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    Spanish Book Club
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     Students and sponsors select and read books by prominent Spanish language writers. The librarian procures digital or paper copies of the books for the students and within 3 to 4 weeks a Book Club meeting is convened so that members and co-sponsors discuss the current book and then choose another book for the following month. Books can be read and discussed in both Spanish and English during the book club meetings.
     
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    • Club/Group Constitution
    • Tax Credit Link use this site to donate to the Spanish Book Club to purchase books for the students to read and discuss
    • Purpose: to read, enjoy and discuss books written by Spanish language writers or international classic books translated into Spanish.
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    • Meeting Minutes: 2011: Members chose and read Dante Aligheri's Divina Comedia, translated into Spanish from the original Italian and read in a Spanish translation. The entire book was discussed over a period of 2 months by students and Dr. Garcia. Club members read various books written by Nobel prize winner, Mario Vargas Llosa, who is one of the Nobel Prize Literature Laureates. Students shared the contents of these books with each other to discern the importance of the literature written by this Peruvian author.
    • 2012: Students selected a fiction or non-fiction books written in Spanish from the library's collection and discussed the book during Period 8.
    • 2012-2013: Members read various Spanish authors and their works either in Spanish or in English. On April 24, 2013 they presented to other Spanish Club members a short descriptions of the books and their themes. They mentioned how the books had impacted their lives.
    • 2013-2014: Members read various Spanish authors and their works either in Spanish or in English. In late April, 2014 students created a memorial tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez.