The beginning of the school year might make you think of fresh pencils, new folders and maybe even starting a new school. A new year lets you start again and decide if you’d rather fit in or stand out. It’s a great opportunity to re-invent yourself, and what better way than getting involved in a new extracurricular!
Do you already have a favorite hobby or a niche interest you can start a club for? Maybe you’re secretly a chess genius, a music prodigy or a future sports star. There’s something for everyone when it comes to after school activities, and with so many choices, it can seem impossible to pick just one. Check out these books about all kinds of extracurriculars to get some inspiration for your school year!
Scout Is Not A Band Kid: Scout's favorite band is doing an exclusive autograph session at the end of the year, and her school band just so happens to be planning a trip to the same place at the same time. Scout may not play an instrument, but if learning the trombone gets her to meet her idols, she just may have to try.
Join the Club, Maggie Diaz: As 7th grader Maggie Diaz starts a new school year, she’s determined to find her thing. When her plan to try every club at her school backfires, she’s faced with figuring both finding, and staying true, to herself.
Swim Team: A middle schooler makes a splash when she finds out that Swim 101 is the only elective that fits her schedule. With the help of her new friends and her elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, Etta, Bree conquers her fear of swimming and sets out to turn her team around.
Ghost: Seventh grade Castle "Ghost" Cranshaw learns to cope with his past through running when he's recruited to an elite track team by a former Olympian.
The Chismosas Only Book Club: Four best friends start a book club to keep their friendship alive as they start their first year of high school. Are the books they read chosen by magic, fate or is it all a coincidence?
Kareem Between: Seventh grade Kareem is determined to make the school football team, so when the team's quarterback offers to help, it seems like a no-brainer. As it turns out, the quarterback is also the school's biggest bully, and Kareem is left torn between his dreams and doing what's right.
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