JAGUARS!
Read the Principal's Book of the Month for your Grade Level. Choose at least ONE activity listed below to complete and then win a really fantastic prize - like gift cards. Happy Reading! January's selections are all graphic novels and are terrific reads! If you want to discuss the book, have questions, or want some help completing Book of the Month questions, let me know, and I will set up a Google Meet or Zoom. ~Ms. OConnor - [email protected] (copy and pasted email address)
8th GRADE -
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Muhamed Description: Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. Other books by Victoria Jameson: Roller Girl (available in Sora & DeKalb Public Library eBooks/available in print through contact-free book checkout @ SMS Media Center) Where to find When Stars Are Scattered: For the eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Type in the Title. Open and Read! More eBooks and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your SMS Sora account to the public library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
7th GRADE -
New Kid by Jerry Craft Description: Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? Other books by Jerry Craft: Class Act about Jordan Banks as an 8th grader (available in Sora, MackinVIA and through the DeKalb County Public Library). Where to find New Kid: For the eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Type in the title. Open and Read! OR Go to Clever. Go to Sora under ELA. Type in the title. Check out and read! OR More eBooks, audiobooks, and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your Sora account to the library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
6th GRADE -
Twins by Varian Johnson Maureen and Francine Carter are twins—and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran—a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there’s nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good? Other books by Varian Johnson: The Parker Inheritance available in Sora and through contact-free checkout at the SMS Media Center. Where to find Twins: eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Type in the Title. Open and Read! More eBooks, audiobooks, and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your Sora account to the library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
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