Not Your Ordinary Media Center

Last Book Club Meeting

2011-05-03T09:09:00.000-07:00

Please check with me to see if your book choice has come in.
Our last meeting will be???? Please see me for suggestions!
We might have to meet on something besides a Monday!
One option is the 16th of May.

What will we read next???

2011-03-09T19:08:00.000-08:00

Still no word on the new Abe list and when it will come out. I will make a decision by the end of the week as to what title will be our next read. Come on in and ask on Monday if you can't wait for a new post. Nope, it won't be the title above.

2011-03-09T19:07:00.000-08:00

Meeting on the 31st.

2011-01-24T09:25:00.000-08:00

See you after school to discuss the book.

Brownies will be served. We will meet until 4:15.

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil....

2011-01-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

Did you read the book yet? Did you even start it???

Oliver is someone that should keep you smirking.

Next meeting is January 31st. You know

the drill.

I am a Genius

2010-12-16T16:35:00.000-08:00

No, not me but the book you chose at our last meeting is in. Pick up your copy to read over winter break. Have a great holiday.

Books are Ready!

2010-11-30T08:26:00.000-08:00

Remember the book you chose to read before break for our next meeting?
Well, they are waiting for you in the media center. Those book club members who could not make the last meeting, here is the plan. Each of you gets to read a book just added to our collection here at PSHS...FIRST! Next meeting is scheduled for December 13th.

Five Flavors of Dumb

2010-11-14T07:11:00.000-08:00

Copies of the book are here. We have 3 to loan. If you plan on attending the author's presentation this Friday, you will have first chance to check-out one of these copies.

Student Book Club Meeting

2010-11-09T13:30:00.000-08:00

The student book club will meet on November 22nd. to discuss Boot Camp. See you at 3:30 in the media center. I will have brownies!!!!

Galley Copy Only

2010-11-03T12:06:00.000-07:00

Currently Anderson's Bookshop was only able to give me a galley copy of the book: Five Flavors of Dumb. Copies of the book will be available next Tuesday. Book club members will receive a copy IF you decide to attend the presentation during 3rd period. See me the 10th for a copy, however, notify me ahead of time if you are attending the presentation.

Author Visit November 19th.

2010-10-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

On Friday November 19th. the PSHS Media Center will host the author Antony John. Mr. John will be talking about his new book: Five Flavors of Dumb. His presentation will be during 3rd hour. Book Club members see me for inschool field trip information to attend the author's presentation.

Boot Camp is Next

2010-10-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

We will be reading Boot Camp for our next Student Book Club meeting. The book is written by Todd Strasser. Pick up your copy in the media center. Two copies are ready for check -out with more on the way.

Book Club Monday

2010-10-15T05:34:00.000-07:00

We will meet Monday October 18th. to discuss Mockingjay. See you in the media center at 3;30!
We will meet until 4:30, goodies will be provided.

Mockingjay is here!

2010-10-04T08:57:00.000-07:00

Student Book Club members, your copy of Mockingjay is here. Did anyone see Ms. Collins this weekend in Naperville?

Sunday with Suzanne

2010-09-29T13:06:00.000-07:00

Suzanne Collins will be at Anderson's in Naperville this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Call the store for tickets. Yes, I did ask if she will be visiting any schools on Monday. We will have to wait and see! Phone number is 630-355-2665

Today!

2010-09-28T09:29:00.000-07:00

Brownies are here and so is the first book club meeting of the year. See you at 3:30.

See you Tuesday, September 28th.

2010-09-22T18:19:00.000-07:00

The first meeting of the Student Book Club is finally here! The meeting will be held 3:30-4:15 in the media center. The brownies will be waiting and bring a friend! We will discuss our plans for this school year and various activities. Has everyone read Mockingjay yet? I will have several copies available so that this is the very first book we discuss this year.

Skinned by Robin Wasserman

2010-09-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

Just finished this book and it was hard to put down! Lia had it all: rich, beautiful and popular until she is in a car accident that nearly killed her. Her injuries were very severe and a highly controversial procedure is done to save her, but is the procedure worth the rejection by others, even her own family members, worth the price.

Book Cub

2010-09-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

Check this site in a few days. Hope to set a date for the end of this month. We will discuss books to read for this year, activities we should plan and do we still want brownies at our meetings!

We are back!!!!

2010-09-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another school year here at PSHS! Unfortunately, Mrs. Lucas is no longer with us but Mrs. Heap and Mrs. McGuire and I are still waiting for you to stop in.

POETRYFEST!

2010-04-08T07:44:00.000-07:00

Coming in May! Watch this site for more details.

Dannyboy returns!

Still looking!

2010-04-08T07:42:00.000-07:00

Trying to find something light or funny to read for our last book club meeting.

Contact me if you have any ideas.

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Brownie Time!

2010-03-22T06:55:00.000-07:00

This Wednesday, March 24th we will be meeting at 3:30 to 4:15 to discuss our current read: The Book Thief. The discussion will be fueled by the customary wonderful brownies provided by the media center.

The City of Bones

2010-03-08T11:37:00.000-08:00

Reading this year's winner and I can't put it down!!! The media center will be purchasing more copies for your enjoyment.

New Nominees are out for Abe 2011

2010-03-08T11:34:00.000-08:00

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian -- Sherman Alexie
Artichoke's Heart - Suzanne Supplee
Boot Camp -- Todd Strasser
Deadline -- Chris Crutcher
Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks -- E. Lockhart
Elsewhere -- Gabrielle Zevin
Evermore: the Immortals -- Alyson Noel **
Graceling -- Kristin Cashore
Hold Tight - Harlan Coben **
House Rules: a Memoir -- Rachel Sontag
Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Jerk, California - Jonathan Friesen **
Just Listen -- Sarah Dessen
Paper Towns -- John Greene
Perfect Chemistry -- Simone Elkeles
Right Behind You -- Gale Giles
Rucker Park Setup -- Paul Volponi
Spanking Shakespeare -- Jake Wizner
Thousand Splendid Suns -- Khaled Hosseini
Twisted -- Laurie Halse Anderson **
Unwind - Neal Shusterman
( Starred titles chosen by Student Reader Panel)
The media center has most of these books! Come on in and check one out!

The book thief

2010-02-17T11:39:00.000-08:00

Our next read is waiting for you in the media center!

Book trailers

2010-02-16T08:54:00.000-08:00

Yep, they exist! Use your YouTube account, subcribe to publisher's "channel" . When a publisher has new book trailers available it will "push" these through to your account subscriptions. Some of the publisher channels are:
BookVideosTV --HarperTeen --LittleBrownBooks --PenguinYoungReaders --RandomBooks --ScholasticTeens --SimonSchusterVideos.

Yes!

2010-02-12T09:54:00.000-08:00

Scholastic has released the cover and title of the third Hunger Games book, Mockingjay! The bright color and position of the bird makes me think that the ending to the trilogy will be a hopeful one. What do you think?Mockingjay will be on shelves August 24, 2010.

Wow! Talk Abe Lincoln

2010-02-11T06:49:00.000-08:00

Find out some additional info on the Abe books at:

http://uberabe2010.blogspot.com/

We Want Ideas!!!

2010-02-10T08:23:00.000-08:00

Today we have our meeting over LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, and it is going to be loads of fun! However, we need to think about future meetings and what we will want to read. Mrs. Mazur and I are stumped on good ideas, so we need your help! We need you to bring any suggestions you have for a good read(preferably a paperback book) so we don't have to read something like the Dictionary or a reference book (haha). Any idea is a good idea, but keep in mind that both genders are going to be reading whatever book we decide on.

Keep on reading!

~Coco's Favorite~

The brownies are ordered!

2010-02-09T08:43:00.000-08:00

Don't forget that on February 10th. Wednesday book club meets in the media center. We hope to see you at 3:30 and we will be dismissing at 4:15. Let's hope the weather holds!

February 10th.

2010-01-20T12:59:00.000-08:00

Our next book club meeting. Bring a friend to join the discussion.

Life As We Knew It

2010-01-20T12:56:00.000-08:00

It's here, did everyone pick up their copy?

The next read is on its way!

2010-01-11T11:50:00.000-08:00

Book club members the book: Life as We Knew It will soon be here for you!

Leaving Paradise by Ellkeles

2010-01-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

Caleb has just been release from jail for a hit and run accident in which he crippled Maggie. Avoiding each other is impossible since they live in the same small town and attend the same high school. You have to read this book!

What should I read next?

