Check out my new Voki!

Check out Mrs.Finn's avatar on the right.  The cool site for creating your own avatar is Voki. 
I speak too...just hit the play button!  Enjoy!

The Arrival

If you liked The Invention of Hugo Cabret..check out The Arrival.   This is a graphic novel at its best....

Tan captures the displacement and awe with which immigrants respond to their new surroundings in this wordless graphic novel. It depicts the journey of one man, threatened by dark shapes that cast shadows on his family's life, to a new country. The only writing is in an invented alphabet, which creates the sensation immigrants must feel when they encounter a strange new language and way of life. A wide variety of ethnicities is represented in Tan's hyper-realistic style, and the sense of warmth and caring for others, regardless of race, age, or background, is present on nearly every page. Young readers will be fascinated by the strange new world the artist creates, complete with floating elevators and unusual creatures, but may not realize the depth of meaning or understand what the man's journey symbolizes. More sophisticated readers, however, will grasp the sense of strangeness and find themselves participating in the man's experiences. They will linger over the details in the beautiful sepia pictures and will likely pick up the book to pore over it again and again.-Alana Abbott, James Blackstone Memorial Library

This book is a great read!

Be sure to read this! I don't think the library has this book, but they should get it! The Potato Chip Puzzles has puzzles in the book for you to solve! You can get this at the Wake County public library.

Wimpy Kid Website

For all you Wimpy Kid lovers...check out Jeff Kinney's website....just click on the title above.

C-Dott suggests...

Read Pencil of Doom...this book is totally awesome! 

U.S. Man recommends...

Romeo and Juliet is a great book to read for 4th grade and up!

Curlygirl gives a thumbs up for the Who was...series!

If you like history you will love the book Who was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough.  This is another book in the new Who was...? Series in the library.

The Warriors Series

Windbreath believes that the Warriors are the best books ever!.  They are about wild cats that live in clans.  Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Shawdowclan.  Erin Hunter also writes Seekers but the Warriors series is better.  To learn more about Warriors go to www.warriorcats.com!

Posting or Commenting Directions

If your student is wanting to comment or post on the library blog independently you must first send Mrs. Finn an email requesting to add you as a blogger.  Please include what the student would prefer their user name be (make sure the name is appropriate!)  This allows me to add them as an acceptable blogger.

Otherwise, they can write their book reviews while in the library and Mrs. Finn will post their comments or reviews for them.
Thanks,  Mrs. Finn

Strawberry recommends....

Read Who was Anne Frank by Ann Abramson.  This is a great book...everyone should read it!

Want a Funny Book? Butterfly Wing recommends this one!

Read How I Became a Pirate? by  Melinda Long
This book is funny, good and really awesome!

Sweetness just finished a Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book...

Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade? by  Nancy Krulik .  Katie and her friends are psyched to be in fourth grade.  But then they get bad news-their third grade class got split up.  Now Katie is stuck with the new teacher - plus TONS on homework!

Jman says...

Read Mudville by Kurtis Scaletta! It's a book about this town and it's been raining for about 22 years and they could not have a baseball game. But one day a surprise comes. Great book!!

Bookworm says this is a must read!

Read Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm. This is a very enjoyable book! Penny bounces between households, since her Dad had died, and she lived with her Mom and grandparents and visited her Dad's parents, aunts and uncles often. Humor and sadness both, but the story has a nice ending. Read it!!! It's a Newbery Medal Winner!

The bookworm suggests...

Don't Talk to Me about the War by David Adler. All Tommie wants to think about is baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers. At 13, he is not interested in the possibility of the U.S. going to war, but his friends are. Also, he worries about his mother's health. Find out how he learns and matures by reading this book.

princess pink says...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney comes out in October! This series is very good!

soccerchick123 says...

You have to read Scat by Carl Hiaasen. It's a funny book about how they (the class) lose their teacher on a field trip and they're trying to find her. It's awesome.

TFC #9 says...

If you like dogs try reading Tug of Love by Jenny Dale.

funky monkey 4 says...

Read The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. If you love adventure you will love this book.

How to Take Care of Your Library Books

Happy Friday,
Students will be learning how to take care of their library books the next few weeks. Help us to reinforce their care at home to prevent damaged books needing to be replaced. Click on the title above for a great video to reinforce what we explain in the library and help your student to find a special place for your library materials at home.

Video by Kestover.

Book Trailers

If you are stumped on what book to read next, you may want to check out the book trailer links on the right. I just started adding the trailers today. A trailer is like a movie preview...Check them out!

Social Media

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Social Media Revolution

Windbreath says...

Inkheart is exciting! I would read it if I were you. It's about a girl whose father can read people out of books, except when you read someone out...someone goes in. Meggie's (the girl) mother gets read into the book when the villains come out. I think you should also read Inkspell the sequel to Inkheart and Inkdeath the sequel to Inkspell.

The Bookworm says...

The Bookworm says...
Be sure to check out the new book "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson. Historical Fiction. Revolutionary War beginning. Characters: Ruth and Isabel (sisters) promised freedom on death of owner, but became property of the Locktons who were not kind. Isabel was a spy, giving info to her friend Curzon who has ties to the Patriots. Locktons were on the side of the Brtish, so Isabel had to be very careful. Isabel finally runs away, rescuing her friend, Curzon, from a prison. Sequel to this book is "Forge". I liked the suspense and the helping hands Isabel received from a few good epople. I liked her determination.

Welcome Back!

School is underway and we have lots of exciting things happening in the library again this year! Be sure to check out all the new reads we added to our collection over the summer!

We will spend the first few library classes going over the rules and procedures for using the library resources and computer pod. Grades 1-8 will be able to begin checking out materials with their first scheduled library class. Kindergarten will not begin checkout until mid-September.

See you around!