May 31, 2020

Black Girl Unlimited, (2020)

by Echo Brown

Goodreads summary

This title is available in both eBook and audiobook form through eZone.

Parachutes, (2020)

by Kelly Yang

Goodreads summary

This title is available in eBook and audiobook form through eZone.

This book won an Audie Award for Narration by the Author so it would be a fun audiobook option!

The Secret of Nightingale Wood, (2016)

by Lucy Strange

Goodreads summary

This title is available in eBook and audiobook form through eZone.

True Heroes: A Treasury of Modern-Day Fairy Tales Written by Best-Selling Authors, (2015)

by Jonathan Diaz

Goodreads summary

This title is available in eBook form through eZone.

I just finished this book and I wish I could buy a copy for EVERY person I know. 

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, (2020)

by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Goodreads summary

This title is available in eBook and audiobook form through eZone.

May 17, 2020

Awesome Dog 5000 (Awesome Dog 5000 #1), (2019)

by Justin Dean

Goodreads summary

This title and the second title in the series, Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants, can be found through eZone in both ebook and audiobook form.

We Didn't Ask For This, (2020)

by Adi Alsaid

Goodreads summary

This title is available through eZone in ebook form.

Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever #1), (2013)

by Tim Federle

Goodreads summary

This title is available through eZone in ebook and audiobook form.

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, (2020)

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Goodreads summary

This title is available through eZone in ebook form.

The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets, (2019)

by Sarah Miller

Goodreads summary

This title is available through eZone in both ebook and audiobook form.

May 10, 2020

There are three books in this science fiction series you can read. Here is the first in the series.

Last Day on Mars (Chronicle of the Dark Star #1), (2017)

by Kevin Emerson

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City Spies, (2020)

by James Ponti

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When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi #1), (2017)

by Sandhya Menon

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The Game of Love and Death, (2015)

by Martha Brokenbrough

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If you have not read the Anne of Green Gables series, a global pandemic is the perfect time to check this off your bucket list! And then you will want to read about the author of this beloved series. And if you are like me, you will beg your mom to take you and your friend on a bus trip to see Green Gables in Prince Edward Island. Did I go too far? Maybe. 

House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery, (2018)

by Liz Rosenberg

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May 3, 2020

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Last chance to sign up for our BMS Virtual Family Book Club this Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30pm. We will send you the Zoom code early this week. Dr. Fernandes and I look forward to discussing

  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with you!

Tomorrow is May 4th and Star Wars fans know what that means!

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Death Troopers (Star Wars Legends #2), (2009)

by Joe Schreiber

Goodreads summary

This title can be found in eBook and audiobook form in eZone.

Arcade and the Triple T Token (Coin Slot Chronicles #1)

by Rashad Jennings

Goodreads summary

This title can be found in eBook and audiobook form through eZone and Hoopla Digital.

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager, (2019)

by Ben Philippe

Goodreads summary

This title can be found in eBook and audiobook form in eZone and in audiobook form through Hoopla Digital.

When Stars are Scattered, (2020)

by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Goodreads summary

This title can be found in eBook and audiobook form through eZone.

Our House is On Fire: Scenes from a Family and a Planet in Crisis, (2018)

by Greta Thunberg, Malena Ernman, Svante Thunberg, Beata Ernman

Goodreads summary

This book can be found in eBook and audiobook form through eZone. 

April 26, 2020

BMS Virtual Family Book Club Title

Hosted By: Dr. Fernandes and Mrs. Roy

When: Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Time: 6:30pm

How to Sign Up: Use this Link and we will send you the Zoom code

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, (1997)

by J.K. Rowling

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J.K. Rowling has made the ebook and audiobook version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone free for the month of April with no wait through eZone. The audiobook is available for free through Audible. Hurry to scoop up your copy today and join us for a lively discussion! Also, go to Hoopla and search "Harry Potter" for 124 amazing results!

Three More AMAZING Resources:

J.K. Rowling puts the "Banishing Charm on Boredom" with Harry Potter at Home

Check out the Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast

Check out fan-run Hogwarts is Here website with online courses

Ask someone from Blue cluster about this next title and they will highly recommend it. 

All American Boys,  (2015)

by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

Goodreads summary

All American Boys is available in ebook and audiobook form through eZone.

Ramadan began on April 23 and continues through May 23 so I would like to bring attention to a picture book celebrating this Muslim month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. 

Under the Ramadan Moon, (2008)

words by Sylvia Whitman and pictures by Sue Williams

Goodreads summary

Under the Ramadan Moon is available in ebook form through eZone and Hoopla.

This is a very popular title with our students and it happens to portray Muslim characters.

Love from A to Z, (2019)

by S.K. Ali

Goodreads summary

Love from A to Z can be found in ebook and audiobook form through eZone. 

The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition, (2005)

by Michael Pollan

Goodreads summary

The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition is available in audiobook form through eZone.