JLES Library September Update

“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read,” 20th-century American educator Mary McLeod Bethune

Our Students and Staff checked out more than 14,000 books last year. JLES was 13th in the county for the most library books checked out for the school year. Readers are Leaders!

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Would you like to share your latest book with teachers and staff? Complete the form and we will create a personalized door sign with your book cover posted. We hope to create a reading culture at JLES and you can help!

https://www.nieonline.com/ajc/ Sign up for a free classroom current event newspaper. This resource provides lessons linked to the daily news and history. Check it out!

The Reading Bowl Competition will be January 30th. Are your students interested in competing? We have the Reading Bowl books in the Library. Get a head start and start reading today. Dr. Jefferson and Mrs. Scott will be leading after school Reading Bowl Team meetings.

Reading Bowl Book List:

The AI Incident by J.E. Thomas

Botticelli's Apprentice by Ursula Murray Husted

The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Into the Rapids by Ann Braden

J vs. K by Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander

Monster Locker by Jorge Aguirre and Andres Vera Martinez

Opal Watson: Private Eye by Brittany J. Thurman

Spark by Chris Baron

Teddy vs. The Fuzzy Doom by Braden Halett

Are your students asking about the Book Vending Machine outside the cafeteria? They can receive tokens simply by reading 3 books and writing a minimum of a three sentence review in Bean Stack!