Great Books Week, October 2-8 Wow this is a busy week. First Mystery Series Week, and now Great Books. According to the website, “Great Books Week 2011 is honoring Great Expectations in its 150th anniversary year.” They suggest all kinds of activities surrounding the book, including reading it online, watching the 1946 movie, and participating in [...]
Mystery Series Week, October 2-8 How did I not know about this special week? According to Chase’s Annual Events, “[m]ystery series week is a celebration of continuing characters in mystery fiction.” I have always said I was a mystery junkie. But really, I LOVE mystery series. The best series deliver great characters, settings and an [...]
Bibliography: Reinhardt, Dana. (2011). The Summer I Learned to Fly. New York: Random House Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-0385739542 Plot Summary: The summer before eighth grade, and Drew is working in her mother’s cheese shop where she hangs out with surf bum Nick (who she also has a crush on.) When she isn’t working, she plays with [...]
Bibliography: Smith, Andrew. (2010). The Marbury Lens. New York: Feiwel and Friends. ISBN: 978-0312613426 Plot Summary: Coming home from a party, Jack is kidnapped by a predator. He manages to escape telling no one except his best friend, Connor. Later when Connor and Jack stumble across the same man, he ends up dead. Travelling to England [...]
Bibliography: Alexander, Jill S. (2011). Paradise. New York: Feiwel and Friends. ISBN: 978-0312605414 Plot Summary: Paisley lives to play the drums, and sneaks away every day after school to play with a country rock band in her uncle’s airplane hangar. They have hopes of playing in Austin at Texaspolooza and getting out of their small town. [...]
