What a day the 7th graders had with Roland Smith!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Julie Hahnke author visit
On May 25, Julie delighted the 6th graders with her tales of fantasy and raptors.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Great Stone Face award nominees 05/26/2010
Klise, Kate. DYING TO MEET YOU
Klise, Kate. DYING TO MEET YOU
Orlando : Harcourt, 2009
IL 3-6, RL 4.4
ISBN 0152057277
Ignatius B. Grumply, children’s mystery writer, had had writer’s block for twenty years. In hopes of finding inspiration, he rented an old Victorian mansion, seeking solitude and quiet. Iggy had not read the fine print…
Clause 102 (a) of the rental agreement stated that Seymour Hope, aged 11, should be allowed to remain at 43 Old Cemetery Road, and whoever rented the property should look after Seymour and his cat, Shadow, and return both in good condition to his parents at the termination of the contract, if they so requested.
But young Seymour was not living alone…Olive C. Spence, original owner of the house, kept him company and prepared his meals, and once in awhile, she allowed him to actually see her. Had she still been alive, she would
have been 190 years old.
Mr. Grumply was not a believer in ghosts; but if he didn’t become one soon, how could he ever get the annoying pranks to stop? And how could he possibly get over his writer’s block?
The sequel to the delightfully humorous 43 Old Cemetery Road series is already out; OVER MY DEAD BODY is equally enjoyable. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2011)Cody, Matthew. POWERLESS
New York : Knopf, 2009
IL 5-8, RL 5.3
ISBN 0375855955
Welcome to Noble’s Green, Pennsylvania---the safest town on earth!
“The safest town on earth?” thought Daniel, “Couldn’t sound lamer.”
When he moves to his new home in Noble’s Green, 12-yr-old Daniel Corrigan notices that there’s something distinctly odd about some of the kids in town. After one of them literally saves his life, he discovers that some of them are equipped with superpowers, and they’ve been using them to protect the local citizens.
There is one power that his classmates don’t have, however. They haven’t been able to discover the source of these powers, or an explanation for why, when a “super-kid” turns 13, both their powers and all memories of having had them, disappear. When Daniel embarks on a mission to solve this mystery, he uncovers a plot that is more serious, and more evil, than any of them could have imagined.
Will Daniel and his new friends be able to triumph over evil before their 13th birthdays arrive, and leave them POWERLESS??? (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2011)French, S. Tirrell. OPERATION REDWOOD
French, S. Tirrell.
OPERATION REDWOOD
New York : Amulet Books, 2009
IL YA
ISBN 0810983540
“Sibley Carter is a moron and a world-class jerk.”
When 12-yr-old Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message intended for his high-powered uncle, he finds himself caught up in the fight to save some of the oldest trees in the world.
Over the course of the summer, normally cautious Julian will do many things he would never have dreamed of doing before:
· Promise to help a girl he’s never met,
· Milk a goat,
· Take a vow of silence,
· Mastermind an office break-in,
· Live in a tree,
· And, most important, stand up for what he believes.
This funny, fast-paced adventure shows the power of determined individuals, no matter what their age, to change the world. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2011)
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Great Stone Face award nominees 05/23/2010
Yohalem, Eve. ESCAPE UNDER THE FOREVER SKY
Yohalem, Eve. ESCAPE UNDER THE FOREVER SKY
New York : Chronicle Books, 2009
IL 5-8, RL 5.1
ISBN 081186653X
You’d think that being the daughter of the American ambassador to Ethiopia would be one adventure after another, right? Wrong. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Hoffman never gets to see anything beyond the walls of the embassy compound. All she can do is read about the exotic and exciting world outside and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it.
Until she gets kidnapped.
All alone in the Ethiopian wild, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animal life along with her inventiveness, will, and courage to escape and find her way to freedom.
Inspired by a true story, this suspenseful tale will have readers riveted from start to finish. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2011)
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