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   Ready to Read?

  You'll need a book
  for SRR every Friday!
  Be ready to "Get
  Caught Reading".

    Deadline soon

   It's time to polish
   your projects!      Deadline  Dec. 10

 The Un-book Report

  Teachers:  Come to the library  to
learn new strategies

  Suggestion Box

  Can't find the titles
  or subjects
  you want?
  Let us know!

Library Notes

 
Teen Read Month Promotion:
Rock and Roll with Reading --
Convince a friend to check out
and read a book!  You can both
earn cappuccinos! 
 		  
  Get Forms. PowerPoints and  documents at Mrs. Sunde's wiki
  
     
  Update your Shelfari account.  
     
 

Citation Machine
"Teen Reads"
NetTrekker Guys Read
   
How To's Teen Scene at IPL
   
E-Zines Nimitz Pets Read
   

 		 Rock and Roll with Reading -
Teen Read Month Celebration
Challenge: Convince a friend to check out and read one of your favorite books
Rewards:  cappuccino or cocoa
 
Gather Around a Literature Circle
Multiple copies of popular titles are enticing students to read and reflect on books together.
Ask a librarian for our extensive list of books with 6 or more copies, or use inter-library loan requests
Looking for a good book? Check out this online bookshelf of great young adult titles! 
Want to share your favorite books and see what your friends are reading? Use Shelfari!

 

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 "Engaging Students with Collaborative Strategic Reading"
  Teachers:  Check out "You Gotta BE the Book" by Jeffrey Wilhhelm for ways to teach reflective reading to teens.
 Watch for details coming soon about our next workshop.

  Earn extra credit with TAYSHAS books Read a book from the TAYSHAS Reading List for Texas Teens Discuss the book with a librarian.  We'll issue you a coupon to take to your English or Reading teachers.  
Do you need to Write a Personal Narrative?
Maybe Reading One Would Help
 Check out our display of personal narratives and memoirs - everything from athletes, to celebrities, to survivors,
to ordinary teens - telling their own life stories.
jj Start your day with a cappuccino!
The library's coffee bar is open from
7:30 to 8:05 a.m. for students.
Cappuccino or cocoa ..... $1.00
Regular coffee or tea ........$.50.

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