Overview: Groups

Biographies & Autobiographies 383 books / 449 members / 189 posts So why are we interested how other people lived and died? What can we learn from them? How much research goes into writing a biography?

Readers Of African-American Authors 554 books / 699 members / 1051 posts This group is for readers who love to read AA authors. If you are a fan of both fiction and non fiction AA Authors, then this is the group for you.

Banned Books 71 books / 950 members / 465 posts Discussion about the most challenged books for those who want to read them.

Books With Dinner 58 books / 4 members / 0 posts Book discussion of friends that live in Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties in Pennsylvania. There are currently eight of us. We meet each month at a different person's house and discuss the book of the month over dinner.

Modern Classic Book Club 15 books / 6 members / 0 posts This is a group that has been meeting monthly since 1998. We'll be listing all of our past and current reads here.

Shades of Love: Multicultural Children's Books & Literature 1127 books / 294 members / 728 posts Shades of Love is an offshoot of the Black, Biracial & Multiracial: Culture & Diversity Group. Our aim is to provide listings and encourage dialogue for families, educators, and all others who are interested in more representative and diverse literature and reference resources for children, from babies and toddlers to pre-teens and young adults. Finding good books that are diverse and multicultural is a challenge. And YA? Good luck. That is why Shades of Love is here. Please don't assume members are already aware of great titles including reference resources. If you have found a book you enjoy, or have found a text useful and relevant, share it with the group in discussion and on our shelves. If you've seen something and are unsure, let us know. Hopefully someone among us will purchase the text and report back or another may have access through a library and will report to the group. “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ~ Maya Angelou

Books to Read 265 books / 1 members / 0 posts Books that are on my shelf that I haven't read yet

African Writers Series 4 books / 4 members / 1 posts For all those readers of African Literature from Poetry to plays to Novels i.e The African Writers Series which has such renown authors like Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Okot P'Bitek, Chinua Achebe, Marjorie Oludhe among others.

Eng 4 wjk 5 books / 29 members / 51 posts This group is for English 4 students.

Color Online 94 books / 29 members / 75 posts "To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way." ~June Jordan For our summer session, we are reading Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. Members are required to post twice a week to group discussion and to attend in-house sessions every week on Mondays at 1pm-3pm We'll host weekly prizes for Comet Monday(marathon comment day) & Comment of the Week. Check forum for more details. At Color Online Shelfari, we offer a book loan program, host writing contests, invite published authors to chat with members, run online writing workshops and other activities that promote the love of reading and encourage members to express their own creativity. If you are interested in joining our community, please read and comply with our admission policy. We accept new members principally by referral. Please write us at cora_litgroup@yahoo.com. Please briefly share your interest in Color Online and who referred you. If an existing member did not refer you please share with us what Shelfari communities you are an active member of. Our intention is not to make the process difficult but to maintain an environment where our members feel comfortable and safe. Failure to comply may result in delay or denial. Membership is not limited by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or spiritual beliefs. We are limited by age and gender. Membership is for young girls and young women between the ages of 14-21. Membership benefits: · Exclusive privileges to private Color Online book collection · Participate in writing contests and win prizes · Have work published on our blog · Monthly workshops and activities · Earn community service hours for graduation · *Attend cultural events * Applies to local members only Who We Are Color Online is community committed to the promotion, empowerment, and political awakening of young women. It is our mission to cultivate self-development through literary study, educational programs, cultural events and community service. To Our Members In all discussions, be respectful of individual opinions, beliefs and expressions. You are free to challenge, question, counter, evaluate and refute messages. However, there is zero tolerance for personal attacks. Address the message; do not attack the messenger. Members who post offensive, derogatory or mean-spirited comments will be warned, and the post will be deleted or a moderator will ask the poster to edit her comments. Upon a third infraction, a member risks having her membership revoked and permanently banned from the community.

Friendship for Universal Peace 1226 books / 2661 members / 14378 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart. There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship. We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."

Jewel's Gems 81 books / 6 members / 7 posts A place to share some of our favorites with our fellow Jewels.

Bookclub 29 books / 11 members / 7 posts For all members of the 2006 Applewood and beyond Bookclub

Memorable Memoirs 100 books / 54 members / 29 posts This group is about memoirs and the amazing people who wrote them.

