Grand Avenue Middle School Library
February 2024
Schoolwide Community Read
Once a winner is announced, everyone is then encouraged to read the winning title! The school librarian will be working with teachers to create crafts and events based on themes and content from the book. Students will earn points for their participation. Those who earn at least 100 points will be invited to an in-school field trip to the school library, where they will take part in book discussions, play review games, and participate in other fun activities related to the book!
Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein
To learn about this title, read the summary below!
Go back to the START and meet thirteen-year-old, PUZZLE-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello!
Luigi has a knack for games and puzzles. But sometimes it feels like the cards are stacked against him. UNTIL a carnival arrives in town and Luigi gets the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME—the opportunity to work for the world famous Professor Marvelmous, a dazzling, banana-hat-wearing barker who puts the SHOW in SHOWMAN! When the carnival closes, Professor Marvelmous leaves behind a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue. A clue that will lead Luigi and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt to a prize beyond anything they could imagine—if they can find it!
Can Luigi crack the codes and unlock the box’s secrets? Will there be puzzles? Of course! Balloons? You bet! Will it be fun? Hello! It’s a Lemon-cello! BONUS! Can YOU solve the hidden puzzle inside?!
- Summary sourced from publisher
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
To learn about this title, read the summary below!
For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely! Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite . . .
Kendra and her brother Seth have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws give relative order among greedy trolls, mischevious satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies. However, when the rules get broken, an arcane evil is unleashed, forcing Kendra and Seth to face the greatest challenge of their lives. To save her family, Fablehaven, and perhaps the world, Kendra must find the courage to do what she fears most.
- Summary sourced from publisher
11 Birthdays
To learn about this title, read the summary below!
It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited; after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she has the same birth date, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart.
When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Amanda and Leo discover they are doomed to repeat their eleventh birthday over and over again, unless they can work together to break the curse and become friends again.
- Summary sourced from publisher
February's Makerspace Challenge
Our February makerspace challenge is Use your creativity and imagination to create "love bugs" out of makerspace materials!
Students can take pictures of makerspace creations and email them to the librarian to win a small prize!
ABOUT ME
Mrs. Poplawski
Library Media Specialist
Email: kpoplawski@bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us
Website: http://grandavenuemslibrary.weebly.com/