THE SITUATION HAS been very tense in the state of Oklahoma for the potential for a teacher walk on statewide on Monday. While we may not know what the future holds for Oklahoma schools next week, we would like to shed some light on some literature that feature protests. We have notified our students to prepare for the possibility to not have school during this walkout but we would like for them to spend their time reading and some may want to know more about these types of movements in other contexts. Here are a few in our collection. Continue reading “My Weekend is Booked!”
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WHAT IS THE creepiest place you have ever visited? This book explores some of the scariest castles, palaces, and dungeons and the people associate with the place. The book is full of some fun historical facts about each place as well as their skin crawling tale. Perfect for those looking for a short read that may keep them up at night.
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
WHAT IS A Catch-22? Most of us have heard this phrase before but did you know it actually came from a book first published in 1961? A Catch-22 is situation where the choices for a solution are equally undesirable or a rule that guarantees the opposite of the intended effect. Are you confused? Maybe it will make more sense if you read the book by Joseph Heller. It is often considered a humorous tale set during World War II that follows the life of Captain John Yossarian. Yossarian and his airmen try to keep their own sanity while fulfilling the orders of their commanders.
BOTH 7TH AND 8TH grade book clubs concluded before spring break with students eager for the next read. Our 7th grade students read War Horse by Michael Morpurgo and fell in love with Joey. These kids were a delight to read and discuss the story with and we had some great conversations about the story. Our 8th grade group read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and now there is a long waiting list for the next book, 
THERE HAS BEEN lots of hype surrounding the high budget film based on this classic. Much to the disappointment to many readers the movie was a bust, but this doesn’t mean the book isn’t worthy of reading. This book was first published in 1962 and still remains one of our all time favorites. It is a shame that Hollywood can’t get it right but the story will be forever in your hearts after you read it. We hold three copies of this book and we look forward to your opinion and review of the book and how it compares to the recent movie.