Those of you in grades 4-5-6 who read from the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list this year will be happy to know that the winner was announced Monday, right on schedule! The Crossover by Kwame Alexander was the state winner! Here's a link that reveals all the runners up, too: http://massachusettschildrensbookaward.blogspot.com/ It's a good spot to look for a new book to read. Lists from previous years are also available through that same link.
Book suggestions:
Younger students:
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes
Listen to this story by Kevin Henkes and read along. What signs of spring are you noticing in your neighborhood? I've seen some spring flowers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IMQguIVLL4
Middle grade readers:
The Flashback Four series by Dan Gutman
Four kids go back in time to take photos of key moments in history. The series starts with The Lincoln Project. Humor and adventure.
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
It's the 1930s and Moose and his sister move to Alcatraz, an island off California known for housing prisoners, not because they're prisoners, but because their dad has a job at the prison. The story is told through Moose's journal entries about all the interesting characters they meet.
Older readers:
Looking for a new book? Try searching NovelList Plus through the Brookline Public library. Go to brooklinelibrary.org, "what we have", then "all resources", select NovelList Plus. You can search by favorite genre, author, or browse under the "teen" tab. (You will need a library card number to log in.)
Teens' Top 10 list: Voted on by teens themselves! http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten
Just for fun: Paper airplane designs
Follow these links to make a few and see which one flies farthest!
https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-2
https://www.diynetwork.com/made-and-remade/learn-it/5-basic-paper-airplanes
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