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Krosoczka, Jarrett. LUNCH LADY AND THE MUTANT MATHLETES
Krosoczka, Jarrett. LUNCH LADY AND THE MUTANT MATHLETES New York : Knopf, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 3.0 ISBN 0375870288 The Breakfast Bunch has skipped the museum tour and now the principal is going to discipline them. After discussing it with their parents, he decides that Dee, Hector and Terrence will join the mathletes team to help them in their quest to win he trophy. Why would anyone join the mathletes team if they didn't have to. Well, the kids will do their best to help the team beat Willowby Academy in the championship. But Lunch Lady notices something odd about the kids from Willowby.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Book of the day 08/29/2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Book of the day 08/28/2012
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Cooper, Rose. SECRETS FROM THE SLEEPING BAG
Cooper, Rose. SECRETS FROM THE SLEEPING BAG New York : Delacorte Press, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 6.4 ISBN 0385742460 Summer camp. Is there really any thing like it? For Sofia Becker and her best friend Nona, the idea of summer camps is a bit mixed. They are looking forward to it but don't know what to expect. They certainly don't expect to be in different cabins! And the idea of going four weeks with no Internet is not a pleasant thought. How is Sofia going to keep up her blogtastic blog? So now she is keeping a journal of all the things that happen so she can blog about them when she gets home. And she is sharing her adventure with us!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Book of the day 08/26/2012
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Clements, Andrew. ABOUT AVERAGE
Clements, Andrew. ABOUT AVERAGE New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 6.5 ISBN 1416997245 Have you ever thought of yourself as average? Jordan Johnston does. She gets average grades, she has average looks, she is an average singer. Then there are those things that she is below average in like playing an instrument. She relates to the book Sarah Plain and Tall except she is Jordan Plain and Average. The class bully finds a list Jordan made listing Things that I'm Good at, Things I'm OK at, Things I Stink at. This puts Jordan into a really bad mood but she comes up with a plan to make Marlea stop teasing her. And she just may find a way to become a little less average.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Book of the day 08/22/2012
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ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS
ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS New York : Chronicle Books, 2011 IL K-3, RL 3.8 ISBN 1452104921 You all may know that when you have a group of dogs, we say a pack of dogs. But what is the word for a group of zebras? Would you believe that it is zeal? Want to take a guess on what a group of turtles is called? Did anyone think of bale? This wonderful alphabet book introduces us to lots of words that you may not know. Anyone ever see a galaxy of starfish?
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Book of the day 08/19/2012
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Russell, Rachel Renee. TALES FROM A NOT-SO-GRACEFUL ICE PRINCESS
Russell, Rachel Renee. TALES FROM A NOT-SO-GRACEFUL ICE PRINCESS New York : Aladdin, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 6.2 ISBN 1442411929 Nikki cannot believe that Brandon has asked her to a party. BRANDON! Her absolute crush. How lucky is she? Brandon is so sweet. And when Nikki finds out that Brandon volunteers at an animal shelter, she is more in love. But the shelter is in danger of closing. Nikki is determined to help save it and she teams up wih Chloe and Zoey to find a way to get the money needed for the shelter. It involves entering an ice skating compettion so you just know that is not going to go as planned. And then there is Mackenzie to deal with.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Book of the day 08/16/2012
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Nichols, Tavis. MATTHEW MEETS THE MAN
Nichols, Tavis. MATTHEW MEETS THE MAN New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 6.4 ISBN 1596435453 Meet Matthew. He is a freshman in high school and he has a dream. His dream is to play drums in a rock band. Unfortunately, his parents think that the trumpet is a great instrument and can't see spending money on something like a drum kit. But after he sees some local bands, he is more determined to follow his dream. And he won't let "The Man" get him down. Well, the man is really his parents. But he is determined not to let his frugal dad or even the IRS who takes a bite out of his first paycheck stand in the way of his dream. Do you have a dream that you would be willing to do just about anything for?
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Book of the day 08/15/2012
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Na, Il Sung. HIDE AND SEEK New York : Knopf, 2012 IL K-3, RL 2.3 ISBN 0375870784 Do you like to play hide and seek? In this book, Elephant agrees to be "it" and all the other animals go and hide while he counts to 10. As the counting goes on, they panic looking for places to hide. Where can a giraffe hide? What about a gorilla? Elephant has fun finding all the animals. But which animal is better at hiding than all the others?
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