The Final Book Club of the Year...

Graphic Novel Version

Novel Version

We had so much fun discussing The Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel with Mr. Weismark! For our next pick, we are discussing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Students can choose to read the novel version or the graphic novel version (or even both). We will have one big bash on May 6th at 7:30am to discuss so please save the date! It is going to be quite the book bash! Rising fourth graders are invited to attend as well so they can get a taste of the fun for the year ahead.

Book Club Meets Comic Club on April 1st!

We are SO excited to host a very special book club on Monday, April 1st at 7:30am in the Lower School Media Center for 4th and 5th graders! All genders welcome. If you love comics, enjoy the story of Passover, and would like to interact with a very special guest then mark your calendar to arrive at school by 7:30am on Monday and head straight to the lower school media center.

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Skyping with author Denis Markel was such a treat! His gaming book hit the spot. In addition, we loved having author Aisha Saeed visit our school on February 5th to discuss Amal Unbound. We will be revisiting this book on February 25th during the next book club at 7:30am. Copies are available for check out at either our library or the public library. Happy Reading!

Next Up: Click Here to Start by Denis Markell

We had a blast making swords and discussing Five Kingdom's Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull this morning! Our next pick that we voted to read is Click Here to Start by Denis Markell. It also happens to be a Georgia Book Award nominee for this year. We are excited to read and discuss it on Monday, January 28th at 7:30am in the LS Media Center. 

Penguin Random House Books summarizes the novel as follows:
What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure?

Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it’s another level to beat. And to his shock, he finds that eccentric Great-Uncle Ted actually has set the place up like a real-life escape-the-room game!
Using his specially honed skills, Ted sets off to win the greatest game he’s ever played, with help from his friends Caleb and Isabel. Together they discover that Uncle Ted’s “treasure” might be exactly that—real gold and jewels found by a Japanese American unit that served in World War II. With each puzzle Ted and his friends solve, they get closer to unraveling the mystery—but someone dangerous is hot on their heels, and he’s not about to let them get away with the fortune.


Copies can be obtained via Kindle at the LS Media Center, hard copy at the LS media center, or at your public library! Don't wait to read this awesome book about the life of a young gamer. 

Five Kingdoms: Sky Raiders, Book One by Brandon Mull!

We LOVED skyping with author Steve Sheinkin this month! It was AWESOME! Next month, we will be reading Five Kingdom: Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull, which we are super excited about! We will meet on Monday, December 10th to discuss at 7:30am in the LS Media Center. Books can either be checked out at our library or your local public library. Save the date! 

Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

What a fantastic kick-off party we had?!  I mean, we Skyped with author, Taryn Souders, and we ate meatloaf for breakfast! (Sounds crazy, but it's actually delicious when the meatloaf is chocolate rice crispy treats!)  It really can't get any better than that!

Everyone seemed to enjoy the silly humor and likable characters portrayed in "Dead Possums are Fair Game."  We also really loved getting the inside scoop on all of those amazing characters from Taryn.  She even shared some math tips and tricks from her time as a middle school math teacher.

Our next book club should be equally as fantastic!  We are reading the book, "Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team."  We will meet to discuss the book, enjoy a book related treat and skype with the author of the book, Steve Sheinkin on Monday, October 29 at 7:30 am in the media center!

“Sheinkin has made a career of finding extraordinary stories in American history, researching them exhaustively and recounting them at a nimble pace for readers aged 10 and up . . . Thorpe's greatness may be aspirational, but Sheinkin's brisk and forthright delivery makes it seem entirely possible.” ―The New York Times Book Review

Book Club Launch Party: 2018-2019 School Year!

We are thrilled to host a book club launch party for 4th and 5th graders on Monday, September 17th at 7:30am in the LS Media Center. We will be discussing Dead Possums Are Fair Game by Taryn Souders. Please get your hands on a copy of the book either from our media center (copies available on a first come, first serve basis) or through your local public library. It's going to be a fabulous year of book clubs!



Check out the author summarizing this book in this short video:

If you would like to check out a Kindle or an iPad with the Kindle app from the LS media center to read the month's book club book, please have a parent complete this form, which can be turned into the Media Center.  

5th Graders Only: If you would like to bring in your own e-Reader for book club, please complete the Acceptable Use Policy Form and return it to Myla Young in the administration office.