The Winter Reading Challenge Is Back!
The time has come for our third annual winter reading challenge. Are you up for it? All you have to do is pick up a Tic-Tac-Toe game card at the library and start reading! On the card are 9 different descriptions of books but you get to pick what you want to read. For example, to get your stamp for the square labeled "a book about sports," you can read and quiz on any fiction book with sports in the storyline, or a nonfiction book that is about any sport. Books must be worth at least 1 point to earn a stamp.
Game cards are available at the library. You have all winter to play and get your stamps to make a straight or diagonal line on your game card. You can take your quizzes with your teachers, but you can only get your stamps at the library by showing Mrs. Alvarez your AR quiz results.
Any student who meets the challenge gets a goodie bag with sweet treats, Takis, and a few other surprises!
Author Spotlight: Holly Black
Don't think you're a fan of fantasy books? You might want to reconsider and try one of Holly Black's books. She is a #1 New York Times best selling author of more than thirty novels for kids and teens. She is best known for her book series that feature faeries. She is such a fan of faeries, she even had her ears surgically altered to be pointy! Check out some of her books below, then come find them in our library.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
These books feature the Grace children: Jared, Simon and Mallory, who find a mysterious Field Guide hidden in the attic, written by their great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick, who studied Faeries — magical beings who hide themselves from humans using a type of magic called glamour.
The Magisterium Series
This series takes place in a world where mages can draw on the elements (earth, fire, water, and air) as sources of magic. Young potential mages travel to a school called The Magisterium to study magic, hone their powers, and prepare to fight the evil source of magic in their world.
Curse Workers Series
Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, all by the slightest touch of their hands. Since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider—the straight kid in a crooked family—as long as you ignore one small detail: He killed his best friend, Lila.
Holly Black Book Signing
Enjoy Holiday Romance Movies? You'll Love This Book! 🎄
What Light by Jay Asher
AR 4.5, 9 Points
Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon—it's a beautiful setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other.
Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other.
By reputation, Caleb is not your perfect guy: years ago, he made an enormous mistake and has been paying for it ever since. But Sierra sees beyond Caleb's past and becomes determined to help him find forgiveness and, maybe, redemption. As disapproval, misconceptions, and suspicions swirl around them, Caleb and Sierra discover the one thing that transcends all else: true love.
Read Before You Watch 🎬🍿
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
AR 5.2, 13 points
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.
But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally an deal to find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever (Goodreads).
The Uglies is the first installment in an award-winning, New York Times Best-selling series of four books and is credited as being one of the books that brought back the dystopian trend of young adult literature. Read The Uglies, then watch the movie starring Joey King, on Netflix now!
New Wimpy Kid Book Is Here!
Don't knock me over as you run in here to get it. I ordered 10 copies but if you aren't fast enough, ask me or Mr. Manjarrez to place a hold on it for you and we'll send you a call slip when your copy comes in.
Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess, by Jeff Kinney
AR 5.8, 3 points
The pressure is building for Greg Heffley, who discovers that when you mix heaps of family, a tiny beach house, and sweltering heat, it’s a recipe for disaster. Speaking of recipes—the secret ingredients behind Gramma’s famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years. Can Greg unpack all of his family’s mysteries before their vacation is over? Or will he just stir the pot?
Montgomery Middle Library
Imelda Alvarez, Teacher Librarian
Email: imelda.alvarez@sweetwaterschools.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/sweetwaterschools.net/mom-library-website
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Phone: (619) 662-8230