Have You Read These?

Sometimes you can tell from the first line of a book that it is the one for you! Here are some great first lines from some great books!

"My name is India Opal Buloni, and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog." (Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo)

"Lisa is pregnant." (Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer)

"If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time for it." (The Teacher's Funeral by Robert Newton Peck)

"The end was coming, but I didn't see it coming." (Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs)

"Ernie looked like a total teacher's pet..." (The Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney)

"Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood." (The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan)

"Ellie had gone into the church because of her feet." (Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson)

"I was thirteen when Mama died, fourteen when Derek and I arrived in the States." (The Tamarack Tree by Patricia Clapp)

Welcome to the new school year!

The media center has a fresh new look this year, with new carpet, lights and ceiling, and freshly painted walls. Soon new books will be pouring in--keep checking this sight so you can see a list of those books as soon as they arrive!

Need a summer read? Try these!

The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith and Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor are both outstanding books--good for a quiet summer afternoon.

Waiting for Normal will delight readers who loved Because of Winn Dixie. Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
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The Comeback Season is a heart-wrenching book for young adults. High school freshman Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their blossoming relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and she again feels the pain of losing her father five years earlier.

NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

Fighter Planes: Fearless Fliers by Karen and Glen Bledsoe
Skateboarding for Fun! by Jana Voelke Studelska
Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain by Audrey Salkeld
Hillary and Norgay's Mount Everest Adventure by Jim Kerr
Behind Enemy Lines: A Young Pilot's Story by H. R. Demallie
The Great Outdoors: Bowhunting by Aileen Weintraub
The Great Outdoors: Fly Fishing by Ellen Hopkins
Confessions of a Closet Catholic by Sarah Littman
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey

Ella is happy in Chicago, she has wonderful friends that understand her, and then the worst happens, she moves to Dallas. The house seems plastic and no one is friendly until the gym teacher tells her to try out for the softball team--then her life begins to change. In one of her classes she has to "marry" the most popular jock in school, keep a budget and report back to the class. Lots of changes and worries for Ella, but maybe some happiness, too.

NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Parrot in the Oven by Mi Vida
The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales
Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Now and Zen by Linda Gerber
Throwing Like A Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey
Origami for Fun! by Thiranut Deborah Berry
Should I Play The Guitar? By Richard Spilsbury
The History of Rap and Hip-Hop by Soren Baker
Speed Show How Nascar Won the Heart of America by Dave Caldwell
Ralph Masiello’s Dinosaur Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello’s Dragon Drawing Book
Inside College Football Series
Cool Cuisine for Super Sleepovers by Lisa Wagner
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
Redwall: The Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques
Chasing Yesterday Series by Robin Wasserman

NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

Quiver by Stephanie Spinner
Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore by Alvin Schwartz
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories retold by Alvin Schwartz