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Great Books for 6th Graders!
Posted by: MeganB | Posted on: 05/15/2012 - 5:41pm
Looking for something good to read? Here's a slideshow presented by librarians to 6th grade students visiting the Library this week. This presentation contains a collection of newer fiction and nonfiction titles that will appeal to young readers over the summer. To locate or request copies of any...
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Youth Fiction Review: Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
Posted by: TracieA | Posted on: 05/14/2012 - 12:00am
Rafe Khatchadorian and his best bud, "Leo the Silent," come up with a no-fail scheme to keep sixth grade from being a bore: Rafe will break every rule in his new middle school's Code of Conduct book. Short chapters, comic book-style illustrations, and an intriguing premise make Middle School, the...
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Book Review: Getting Things Done
Posted by: KrisK | Posted on: 05/07/2012 - 1:22pm
Ever have so much to do you couldn't get anything done? Then you may be in need of David Allen's book, Getting Things Done. The book presents organizing techniques to help get you organized, whether at home or at work. Written in easy to understand terms, GTD works like a charm once all the pieces...
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Youth Fiction Review: Cold Cereal by Adam Rex
Posted by: TracieA | Posted on: 05/07/2012 - 12:00am
Sixth-grader Scott and his new friends--super-smart twins Erno and Emily Utz--team up to save the world from an evil cereal company in this "magically delicious" blend of fantasy, adventure, and humor. Rex weaves together a cast of memorable creatures (including a surly leprechaun in a red track...
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Join Us for a Party on Your Day Off from School...
Posted by: TracieA | Posted on: 04/27/2012 - 9:59am
No school on Friday, May 4? Looking for something to do? Join us for a party celebrating the Monarch, Bluestem, Rebecca Caudill, and Abraham Lincoln Reader Choice Awards. Meet other eager readers and preview the 2013 award nominees at a special kickoff party that includes refreshments, a life-size...
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While You're Waiting for The Hunger Games, Try These!
Posted by: CassieC | Posted on: 04/20/2012 - 12:00am
With the brand-new movie breaking box office records and the book as popular as ever on school reading lists and in book clubs, demand for this awesome survival-of-the-fittest thrill ride has skyrocketed. Now that you’ve asked your friendly librarian to add you to the hold list, what else can you...
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Teen Fiction Review: Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
Posted by: CassieC | Posted on: 04/18/2012 - 12:00am
Several days before her 16th birthday, Mira Lively runs away to Beau Rivage in hopes of finding her parents' graves and uncovering some of the secrecy behind her birthplace. However, her great escape is not all it's cracked up to be as she finds herself mostly broke and without shelter, nursing...
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Youth Fiction Review: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Posted by: TracieA | Posted on: 04/17/2012 - 12:00am
Origami Yoda, a paper finger puppet made by outcast Dwight, gives uncanny advice that predicts the future. More often than not, Origami Yoda's predictions are accurate. As sixth grader Tommy prepares to make a bold move--ask his long-time crush, Sara, to dance at the middle school's upcoming Fun...
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Tales for Tots Story Hour at Mariano's Fresh Market
Posted by: GwenythU | Posted on: 04/12/2012 - 4:15pm
Enjoy a Library story and other activities at Tales for Tots, a delicious and magical program at Mariano's Fresh Market in Palatine on Saturday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m.! Children 6 years old and under, with their parents, are welcome. Please call the store at 847-963-2807 to register your child or...
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Teen Book Recommendations
Posted by: MeganB | Posted on: 04/11/2012 - 2:24pm
Members of our Teen Advisory Board recently recommended some of their favorite books at a meeting. Katie Rose says Eyes Like Stars is "a romance/fantasy novel set inside The Theater, a play house that not only has every play known to man, but all the characters actually live there. But read this...
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