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Pizza and books, what a combination! Here’s the scoop… Set a reading goal with your ELA teacher, meet the goal and earn a FREE Pizza Hut Pizza. That’s all. Ask your ELA teacher for details or go to
http://www.bookitprogram.com/parents/about.asp

Have you read the 2010 Nevada Reader, Young Adult nominated book Beastly by Alex Flinn? If not, you should! It is a great modern day Beauty and the Beast type story. What’s even better is that I just found out that a movie is in production based on the book. The star studded cast includes: [...]

The first person that can give me a list of 25 books that have movies made after that book, will win a prize.  *Hint- one of the website links on this blog will help you locate the answer. Good luck…

Name: Rachel D.
Date: 8/28/2009
Title: Secrets of My Hollywood Life
Author: Jen Calonita
Genre: Romance, Reality
Brief Summary: Kaitlin Burke is the most popular young actress in the television world, however, she’s gotten tired of doing things that only celebrities get to do. And try to do what normal regular kids get to do: going to high school everyday. [...]

Katie S.
The Devils Arithmetic
By: Jane Yolen
 
In The Devil’s Arithmetic Hannah is on her way to celebrate Passover with her family, because they are Jewish. She didn’t want to go with her family because she didn’t really like her religion and heritages traditions. When she gets there,  they play a traditional game, by opening the door [...]

 
Title: The Perfect Shot
Author: Elaine Marie Alphin
Summary: Brian has the perfect life. He has the perfect friends and the perfect girlfriend, until a mysterious murderer kills his girlfriend, her brother, and her mom. When Brian has a mysterious encounter with the murderer, he is told he cannot give any information away or he will kill [...]

Name
Mikayla E.

Date
November 7, 2008

Title

Nancy Drew Girl Detective – Bad Times, Big Crimes

Author

Carolyn Keene

Genre

Mystery

Brief Summary (P.S. don’t give away the juicy detals)

Nancy is going to a lecture about the great depression and during the lecture she falls asleep for a few minutes. When Nancy wakes up she [...]

 
Just a reminder that the Girls Book Club meets every Tuesday at 2:20 in the library or Ms. Sapp’s room. We are getting ready to start reading the book Sweetheats by Sara Zarr. It’s a love story about a girl that comes in contact with a very special person from her past. If you  have [...]

Name: Eli B.
Date: November 12, 2008
Title: Stormbreaker
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Genre: Mystery
Brief Summary: Alex Rider’s Uncle dies in a strange car accident but the police are hiding it up for some strange reason. Alex goes to the junk yard where the car is being destroyed and he has a encounter with the men that work threre. They try to [...]

Name: Ragen J.
Date: October 22, 2008
Title: Airhead
Author: Meg Cabot
Genre: Comedy
Brief Summary: Em is kinda a no-body at school and she figures out that it’s what’s on the inside that matters and not what is on the out side. Em has 2 prove her self that just be you self and you’ll make great friends!!!!!!! (p.s [...]

I read a great fiction book!
Name: Sam C.
Date: September 24, 2008
Title: Nightrise
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Genre: Mystery
Brief Summary: Two twins can talk to each other telepathically. Everybody they tell thinks its cool, but they know it isn’t because of some of the things they can do because of that ability. When one of the brothers gets kidnapped, [...]

I read this great fiction book!
Name: Hannah A.
Date: September 26, 2008
Title: Bittersweet 16
Author: Karasyov and Kangmen
Genre: Romance
Brief Summary: Sweet 16’s is a very competetive time, with these girls it turns into one giant mess. At the end, I guess everything turned out like it was supossed to.

I’m sure you have seen the “What are you Reading?” pockets next to each classroom door. I’m currently reading The City of Ember (movie coming October 10, 2008). If you have read this book, tell me what you thought of it, without giving away the ending please. My question to you is: “What should I [...]