Summer's End

The summer break is drawing to a close. I hope you're looking forward to the start of school as much as I am!

I've been busy reading young adult books all summer and can't wait to share them with you. A quick heads up: steer clear of The Roar by Emma Clayton, read Slob by Ellen Potter as soon as you can.

I plan to open the library for book check out as soon as possible. That could be as early as the first week of school, but unexpected start-of-school events could push that back. Rest assured, I'm as anxious as you are to check out books.

Keep in mind, we're having the library book fair a few weeks after school starts! The fair starts Tuesday, September 7th and runs through Friday, September 10th. The fair will also be open Thursday evening as part of the 6th grade open house.

That's about it for now. Enjoy the rest of your summer. We'll see you in a few weeks!

Have a great summer!

We're winding things down here at the library, but you should be revving up your reading for the summer! To help you, check out the Smith library home page here. You'll find links to CyFair's 2010 summer reading list, broken down by genre. Immediately underneath the summer reading list you'll find a link to the Lone Star website, plum full of dozens of great book recommendations.

See something you like? Visit your nearest public library or swing by Half Price Books or Barnes & Noble.

See you next August!

Rock Band Pizza Party Winners!

Congrats to the following Smith Sabercats for winning the library Rock Band Pizza Party!

Kenny Phipps - Cheyenne Georgi

Jonathan Tran - Alejandra Noriega

Alyssa Thomas - Jospeh Mosley

Yared Salazar - Chiamaka Mgboj

Samuel Rodriguez - Emma Ham

Here's a pic of the winners rocking out!

Rock Band Pizza Party, May 19th!

We're having another Rock Band pizza party, Wednesday, May 19th! Stop by the library before Friday, May 14th and fill out a registration slip. Only one entry per student! If I draw your name, you get to come to the party!

Here's the best party: you get to invite a friend!

The only catch is that neither of you can have any overdue library books. So get those overdue books turned in today!

BotW: Slob

In the book Slob by Ellen Potter, the main character Owen is a twelve-year who is as intelligent as he is overweight. When his parents are murdered in a robbery attempt, Owen makes it his life's work to invent a device that allows him to replay the past. Not only does Owen grieve for the loss of his parents, he also has to contend with bullies at school who take great delight in tormenting him for being fat.

Owen can take the bullying if only he can get his invention to actually work, peer into the near-past and identify the person who killed his parents. Slob is a touching account of middle school life and of adolescent loss and grieving.

Slob is a Lone Star 2010 award winner.

Library Closed All Week for TAKS Testing

The library will be closed for TAKS testing starting Tuesday, April 27th through Friday, April 30th. The library will reopen Monday, May 3rd.

New Arrival!

Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abel-Fattah is about a Lebenese-Australian girl named Jamie who tried to hide her mixed heritage at school. Here's the Destiny summary:

"Lebanese-Australian Jamilah, known in school as Jamie, hides her heritage from her classmates and tries to pass by dyeing her hair blonde and wearing blue-tinted contact lenses, until her conflicted feelings become too much for her to bear."

Ten Things I Hate About Me is the perfect book for anyone who feels they sometimes don't fit in at their school.