STORYTIME KITS Grab one of our do-it-at-home storytime kits! Shapes, magnets, rhymes, weblinks, an instrument, stickers, activity pages, a craft, and a free copy of the book are included. Supplies are limited, so grab yours ASAP! Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells Visit https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=238467157199626 to hear the story read aloud by author Rosemary Wells. Then enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
YOUTH BOOK CLUBS Check out our do-it-at-home book clubs for all ages. All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours! There are four age categories: grades K-3, grades 3-5, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12. Every book comes with links to explore, a review sheet, a few questions, and some activities that tie into the book. We will have posts on www.splyouth.org for anyone who wants to discuss the books. Supplies are limited, so grab yours today! Grades K-3: The First Day of School by Margaret McNamara “Charles is excited about his first day of first grade at Robin Hill School. He wants his puppy, Cookie, to come to school too. Then Charles finds out he has to leave Cookie at home. Will school still be fun without his best friend?” (RHS:TFDoS, 2021). Grades 3-5: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo “One summer’s day, ten-year-old Opal goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie,” (BoW-D, 2021 edition). | Grades 5-8: Game Changers by Mike Lupica “Ben is every football team’s dream player. He’s a jack-of-all-trades guy who can handle almost any position. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback, and the one thing standing in his way is the coach’s son. Shawn looks the part. He has been [trained] by his father, a former professional quarterback. But despite his size and arm strength, Shawn is struggling. Ben is torn between being a good teammate and going after his own dream... And when Ben gets an unexpected opportunity, the entire game will change for the both of them,” (GC, 2012). Grades 9-12: The Season by Sarah MacLean “Seventeen-year-old Lady Alexandra is strong-willed and sharp-tongued and not interested in marriage. Unfortunately, her mother is determined to marry her off to someone safe, respectable, wealthy, and almost certainly boring... Between ball gown fittings, dances, and dinner parties, Alex, along with her two best friends, manages to get entangled in her biggest scrape yet. When the Earl of Blackmoor’s father is mysteriously killed in a riding accident, Alex helps his son, the devilishly handsome Gavin, to discover the truth,” (TS, 2018 edition).
Adult Book Clubs Gretchen’s Book Club: Join the local book club at 5:30 pm on Thursday, September 10 to discuss The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede. Copies are available at the front desk. Book Discussion Club: Join the library book club on Monday, September 28 at 6:00 pm to discuss Circe by Madeline Miller, a novel that “brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey,” (Circe, 2020).
1000 Books Before Kindergarten A nationwide challenge encouraging caregivers to read aloud to their children. Children receive prizes after every 100 books read. Learn more: http://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/ |
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