I am a Genius

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

Sunday with Suzanne

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!

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

See you Tuesday, September 28th.

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

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

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!!!!

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!

Coming in May! Watch this site for more details.

Dannyboy returns!

Still looking!

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!

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

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

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

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

Book trailers

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!

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

Find out some additional info on the Abe books at:

http://uberabe2010.blogspot.com/

We Want Ideas!!!

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!

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.

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

Life As We Knew It

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

The next read is on its way!

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

Leaving Paradise by Ellkeles

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?

• 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!!!

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.