A BIG congratulations to our "Design a Poster Contest" winners!
First place goes to Selena Polisetty, winning $50.
Second place goes to Catherine Timmons, winning $25.
Third places goes to Claire Culpepper, winning $10.
Our poster contest is sponsered by Friends of the Tipp City Library.
Thanks to all who entered.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
7th Grade May 2011
Hugging the Rock
by Susan Taylor Brown
Beginning on the first page of the story, you instantly see what Rachel is up against.
Her mom consiously decides to run away from home, packing up her
guitar, some books, all her CD's, clothes, music box and quilt from the bed she shares
with her dad.
Rachel doesn't understand what she could've done differently.
She knows her mom sometimes forgets to take her pills and cries alot,
but doesn't understand why.
As the story progresses, Rachel discovers her dad, the rock of the family, protected
Rachel from much of her mothers mental illness...bi-polar.
Written in verse form, this book reads quickly and deeply from the heart of a young girl discovering the bonds that create a family.
Mercury
by Hope Larson
Set in French Hill, Novia Scotia, we meet two different girls, Josey and Tara, in two different time periods
Josey lives in the year 1859, while Tara lives in the present. Each living on the same plot of farmland, but in alternate time periods with different destinies, shown in a graphic novel style.
Young Josey meets a man, Asa, with a sneaky past, leading her father to believe he is able to find gold. Ending in tradegy, Josey learns not all people are meant to be trusted.
While Tara, in the present, is living with her Aunt and cousin, recovering from her house burning down and her mom working in a different state to earn more money. She is learning to trust situations and life all over. Given a gold necklace from her Aunt, reminding her of her mothers love, Tara emerges with great hope with this simple heirloom.
Chicken of the Family
by Mary Amato
You're never too old for a great picture book, especially if it'll make you laugh!
Henrietta's two older sisters make fun of her. They tease her. They pick on her. So when they told her she was really a chicken, Henrietta dismissed them--that was until the evidence started piling up--like the feather she discovers in her bed.
Convinced she is a chicken, Henrietta leaves her family to go to the farm, so she can be with the other chickens-- her real family.
Told with a youthful humor, you'll discover what a joy it is be to a chicken--and to find you're home.
Mythology for Teens
by Zachary Hamby
Whether you're a teacher or someone who enjoys mythology, this book will bring the lessons from mytholgy to life. Each of the 6 Chapters includes a play to act out the story, discussion questions to think about, and supporting facts about the characters and Greek history along with present culture.
The Secret Under My Skin
by Janet McNaughton
Blay Raytee is a government work camp orphan. It is the year 2368 and the entire world is struggling to recover from a technocaust that left a generation of orphans alone. When Blay is chosen in a special mission to help Marella, a guardian of the environment, she could have no idea what this will set in motion. Not only will she help Marella study, she will uncover a key to her past that will allow her to join those who want to restore democracy and discover who she really is.
I enjoyed this disutopian story, again seeing hints into this could-be future, set across any nation.
by Susan Taylor Brown
Beginning on the first page of the story, you instantly see what Rachel is up against.
Her mom consiously decides to run away from home, packing up her
guitar, some books, all her CD's, clothes, music box and quilt from the bed she shares
with her dad.
Rachel doesn't understand what she could've done differently.
She knows her mom sometimes forgets to take her pills and cries alot,
but doesn't understand why.
As the story progresses, Rachel discovers her dad, the rock of the family, protected
Rachel from much of her mothers mental illness...bi-polar.
Written in verse form, this book reads quickly and deeply from the heart of a young girl discovering the bonds that create a family.
Mercury
by Hope Larson
Set in French Hill, Novia Scotia, we meet two different girls, Josey and Tara, in two different time periods
Josey lives in the year 1859, while Tara lives in the present. Each living on the same plot of farmland, but in alternate time periods with different destinies, shown in a graphic novel style.
Young Josey meets a man, Asa, with a sneaky past, leading her father to believe he is able to find gold. Ending in tradegy, Josey learns not all people are meant to be trusted.
While Tara, in the present, is living with her Aunt and cousin, recovering from her house burning down and her mom working in a different state to earn more money. She is learning to trust situations and life all over. Given a gold necklace from her Aunt, reminding her of her mothers love, Tara emerges with great hope with this simple heirloom.
