Sequoyah Book Award (grades 3-9)--Visit the Oklahoma Library Association's website for state book awards lists and see a preview of all the books on this year's current master list! Be sure to read at least 3 books from the Young Adult Intermediate master list (for grades 6-8) and be eligible in March to vote for your FAVORITE Sequoyah book. :)
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The Last Olympian (Book 5) by Rick Riordan was a great read which ended the fantastic Percy Jackson series! Thank goodness, he has a new series for his fans--The Red Pyramid (Book One of the Kane Chronicles). When Dr. Julius Kane, a renowned Egyptologist, accidentally unleashes ancient evil Egyptian forces, his children Carter and Sadie must work together to save their father and mankind. It's a dangerous journey, marked by many discoveries about their family heritage and unknown abilities. You will like this one!
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2010 Summer Reading Adventure
Your Media Center is sponsoring a summer reading adventure for all Sequoyah students! To be part of the adventure, follow the directions listed below. Bring back your sheet when school starts and give it to Mrs. Hasenfratz in the Media Center. We are giving away some really neat prizes, plus you get to read some great books! J I have attached a booklist with some ideas, but you are not limited to just reading those titles. Any other middle school/young adult titles can be used too for your reading adventure.
CONTEST GOAL #1 (JUNE): You need to read (or listen to) 5 books, or 500 pages, or read for at least 5 hours for the month of June. Track what you read on the sheet below. Have your parents sign it, and bring the sheet to Mrs. H. when school starts. Your name will be entered in the drawing for $15.00 Best of Books gift certificates.
CONTEST GOAL #2 (JULY): You need to read (or listen to) 8 books, or 800 pages, or read for at least 8 hours this month. Bring the sheet to Mrs. H. when school starts, and your name will be entered in the drawing for$15.00 Scholastic Book Fair gift certificates (which can be used at the Book Fair in November).
GRAND PRIZE: Everyone’s sheets will be entered into the grand prize drawing, which is for an Apple I-Pod!
Have fun, enjoy reading lots of good books, and be sure to check here for more details during summer vacation!
Prizes provided by Mrs. Hasenfratz and Sequoyah Media Center.
2010 Sequoyah Media Center Summer Reading Adventure
Name_____________________________Grade____
Parent’s signature__________________________
June: Books read, # of pages read, or hours read to meet goal. Please list book titles. Use back side of sheet if needed.
July: Books read, # of pages read, or hours read to meet goal. (Please list book titles). Use back side of sheet if needed. J
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GOOD BOOKS! You might want to check some of these out....
Popular titles at the LMC: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, Peg Kehret's mystery novels, and James Patterson's Maximum Ride series just keep flying off the shelves! Teenage spy Alex Rider (Stormbreaker series) combats evil villains who've created a killer virus in Crocodile Tears (book 8). A popular spy series for older girls features 16-year-old Aphra & her CIA Mom in several books, the first being Death by Bikini. In Ann Brashares new series, The Three Willows: the Sisterhood grows, three good friends from middle school hope their friendship will survive their summer challenges & high school. Gary Paulsen's Woods Runner tells the story of 15-year-old Samuel, who must rescue his kidnapped parents from the British soldiers and Native Americans who have destroyed their small Pennsylvania settlement in 1776. Frances O'Roark Dowell's The Kind of Friends We Used to Be is a sequel about friendship and changes (book one is The Secret Language of Girls). There are many new graphic novels, including Into the Volcano by Don Wood, in which two brothers escape an erupting volcano. Will Hobbs has many good adventure novels, including Far North, Jackie's Wild Seattle, Go Big or Go Home, and many others. Ben Mikaelsen's Ghost Bear is a great sequel to Touching Spirit Bear. In Priscilla Cummings' novel, Red Kayak, (2007 Sequoyah Young Adult Award book), Brody must decide what to do when he discovers that a prank his best friends have done has had tragic consequences. Fantasy author T.A. Barron has completed the Great Tree of Avalon series with The Eternal Flame (Merlin's grandson and his friends must stop the evil warlord Gawr from destroying Avalon). A laugh-out-loud book is The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker, which is the story of 14-year-old Princess Emeralda who reluctantly kisses the frog Eadric to help him become a prince again....but instead, becomes a frog too! (There are 4 more books in the series). Audrey Couloumbis' rip-roaring adventure, The Misadventures of Maude March, is about two sisters who become unlikely/accidental outlaws in the Old West. The sequel, Maude March on the run--or trouble is her middle name, is on the shelves now. One of my all-time favorite books is Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. India Opal's move to a small Florida town is impacted greatly when she "adopts" an orphan dog that she names Winn Dixie. This is a funny and heart-warming story for all ages. (Kate is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux). I have been re-reading many favorite authors' titles again this past year, including Joan L. Nixon, Lois Duncan, and Willo Davis Roberts' mysteries and Gordon Korman's hunorous fiction books.. Anna Myers is another faviorite author who has many historical fiction titles, including Spy, Stolen by the Sea, Red-Dirt Jessie, Assassin, etc. So many books to read and enjoy, and never enough time! :)
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Don't forget to visit the Edmond Public Library too! Their summer reading program is always fun to participate in. You can check them out on the web by going to www.metrolibrary.org .
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