Book Selection

Wow- I love hearing about the books that you're reading. I'm going to check some of those out that we don't have in the library. Thanks for your entries- I love to read them.

I order all the books for the library here at school. There are many ways that I choose books. In addition to ordering non-fiction books for research and things that go along with what you're learning in school, I read journals that have reviews of good books like School Library Journal. I also use your recommendations. The books need to have good reviews and be appropriate for the age level of our students.

Here's a challenge for you. Go to the School Library Journal book review link for books intended for grades 5 and up. Each link is one month of book reviews. Read the reviews and make some recommendations to me...what would you like to see in the library? Remember it needs to be well- reviewed, be appropriate for sixth graders and be very interesting to you!

It's good to read more than one review. You can also check Amazon.com for book reviews. They frequently include reviews from Horn Book, School Library Journal and other book reviewers, as well as people like you who are reading the books.

I still have a little book money left this year so I will be looking carefully at your recommendations.

Top 10!

Did you know you can see what the 10 most checked out books are by clicking on Top 10 in the catalog search window?

Right now our top 10 are....

1. Three Good Deeds
2. Bone- Old Man's Cave
3. Gossamer
4. Lunch Money
5. Project Mulberry
6. Abby Takes a Stand
7. Bone- The Great Cow Race
8. Flush
9. Out of Boneville
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

What would be on your top 3 list?

On my top 3 list are (today anyway)
1. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
2. Rules by Cynthia Lord
3. Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordon Sonnenblick

Maud Hart Lovelace Books

The voting for Maud Hart Lovelace is just over a month away! Have you read at least three books so you can vote? Which books have you read? Which book would you recommend the most? Did you read one that didn't capture your interest? Which book surprised you?

Birch Grove Reads!!

Welcome to our new blog website where we can talk about books and the reading programs here at school.

Did you know that tomorrow is RIF day at BG? That means EVERYONE gets a FREE book! And right before a four-day weekend. What could be better than that?