Chicken of the Family
by Mary Amato
You're never too old for a great picture book, especially if it'll make you laugh!
Henrietta's two older sisters make fun of her. They tease her. They pick on her. So when they told her she was really a chicken, Henrietta dismissed them--that was until the evidence started piling up--like the feather she discovers in her bed.
Convinced she is a chicken, Henrietta leaves her family to go to the farm, so she can be with the other chickens-- her real family.
Told with a youthful humor, you'll discover what a joy it is be to a chicken--and to find you're home.
Mythology for Teens
by Zachary Hamby
Whether you're a teacher or someone who enjoys mythology, this book will bring the lessons from mytholgy to life. Each of the 6 Chapters includes a play to act out the story, discussion questions to think about, and supporting facts about the characters and Greek history along with present culture.
The Secret Under My Skin
by Janet McNaughton
Blay Raytee is a government work camp orphan. It is the year 2368 and the entire world is struggling to recover from a technocaust that left a generation of orphans alone. When Blay is chosen in a special mission to help Marella, a guardian of the environment, she could have no idea what this will set in motion. Not only will she help Marella study, she will uncover a key to her past that will allow her to join those who want to restore democracy and discover who she really is.
I enjoyed this disutopian story, again seeing hints into this could-be future, set across any nation.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Science Verse by Jon Scieszka
Science and poetry...two things that we may not think go together, but Jon does an amazing job pulling off this with his great sense of humor!
One of my favorites:
Mary hhad a little worm.
She thought it was a chigger.
But everything that Mary ate,
Only made it bigger.
It came with her to school one day,
And gave the kids a fright, Especially when the teacher said,
"Now that's a parasite!"
Let's listen to the CD too!!
One of my favorites:
Mary hhad a little worm.
She thought it was a chigger.
But everything that Mary ate,
Only made it bigger.
It came with her to school one day,
And gave the kids a fright, Especially when the teacher said,
"Now that's a parasite!"
Let's listen to the CD too!!
Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder, 4th grade
"Penelope Grey knew she was lucky," begins Penny Dreadful. You soon discover Penelope is so lucky to have two wonderful parents that love her very much and lots of toys to play with, but unfortunately her parents were home very much and she didn't play with her toys.
Still--she knows how lucky she is to have a personal chef and personal tutor, and no siblings to complain about...but all this good luck left her feeling one word:
BORED.
She tried reading to feel less bored, but only discovered bored little girls are usually very spoiled...and she didn't want to be spoiled.
When she complained to her dad how bored she was he simply told her, "...can't blame boredome on anyone but yourself. You can't just wait for things to happen to you . You have to do things."
So from that day on, she tried to do things everyday...but it wasn't much help. Until one day she wrote:
I wish something interesting would happen when I least expect it, just like in a book.
And tossed it into a well.
Well--what happens when you make a wish?
Have you heard, be careful what you wish for?
Well--Penelope was on her way to find out.
Soon enough, Penelopes dad quits his job and her mother inherits a house from an aunt she never met. So, the family leaves the city and finds themselves the property owner of Whippoorwillows in the small town of Thrush Junction.
Here her father tinkers in the garden and bakes for the locals, never working on his novel.
Her mother can only get a job as a garbage lady.
And Penelope decides to change her name to Penny.
Still--she knows how lucky she is to have a personal chef and personal tutor, and no siblings to complain about...but all this good luck left her feeling one word:
BORED.
She tried reading to feel less bored, but only discovered bored little girls are usually very spoiled...and she didn't want to be spoiled.
When she complained to her dad how bored she was he simply told her, "...can't blame boredome on anyone but yourself. You can't just wait for things to happen to you . You have to do things."
So from that day on, she tried to do things everyday...but it wasn't much help. Until one day she wrote:
I wish something interesting would happen when I least expect it, just like in a book.
And tossed it into a well.
Well--what happens when you make a wish?
Have you heard, be careful what you wish for?
Well--Penelope was on her way to find out.
Soon enough, Penelopes dad quits his job and her mother inherits a house from an aunt she never met. So, the family leaves the city and finds themselves the property owner of Whippoorwillows in the small town of Thrush Junction.
