The China Miracle

Have you ever had a book written about you? Well I have! Hi, my name is Kasey and my grandma wrote a book about my sister and me.

This book tells about my mom, my grandma, and I going to get my little sister Kailey. You see, Kailey is from China so this book tells about our adventures in China. It also talks about the lifestyle of the Chinese. History is also one of the main things in this book.

So all my fellow readers, I hope you like this book as much as I did. It will be coming to the library soon. Also my grandma will be coming to the local mall in February for a book signing. I hope you come to get a book(plus I will be there). Happy Reading! :D

~submitted by Kasey, 5th grade

And the Winner is...MYSTERY!

The results from our first genre poll are in and your favorite choice was Mystery! Mysteries are awesome because they entertain us and they put our brains to work! When you are reading a mystery you're constantly trying to stay one step ahead of the criminal, or in some cases, supernatural aspects! Most of us try to solve the crime or puzzle right along with the characters in the book and sometimes you may even solve the crime before the detectives in the book!

Mysteries can be creepy, funny or downright scary! We have lots of Mystery series in our library as well as individuall Mystery titles. Here are a few examples to get you going in the Mystery genre.

Series:

• A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
• The Boxcar Children mysteries by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• The Carol Marsh Mysteries by Carol Marsh(featuring real kids in real places)
• Encyclopedia Brown mysteries by Donald Sobel (Mrs. Cotton's childhood favorites)
• Hank the Cowdog by John Erikson(laugh out loud funny mysteries)
• Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
• Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
  Whishbone Mysteries by Anne Capeci

Individual Mystery titles:

• Bernie Macgruder and the Disappearing Bodies by Phylis Reynolds Naylor
• Beware the Ravens Aunty Morbelia by Joan Carris
• Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by James Howe
• Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman
• Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
• The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
• Ghost Children by Eve Bunting
• The Haunted Clubhouse by Carolyn Leavitt
• The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley
• Rex Tabby, Cat Detective by Kirk Daniel
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Why not check some out on your next visit to the library?

Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

The book I read was Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. I choose this book because it has been my favorite book for as long as I could remember. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is about a boy named Peter, his little brother Fudge, and thier pet turtle Dribble. In this book, Fudge gets into all kinds of trouble. The least of which is eating Peter's pet turtle Dribble, while he was at school. There are many more episodes of trouble and meanness in this book. It is sure to entertain you as well as tickle your funny bone.

~Ryan, 5th grade

Thanks to Ryan for her post about Judy Blume's wonderful book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Our library has copies of this and other great books by Judy Blume!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The book I read is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is about a little girl
and her dog who came from her home by [way of] a twister to a place called
the Land of Oz.

There were four witches. One from the North, one from the South, one
from the East and one from the West. One of those witches is dead...read the book
to find out which one!

Dortothy meets these people in Oz, but they're not ordinary people, they
are Winkies. They told her how she could get back home but she has to go to the
Great and Terrible Oz. The next morning she goes looking for Oz and on her way she meets a scarecrow, tin woodsman, and a lion. Read the book to see what happens next!

Thanks to Adarian for telling us about this book! The book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is quite different from the movie that you may have seen. Dorothy has many adventures and you'll meet many interesting characters as you follow her along the road to Oz. I agree w/Adarian that you should give it a try!We have the entire OZ series in our library, come check one out for yourself!

What are YOU reading?

Winter is the perfect time for cuddling up with a good book, don't you think? Besides the summer months, winter is my favorite time of year for enjoying books!

As for me, I've been doing bunches of reading lately! In addition to reading a series of fantasy novels that were very hard to put down I've been reading these books:

Now it's your turn! So tell us Falcons(that's staff and students)...what 'cha reading?

Click on the comments link below and tell us what you're reading and don't forget to let Mrs. Cotton know if you'd like to post a book review or tell us all about your favorite book here on this blog.