2010-01-05T06:46:00.000-08:00

Interesting Reader Society-Book Reviews by Young Adults sponsored by School Library Journal. Just "Google" the name!
Good Reads- http://www.goodreads.com/group/topic/8.Student_Groups. Use this URL to get right to student groups!
Mount Prospect Library has some good suggestions for you as well. http://www.mppl.org/teens/iyl.html
Fifty Good Reads for Young Adults. http://www.utm.edu/staff/jimnance/bestbooks/fifty_good_reads__for_young_adul.htm This list contains new and old titles you will enjoy.

The above locations should help you find your next book to curl up with.

Meeting Tomorrow!!!

2010-01-05T06:38:00.000-08:00

All book club members and students who might be curious, please come to the first book club of the school year! Each member has chosen a different new book to share with fellow members.

Brownies served as usual. Hope to see you at 3:30 in the media center Wednesday, January 6th.

Questions? Come to the media center and ask away.

Notes on December 2nd's Meeting

2009-12-03T07:51:00.000-08:00

After having a late start due to a fire alarm going off, the club had a lengthy discussion on Suzanne Collin's Catching Fire, the second book in the trilogy. Here is a short summary on what was talked about:

-The love "triangle" between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta.

-What we think will happen to the relationships between Katniss and the boys in the final book.

-Who will she end up with? Either of them?

-Who we think she should be with.

-The role of the Capitol/ Emperor Snow.

-How they know what Katniss was doing in the woods.

-How they might represent today's weaponry... which led to how Panem might reflect today's society.

-The seclusion of the districts.

-How, today, no one learns about other countries.

-How, in the Capitol, all they care about is having fun and looking "good".

-How will Katniss turn out at the end of the last book.

-Will there be personal sacrifice?

-Family or friends dead?

-Will she become like Emperor Snow and follow most of his ways?

After we finished talking about the book, Mrs. Mazur brought up the possibility of having someone from Anderson's Bookshop talk to us at our next meeting.

Each of our club members have selected a book to read during winter break (and finals) that we will tell the rest of the group about at the next meeting.

Our next Meeting is going to be in January after finals.

Join Us!

2009-11-10T07:52:00.000-08:00

November 18th will be the next meeting for our Student Book Club. We will be discussing Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. The meeting will start at 3:30 and run until 4:15. Please join us and as always, treats will be served!

I've already started reading Catching Fire

2009-10-08T08:45:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! This is ~Coco's Favorite~ back for another year of book club! I've gotten a head start, and I am already reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Don't worry, I am not here to spoil the book for you. I'm just here to say that Suzanne Collins is a genious. Catching Fire is amazing! It is even better (if that is possible) than Hunger Games, the first of this series. I can not sing enough praises in the world to describe how great I think it is! From the moment I started, I was hooked! Every second leaves me wanting more. Take my word, this is a must read.

After we have the first book club meeting I will be back to tell you more about Catching Fire, so hurry back!

~Coco's Favorite~

Teen Read Week

2009-10-08T08:20:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! We are back, and just in time for teen read week!

The PSHS media center will celebrate this special week with many planned activities. Here are a few activities that will be happening:

OCTOBER 19TH:Coffee and doughnuts for students in the media center (7:30am-8:10am)

OCTOBER 20TH:Visiting author Cinda Williams Chima will be in the media center 4th period. Ms. Chima has written many novels for teens such as: Warrior Heir.

OCTOBER 21ST:Challenge Test for teachers and students.

OCTOBER 22ND:Pumpkin Decorating Contest entries due and Challenge Contest winners are announced.

Student Book Club has an informational meeting after school 3:30-4:15. We will be distribute the first novel we are reading;Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

OCTOBER 23RD:Pumpkins Decorating Contest winners announced.

-Catch you with a book (not a textbook or required reading) will be happening all week long!

We Read Bunker 10

2009-05-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

The mind-boggling book Bunker 10 by J.A. Henderson kept each of us on our toes with suspense and adrenaline. As the book went on, we kept trying to decipher what was real and what was not. Super geniuses trying to save the world or computer programs run amuck? Once you pick up this book, you can't put it down.

~Coco's Favorite~: While I was reading this my brain was on overload trying to figure this book out, and I loved every minute of it! This book has just the right amount of brainwork, suspense, and action to keep any person happy.

