Mission Valley JR/SR High School
Library Illuminations Newsletter March 2014
In the News......
- Jr. High Book Club Discussion
- New Display Case Brings Seventh Graders to the Library
- Read the Books....Watch the Movies
- Question of the Month
- Coming Soon - The Big Read: Vietnam War Veterans to Speak to Book Club
Junior High Book Club Discusses The Cay
New Display Brings Seventh Graders to the Library
C.J. chooses a book from the new book display.
Payton determines the genre of her book.
A.J. looks for an action/adventure story in his lexile range.
Read the Books...Then Watch the Movies
Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
The first book of the trilogy, Divergent, is due to be released as a movie on March 21, 2014. This dystopian fantasy series is set in futuristic Chicago. Fans of Hunger Games and Maze Runner will love this series. The MV library now owns four copies of Divergent. The lexile levels of these books are rated 700L.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Tense, moving, and wondrously strange are words used by John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, to describe the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children book duo. The movie version of the first book is scheduled for release in July 2015. The library also has the sequel, Hollow City. The lexile rating is 890L.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars was published in 2012. The story is narrated by Hazel, a sixteen-year-old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a support group where she finds love. The book has a reading level of 850L. The movie is scheduled to be released June 6, 2014.
Question of the Month
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K Rowling is the _________ book in the Harry Potter series.
a. first
b. third
c. fifth
d. sixth
Email the correct answer to Mrs. Niland before 3:30 p.m., Monday March 31 2014 at rniland@mv330.org to be eligible to win a $10 Orange Leaf gift card.
The BIG READ: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Big Read....Vietnam Veterans Speak
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, 02:30 PM
JR/SR HS Library
Vietnam Resources
This is What I Remember.....
Maps Add to the Big Read
Mrs. Niland
Email: rniland@mv330.org
Website: www.mv330.org
Location: 12913 Mission Valley Road, Eskridge, KS, United States
Phone: 866-557-6686