The representatives from the Greater Victoria Library will also be talking about enrichment activities that you can get involved in.
1. Send your writing to a contest:
Teen Writing Contest
2. Volunteer Opportunities at the public library.
Today's bonus: Come to class knowing at least one volunteer opportunity:
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You should be at least at page 45 in your USSR books now. If not, take some extra time tonight to catch up. Use time this weekend to get ahead, especially if you have dance, club, family, church, or sports' commitments during the week.
You have read and made notes and post-it noted the story, "The Father" by Hugh Garner.
You have read and re-read your notes to keep the new material alive.
You have studied your new 4 vocabulary words and you can use them in a sentence. You know the part of speech, and synonyms and the definition.
empathy (noun)
sympathy (noun)
revulsion (noun)
vehemently (adverb)
Here is the list of books the guests will discuss. If you miss today's presentation, you may google the titles to see if they might interest you. Some of the books have links. Click on the link to discover the book's themes.
Greater
Victoria Public Library presents:
Booksmack!
Claremont
Secondary School
Wednesday,
February 5, 2014
Olivia’s
List
Ocean
at the end of the Lane Neil Gaimon
Rosie
project Graeme Simsion
Blood
red road Moira Young
Song
of the Lioness Tamora Pierce
Liveship Traders
Robin Hobb
Tithe:
a modern faiery tale Holly Black
My
name is Mina David Almond
Word
Nerd Susan Nielsen
Having
Faith in the Polar Girls Prison Cathleen With
The
Hunt Andrew Fukuda
Memoirs
of an Imaginary Friend Matthew Dicks
The
Woefiled Poultry Collective Susan Juby
The
Shining Stephen King
Kirsten’s List
Alexie, Sherman The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Anthony, Jessica
Chopsticks
Bernstein, Sara Tuvel
The
Seamstress: a memoir of survival
Beyer, Ramsey Little
Fish
Bragg, Georgia &
Kevin O’Malley.
How They Croaked
Byrne, David How
Music Works
Christopher, Lucy The
Killing Woods
Glidden, Sarah How
to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
Knisley, Lucy French
Milk
Levithan, David Every
Day
Rough
Guides Make
the Most of Your Time on Earth
Rough Guides World
Party
Rowell, Rainbow Eleanor
& Park
Smith, Andrew Winger
Stiefvater, Maggie The
Raven Boys
Stork, Francisco X.
Marcelo
in the Real World
Zusak, Markus. I
am the messenger
Vruti’s List
Indian horse/Wagamese,
Richard
Namesake / MacLeod, Sue
If you find me /
Murdoch, Emily
This dark endeavor &
Such wicked intent –Oppel , Kenneth
Grumpy Cat / Grumpy Cat
The Tale of Desperaux
(audiobook) / DiCamillo, Kate
House in the sky /
Lindhout, Amanda.
How I lost you /
Gurtler, Janet.
Weird things customers
say in a bookstore / Campbell, Jen
In me own words: the
autobiography of Bigfoot / Roumieu, Graham.
Three little words /
Harvey, Sarah.
Alone on a wide wide
sea / Morpurgo, Michael
Dear American Airlines
/ Miles, Jonathan