Queen of Mystery: This book was AMAZING!! I loved this book so much that I would read it over and over again to try and find a hidden detail that I may not have caught the first time reading it. What's real? What's not? Is it all a computer simulation?? These are the questions that I ponder everytime I see this book.

Next Good Read: "Bunker 10" by J.A. Henderson

2009-04-14T10:54:00.000-07:00

We are starting our next book, Bunker 10 by J. A. Henderson. Date: December 24, 2007. Place: Pinewood Military Base. Who: 7 teenagers. When a military installation explodes without cause, it rips apart the entire base. This is the story of their last day.

We will meet to discuss the book on May 11 after school.

Posted by Queen of Mystery

The Lunch Time Trivia Challenge

2009-04-01T09:47:00.000-07:00

Think you know Harry Potter? Well come test your knowledge on April 15 in the Media center during periods 3, 4, or 5. Both staff and students are welcome to join the competition. Prizes will be awarded for the most knowledgable muggles.

See you there!

Catching On to the Craze

2009-03-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

The PSHS media center is catching on to the facebook craze!
Students may become fans, and watch for updates about the goings on and up coming events of The Cougar lounge.

Do you have an idea for media center improvement? Email us at lmazur@learningcommunity202.org

Something for students

2009-03-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

A new look should be in place for students in the media center late next week. We will keep you posted.

March 24th!.

2009-03-12T07:55:00.000-07:00

Dannyboy will once again perform and MC the PSHS Cougar Cup Coffee House. Come listen and/or perform. We have a lot of talented students in our school that this activity showcases. The coffee house will run from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Food and drink provided.

2009-03-02T11:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome to PSHS's Book Club blog! Join us as we journey through other worlds, or discover the secrets of our own.

Here are some short bios about some of our members:

Queen of Mystery: Sandra is a senior and she has been apart of book club since the beginning. As her name states, she loves to read mystery stories. Some of her favorite authors are Janet Evanovich, Jody Picoult, Carolyn Keene, Angie Sage, Michelle Paver, and JK Rowling. She is involved in many after school activities which include German Club, Youth Alive, Math Club, and Badminton. Books she recommends: the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich; Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins; The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger by Lois Lowery; Harry Potter by JK Rowling; Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison.

Coco's Favorite: I am the sophomore member(and the most AWESOME) of book club. This is my first year in the club. Other than book club, I participate in many activities. The school activities I am in are: Cross Country, Soccer, Math Team, Youth Alive, and German Club. I love to read and I read a lot. I mainly like to read fantasy books, but mystery books are good as well. I have a dog (Dolly) and a cat (Coco), and they both love me the most. =D

YOU GOTTA READ THIS BOOK!!!!

2009-02-27T10:39:00.000-08:00

Suzanne Collins has written another completely Marvelous book; The Hunger Games. It is a very addicting novel taking place in the future where North America is now a new continent called Panem and is split into 12 districts. Two kids from each district are chosen to participate in a life or death Olympics in a territory of the Capitol's(the place that is forcing them to do this) choosing. Katniss Everdeen's father died in a mining accident when she was 11, and she has had to take care of her family ever since. This year Katniss has the unlucky position of being in the hunger games and now must fight for her life.

Queen of Mystery: This enchanting tale leaves readers begging for more. We cannot wait until the sequel comes out soon.

Coco's Favorite: This novel is amazing and you are hooked from the second you start reading it. Suzanne Collins, who has written another series (The Underland Chronicles), has done another fantastic job of finding many ways to relate to her readers and captivate them.

The book was so fantastic that we can sing nothing but praise about it.

Join Us

2009-02-25T11:42:00.000-08:00

Can't make Book Club meetings? Post your comments on this blog. Details will be available soon.

Student Book Club Lives!!!!

2009-02-23T10:50:00.001-08:00

Interested???? We will be reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
The book is set in the future and Earth no longer can feed its citizens. If you win The Hunger Games, no problem. But if you lose...... Check out the following website for additional information. http://scholastic.com/thehungergames/

Trying to Meet Your Needs

2009-02-23T09:05:00.000-08:00

The Plainfield South Student Book Club and staff have decided to use this blog to keep everyone aware of what is happening in the media center and the dates of various events planned for the near future that are hosted by the media center.