Media Matters
Student Edition Volume 1, Issue 1
Meet Your Librarians!
Mrs. Chirico - I taught English at CMS for nine years before moving to the library. I love working with students and I LOVE reading. Please come down and visit me for book recommendations! I can't wait to work with each and every one of you!
We are both here to help you! Remember, we aren't just here to help you find books; we can help you with research, Google Apps and much more.
The library is open daily from 7:30am-3:00pm. See you soon!
Book Recommendations
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend’s paper route for the month of July, he knows he’ll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything.
The newspaper route poses challenges, but it’s a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble–and puts the boy’s life, as well as that of his family’s devoted housekeeper, in danger.
Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books meets in the library. Members of this club form teams to read required books and then challenge other teams to be grade level champions. The CMS Battle of the Books teams also compete with other schools.
Teams consist of 4-6 people plus 1 alternate. You can sign up in the library at the circulation desk & be sure to have a team name too! We will start meeting around Thanksgiving, but all sign ups should be done by the second week in November.
Battle book lists are available here: