Blueberry Bookshelf
November Bookshelf - "Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” – Edmund Burke
Welcome Author Lynn Plourde!
Thanks to the generosity of Blueberry Hill Families, our Blueberry Hill Parent Teacher Organization is sponsoring a visit from Lynn Plourde, author of "Maxi's Secrets".
Lynn Plourde will meet and present to all Blueberry students on Wednesday November 28, 2018. If you would like to have your copy of "Maxi's Secrets" signed by Lynn Plourde, please bring your book with the name(s) you would like Lynn to address, written legibly, to the library prior to November 28.
National Family Literacy Day® is celebrated on November 1st each year and is a kickoff to National Family Literacy Month. This November, the celebration of National Family Literacy Month brings about a great opportunity for families to get back into the tradition of reading as a family.
Children with plentiful opportunities to listen to stories think more actively as they listen to stories and picture the scenes described, wondering how the story will develop. When read to frequently, children can grow to love reading and will take the initiative to read more on their own.
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”
- Emilie Buchwald
November Family Reading Challenge Suggestion: Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
A modern Thanksgiving classic about an immigrant girl who comes to identify with the story of the Pilgrims, as she seeks religious freedom and a home in a new land.
As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn't find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways.
Molly's embarassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America.
The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award-winning live-action short film.
Find "Molly's Pilgrim" at your local library or on Amazon Prime for $2.99
We have added a new ebook choice:
Massachusetts Library System Commonwealth ebook collection:Overdrive
Find our school link to Overdrive on our library homepage
You can find the link to Overdrive in the left-hand column under ebooks. Click on the Overdrive link and choose Blueberry Hill from the drop-down menu. Follow the prompt which will lead students to sign into their gmail account. You must have a LPS gmail account to access Overdrive. All BHS students have a gmail account and password. Students in grades 2-5 have been instructed how to log into gmail. If you have any questions please email me at mjoyce@longmeadow.k12.ma.us
Once on the site you can search for books and borrow with just a click. You will have access to the book for 14 days after which time the book will then become available for another patron. You may check-out 3 books at a time. Some books are audio, while others can be read in your browser. You need not download a book to to be able read it.
