Review Materials for Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Middle School Book Club Week 3)

Reviews and Summaries of Shiloh

• IMDB page for the Shiloh movie
• Amazon reviews for Shiloh
•  Discussion questions and stuff to help you remember the book

Some more books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 

•  Dangerously Alice
• Alice in the Know
• Including Alice
  
• King of the Playground
• Roxie and the Hooligans
• The Boys Start the War
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Review Materials for Firestarter by Stephen King (Jr/Sr High School Book Club Week 4)

Reviews and Summaries of Firestarter

 

• Wikipedia article on Firestarter
  
• Review in TeenInk
• Review from SFReader
• IMDB record for the film of Firestarter

Other books by Stephen King

 

• The Stand
• Pet Cemetary
• Carrie
• Cujo
• The Shining
• The Green Mile
• The Shawshank Redemption

Meet Bill Littlefield Thursday August 23 @ 6:30*

Come meet the author of The Circus in the Woods and host of NPR’s Only a Game. It should be an interesting night.

Contact Amy @ 508 949 3880 or adumouchel@cwmars.org with any questions.

*federally funded through LSTA funds administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Win an iPod Shuffle @ our Guitar Hero Contest*

Join in our Guitar Hero Competition and be entered into a raffle for an iPod shuffle. The competition will be Wednesday August 22 @ 10:00am in the Library meeting room.

Call 508 949 3880 or email adumouchel@cwmars.org if you have any questions

*Federally funded with LSTA funds administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Win an iPod Shuffle! @ DDR contest*

This event is generously hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley and will take place on Friday August 17 @ 2:00.   All participants will be entered into a raffle to win an iPod shuffle.

*Federally funded with LSTA funds administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Cooking with Katie Tuesday August 14 @ 5:00*

Tired of Hot Pockets and frozen pizza? Join us @ the library for a lesson in quick and easy cooking for teens with Katie Wilton.  Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact Amy with any questions by calling 508 949 3880 or emailing adumouchel@cwmars.org

*Federally funded with LSTA funds administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Japanese Tea Ceremony Monday August 13 @ 5:00*

One of many upcoming events for teens @ the chester c corbin public library will be

The Way of Tea (Chado) with Kyoko Wada, who will perform a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.  There will be a chance to sample traditional Japanese green tea and sweets following the performance.

Advanced sign up is required. To do so, call Amy @ 508 949 3880, email her @ adumouchel@cwmars.org or come to the children’s room.

*Federally funded with LSTA funds administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Book a Cruise

This Thursday, August 2, from 11am-3pm will be the annual book a cruise event, this year held jointly with the Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley. Join us at Memorial Beach to celebrate literacy with stories and crafts and take a cruise around the lake with the help of the Webster Police. Point Breeze Restaurant will provide food.

The event is open to all children ages 4 and up.

Review Materials for The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Jr/Sr High School Book Club Week 3)

To help you prepare for the beginning of the school year…

Reviews for The Call of the Wild

 

• Reviews on Amazon.com for The Call of the Wild
• Summary of The Call of the Wild on SparkNotes
• Discussion on The Call of the Wild
• IMDB page of the film The Call of the Wild(1972)
• Preview of a review written in the New York Review of Books of The Call of the Wild
  

If you really liked this book, you can read these…

 

Other books by Jack London

• White Fang
• Before Adam
• The Sea Wolf
• To Build a Fire
• Klondike and Other Stories
• Before Adam
• The Road

Review Materials for: Resources for Holes, by Louis Sachar (Middle School Book Club Week 4)

Review materials for Holes

• Reviews listed on Amazon.com:
• Wikipedia article for Holes
  • Article on the main character:
• Book review for Holes
• Some quotes to think about:
• Biographies of Louis Sachar

Other titles by Louis Sachar

• Small Steps (sequel to Holes)
• Stanley Yelnat’s Survival Guide to Green Lake
• Sixth Grade Secrets
• Kidnapped at Birth?
• There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom!
• The Boy Who Lost his Face
• Johnny’s in the Basement
• Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes
• Monkey Soup
  
• Someday Angeline
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School
• Wayside School is Falling Down
• Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
• More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
• Sideways School Gets a Little Stranger
• Marvin Redpost
• Why Pick on Me?