Ooh, awards books. These aren't dusty lists of titles that nobody wants to read. These are books you can't help but read, with amazing writing and zippy plots. These are books that take place in outer space, in an American high school, under the ocean. These are books about adventure and mystery and humor. These are the 2012-13 Readers Award Preliminary Nominees*...
Check out the Show Me nominees for some great picture book recommendations for kids in grades 1-3.
Check out the Mark Twain nominees to see some reading recommendations for kids in grades 4-6.
Check out the Truman nominees for some great book picks for middle schoolers, grades 6-8. I served on the Truman Committee for the 2010-11 school years. A couple of my favorites off of this list: Dark Life by Kat Falls, about teens Ty and Gemma who live in a futuristic and dangerous undersea world & Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings, about high schooler Natalie who loses her vision due to a degenerative eye disease but triumphs despite adversity.
Check out the Gateway nominees for some recommendations for the high school set, grades 9-12.
*All Readers Award lists mentioned in this post are sponsored by MASL, the Missouri Association of School Librarians.
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Shaen
Monday, September 5, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Science Fiction Picks
Are you always wondering "what if?" If your curiosity is sparked by reading about other worlds, alternate realities, and the future, these sci-fi choices might just be up your alley. Tip: if your library's copy isn't on the shelf, ask the front desk librarian to fill out a request slip for you, and we'll have it sent from another one of our libraries.
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Shaen
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| Cover images from Goodreads. |
Keep reading!
Shaen
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Family Cupcake Throwdown!
You've voted, and we've heard! Our next tween program at the Ironton Library is... (drumroll, please)...
Join us on Monday, September 26 from 4-5 pm at the Ironton Library for a sweet dessert-decorating contest for kids ages 8-12 and their families. The library will provide unfrosted cupcakes and all sorts of fun stuff to fancy them up with: sprinkles, chocolate chips, gumdrops. Contestants will have ten minutes to decorate their cupcake, which will then be judged on presentation and originality by our panel of library judges.
We'll also make some cool crafts and hear booktalks on great new titles that are perfect for the preteen set.
The program is free, but remember, registration is required so that we can make sure to have enough supplies for everyone participating. You can register by calling the Ironton Library at 546-2615 or by emailing me at ozarkregionallibraryyouth@gmail.com with your first and last name and phone number.
Keep reading!
Shaen
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| Image from Dreamstime. |
A FAMILY CUPCAKE THROWDOWN!!!
Join us on Monday, September 26 from 4-5 pm at the Ironton Library for a sweet dessert-decorating contest for kids ages 8-12 and their families. The library will provide unfrosted cupcakes and all sorts of fun stuff to fancy them up with: sprinkles, chocolate chips, gumdrops. Contestants will have ten minutes to decorate their cupcake, which will then be judged on presentation and originality by our panel of library judges.
We'll also make some cool crafts and hear booktalks on great new titles that are perfect for the preteen set.
The program is free, but remember, registration is required so that we can make sure to have enough supplies for everyone participating. You can register by calling the Ironton Library at 546-2615 or by emailing me at ozarkregionallibraryyouth@gmail.com with your first and last name and phone number.
Keep reading!
Shaen
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