There will be weekly team meetings throughout the summer. Teams consist of 3-5 members and participants are quizzed on their knowledge of the selected books. Library teams will be quizzed on the 5 selected books at the end of the summer in a countywide contest on Thursday, August 14th at 5:30 PM at Marywood University’s Lynett Multimedia Room. This contest is divided into two levels: 7th-9th grade and 10th-12th grade. The Battle of the Books is a fun and competitive reading contest for students in grades 7-12. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar This year, we will be reading and discussing the following books:Įscape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman Prizes will be awarded to the winning team! Represent your library in this county-wide contest! Call 57 to register for this competition!

Library teams will be quizzed on the 5 selected books at the end of the summer in a countywide contest on Thursday, August 7th at 5:30 PM at Marywood University’s Lynett Multimedia Room. Battle of the Books is a fun and competitive reading contest for readers in 4th-6th grade. Miss Amber is looking for a few good readers in grades 4-12 to join the Battle of the Books Team at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library this summer. Printing, Faxing, Copying, and Scanning.Iloved her never say die’ attitude!’ Barbara Park, author of Mick HarteWas Here’Fast paced and funny and much, much more! Meet Sarah up to her earsin trouble.

Sarah’s witty observations and trouble makingantics make for fun reading, and readers even reluctant ones will cheer asshe finds an inventive solution to her ‘enemy’ problem.’Sarah is exactly thekind of kid who will have readers both girls and boys rallying behind her asshe tries to tackle a multitude of problems brought on by a family move. Lots of laughs and spunky characters abound inthis totally entertaining middle grade novel, reminiscent in style to those ofBarbara Park and Judy Blume. And Sarah can’t stop herself from getting revenge even though itthreatens her new friendship. Butjust as it looks as if she might find one in fast talking, soccer playingChristina Perez, Sarah’s newfound enemy launches a crusade to make her lifemiserable. But who can blame her?Her family dragged her along on their move from Maine to Maryland, she’s lefther best friend behind, and the first kid her age she meets calls her a’sick o.’ What did she do? All Sarah really wants is to make a good friend. A chance meeting at a rock-climbing wall brings them to. Ten year old Sarah definitely has an attitude. refuses to go to boarding school Critter busts out of the psych ward. ‘Hurray for strong girl characters!’ Author Elisa Carbone bursts onto themiddle grade scene with a laugh out loud story of a girl who tackles lifehead on.

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