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Alternatively, if a group of teens wants to have a book club based on a specific genre, like science fiction or poetry, they can meet at a coffee shop or a home. Ideas on starting a teen book club in your school library book riot. A book club sometimes called a reading group or book group is a group of people who get together on a regular basis to discuss books. How to start a book club for teens welcome to the family. Teens book club is an enlightening page for the youth.
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