On September 8, the UCSS Book Club held its inaugural meeting at South Jordan Middle School. We discussed the book, The Long Walk by Slawomir Rawicz. The book is a ghostwritten memoir by a Polish man who escaped a Russian labor camp along with a group of others. Together they trekked across much of Asia, losing some in their party along the way, finally reaching aid and safety in India. Its a little bit history and a lot adventure.
As a book club, we discussed how we might apply the information and story into our classrooms. One idea that was brought up was how history is all about perspective--and how perspectives can change as time passes and history moves further into the past. There's a lot of discussion out there about this book, mainly questioning how true it actually is. We debated this question for a while and there was still no consensus when we left. As for me--I like to think Rawicz himself told as true a story as he could and his ghostwriter added other information, perhaps from other escaped prisoners, to make it a better seller. Coming up in October we will be discussing Candice Millard's The River of Doubt. It is a historical nonfiction book that details the thrilling story of Theodore Roosevelt's post-presidency trek into the Amazon rainforest to explore a river that had never before been charted. Millard is an excellent author who brings real excitement and depth into everything she researches and writes on. We hope you'll take the opportunity to give this one a try and we'll check in after the October meeting to report what everyone thought. Have you read The Long Walk? Please give us your review in the comments below!
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