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The library is available for student use from 8 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. There are study halls in the library 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th hours. Classes may make arraignments for use. 7th grade uses the library on 3rd and 7th hours on Friday and the 8th grade uses the library 7th hour on Wednesday. There are 6 computers for student use. The main printer is available in the library. Now you can decide which book should be given the newest book award that the state of Illinois gives: the Abraham Lincoln award. 23 books have been selected and you get to choose which one you think should be awarded this award because the STUDENTS of Illinois choose. Come to the library and by the portrait of Miss Kostanzer (the lady's portrait on the south wall) is a collection of Abraham Lincoln nominated books. Read at least 3 and fill in a ballot for the ones you like best. The results will be faxed to the committee in charge and in late March or early April, results will be announced. Can't decide which book you might want to read? There's reviews posted right there on the wall. All votes must be cast by March 1, 2007
BOOK REVIEW TO CONSIDER I'm a person who likes to read so I thought about once a month doing a few book reviews that are worth the time to read. I'll include the Accelerated Reader levels and the points. Try them, you may like them. The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones A.R. 5 13 points Do you love Harry Potter? Can't wait for the new one to come out? Diana Wynne Jones writes wonderful tales of magic and adventure. Christopher is a wizard boy who doesn't know he's a wizard. And wizards have nine lives. So people are taking advantage of him and stealing his extra lives for their own benefits. He is taken to Chrestomanici Castle to be trained to be wizard and then strange things begin to happen. Among the strangest is that Christopher is to be the new Chrestomanici and that's only the beginning. If you find you like this book, try Chrestomanci and Witch Week, also by Diana Wynne Jones. (These are not A.R. books)
The Black Rose by Tananarive Due A.R. 6 27 points Do you like stories about people's lives especially when they grow up to be famous? The Black Rose tells such a story. Sarah is a poor little girl who loses her parents when she is 6. Her brother leaves her when she is 7, and she and her sister are forced to attempt to exist by themselves. To cope, her sister marries a man Sarah can not stand and Sarah marries at 14 to get away from him. Sarah's husband is killed and Sarah is forced to make a new life for her and her baby girl. She suffers from a very dry skin condition and struggles to find a product that works. When she can't, she develops her own and discovers so many others who need such a product. She also discovers that she can offer freedom and employment to hundreds of women who are in the same position she was. Does Sarah find happiness as well as wealth and power? You'll have to read The Black Rose and find out.
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli A.R. 4.2 6 points Do you know Stargirl? I bet you know someone like her. In a school which being like everyone else is normal, a new girl comes. She stands out, in dress, in behavior, in speech, in song and in action. Soon she has the attention of much of the school and many ordinary people begin to admire her. She demonstrates humanity by her good manners and her caring ways. Then she crosses the most popular kids who begin a campaign to humiliate her. It works. But Stargirl is not done yet. See what makes her the most memorable person from that school that year. Schedule
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