This week’s book talks 11/30-12/1

Monday: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Tuesday: Unfriended  by Rachel Vail

Wednesday:  The Apothecary by Maile Meloy

Thursday: The Great Greene Heist  by Varian Johnson

Friday: Me and Marvin Gardens  by A. S. King

 

 

 

Winding down and gearing up

With only six and half weeks remaining, the school year is gearing down.There is still a lot to do to finish this one well, but my thoughts are straying to summer and the next school year. This will be the first time in 5 years I don’t have to move rooms or buildings. It is almost

Just this week, the final 2016-17 OBOB book lists were published for all three divisions. The first three quarters were published earlier, but the last four titles were just announced. I am ordering my  book set and starting to think about a new Oregon Battle of the Books bulletin board. I’ve read a few of the titles already, have heard of a few of the others, but there are also a couple I’ve never heard of, making reading them exciting. I like to read the books over the summer, if I can, so I have them all done by the time OBOB season rolls around. I never know them to the degree the kids do, but I like to get the gist of the book, so I can talk intelligently about them.

Here is the 6-8 Division list:

The Apothecary by Maile Meloy

Centaur Rising by Jane Yolen

Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington

Dark Life by Kat Falls

Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner

Masterminds by Gordon Korman

The Menagerie by Tui T. and Kari Sutherland

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper

Unfriended by Rachel Vail

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi