Rules by Cynthia Lord

I was anxious to read Rules because I had heard many good things about it and I saw many students buying it at the Book Fair.

from Barnes and Noble:
"Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?"

What a great story! I loved the characters and I loved how Catherine shared her rules throughout the book.

Happy reading! If you read Rules, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

Twilight movie

I feel like I am behind ... I had no idea that they had started to cast for the Twilight movie already! :) Some students that were visiting the LMC during lunch this week shared the excited news with me.

You can read all about it at Stephenie Meyer's website.

Defect by Will Weaver

15 year old David is a target for bullies - he has bug eyes, a pinched face, and hearing aids. But David has a secret that he doesn't share with anyone - not even his foster parents. David has a layer of skin under his arms that allows him to fly (or glide and then crash!). David befriends Cheetah, a girl who is struggling with health issues of her own. David has to decide if he is comfortable in his own skin...or if he would liked to be "fixed" so that he can be "normal." Along the way, David meets several people who make him question: What is normal? Is it OK to be different? What makes a person happy?
This novel make me think that the author might have read the Maximum Ride series :), but I really enjoyed the story and it has a great message to think about.

Happy reading! If you read Defect, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel

To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel is a beautiful book. I love reading graphic novels because the illustrations contribute so much to the story. This book shares Siena's life as a dancer. It follows her dance career - she begins lessons when she was 6 years old and the story continues until Siena goes to college.

Happy reading! If you read To Dance, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

Question of the Week

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

The Question of the Week is: How do you feel about snow?

I am not a big fan of snow. I love the way it looks and I love seeing my dog have fun playing in the snow, but I do not like cold weather. :)

Please cast your vote in the poll located in the right hand column of the blog. :)

new books - thanks to the Book Fair :)

Thanks to the generosity of the Book Fair ... we have quite a few new books to add to the library collection. Stop by later this week - we hope to have them ready to check out by then.

A few of the new books that I am excited about are:

Schooled by Gordon Korman
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Land of Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by by Rick Yancey
Rules by Cynthia Lord

The Princess and the Peabodys by Betty Birney

What a fun story! One of the students in my advisory loaned me this book and it was a fun read!

Casey Peabody is just your average 14 year old girl who attends Pine Glen Junior High. Casey is a soccer player who struggles to deal with the cheerleaders at school who tend to act like princesses.
When a young teenage wizard's spell goes wrong, Casey finds a real medieval princess living at her house! Princess Eglantine brings all kind of excitement to the Peabody household. :)

Happy reading! If you read The Princess and the Peabodys, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)