Book Review #7 by Sergio Mendez

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce

When Nate gets a fortune cookie that predicts that he would “surpass all the others” – he did everything in his power to make it a reality. In each class at school, he tried to make the prediction real but he failed miserably. He even got detention slips in each class he went to while trying to make his fortune come to life. What he didn’t realize and what his fortune did not say was that he would surpass all others… by setting a record for the most detention slips ever in history! I found this twist to be very humorous. Even though it was a bummer that he had to go to detention for every class.

I give this book 5 stars because it keeps you laughing. Nate just happily goes to detention throughout the book, even though we know that should NEVER happen.

You can check out this book and other Big Nate books in our library! 

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Accelerated Reader Celebration!

Students who achieved their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the semester were treated to a movie party in the library! The featured movie was The Great Gilly Hopkins based on the book by Katherine Paterson. The party was complete with movie snacks including popcorn, candy, pop and cake!

What a great time we had!

Book Club Members Spreading Good Cheer for the Holiday Season

The Infinity Book Club members read to 1st Grade students at Washington Elementary in December! The 1st graders were inspired by the book club's readings and were very enthusiastic. We are helping to promote a love for reading! Here are just a few of our elf readers in action:

See You in 2017!

Book Review #6 by Loan Huynh

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

There are 12 districts and every year the capitol picks two tributes from each district to compete in a Hunger Game. Primrose, Katniss’s 12 year old sister gets chosen but Katniss can’t bear the thought of Primrose in the Hunger Games so she volunteered in her place. But will she survive?

I give this book 5 stars. I enjoyed reading about the sisterly relationship between Katniss and Primrose. The fact that Katniss risked her own like for Primrose showed her love for her sister. However, I wished the authored went into even greater detail throughout the story.

  

  You can check out Hunger Games in our Library!

Book Review #5 by Trang Nguyen

The Testing (Testing Trilogy) by Joelle Charboneau

Malencia Vale, more commonly known as “Cia”, is choosen for the testing, a rigorous but mysterious process designed to find the country’s future leader. In the process, she will battle her peers and fight for survival.

I give this book 4 Stars. I liked how descriptive the author is. She makes readers feel as if they are actually in the world of Cia.  My favorite part is when Cia is fighting for her life in the wilderness. This book is super action packed and ends in a true cliffhanger! …so glad I was able to read the sequel immediately!

You can check out the entire trilogy in our library! 

Look at What Mrs. Daigre (Our Librarian) is Reading!

The Boy in the Black Suit

by Jason Reynolds

Annotation from CCBC Choices 2016

After his mother dies, Matt finds comfort in an unexpected place: the neighborhood funeral parlor. Owner Mr. Ray offers Matt a job, and in addition to helping get things ready for the post-funeral receptions, Matt likes sitting in on the services. Observing other people who are grieving gives Matt a way to see his own pain from the outside in. Mr. Ray becomes a surrogate father to Matt. It’s a role Matt welcomes since his own dad, also devastated, has started drinking again and ends up in the hospital. Meanwhile, at one of the funerals, the principle mourner is a teenage girl named Love. Soon Matt and Love become friends and are on their way to falling in love. It’s a sweet romance between two smart, singular, not-quite-alone-in-the-world teens. Matt and Love need, and can rely on, the larger community to take an interest in them, and vice versa: Love was raised by a grandmother who taught her to do good deeds in the world, and she draws Matt into that service. The sense of this New York City community as something both sustained by and sustaining of individual lives is beautifully rendered in Jason Reynolds novel, even as it doesn’t shy away from some of the challenges and dangers in a place where there are many struggles. Distinctive, well-developed characters, including Matt’s mother—a presence through flashback—populate this poignant, sometimes funny, emotionally true and tender story. (Age 13 and older)

© Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2016