Does It Have to be Over?

I wonder if we all might meet once a month for a book club?  Any thoughts for a book we could read....new to all of us?  Or an author club?  We could choose to read a book by the same author?

Awesome and True Book Quotes

"That moment when you finish a book, look around and see that the world hasn't changed, even though your world has." - Lucy Morison  (Inspired by following quote on left)

        
             More to come!!!!!!

One Last Meeting

    Hi, this is Lucy. I wanted to know when our last meeting is going to be, and I hope others are wondering too.
    So we can't do Monday, Mrs. Leighton won't be there. We could do Tuesday maybe. That might not work for me, but Katie can probably drive me home, so that could be doable, right? We also could do Wednesday from 4-5 instead of 3:15-4:15. That might be alright. Thursday might work and there's no after school on Friday. If none of those are possible, we could do Monday of next week maybe.
   We should work this out on comments to find a good day and time for our last meeting. Is it really going to be our last one, or are we going to have another one when Taylor gets back from Florida? I think everyone should be at our last meeting, Mrs.Leighton, Reilly, Taylor, Katie, and me.
   I can't believe book club is going to be over soon. It's kind of sad. We've come so far and it was a lot of fun. We are all friends now, or, at least I think, better friends than we were before. We should definitely keep blogging though. I know I will. I might even start my own book blog, start another book club when this one is over, or both!
     For our last meeting, we should definitely have a little(or big!) book party. My dad offered to bring a little cake, he is an avid reader himself. We could all get a book to bring for like a "Secret Santa" sort of thing, or a book swap. It hopefully won't matter, new or used. We would have lots of fun, and we could just eat cake, do the book swap and talk about books, the club, and what we are going to do after, or just talk. That would be a great end to the most awesome book club ever!
 
   Post comments below to discuss these ideas!(If you want) Thanks! Books are awesome!

Books!

Ellsworth Public Library Visit

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…a cool reading blog!

Check it out.  Please spend some time navigating around the blog.  Leave Comments about your finds, thoughts, and opinions of this blog.

http://www.teenreads.com

Crossword Puzzle Maker

Today Taylor, Katie, and Reilly met for book group.  Mrs. Leighton began by challenging the group to guess what they would be creating today.  Reilly won the Hangman game when he guessed the clue was "crossword!"

Next the group brainstormed themes for crossword puzzles.  Each member of book group will decide on a theme for their puzzle.  Today began the planning for the puzzle.  See below for the link.

Here is the brainstorming list:

fiction
genres
fairy tales favorite authors
Newbery Awards
Famous fictional characters
popular series
Harry Potter
Emerald Atlas
Lord of the Ring
Books made into popular movies
Hunger Games
Poets
Edgar Allen Poe
Narnia
Types of Poetry
Famous authors
Shakespeare
Greek and Roman mythology
Where the Red Fern Grows
Dr. Seuss
Great Books to Read Before You Die (kind of morbid, don't ya think?)
Fictional villains
Famous Children's Books

http://www.puzzle-maker.com/crossword_Entry.cgi

A Poem By Me!

Hi! I wrote this poem myself. If you want, you can write a comment saying how you liked it (or didn't)! Also, please don't copy and call it your own! Thanks! -Lucy

Flying free
among the library,
choosing and picking
books as I please.
Reading and writing,
I find myself hiding
in a cozy little nook,
with my nose in a book.
Nine hundred pages
or one hundred and three,
the size of a book
doesn't matter to me!
A president's biography
or a suspenseful mystery,
my favorite is a
a good fantasy.
I must find
a dictionary
to learn this new word
apothecary.
Flying free
among the library,
choosing and picking
books as I please.

Taylor, Nice Poster!

Today our Group of Wild Readers Will Explore our School Library

• Bring your Book Bucket List
• You will need this link:

http://library.rsu24.org/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog&l2m=Library+Search

One of My Favorite Books!

Hello! This is Lucy and here is my first ever book review! I hope you enjoy it!

