Photo Courtesy Lowell Public Schools

by Jen Myers

This restaurant only has 5-star Yelp reviews.

The service is impeccable, the music just right; the fluorescent lighting leaves a little to be desired, but overall, the ambiance is warm and inviting.

And best of all – the menu options served up are guaranteed to hit the spot – whether you are craving mystery, romance, adventure, or inspiration – these offerings will feed your brain and your soul – your stomach?

Not so much.

Welcome to the Book Nook Café aka Ms. White’s 7th grade classroom at the Sullivan Middle School.

As a fun and interesting way to form book clubs among the students, Ms. White created a “book tasting,” giving students the opportunity to sample 12 books the same way you would do when choosing a menu for a big event.

Each table had the 12 books “served” to them in pizza boxes generously donated by our good friends at Milan family restaurant pizzeria.

They then had time to explore each book, take some notes, and choose their six favorites.

Ms. White will then take that information and break them into book clubs made up of students reading the same book so they can discuss the story, its characters and themes together.

Happy reading, everyone!