Reader's Lunch

6th grade discussing who
they wanted to win.

8th Grader's enjoying their pizza!

March 28th was the Reader's Lunch in the library.  With over a 100 Carver students having read 4 or more of the books there were quite a few kids at the lunches.  In total students at Carver read 619 books making this year's list very popular.  Prizes were drawn for and the Carver winners were announced.

 We are waiting to hear mid April who the official state winners are but at Carver "Gone" by Michael Grant took 1st place followed closely by Suzanne Collins book "Hunger Games" with "Jump the Cracks" by Stacy DeKeyser taking 3rd place.  We'll see soon if Carver predicted the state winners or not.

7th grade was my largest group, they took up both sides of the library!

More 6th graders enjoying their lunch.

7th grade having a great time.

I had a wonderful time with each group as they came through for lunch but was especially pleased to see the large group from 7th grade.  This is the second year in a row that the 7th grade has out read the other grades, we'll see what happens next year.  Enjoy the pictures!

8th grade finishing up a very busy day!

Spring is coming soon...

These warm temperatures have me thinking of spring which means busy times in the library.  In the midst of MAP testing, Ed Performance and ending the year all of the students need to take the annual library survey. Some of you have already taken the survey in the last two weeks more are working on it in the next few.  If you have any ideas for books or magazines the library should get next year now is the time to let me know.  Just stop by the library if you already took your survey and tell me or add them to your survey if you haven't taken it yet.  Remember I want to buy materials you want to have!  Anytime you have a suggestion or idea come by and see me!

Also just a reminder the deadline to read 4 of the Truman/Mark Twain Award Nominees is February 25th.  If you let me know before the 25th you'll get to attend the Reader's Lunch where we have pizza, drawings for prizes and vote for your favorite title.  Right now 7th grade has read the most books with 281 Nominees and 46 students already invited to the lunch.  6th and 8th grade lets catch up!

New Books

New Book Section

In the rush before break I forgot to post about all the new books that have finally arrived at Carver. If you are looking for a good book, now is the time to stop by.  We've got additions to popular series, great new series starters, as well as stand alone novels. From Adventure to Zombies everything in between I'm sure all of you can find something to read.

We are also in the last two months of reading for the Mark Twain and Truman Readers Awards. Be sure to stop by and tell me if you finish reading any of the books on the list. It looks we are going to have some large groups for the Readers lunches. The last day to notify me you've read one of the nominees is February 25th. We'll hold the lunches the week after that. I'll post again as we get closer with more details, in the mean time keep reading!

Last Chance

The first new books of the year should be arriving any day and I'm currently working on my last set of orders. This is your last chance to make a suggestion of a topic, series, title or author you want to have in the Carver Library. Be sure to stop by and let me know soon! I'll post soon about the best of the new titles I think you'll love!

October Book Talks for 8th grade

It's time for the second annual edition of Spooky Book Talks for October.  This year I focused on Mysteries, Thrillers, Horror and Suspense.  Some of the books have been around for a bit, some are additions to series, but all are great books to read if you like any of these genres.  Feel free to browse through the presentation below.

A student suggestion

Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
Zach's lie is the story of a boy who moves to another state after his dad messed up by transporting drugs. He goes from living a great life to living in a small town. When Zach is attacked late one night the government forces his family to move to a new town. When he gets to his new town, Zach wants to turn around and go back. That’s Zach's story. Review by Jared, 6th grade.

Truman Readers Award Nominees

If you are in seventh or eighth grade you've already visited the library and seen this presentation. Sixth graders don't worry your chance is coming soon! This is the presentation I used to talk to the classes. Some book trailers are linked in it as well as information about this years Readers lunch.