Book Four: The Great Gatsby

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Introducing our fall book- The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald!

A FiRe Playlist

The soundtrack to our Fahrenheit 451 Party

The Boscars

The Book Oscars (or the Boscars)

Best Male Protagonist Nominees
– Simon Snow, Carry on

– Kaz Brekker, Six of Crows

– Ralph, Lord of the Flies

– Drum, Shade’s Children 

– Kell, A Darker of Shade of Magic 

Best Protagonist Winner: Kaz Brekker

Award Speech: *walks onto stage already holding the statue* I would like to thank me, myself, and I- and Inej.

Best Female Protagonist Nominees

– Cath, Fangirl

– Ava Holmes, TATWD

– Lila Bard, ADSOM

– Ella, Shade’s Children 

– Nina Zenik, Six of Crows

Best Protagonist Winner: Lila Bard

Award Speech: *takes trophy and runs*

Best Setting

– Ranger’s Apprentice

– The Great Gatsby

– Fahrenheit 451

– 1984

– ADSOM

Best Setting Winner: ADSOM

Best Book Cover Nominees

– Carry On

– Vicious

– LOTF

– Conjuring of Light

– Crooked Kingdom

Best Book Cover Winner: Carry On

Best Animated Feature Nominees

– Carry On

– Howl’s Moving Castle

– Shade’s Childern

– Kafka’s The Metamorphosis

– Vicious

Best Animated Feature Winner: Carry On

Best Action Scenes Nominees

– Six of Crows duology

– Ranger’s Apprentice

– Ember in the Ashes

– This Savage Song

– 1984

Best Visual Effects Winner: Six of Crows duology

Book Spine Poetry

Life imitates art- which imitates literature

Angelina

Brooke H

Charlotte L

Charlotte T

Helen G

Jacklyn B

Lillie N

Lily B

And the full display!

 

 

The Music Book Tag

Created by jessethereader on YouTube

Task 1: Question- What is your favourite book with a musical element involved?

• Name of the Wind
• Sorcerer of the North (Ranger’s Apprentice)
• Seraphina
• Fanart
• Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
• Carry On
• This Savage Song
• The Phantom of the Opera
• King Lear
• Six of Crows
• Things Hoped For
• Lord of the Rings

Task 2: Name one of your favourite characters who is involved in music.

• Kvothe (Name of the Wind)
• Wyland (Six of Crows)
• “The Cello Girl” (Things Hoped For)
• August Flynn (This Savage Song)
• Erik The Dramatic Sewer Dude (Phantom of the Opera)
• Gabe (Beautiful Music for Ugly Children)
• Michelle (Welcome to Night Vale)
• Orma (Seraphina)
• Will Treaty (The Ranger’s Apprentice)
• Christine Daae (The
• Meg Giry
• Apollo

Task 3: Create a band and an album using books.

Presenting our literary band, 4 000 000 Kruge!

Style: Pop/Punk/Rock

Album Title: And Now… the Weather

Song List:

Hit Single: MGWNAWYG (My Ghost Will Not Associate With Your Ghost)

• Sir Savien (Paying off my student debts)
• Greybeard Halt
• You Are A Saucy Boy
• Shame Shame Shame (My Salary Has Not Been Paid)
• Old Sport
• WHOOPS IT’S GRANDPA (Let’s Get a Steak)
• SAVAGE!!!!!!!
• Knife Wifez
• Dead Parents ™

Bonus Tracks: 

• Die Yuppie Scum
• Run! Leave Your Children and Run!

Bandmates: 

 

 

1. 1. Nina – lead singer
   2. Piper McLean – singer
   3. Will Treaty – songwriter/mandola player
   4. Wyland – electric flute
   5. Cello Girl – trumpet
   6. August – violin
   7. The Fool – percussion
   8. Erik – theatrics
   9. Michelle – executive producer
   10. Kvothe – manager

Book Three: Fahrenheit 451

“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”

Introducing our spring book- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury!

Valentine’s Shipping

Luna Lovegood and princess Leia

First Date: Picnic at Naboo Lake

Juliet and Sherlock Holmes

First Kiss: Solving Mercurio’s murder

Harry Potter and Percy Jackson

Pet Names: both “The Chosen One”

The Persian and Lila Bard

Last romantic getaway: Murder mystery dinner theatre

Lady Macbeth and Lila Bard

Who’s more jealous: Kell’s getting a poisoned dagger

Peggy Carter and Princess Leia

Who has the most extra Starbucks order: Peggy, hands down

Jesper Fahey and Luke Skywalker

What would they do on a Friday night: bad clothing choices and clubbing

Nina Zenik and Peggy Carter

PDA?: Yes. Shamelessly.

 

 

Book II: This Savage Song

“It was a cruel trick of the universe, thought August, that he only felt human after doing something monstrous.”

Introducing our Winter/Spring season book- This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

A Party at the Opera

Time to say goodbye to our first book of the year, The Phantom of the Opera

We’ll miss you, Erik- but you’ll always be inside our minds.

In addition, here’s some notable quotes (in hashtag form) from the musical:

#demandsarerejected

#raouliveseenhim

#insolentboy

#ignorantfool

#thisisinsane

#youlittledemon

#christineiveseenhim

#shameshameshame

#mysalaryhasnotbeenpaid

#thefoolswhorunmytheatre

#themanisinsane

#curseyou

#thisloathsomegargoyle

#poorfoolhedoesn’tknow

#youdon’tdeserveher

Here’s to a great next read!!

Books Against Humanity

Our winners: 

Shout out to Lillie Nadeau for creating this awesome activity!