East Coast Catz 53 books / 201 members / 208 posts Our Bookclub will discuss any and everything revolving around life in America from a Black Perspective. We'll discuss literature, sports, politics, entertainment, love, pride, crime, voting, and most importantly, education. While we appreciate that many of our members are authors, please refrain from posting book promotions to our group. I will delete them as we are here to chat with each other about lifes issues, and books that we're reading. I do not want anyone to feel pressured to buy anything or be bothered by numerous spams in the discussion list. Thank you for understanding

flappers 81 books / 448 members / 2042 posts FLAPPERS started the fun....way back in the 1920's--they were the rage everywhere--Men and Women danced, sang, partied and socialized....we're keeping it going....so if you love to talk and flap your gums then we are the fun loving group for you--come on--what ya waiting for--see ya in the story world...let's have fun!!!!---PLEASE---ADULTS ONLY---OVER 21---THANKS !!!!!

The Poets Circle 9 books / 156 members / 206 posts A place where poets can post and discuss each others work If you have a favorite poet post thier work and lets discuss.

Reading Behind the Redwood Curtain 31 books / 6 members / 1 posts Anything engaging - most common genre being historical fiction.

The 100 Books Project: Inspiration Through Literary Exchange 38 books / 3 members / 0 posts The 100 Books Project's goal is to make the highest-quality English-language cultural production available to Arab children and adults in the Middle East. Beginning in Egypt, the project will stock donated books from a curated list in a series of Knowledge Cafes, which will lend their books on a free or low cost basis. The collections will be designed to inspire and inform readers even as they help build local English language literacy. The lists will be generated by donors who wish to share their favorite books and Arab readers who request specific books. Shipping to Egypt will be handled by the project. Please participate and let us know what books you would like to donate, what books you would like to read, and what books you would like to see included on this list of 100 books! A list of 50 additional childrens' books will be included for youth center collections. The first shipment to Egypt leaves May 14, 2008--so hurry in with your suggestions and donations! The first cafes will be in Cairo and Siwa, an Egyptian oasis. For more information as to where to send book donations or otherwise contribute, please check out www.100booksproject.org.

Springfield High School Book Club 24 books / 8 members / 63 posts Welcome Springfield High School Book Club members! This is a private group meant only for students and staff who belong to this book club. With this online extension of our book club, we hope to inspire members to read a variety of books and engage in exciting, in-depth discussions! All are encouraged to participate!

Merion's Book Club 21 books / 10 members / 25 posts General book club for friends and friends of friends

IB Teachers of A2 21 books / 7 members / 12 posts This is a group for all those stressed out teachers who also like to read for themselves. We became English teachers because we like to read, so let's have some fun talking about our favourite books and learning a little about each other at the same time, away from the confines of the OCC.

Women Speak 348 books / 1220 members / 6903 posts This group is for women to speak about issues concerning women. FOR WOMEN ONLY. No men are permitted to join. (If you are a man and you received an invitation, it was by mistake. I'm sorry, but you are not welcome here. Kindly, remove yourself or else you shall be removed.) Because of the nature of our conversations, if you are a girl (under the age of 18), please get parental consent prior to joining. RULES: NO religious debates. Take that up in a forum that is designed for religious debates. Refer to only your religious beliefs in that they help form your opinion. Do not speak of the tenants of a faith that is not yours. No personal attacks. Do not use a member's name or any pronouns referring to a member with ANY derogatory comment, such as, naive, sexist, stupid, immature, etc.. Do not use any descriptions that demean a person's character, intelligence or belief's Do censor your own comments prior to submission to ensure that they are respectful of the other members in the group. Do pause before submitting in a heated discussion and take a second look at what you are about to submit. Recommendations: Be specific and don't use generalizations. When debating, be sure to counter specific points made and address the member who made the point. Give people the benefit of doubt. This is the Internet therefore you don't have the vantage point of reading body language. Ask for clarification. Ask questions. We could avoid a lot of hurt feelings if we first ask if a person is saying what we think they are saying. State your position without expectation. The goal is to be heard and share your position. We're not here to win converts. If you do feel attacked, address the offender directly and let them know that what they said (and be specific) hurt, upset, concerned you. And communicate this without countering with an insult. It's hard to listen when you're feeling attacked. When stating statistics provide cite (web link, article, book).

Strong Girls Grow Up to Become Strong Women 220 books / 16 members / 1 posts These books involve strong girls or women as protagonists. If you know of any books which aren't included here, please feel free to add them.

Book Club 101 37 books / 1 members / 5 posts

Louise McColl Book Club 27 books / 3 members / 0 posts Great company, good food, wine, and books. In other words, heaven!

MOMs Club Book Club 9 books / 6 members / 0 posts

Mrs. Grieb's British Literature Class 18 books / 7 members / 0 posts This is for PALCS students to display the books we love and are reading!