Library Happenings
April 2008
All votes for this year's Maryland Black Eyed Susan reading program are due by Monday, April 21, 2008. Students in the middle and high school are eligible to vote if a minimum of three books are read from the appropriate age level list. Voting forms will be available in the library and all participants will receive a certificate of participation and an invitation to an ice cream social. Any student who reads all ten books will receive a special prize!
HIGH SCHOOL BOOK CLUB
The next meeting of the Maryvale High School Book Club will be on Monday, April 21, 2008. We will be discussing Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters by Gail Giles. All are welcome to attend!
We will meet from 3:00-4:00 in the Maryvale Library.
Please R.S.V.P to mcdowellk@maryvale.com if you plan to attend.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB
The Maryvale Middle School Book Club will meet on Thursday, April, 3 2008 to discuss Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko.
All meetings will be held from 3:00-4:00 in the Maryvale Library.
FACULTY FAVORITES
Marla Stanton
Department Chair – Foreign Language Department
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
I love Jodi Picoult’s books and many have been my favorite. I really did not want to read Nineteen Minutes because it is about a school shooting. It has really moved me, so much so, that I think it should be required reading for teenagers! It is more about the way young people treat one another and not so much about the shooting itself.
STUDENT BOOK REVIEWS
Middle School Student Review
Reviewer: Haley Gilmore Grade: 7
Title: The Outsiders
Author: S.E. Hinton
Fiction Book
Summary: The Outsiders is a book about two social groups, the Socs and the greasers. There were many fights between the Socs and the greasers in this book, and the Socs won mostly all of them. There was a big rumble at the end. Read the book to see who wins the rumble and the excitement in between.
I would recommend this book to: A person who has to finish a book because it is hard to put down.
High School Student Review
Reviewer: Kelly Kane Grade: 10
Title: The Rag and Bone Shop
Author: Robert Cormier
Fiction Book
Summary: A psychological thriller, this tells of the preparation, enacting, and consequences of an interrogation, as a ruthless failing interrogator tries to find out if a twelve-year-old boy killed his only friend.
I would recommend this book to: Anyone who likes a good scare and with an hour to spare – it’s a very quick and excellent read.
APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
Visit the library to participate in our poetry month activities:
Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by the American Library of Poetry, this poetry contest is open to middle and high school students; Division II-grades 6-7; Division III grades 8-9; Division IV grades 10-12. Official rules and entry forms can be picked up at the library circulation desk.
Poetry Trivia Contest
Stop by the library to complete the poetry trivia activity. At the end of the month a prize will be awarded to a middle and high school student who answered all questions correctly.
National Poem in your Pocket day – April 17, 2008
Carry a poem in your pocket to share with friends, family and teachers on this first annual celebration of national poem in your pocket day. For more information go to http://www.poets.org
Database of the Month: Columbia Granger’s Poetry
Search the database Columbia Granger’s Poetry Database to find information about poets and poetry.
This wonderful poetry database has more than 175,000 poems in full text, and more than 500,000 poem citations. Students can also find commentaries and biographies on various poets. Search the database using a Basic Search, an Advanced Search, or try the Visual Search. A world of poems awaits you!
You can access this database on the Library’s Online Databases page at: http://www.maryvale.com/school_life/databases.aspx
(If you are off campus, make sure you log onto Nfuse to use the library databases.)
NEW BOOK ARRIVALS
