The author Jeff Shanly who wrote Mathion, book one of the Mavonduri
trilogy, visited our school March 9th.  Students enjoyed discussing with him
the characters and the world he created in his novel.

The next Book Talk will be taking place in the Media Center after school at 2:30

This Book Talk will feature novels that are coming to the big screen in 2012 such as the Hunger Games, The Alchemist, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit and the Life Of Pi. This will be a great event so come to the Media Center on January 6th 2012

Students enjoyed themselves discussing their favorite horror stories and ate candy during our Horror Booktalk of  October. 

Our Harry Potter Book talk was great. It was fun to discuss our favorite characters and scenes from the books and the movies.

Discuss books you read or would like to read.

This month’s booktalk be held on Thursday, May 5th and will cover Uglies

By Scott Westerfeld

Tally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside rather than submit to the forced operation that turns sixteen year old girls into gorgeous beauties, and realizes that there is a whole new side to the pretty world that she doesn’t like. (Follett Titlewave)

The next Booktalk will be held on Thursday, April 7th 2011 and will be led by Emily Griffith and Daniel Pertegaz.

We will be discussing City of Bones.

by Cassandra Clare

Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray’s ordinary life turns upside down when she begins seeing demons, her mother is kidnapped, and Clary is taken in by Shadowhunters, demon-fighters as astonished by her newfound abilities as she is. (Horn Book, Fall 2007)

The March Booktalk for Little Brother was led by David Pertegaz and there was a great number of participants.

Our next book talk will be held on Thursday, March 10th 2011.
This month’s Booktalk! will be led by Daniel Pertegaz in a discussion about Little Brother written by Cory Doctorow.

“When he ditches school one Friday morning, 17-year-old Marcus is hoping to get a head start on the Harajuku Fun Madness clue. But after a terrorist attack in San Francisco, he and his friends are swept up in the extralegal world of the Department of Homeland Security. After questioning that includes physical torture and psychological stress, Marcus is released, a marked man in a much darker San Francisco: a city of constant surveillance and civil-liberty forfeiture. Encouraging hackers from around the city, Marcus fights against the system while falling for one hacker in particular.
-School Library Journal

Sean Quinn led our February Book Talk for The Life of Pi on February 3rd. Many topics were discussed and our Booktalk was a great hit!  Here is a picture taken at the event. Enjoy!