Our next discussion will be held on Friday, May 8th at 3:30 PM when we'll be discussing Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This is an exciting adventure/survival novel about a 13-year-old named Brian who gets stranded in the wilderness of Canada when the small plane he is riding in crashes. He is all alone, but determinded to survive! Since it is the end of the school year, we'll be having our pizza party too! You must sign up and get a copy of the book at the Youth Services Desk in order to be able to attend the discussion.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
It's 1947, and 15-year-old Evie, along with the rest of the United States, is moving on to bigger, better things. World War II is over, and there's no more rations, everyone is buying new, big cars, and things are looking up. One day, Evie's step-father, a vet, proposes a family vacation for her and her mother, to Florida, without overbearing Grandma Glad. Evie is excited about the adventure, and getting out of the beginning of school! Once Evie and her parents arrive in Florida, the vacation fails to live up to Evie's expectations, until Joe shows up, one of her father's war buddies. Evie has to try to prove she is not a baby anymore, and find out what really went on during the war, and why her step-father is trying to get away from Joe. This is a thrilling mystery, with a shocking conclusion!
Grades 8-12
Thursday, April 9, 2009
YA Book Disc. Group-April 10, 2009@3:30 PM
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
We'll be discussing this entertaining novel in which Julia and her friend Patrick want to team up to win a blue ribbon at the state fair. Julia's mother suggests they raise silkworms as she did as a girl in Korea, but Julia wants to do something more American...can they agree on a project and be able to work on it enough to create the best project of all? Best of all, Julie ends up discussing the project with the author of our book, Linda Sue Park!!
We'll be dicussing the book, eating snacks, and answering trivia questions about the book! Winners get a free children's dvd rental certificate! If you can't make it to this discussion, sign up for the next one on May 8, we'll be discussing the harrowing, adventure-survival book, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
We'll be discussing this entertaining novel in which Julia and her friend Patrick want to team up to win a blue ribbon at the state fair. Julia's mother suggests they raise silkworms as she did as a girl in Korea, but Julia wants to do something more American...can they agree on a project and be able to work on it enough to create the best project of all? Best of all, Julie ends up discussing the project with the author of our book, Linda Sue Park!!
We'll be dicussing the book, eating snacks, and answering trivia questions about the book! Winners get a free children's dvd rental certificate! If you can't make it to this discussion, sign up for the next one on May 8, we'll be discussing the harrowing, adventure-survival book, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
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