5 teachers participated
The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
Horrorstory – Grady Henrix
Blind Date with a Book
The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty
Asylum – Madeleine Roux