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Author Katie Finn answers questions about her writing and related book, "What's your status?" (And yes, it's coming to a library near you!) Watch video.
Bishop McNamara is a Catholic, college-prep high school in Kankakee, IL. The library blog introduces new books, book reviews, book trailers, fun and interesting articles, original writing, and school and community news.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday Book Trailers
Yes, they are a day early. Don't hold that against the books!
Watch video.
Author Katie Finn answers questions about her writing and related book, "What's your status?" (And yes, it's coming to a library near you!) Watch video.
Watch video.
Author Katie Finn answers questions about her writing and related book, "What's your status?" (And yes, it's coming to a library near you!) Watch video.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Read for a Lifetime
To read or not to read? That is a silly question.
It is time to register for “Read for a Lifetime,” a program sponsored by the Illinois State Library.
To participate you need to:
• Sign up with the Librarian or any teacher by October 28
• Read at least four books from the designated list
• Keep a list of the books you read
• Submit your list to the Librarian by April 9, 2012.
In return, you will:
• Have fun reading good stories
• Receive a certificate from the Illinois Secretary of State
• Possibly earn a prize for reading the entire list
• Receive drink and/or food coupons from local merchants during the year
• Enjoy a party with really good food.
• Expand your general knowledge
• Improve your vocabulary
• Improve your reading comprehension and writing skills
• Improve your classroom performance/ grades
• Boost your test scores
Click here to see the 20011-12 book list.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Man Booker Prize shortlist announced
Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)
Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie (Canongate Books)
Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (Granta)
Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues (Serpent’s Tail)
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)
A.D. Miller Snowdrops (Atlantic)
The Man Booker Prize is sponsored by Man Group plc, an alternative investment management business with expertise in a wide range of liquid investment styles. Man manages $71.0 billon.
The Prize is awarded to a full-length novel, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published in the United Kingdom for the first time in the year of the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. The Prize is worth £50,000 to the winner.
To learn more visit, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/
Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie (Canongate Books)
Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (Granta)
Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues (Serpent’s Tail)
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)
A.D. Miller Snowdrops (Atlantic)
The Man Booker Prize is sponsored by Man Group plc, an alternative investment management business with expertise in a wide range of liquid investment styles. Man manages $71.0 billon.
The Prize is awarded to a full-length novel, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published in the United Kingdom for the first time in the year of the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. The Prize is worth £50,000 to the winner.
To learn more visit, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Student Book Review - Jen Rowe
Magic Under the Glass / Jaclyn Dolamore
By Jen Rowe
Nimira is a foreign performer forced to dance for mere pennies. One performance becomes the performance of her life when the rich and powerful sorcerer Hollin Parry offers her the chance of a lifetime -- to accompany a piano playing automatron. All of her dreams were laid in front of her but upon accepting, Nimira discovers she has become a key component in a conspiracy that involves ghosts, demons, a supposed mad woman, treason, magic, and the possibility of love. The spirit of the dashing fairy prince is trapped within the automatron and only Namira can find a way to break through this curse. With a seemingly-unavoidable war with the fairies, Nimira must discover the truth about Hollin Parry hidden behind the lies before it is too late.
After checking this book out of the library, I couldn’t put it down. It’s a love story with a sinister twist, and I’d read it again in a heartbeat!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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