Here her father tinkers in the garden and bakes for the locals, never working on his novel.
Her mother can only get a job as a garbage lady.
And Penelope decides to change her name to Penny.
Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream, 4th grade
Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream
by Jenny Han
Clara Lee.
First and last name.
Everytime.
Everyday.
By everyone at school.
Clara Lee is Korean American and lives with her parents, Korean grandfather and sister. Grandpa calls Clara, Clara-yah, because in Korean when you add the 'yah' it is like saying--hey there Clara...showing how close you feel to someone. It is very evident Clara has a close connection to her grandpa. You learn that whenever Clara has an interesting or scary dream she tells her Grandpa before anyone else, because her Grandpa is a dream genius.
So when she dreams that her Grandpa dies, she is afraid to tell him the dream...afraid it may come true. Because of her little sister she is coerced to share the dream--and thankfully she does, because she discovers that a death dream is actually good luck!
And what good luck she discovers!! So much that she decides she will enter the Little Miss Apple Pie contest...but does she win?
Read the book to find out!
by Jenny Han
Clara Lee.
First and last name.
Everytime.
Everyday.
By everyone at school.
Clara Lee is Korean American and lives with her parents, Korean grandfather and sister. Grandpa calls Clara, Clara-yah, because in Korean when you add the 'yah' it is like saying--hey there Clara...showing how close you feel to someone. It is very evident Clara has a close connection to her grandpa. You learn that whenever Clara has an interesting or scary dream she tells her Grandpa before anyone else, because her Grandpa is a dream genius.
So when she dreams that her Grandpa dies, she is afraid to tell him the dream...afraid it may come true. Because of her little sister she is coerced to share the dream--and thankfully she does, because she discovers that a death dream is actually good luck!
And what good luck she discovers!! So much that she decides she will enter the Little Miss Apple Pie contest...but does she win?
Read the book to find out!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
7th Grade January 2011
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same t-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." One cool thing Dwight does though is make an origami finger puppet named Yoda, who can predict the future. Is Yoda tapping into the force? Tommy, Dwights lunchtime friend, wants to figure out this mystery.
Read alikes: Meanwhile by Jason Siga, Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce, Justin Case by Rachel Vail
The Secret Life of Ms Finkleman
by Ben H. Winters
Bethesda is convinced her mousy music teacher is hiding a secret life and she's determined to figure out what it is. No one though is prepared for the answer:
Ms. Finkleman used to be a ROCK STAR. Soon the whole school goes rock crazy, but there's still a mystery Bethesda needs to solve.
Read alikes: Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scienzska, How Angel Got His Name by Gary Paulsen, A Whole Nother Story by Dr. C. Soup
I, Emma Freke
by Elizabeth Atkinson
When a mysterious letter comes inviting Emma to the Freke Family Reunion in the wilds of Wisconsin, Emma thinks she may finally discover why she is the way she is. But once she meets her fellow Frekes, things aren't what she expected at all. Maybe she's better off being her own freak, rather someone else's Freke.
Read alikes: Saavy by Ingrid Law, From Alice to Zen and Everyone Inbetween by Elizabeth Atkinson, Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
Under Siege
by Andrea Warren
Meet Lucy, Willie and Frederick, three children who survived the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg. In this dramatic non-fiction account, you will see both sides of the most crucial campaign of the Civil War through the eyes of ordinary people, but mostly 3 brave children.
Read alikes by Andrea Warren: Orphan Train Rider, Surviving Hitler, Pioneer Girl
Lucy Long Ago
by Catherine Thimmesh
At first they spotted just a little bit of the elbow jutting out of the sediment...but as they continued they discovered a thighbone, ribs and a vertebrae lying in the gulley. Scientists from around the world began to question what this was, how did it walk, was it a man or woman...could it be human?
