Younger students
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. A classic. Available as an ebook through Overdrive. There's a biography of the author called Big Machines which is also terrific and illustrated in the style of Virginia Lee Burton.
Middle Grade readers
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
A tragic accident has turned eleven-year-old Aubrey's world upside down. Starting a new life all alone, Aubrey has everything she thinks she needs: SpaghettiOs and Sammy, her new pet fish. She cannot talk about what happened to her. Writing letters is the only thing that feels right to Aubrey, even if no one ever reads them. With the aid of her loving grandmother and new friends, Aubrey learns that she is not alone, and gradually, she finds the words to express feelings that once seemed impossible to describe. I'm a little biased because the author was once my student, but most Lawrence students really like this book, too! This is an Overdrive ebook.
Uppper grade readers
Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
In this follow up to Small Spaces, Ollie, Coco, and Brian are determined to make the best of being snowed in, but odd things keep happening. Coco is convinced she has seen a ghost, and Ollie is having nightmares about frostbitten girls pleading for help. Then Mr. Voland, a mysterious ghost hunter, arrives in the midst of the storm to investigate the hauntings at Hemlock Lodge. Available as an ebook through Overdrive.
Ramadan has begun!
Want to learn more about this month-long time of prayer and fasting?
PebbleGo has an article about Ramadan:
- Go to pebblego.com
- Username: brookline
- Password: brookline
- Search for "Ramadan"
ABC-CLIO (World Religions database) also has an article for older students:
- from psbma.org
- Choose "Library"
- Under "Complete List of Library Resources" find "history" and choose "ABC-CLIO databases"
- Find their "World Religions" database
- Type in "Ramadan" or look under "Islam"
Coloring book pages for you!
Beautiful coloring book pages by children's book illustrators!
https://everychildareader.net/cbw/coloringpages-2020/
Have a great weekend! See you on Monday!
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