         "Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped."
          That is the first sentence of one of my many favorite books of all time. This 488 page book is titled "The School for Good and Evil" by Soman Chainani. "The School for Good and Evil" is about two teenage girls from a fictional town called Gavaldon. They are unlikely friends. Sophie has long golden hair, shining blue eyes, an amazing complexion with rosy cheeks, the pinkest lips, and beautiful dresses. She is pretty much perfect, with a kind personality. Agatha has short black hair, lifeless eyes, pale complexion, and always wears jet black. She owns an ugly, violent cat named Reaper, lives in a graveyard, and scares everyone away, children and adults alike. Or so it seems. Every four years, two children are taken from Gavaldon, one good and one evil. The night for the kidnapping is coming soon, and Sophie is bursting with excitement. She thinks she is going to the school for good. Agatha doesn't believe all this hogwash and pretty much ignores it and thinks Sophie is crazy. But when in the night, Sophie and Agatha are kidnapped, Agatha is starting to believe this whole "fairy tale" thing. Sophie is so excited to be going to the school for good, but what happens when Agatha is chosen to attend there instead, and Sophie is dumped in the school for evil? Is it a mix up, or the horrifying truth? Will the schools change the girls, or tear their friendship apart? The girls experience everything from school rivalry, to failing classes, to boy drama, and finding out more than they intended about the school's secrets.
           I don't mean to tell you too much, so I'll tell you this much about my favorite part. I love when they are in their classes, and when at first they got their schedules. You can really "see" the classrooms, teachers and students with the amazing descriptive language. There are student rivalries, and the girls find out that something beyond belief will happen if you fail to many classes...
            "The School for Good and Evil" is one of the best fantasy books I've read, so if you like fantasy (like me!), I can't imagine why you wouldn't love this book. It has a fantastic plot, rich details, and I could not put it down! There are cliff hangers on every page! I recommend this book for all of those reasons. Even if you don't normally enjoy fantasy as much, I think you should at least try it out. And if any adults are reading this, do not be afraid to read this book, or any books that are not necessarily your level. My dad, who is 54, reads books I recommend. He read this one and thought it was pretty good. My teacher, Mrs. Leighton, reads young adult books a lot. So, in conclusion, I just wanted anyone who is interested in this book know that this book is the first in a to be trilogy. The second one is out and called "The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes". The author, Soman Chainani, is working on the third book and (drum roll, please!) a script for Universal Studios who bought the rights to make "The School for Good and Evil" into a live action film! You can find out more at www.schoolforgoodandevil.com. They have information, quizzes, and more awesome stuff!
           Thank you so much for taking the time to read my first book review. I want to thank my teacher, Mrs. Leighton, for starting this book club and blog, my parents and cats and dog for being awesome, and Soman Chainani, for writing this truly amazing book.
           Finally, this is a little poem that is in the book, and I think it's pretty awesome.
                                                       "In the forest primeval
                                                    a school for good and evil
                                                   Two towers like twin heads
                                                          one for the pure
                                                        one for the wicked
                                                Try to escape you'll always fail
                                                        the only way out is
                                                        through a fairy tale"

Here is a way to find books in our school library

Go to www.library.rsu24.org
Click on Hancock Elementary School

You can now search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject or Series.

Today in Book Group...

Reilly was here.  Taylor attended.  Katie was present.  Lucy showed up!!  Yay!!

Our group is putting finishing touches on posters which drum up enthusiasm for reading.  We are also playing around with blog format.  Lucy is interested in posting a book review so she asked if it was okay and it is okay!!

So be looking for a post from Lucy, Taylor, Reilly (possibly) and Katie.

Our Group Goal This Week!

Our book group talked a few weeks ago about sharing quotes from favorite books we've read by creating posters to display on our school's walls.  Let's do that this week!  A possible plan might be this:

• First, decide on your quote.  This may originate with you, a favorite book, or from a website such as Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/missoulalibrary/quotes-about-reading/
• Next, choose your size poster.  Pages has several templates to use.  Or create your own.  You may print Google images if you like but use these to compliment your own original artwork.  
• You might want to consider a selfie and then using a neat art tool to jazz it up.  Pic Monkey is neat:  http://www.picmonkey.com
• Of course, you will choose where in our school to display your poster.
• Any thoughts?  Let's use Comments to chat.
• More Poster Ideas: posters about reading

What's On Their Minds?

Today our group By the Book checked a blog called Yournextread.com.  Mrs. Leighton gave a demo and asked Katie and Taylor to try out the site to find a good read they might like (Reilly was running the cross country course but arrived later!)!  So here are the results:

Katie searched for The Emerald Atlas, a book she’s currently reading.  The results The Fire Chronicle and another book called Smile.  She really likes the series and first one so The Fire Chronicle is the 2nd one.  She believes there are three in the series. She said she’s never really tried reading Fantasy but the second she started reading this, she realized it clicked.  “It’s the best book I’ve ever read.” The Black Reckoning is the last one. If you like magic in your stories, this is the book for you!!

Taylor looked up the results typing in Lord of the Rings and found one written by J R R Tolkein called The Silmarillion.  She said it looked “amazing” and really really good and she wants to read it.   The Amazon reviewer said “fierce fairy tales and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury” which Taylor said made her think she likes books that include fighting but also dramatic and romantic things. 

Reilly searched Yournextread with the book The Alchemist:  The Secret Life of Nicholas Flammel. He found The Magician and the other books in its series.  He searched The Magician and found another book called  The Red Pyramid. He read part of the Amazon review and commented that he is inspired to read it.”Since their mothers’ death...”  that quote caught Reilly’s eye.  It sounded mystifying, he said.

You Can't Drop This Book!

Taylor brought in the five books in Amulet series.  The author is Kazu Kibuishi , a Japanese writer of graphic novels.  This is in the genre of fantasy and is a series.  The two main characters are kids, teens.  The world is realistic somewhat but some characters are not.  There are toys that come to life,  two elves who are part of the story,  and there is an amulet in the storyline.  It’s like guide and a force that controls the main character, Emily, to do things against her will.  Taylor says if you truly like eye catching details, amazing visuals, you will not be able to drop this book.”