Eagleton Elementary School Library

You can hear & watch Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book here.

http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is this year’s Newbery Medal winner.  It’s about a boy who is raised in a graveyard by the ghosts that live there.  Spooky, and lots of fun!

Besides the Blount County Public Library’s summer reading club (which started May 30th–Don’t worry, you can still sign up!), you can also take part in the Scholastic Summer Challenge.
According to their website, they’re:

. . .looking for kids who love to talk, think – and read! – books. The Summer Challenge is an amazing race to find the best page-turning team in the land, plus an arena for hot reads, a chance to set a world record, and a way for you to help Scholastic support kids in need! Pretty amazing, right?

Plus, there’s a weekly sweepstakes drawing.  Sound like anybody you know?  Check it out here. Note: Make sure you have  your parents’ permission before signing up on any website!

Many of our students at Eagleton Elementary love The 39 Clues. The fourth book in the series is coming out on June 2nd.  (Just two days!)  Here’s a preview from the author, Jude Watson.

Not familiar with the books?  The series follows the adventures of Dan and Amy Cahill as they search for clues that will lead them to “the world’s greatest treasure.”  The first clue was given to them by their recently deceased grandmother, Grace Cahill–but they’re not the only ones searching.  While they attempt to follow the trail leading them to each new clue, they must watch out for the other Cahills looking for clues.  And not all their relatives are helpful–in fact, some of them try to get Dan & Amy “out of the way.”

Wow!  Eagleton Students read a LOT this year.  Some of our “Top Ten” most circulated books/series this year were:

• 39 Clues
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Skeleton Creek
• Captain Underpants
• SkippyJon Jones
• Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
• Guinness World Records
• Fancy Nancy
  

As the school year winds down and summer vacation begins, be sure not to take a vacation from reading! The Blount County Public Library’s summer reading club kicks off on Saturday, May 30th. Head by the library to see Jousting, have a snack, and sign up for the summer reading club.  There’s things to do at the public library almost every day all summer, and special reading club events on Saturdays.  Best of all, it’s FREE!

I’ll try to keep this page updated all summer with Reading-related suggestions, so check back often!

You may choose anything on this webpage to do.   There are links to authors, games, etc. on the right hand side of the screen.  Please Remember the computer lab procedures:

• Stay on things linked from the library’s webpage.
• Raise your hand if you need help
• Whisper