Read alikes: Written in Bone by Sally Walker, The Frog Scientist by Pamela Turner, Bodies from the Ice by James Deem
by Tom Angleberger
Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same t-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." One cool thing Dwight does though is make an origami finger puppet named Yoda, who can predict the future. Is Yoda tapping into the force? Tommy, Dwights lunchtime friend, wants to figure out this mystery.Read alikes: Meanwhile by Jason Siga, Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce, Justin Case by Rachel Vail
The Secret Life of Ms Finkleman
by Ben H. Winters
Bethesda is convinced her mousy music teacher is hiding a secret life and she's determined to figure out what it is. No one though is prepared for the answer: Ms. Finkleman used to be a ROCK STAR. Soon the whole school goes rock crazy, but there's still a mystery Bethesda needs to solve.
Read alikes: Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scienzska, How Angel Got His Name by Gary Paulsen, A Whole Nother Story by Dr. C. Soup
I, Emma Freke
by Elizabeth Atkinson
When a mysterious letter comes inviting Emma to the Freke Family Reunion in the wilds of Wisconsin, Emma thinks she may finally discover why she is the way she is. But once she meets her fellow Frekes, things aren't what she expected at all. Maybe she's better off being her own freak, rather someone else's Freke.Read alikes: Saavy by Ingrid Law, From Alice to Zen and Everyone Inbetween by Elizabeth Atkinson, Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
Under Siege
by Andrea Warren
Meet Lucy, Willie and Frederick, three children who survived the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg. In this dramatic non-fiction account, you will see both sides of the most crucial campaign of the Civil War through the eyes of ordinary people, but mostly 3 brave children. Read alikes by Andrea Warren: Orphan Train Rider, Surviving Hitler, Pioneer Girl
Lucy Long Ago
by Catherine Thimmesh
At first they spotted just a little bit of the elbow jutting out of the sediment...but as they continued they discovered a thighbone, ribs and a vertebrae lying in the gulley. Scientists from around the world began to question what this was, how did it walk, was it a man or woman...could it be human?Read alikes: Written in Bone by Sally Walker, The Frog Scientist by Pamela Turner, Bodies from the Ice by James Deem
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Books Just on the Shelves
Teens...Make Waves @ Your Library with new titles this summer!!!
Fiction
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Greed by Robin Wasserman
Gluttony by Robin Wasserman
Wrath by Robin Wasserman
Envy by Robin Wasserman
Sloth by Robin Wasserman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I want to be your Class President
by Josh Lieb
Candor by Pam Bachorz
Food, Girls, and Other Thigns I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff
Tempted by P.C. Cast
ZebraFish by Peter H. Reynolds
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Are these my basoomas I see Before Me? by Georgia Nicolson
Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan
Forest Born by Shannon Hale
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol by Jim Krieg
The Van Alen Legacy, A Blue Bloods Novel by Melissa De La Cruz
Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole by Otulissa
Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Alphas by Lisa Harrison
Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen
The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
Animal Academy by Moyamu Fujino
Angel in Vegas by Norma Howe
Ash by Malinda Lo
Alex Van Helsing, Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
The Shifter by Janice Hardy
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
Dork Diaries, Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
Non-fiction
Tiger Woods by Jeremy Roberts
Mythlopedia, She's All That by Scholastic
13 edited by James Howe
In Love and in Danger by Barrie Levy
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Teens Talk Middle School
In Your Face 3-D, The Best 3-D Book Ever by David Klutho
The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy
The Green Teen by Jenn Savedge
Codes & Cheats Winter 2010
I Am An Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler
World Cup by Matt Christopher
Mean Behind the Screen, Cyberbullying by Toney Allman
Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
Who's Haunting the Whitehouse by Jeff Belanger
Edgar Allan Poe, Poetry for Young People edited by Brod Bagert
DragonArt, How to Draw Fantastic dRagons and Fantasy Creatures by J Peffer
DragonArt, Fantasy Characters by J Peffer
Dinosaur Mountain by Deborah Kogan Ray
Driven A Photobiography of Henry Ford by Don Mitchell
Bill Gates by Jeanne Lesinski
Kelly Clarkson by Gail Snyder
Chris Daughtry by Hal Marcovitz
Tyra Banks by Karen Schweitzer
Yao Ming by Travis Clark
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Colleen Sexton
Vera Wang by Katherine Krohn
Maya Angelou by L. Patricia Kite
The Beatles by Jeremy Roberts
Venus and Serena Williams by Jacqueline Edmonsdson
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