Sunday, February 10, 2019

February 10, 2019

We Love Books! 
This Valentine's week students will get the opportunity to do a "book tasting" with a huge new batch of books we recently received thanks to the generosity of the HMS PTO. During the "book tasting" students will look through new titles and jot down books that catch their interest. They will be able to place holds and come up with a reading plan. As education leader Penny Kittle says, "The difference between a reader and a non reader is a plan."

During class we will also be doing a book raffle. This is when I book talk a book and then pick a number and the student whose number is chosen gets to check the book out for the next two weeks. So simple and yet the students have been begging to bring the book raffle back. 

In honor of Valentine's Day, we will also have a book love photo booth station where students can take a picture with a favorite title.  Stay tuned for some fabulous book love pictures!

Come Join Us!

Rooster Readers Family Book Club
Tuesday, February 11
Barrington Public Library Children's Room
6:30 - 7:30pm


We've had a great time meeting monthly to discuss the RI Children's Book Award nominees. This Tuesday night we will wrap up the season with some Rooster Games for families to engage in some friendly competition. 

Author Event Alert!
Books on the Square
417 Angell Street
Providence, RI 
Saturday, February 23
4pm

Come meet the fabulous Elly Swartz and Padma Venkatraman as they have an intimate conversation about writing. And, of course, there will be snacks and a book signing!  Hope to see you there!



The Bridge Home, (2019)
by Padma Venkatraman

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Smart Cookie, (2018)
by Elly Swartz

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Check out the web series Books in the Kitchen by author friends Elly Swartz and Victoria J. Coe



Great news, Raina fans! Kayla Miller has a brand new series I think you will love. 

Click, (2019)
by Kayla Miller

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And coming in April...

Camp, (2019)
by Kayla Miller

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This is one of the sports related titles the HMS PTO was able to provide to our library. I can think of so many readers who will be THRILLED when they see all of the sports nonfiction titles available during the book tasting this week!

Scholastic Year in Sports, 2019 (2018)
by James Buckley Jr.

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Recently students have been requesting this series. The HMS PTO was able to get us almost all of the titles in this popular fantasy series. Fans of Chris Colfer's Land of Stories series may enjoy these.

Whatever After series, (2012 on)
by Sarah Mlynowski

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