Hi Kids,
I was in Washington DC all week at the American Library Association, which is a meeting of all the librarians in America. There were 26,000 librarians there! I met tons of authors, including Jon Scieszka (Stinky Cheeseman, Time Warp Trio), Christopher Paul Curtis (Bud, Not Buddy), Lauren Myracle (Eleven, Twelve), and Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret). I found out about all kinds of cool new books and shipped two boxes of books back to Plympton! I also got some great ideas for projects we can try at school next year. AND--PLYMPTON LIBRARY WAS NAMED THE OUTSTANDING LIBRARY IN MASSACHUSETTS!!! This was super exciting and I got meet President Obama's Secretary of Education because of this. His name is Arne Duncan and he said that he likes school libraries because it is where kids find their passion (that means you get to read about what you like best).
Today I'm going camping and have my books all packed but need to find my tent.
Also, if you stop by the Rockland Trust Bank on Main Street, they will set up a bank account for kids who are reading this summer. They will add $2.50 to a bank account for you for each book you read up to 10 books--that's 25 dollars just for reading!
Check the link on my blog to read more about this.
So what are you reading?
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That is so cool about the Plympton Library getting honored ! So far, I have read and loved..The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, Sunny Holiday by Paratore..about a girl who sees the world with a glass half-full, and Do the Funky Pickle by Jerry Spinelli..kind of funny and amusing. Hope you are enjoying your summer !
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Hey,
ReplyDeleteSo far I have read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer and I have 81 more pages of To Kill A Mockingbird. I might read this book called Keeper by Mal Peet. If I have any more time, I will most likely pick a book of of the sixth grade reading list!
Happy Reading,
Kyle Irvine
Dear Mrs Paradis,
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS! YOU ROCK - YOU WON THE AWARD!!!
from Zach Ritter
Kyle--Keeper by Mal Peet is an awesome book. Do read it. Read anything by Mal Peet. Also try Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Keep reading! Oh and rent the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird when you finish the book...it is wonderful.
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