Check out the Top Young Adult Lists from the Young Adult Library Services Division of the American Library Association at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbyahome.cfm
2009-2010 Read for a Lifetime List at
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new/pdfs/readinglist.pdf
2010 Abe Lincoln Reading List at
http://www.islma.org/pdf/Book_List_2010.pdf
2009 Top Ten Books Checked Out at
http://www.quizlist.net/(3kvgqcubwzi0op55bjzww155)/toptenlist.aspx
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Teen Read Week and Book Club
Book Club will meet on Tuesday Oct. 15 during the period 3 study hall. Teen Reading Week Starts next week on Oct. 14. The theme is Books with Byte. Some links to suggested reading are: http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/booklists/twilight_booklist.pdf and http://library.lhs.usd497.org/Vampires.html. I am reading the books we picked out for our meeting and then starting Marked by P.C. Cast.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Digital Booktalks
Try looking at these digital booktalks and let me know what you think.
Go to http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141528687/site/default.asp and click on digital booktalk
Go to http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141528687/site/default.asp and click on digital booktalk
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Book Club
Book Club will hold its first meeting of the new school year on Monday, Sept 22 during the period 3 study hall. We will discuss posting to this blog, Letters about Literatue, participating in the Abraham Lincoln High School Book Award program and choose books to read for the next meeting. Of course there will be cookies!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Books into Movies - New Update
2/14/08: The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
3/14/08: Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
5/16/08: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
10/08 - City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
11/21/08: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
12/08 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Sometime in '08: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Sometime in '08: Cirque du Freak by Darran ShanSometime in '08: Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson
1/09: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
2/6/09: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
11/6/09: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
11/09: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
A Great and Terrible Beauty has also been announced, but as of yet has no release date.
3/14/08: Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
5/16/08: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
10/08 - City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
11/21/08: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
12/08 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Sometime in '08: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Sometime in '08: Cirque du Freak by Darran ShanSometime in '08: Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson
1/09: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
2/6/09: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
11/6/09: Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
11/09: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
A Great and Terrible Beauty has also been announced, but as of yet has no release date.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Alex Flinn visit
Alex Flinn will be coming to Mater Dei on March 10. Her books include Breathing Underwater, Fade to Black, Nothing to Lose, Breaking Point, Diva and her latest book Beastly. I just read Beastly this past weekend and really liked it.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Books into Movies
Watch for these movies based on books to be released:
The Dark is Rising---Oct 2o77
http://www.walden.com/walden/experience/dark/index.php?initClip=0
The Golden Compass--- December 2007
http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
The Water Horse -December 2007
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/water/index.php
Blood and Chocolate---January 2008
http://www.mydarkestsecrets.com/
The Spiderwick Chronicles --- Feb. 2008
http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/
Nim's Island --- April 2008
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/nim/index.php
The City of Ember---Oct 2008
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/ember/index.php
Keep watching for these....
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 2008)
The Lovely Bones (2008)
Lord of the Rings Prequel (2009)
The Hobbit (2009)
The Dark is Rising---Oct 2o77
http://www.walden.com/walden/experience/dark/index.php?initClip=0
The Golden Compass--- December 2007
http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
The Water Horse -December 2007
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/water/index.php
Blood and Chocolate---January 2008
http://www.mydarkestsecrets.com/
The Spiderwick Chronicles --- Feb. 2008
http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/
Nim's Island --- April 2008
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/nim/index.php
The City of Ember---Oct 2008
http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/ember/index.php
Keep watching for these....
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 2008)
The Lovely Bones (2008)
Lord of the Rings Prequel (2009)
The Hobbit (2009)
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