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🌞 SPRING IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GRAB A BOOK AND GO OUTSIDE AND READ! 🌱

BOOK TALK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEXX_2IRM0

BOOK OF THE MONTH:

APRIL

MIKE CAVALLARO'S NICO BRAVO SERIES

Nico Bravo is a fun story about a young staff member of a supply shop trying to stop a monster hunter, a descendent of Beowulf, from killing Cerberus. Nico's other customers are gods and goddesses of Greek myth and legend.

Book Talks

Hey, all. Here are a series of links to BOOK TALKS about some texts we have in the library. Give them a watch and then come read the novel.

Elizabeth Acevedo Poet X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvdRlH97sOo

Jonathan Green Looking For Alaska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b59j7sCawx0

Maureen Johnson Truly Devious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWrnZrZUYw

Kwame Alexander Solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyJL-MZEyI

LIBROS EN ESPANOL/We have books in SPANISH!

We have added a whole section to the library comprised of books in Spanish. There are comics, fantasy, romance, science fiction, drama, and poetry.

Hemos agregado una sección completa a la biblioteca compuesta por libros en español. Hay historietas, fantasía, romance, ciencia ficción, drama y poesía.

You've seen it on netflix. now read the book!

ALL OF THESE BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE IN THE LIBRARY, AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN ON OR ARE COMING SOON TO NETFLIX. GIVE THEM A TRY!

EVENTS

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, JAKE GUYEVERLY VISITED THE LIBRARY TO SHARE HIS HERITAGE AS A CAYUGA NATIVE WITH STUDENTS. HE EXPLAINED HIS PEOPLE ARE A MATRIARCHY AND PART OF 5 NATIONS OF NATIVES WHO RESIDE UPSTATE NEW YORK AND INTO CANADA. JAKE BEGAN WITH A MORNING THANK YOU RITUAL, WHERE HE READ A PIECE THANKING THE EARTH FOR ITS BOUNTY, AND HE FOLLOWED THIS WITH SEVERAL SONGS THAT ALSO CELEBRATE BEING THANKFUL. JAKE INTRODUCED THE REGALIA OF HIS PEOPLE, EXPLAINING THE POSITION OF THE FEATHERS ON A HEADBAND ALLOWED OTHER NATIONS TO RECOGNIZE WHICH TRIBE THEY BELONGED TO, AND HE CONCLUDED WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, ENTERTAINING SOME ENGAGING QUERIES ABOUT HIS LANGUAGE AND WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD COME BACK NEXT YEAR. I GUESS THAT IS A POSITIVE REVIEW.

MR. MIMAKI, HIROSHIMA BOMBING SURVIVOR

MR. MIMAKI VISITED OUR SCHOOL WHILE IN NYC FOR A PEACE CONFERENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS. MR. MIMAKI IS A SURVIVOR OF THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND HAS DEDICATED A GOOD DEAL OF HIS LIFE SPEAKING TO YOUNG PEOPLE TO INFORM THEM OF THE DEVASTATION OF WAR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE. HE SPOKE TO OUR STUDENT BODY, GIVING THEM INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION ON EACH QUESTION THEY HAD, AND SHARED HIS LIFE EXPERIENCES AS A CHILD DURING THE BOMBING AND ALL THAT HAS TRANSPIRED SINCE.

MAXWELL RECEIVES A VISITOR FROM JAPAN.

TRIP T0 PS 007

On December 21, 2023, Maxwell students visited PS7 Elementary in Cypress Hills to spread holiday cheer! We read How The Grinch Stole Christmas and did arts and crafts, making small hearts that grow just like the Grinch's, with numerous second grade classes.