I spent the day at Plympton Library getting things ready for next week...book displays, contests, meetings with teachers, and of course, checking in with Tortuga to see what he's been up to this summer. (Lots of resting!)
I hope you had a great summer! I read about 20 books and went lots of cool places, and thanks to everyone who gave me good ideas for books to read!
You still have one more week to do some reading, and if you tell me about your book here, you get to come to the library when school starts and get a free poster from my trip to library land in California--lots of kids have already done this!
So go get one more book--do some reading and let me know what it was!! See you next week.
Your library pal,
Ms. Paradis
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Vacation with Books
Hello,
I am leaving this morning to go to Maine for a big family party and then some hiking in a beautiful place called Bar Harbor. It has a National Park and if you've never been there, promise me you will go there when you grow up.
Thanks to everyone who recommended I read The Candymakers. I've packed that plus a book called Heart of a Samurai that lots of librarians recommended. I also have a bunch of books for people my own age. I just hope I can lift the bag with so many books packed.
So...there are just a few weeks till school starts--what is the ONE book you wanted to read that you haven't gotten to yet? If you don't have a good idea, get down to the library on Main St. and tell them you need some good books! They have a ton.
See you soon,
Ms. Paradis
I am leaving this morning to go to Maine for a big family party and then some hiking in a beautiful place called Bar Harbor. It has a National Park and if you've never been there, promise me you will go there when you grow up.
Thanks to everyone who recommended I read The Candymakers. I've packed that plus a book called Heart of a Samurai that lots of librarians recommended. I also have a bunch of books for people my own age. I just hope I can lift the bag with so many books packed.
So...there are just a few weeks till school starts--what is the ONE book you wanted to read that you haven't gotten to yet? If you don't have a good idea, get down to the library on Main St. and tell them you need some good books! They have a ton.
See you soon,
Ms. Paradis
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Next week I'm going to Maine, but before I leave I'm getting some new books ready for kids to borrow from Plympton Library when I return. I haven't read any of these yet, and am trying to decide which ones to try first. If you get to read any of them before I do, let me know what you think...and if you don't, look for them when school starts. So here's what I've been looking at today:
Titanic by Gordon Korman--a trilogy that follows four kids on this famous ship as they set sail, solve crimes, and apparently work together to save lives as the ship goes down. Sure to be a hit with 4th graders.
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass--contestants vie to see who can create the best new candy in a competition that is more than it seems. The kids involve must solve a mystery, and this book is getting a good buzz from readers in 4th grade through middle school. On the Mass. Children's Book Award list.
Falling In by Frances Roarke Dowell--a fantasy on the Mass. Children's Book Award list that involves a perfectly normal kid who falls into fairy tale land. Unfortunately, she's wearing her pointy-toe boots, which gets everyone there convinced that she's THE WITCH.
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine--A girl with Asperberger's syndrome struggles to make sense of things after her world falls apart. This book comes highly recommended for kids in grades 4 to 8 and yes, it's on the Mass. Children's Book Award list.
Agent Amelia by Michael Broad--Looks like the start of a great series for kids in grades 3 and up. Amelia Kidd is a secret agent who stops evil geniuses even though she's just a kid.
Cloudy With a Chance of Boys by Megan McDonald. The author of the Judy Moody series explains what happens when all the girls start to get "boy crazy," and one girl--Stevie--isn't sure she likes this at all. Her older sister thinks boys are dreamy, and her younger sister thinks frogs beat boys any day. Stevie's not sure who's right.
Scarlett & Crimson by Allyson Black is a new series about best friends who have a band and also spend time figuring out how to work around "the Leetz"--a group of girls who act like they own the school. Their band DarqStartz lets them find lots of new friends,and the book is written with lots of illustrations...a bit like a graphic novel.
Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby is a fantasy about three children who discover that a host of magic secrets come together and learn that each of them knows something that will solve an important mystery for the other two. Highly recommended by lots of middle school readers this year.
So which one should I read first?
Titanic by Gordon Korman--a trilogy that follows four kids on this famous ship as they set sail, solve crimes, and apparently work together to save lives as the ship goes down. Sure to be a hit with 4th graders.
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass--contestants vie to see who can create the best new candy in a competition that is more than it seems. The kids involve must solve a mystery, and this book is getting a good buzz from readers in 4th grade through middle school. On the Mass. Children's Book Award list.
Falling In by Frances Roarke Dowell--a fantasy on the Mass. Children's Book Award list that involves a perfectly normal kid who falls into fairy tale land. Unfortunately, she's wearing her pointy-toe boots, which gets everyone there convinced that she's THE WITCH.
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine--A girl with Asperberger's syndrome struggles to make sense of things after her world falls apart. This book comes highly recommended for kids in grades 4 to 8 and yes, it's on the Mass. Children's Book Award list.
Agent Amelia by Michael Broad--Looks like the start of a great series for kids in grades 3 and up. Amelia Kidd is a secret agent who stops evil geniuses even though she's just a kid.
Cloudy With a Chance of Boys by Megan McDonald. The author of the Judy Moody series explains what happens when all the girls start to get "boy crazy," and one girl--Stevie--isn't sure she likes this at all. Her older sister thinks boys are dreamy, and her younger sister thinks frogs beat boys any day. Stevie's not sure who's right.
Scarlett & Crimson by Allyson Black is a new series about best friends who have a band and also spend time figuring out how to work around "the Leetz"--a group of girls who act like they own the school. Their band DarqStartz lets them find lots of new friends,and the book is written with lots of illustrations...a bit like a graphic novel.
Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby is a fantasy about three children who discover that a host of magic secrets come together and learn that each of them knows something that will solve an important mystery for the other two. Highly recommended by lots of middle school readers this year.
So which one should I read first?
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