The Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy/ Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchet which will be hosted by Tress Ahles on September 7th. Discussion leader will be Lucinda Edmonds.
The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obrecht
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Boy in the Moon by Christopher Hitchens
All the books looks to be exciting reads. I look forward to discussing these great books.
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Last Friday was one of the best discussions ever in book club. Thank you, Rose, for hosting.
In order to order books for next year, we need to make some decisions by spring break. Please comment and post here your ideas. I will send out a survey monkey to vote. We are choosing 2 for now.
As we are winding down the school year, we are also gearing up for delights of summer. Don’t forget to add in some daily reading time in your fun filled schedule. Needing some suggestions? SAS ES Teachers got together and brainstormed a list of suggestions for you to try. If you have exhausted our list, at the bottom will be some websites to try as well…and certainly don’t forget the Destiny, Library Catalog is always available 24/7.
*Please add a comment of your favorites and add to our list!
Picture books
1.Ferdinand by Monroe Leaf
2. Napping House by Audrey Wood
3. Miss Spider by David Kirk
4. The Mitten ( any Mem Fox)
5. The Very Hungry Catterpillar by Eric Carle
6. I’ll Love you Forever Robert Munsch
7. Chrysanthenum by Kevin Henkes
8. Lily and the Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes
9. Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna
10. Mean Jean the Recess Queen
11. Thank you Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
12. The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco
13. The Gingerbread Man (any version)
14. The Spoon
15. My Lucky Day
16. Knuffle Bunny by Mo Wilems
17. Amos and Boris
18. I Like it When… by Mary Murphy
19. 7 Brothers
20. The Mitten ( Jan Brett) – 2
21. Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg
22. Somebody Loves You- Mr. Hatcher
23. A Long, Long, Tome Ago…
24. A Boy Who Drew Cats
25. How to Heal a Broken Wing
26. Ted
27. The Giving Tree
28. Goodnight, Gorilla
Classics
1. 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
2. Journey to the West ( Monkey King) 3
3. Chinese Four Masterpieces
4. Charlotte’s Web (2)
5. Story of 365 Nights
6. Heidi
7. The BFG
8. The Grinch by Dr. Seuss
9. Nursery Rhyme
10. Richard Scary Collection
11. Chinese 300 Poems
12. Tang Poetry 300
13. Zheng Yuan Jie Fairy Tale
14. Pippi Longstocking
15. Secret Garden
16. Nancy Drew
17. Hardy Boys
Beginning Chapter Books
1. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
2. Junie B. Jones
3. Cam Jansen
4. Frog and Toad
Parent Read Aloud
1. Stuart Little ( E.B. White)
2. Wizard of Oz
3. Oh, the Places You’ll Go
4. Where the Sidewalk Ends
5. Dr. Seuss’ Books
6. Eric Carle books
7. Mo Willem’s Books
8. The Hobbit
9. Frindle
10. Nursery Rhymes
11. The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tullane
12. Nothing’s Fair in 4th Grade
13. The Giving Tree
14. The Bible
15. Yo! Yes! Love You Forever
16. Goodnight Moon
17. Charlotte’s Web
18. James and the Giant Peach
19. Walk Two Moons ( Sharon Creech)
20. Little Tadpoles Looking for Mom
21. The Three Kingdoms
What’s Hot that Kids will Like!
1. Hunger Games
2. Captain Underpants
3. Diary of the Wimpy Boy
4. 100 Thousand Whys
5. Percy Jackson
6. Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan
7. Bridge to Terabithia
8. Brain Test
Series
1. Joey Pigza series ( Jack Gantos)
2. The Hobbit
3. Monkey King Story
4. Boxcar Children (2)
5. Guardians of Ga Hoole series
6. Little House on the Prairie ( Ingloss Wilder) 4
7. Mo Willems
8. Patricia Polacco
9. Big Head Son and Small Head Dad
10. Series: Jia Mei and Jia Li- My Brother and Little Sister (Story about 2 Twins)
Dinotopia book #2 is now available in the library for 100 rmb. (Apparently shipped by Kayak!..just kidding!)
Supplies are limited, so it will be 1st come, 1st serve. Please send money to the library in an envelope marked “Dinotopia Book” with name and homeroom.
Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins is the hottest read. It ranks the top of the New York Times List for several years. Having read them, I can easily see why! The story is dystopian literature that portrays a troubled world in which children are sacrificed (Tribute) to these games to remind the 12 districts of their rebellious past. Personally I think the series is a metaphor of how society sacrifices children in the name of entertainment. There is much to draw from these books.
Question? Who should read these books? These books are classified as YA-Young Adult which is 8th-HS. This is due to the level of violence. Children are killing children in gruesome and graphic ways. The level of violence grows with each novel. Should elementary children read these books? As a librarian, I would never recommend the Hunger Games Trilogy below 5th grade. Are students reading them? Yes. Will some students struggle with the concepts in the book. Absolutely. I would recommend all parents to read these books before or with their children because it deals with some difficult topics.
If you would like to recommend other books to your children, then there are many other suggestions that are appropriate. See the list below. Our goal is to make reading fun, enjoyable, and successful. The Hunger Games may not be that for your elementary child! Check it out for yourself!
Suggestions for action packed stories for elementary:
Anything by Rick Riordan. #3 of the Kane Chronicles is coming out in May. The Sea Serpent.
Barbara and Tim Boyer will be presenting Book Trailer formats and projects at the upcoming EARCOS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand during Spring Break. Below is our presentation.
