A Busy Librarian is a Happy Librarian

If you have walked past me in the library lately, I bet I resembled the picture above. The beginning of the year is always crazy, but for some reason it has seemed extra busy. I know I have not put any reviews on here lately, and I promise to soon, but for now I just want to give you some information:

• Lunch Bunch has started for 6th and 7th grade. I will meet with 8th grade on Wednesday of this week. (This is our book club.)
• I am in charge of the spelling bee this year. If you are interested in trying your hand at spelling, please come to the informational meeting on Friday, October 4th, before and after school. 
• Book Fair is from October 9-16th. We will be open during the parent teacher conferences. 
• All students are working on their second time to check out books. We will send home the first overdue slips next week. 

Any questions??? Please feel free to ask!

Battle of the Books: Brackets C, D, and E

I got a little busy this week and forgot to post the other brackets. Here they are:

Battle of the Books: Brackets A and B

So many times I have students arguing over what books are better than others. So I decided to take a note from SLJ (School Library Journal) and have a BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.

So I choose the books, and asked the Stafford teachers be the judges.I had so many teachers interested in reading this summer! So we have 40 books and round 1 cut that down to 20. Here is A and B and over the rest of the week I will post C, D, and E.

Do you agree with the winners??

Ungifted by Kordon Korman

Summary
The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special program for gifted and talented students. It wasn't exactly what Donovan had intended, but there couldn't be a more perfect hideout for someone like him. That is, if he can manage to fool people whose IQs are above genius level.  (From publisher.)

Mrs. Lassley's Review
I have read many Gordon Korman books, but this one is by far my favorite of his. Not only are you laughing at some of the stuff that happens, but you realize there is more than meets the eye. It is written from different perspectives throughout so you really get to know an array of characters. A must read for everyone!