Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Harry Potter


The author of the Harry Potter series is J.K. Rowling who came up with the idea of Harry Potter while she was on a train to London.It's an exciting series about Harry Potter and his 2 friends Ron and Hermione who go to the wizarding school of Hogwarts.In every book Harry has the challenge of defeating someone or something terrible.Recomended for grade 5 and up.
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By Max

Monday, November 12, 2007

And Then It Happened!


The And Then It Happened series written by Michael and Laura Wade of Strathroy, Ontario is coming to a library near you! We have ordered this series and are waiting on it to be catalogued so you can begin to sign these books out. Each chapter in this book outlines the hilarious daily adventures and troubles of three boys at school, at home and during their free time. The climax of the story always begins with the phrase "And then it happened..." and chaos begins to break loose! I would recommend this book to anyone in grade three and older and what I love about this series is that each chapter is a short and easy read and a story in itself. I never know who laughs harder at these stories when I read them aloud: myself or my students!
If you want a sneak preview, click on the link below to read a sample chapter:

Books We Love!

There are so many wonderful books on our shelves in the library! I have my favourites and I know from conferencing with many of you, that you are experts on your own favourites. This blog will be a space where I can share those titles and series that I love as I discover them and, through our conferencing, I will ask some of you to tell us about the books you love. Please stay tuned so we can help you to find a book you love without even having to walk to the shelves! If you have read any of these books and would like to share you opinions appropriately, please feel free to comment! Happy reading!