Spring is in the air and it's time to share....

"Well, I thought the character in this book......."

Care to share what you are reading?

Book Awards announced!

And the winner is.....

This year's Newbery medal award winner is: Moon Over Manifest by Claire Vanderpool

Other award winners were:

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi- Printz award

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia- Coretta Scott King award

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan- Pura Belpre award

For more awards go to The American Library Association's link at: http://ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm

Mrs. Waldbauer's Winter 2011 IRP Reviews

You read the book. Great! Now share a review with us.

Did you like it? Would you recommend the book to others? Tell us a little something about the plot but don't give away any surprises. Also, be sure to include the book's title, author, and
genre in your review.

Literary News: Mark Twain's autobiography published

Literary News: Mark Twain's autobiography was recently published from a collection of stories dictated by the author himself.

For more information about this remarkle story, go to this link at NPR- Mark Twain Autobiography

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131268307/-the-autobiography-of-mark-twain-satire-to-spare

Too scary to turn the page

Know of any good scary books? Share your suggestions with the blog.

If you dare!!

Children's Book Illustrator's Exhibit

The Society of Illustrator's exhibit of Children's Book Illustrators in New York City

Gelinas school librarian, Mrs. Hatcher recently went on a field trip to the Society of Illustrator's museum in New York City. The field trip was sponsored by the Suffolk School Library Media Association.

On display were actual copies of the books that were represented in the illustrations.

On exhibit were the works of various children's book illustrators such as this illustration by Eric Carle.

Other illustrations:

Mrs. Waldbauer's Class IRP Reviews Fall 2010

You read the book. Great! Now share a review with us.

Did you like it? Would you recommend the book to others? Tell us a little something about the plot but don't give away any surprises. Also be sure to include the book's title, author, and genre in your review.

Fall into a good book!

Fall into a good book with one of these titles.

• Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz


• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke


• Schooled by Gordon Korman


• Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne


• Chase by Jessie Haas


• The Big Field by Mike Lupica
  

Check out any of these titles and more from your school or public library.

John Grisham's new book for kids

Best selling author, John Grisham has written a new book for kids called "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer". It is a story in which thirteen-year-old Theodore finds himself involved in a murder trial because of what he knows about a cold-blooded killer.

In an interview for NPR, Grisham talks about what it is like to write for a younger audience. Excerpts from the interview can be found at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127475775.

Catch the Wave! Summer Reading Club

Registration for the Summer Reading Club at Emma S. Clark started on Saturday, June 5th. However, there is still time to register and get in on the fun.

This year's theme is "Catch the Wave!" The Young Adult department will be sponsoring a variety of activities for students entering grades 7 through 12.

Examples of Summer Club Activities:

• Battle of the Books: Wednesday July 7th through July 28th (3:30-4:45 or 4:45-6:00 p.m.) Final Library Battle- Friday, July 30th (6:00- 8:00 p.m.)


• Teen Readers: Monday, June 28 through August 16- Read and enter weekly raffles.


• Twilight Trivia: Monday, June 28 (6:00- 7:00 p.m.)


• Share a book, Share a Sundae: Tuesday, June 29 (4:00- 5:00 p.m.)


• Chocolate Covered Sculpture: Tuesday, June 29 (6:00-7:00 p.m.)


• Ocean Jewelry: Thursday, July 8 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)


• Super Smash Bros. Tournament: Tuesday, July 13 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)


• Manga Drawing: Tuesday, July 20 (7:15-8:45 p.m.)


• Teen Poetry Cafe: Monday, July 26 (7:00-8:30 p.m.)


• Wii Play @ the Library: Tuesday, August 3 (4:00-5:30 p.m.)


• Photo Collage: Wednesday, August 4 (4:30- 6:00 p.m.)


• And many more activities....................................................

For more information, pick up an Emma S. Clark library summer program flyer in your school library or call Adult Reference @ (631) 941-4080 ext. 115

What are people reading?

"The Help" (M. Waters-Dean's office)

• Next on her reading list-"Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen

"Wait til Helen comes: a ghost story" by Mary Downing Hahn (R. Beard, Special Ed)

• Next on her reading list- "All the lovely bad ones" by Mary Downing Hahn

"Unaccomstomed Earth: Stories" by Jhumpa Lahiri (P. Kranenberg, Special Ed)

• Next on her list-"Girls of Riyadh" by Rajaa Alsanea

"Bush at War" by Bob Woodward (K. Esser, Global Languages)

• Next on his reading list- "61 Hours: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child

"Jade Green: A Ghost Story" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (A. Hatcher, Librarian)

• Next on her reading list: "Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians" by Brandon Sanderson

"Game Change: Obama and the Clinton's, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime" by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (T. Worthington, Social Studies)

• Next on his readng list- "Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power" by Victor Davis Hanson

"Four Blind Mice" by James Patterson (L. Laird, Social Studies)

• Next on his reading list- "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham

Love Your Library Week

The library kicked off it's second annual "Love Your Library" week on February 8th. It featured a book fair and a raffle.

A showcase of book titles was also created to highlight student and faculty favorites.

Literary world loses J.D. Salinger

J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye"(1951) has passed away at the age of 91.

Some of his other works were:

• Nine Stories (1953) series
• Franny and Zooey (1961)
• Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymore: An Introduction (1963)

Book Awards Announced

The winner of this year's Newbery award is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Honor awards:

• Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Visit your library to get a copy.

Twilight "New Moon" Mania!

The Twilight saga "New Moon" opened at theaters on November 20th. The movie which is based on Stephenie Meyer's best seller brought in a record breaking $72 million dollars on opening day.

And in case you have been in a cave lately, New Moon is the second installment of the "Twilight" series. From the book's cover: "For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined..." Read the book to find out what else happens.

For more information on the "New Moon" movie go to http://www.newmoon.org/

Author Stephenie Meyer's official website: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/

Roald Dahl's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" movie opens

The movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox" opened at theaters on November 25th. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, it a story about a father fox who must mend his formerly wild ways in order to take care of his family. But not before one last raid on three mean farmers.



Other books by Roald Dahl:

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Danny the Champion of the World
• James and the Giant Peach
• Matilda
• The BFG
• The Witches
• any many more.......

Author Roald Dahl's website: http://www.roalddahl.com/

The Book Fair at Gelinas

This year's school book fair was a great success. There were many great books, posters, games, and cool knick-knacks for sale.

In addition, we had several winners from the daily raffle drawing.

Teacher raffle winners:

Ms. Schwartz
Ms. Pearce

Ms. Leidahl

Student raffle winner: A. Prestia

Thanks to Mrs. George and the PTSA for all there hard work and dedication.

Mrs. Waldbauer's Class IRP Book Reviews

You read the book- Great! Now share a review with us. Did you like it? Would you recommend the book to others? Tell us a little something about the plot but don't give away any surprises. Also be sure to include the book's title, author, and genre in your review.

Ms. Schwartz- 7th gr. Book Selection

As part of an assignment for independent reading, 7th graders from Ms. Schwartz's class came to the library information center for book selection. Ms. Hatcher, provided students with an overview of the collection and genre themed booklets.

Ms. D'Eletto's Class Book Recommendations

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