First Round of Dewey Decathlon Prizes!

The Dewey Decathlon is well underway and we have been rapidly giving out our first group of prizes.  Students are working hard, and I have loved reading the great book reviews added to Destiny Quest.  Thank you to Ms. Lawrence, Ms. Baer, and Ms. Davis for joining with our media center to require the Dewey Decathlon of your students! 

Also thank you to our corporate Partners in Education who have generously donated prizes at the 5 book and 15 book levels - Nothing Bundt Cakes and Chick-Fil-A.

5 Books - Dewey Decathlon Book Mark, Ridgeview Readers Rock Pencil, Reading Bracelet
Ellen Addington
John Beckley
Hill Belfi
Francisco Delgado
Esha Clements
Jeremy Colton
Adolfo Cortez
Lilly Davis
Xavier Davis
Coleman Flom
Hannah Fountain
Katie Franklin
Itzya Garcia
Olivia Gunthert
Zoe Gunthert
Bailey Hellem
Bria Hopkins
Katie Horn
Zeba Huque
Kennedi Jackson
Elijah Jenkins
Brighid Martin
Vanessa Morales
Sydney Nolan
Natalie Peek
Andrea Maspons
Celeste Pirtle-Cooper
Mahzuza Rahaman
Douglas Sanini
Hannah Sherrill
Anna Shutley
Caroline Smith
Rachel Stowell
Kennedy Suttle
Mary Kate Swanson
David Taylor

10 Books - Ice Cream Treat from Cafeteria
Hill Belfi
Esha Clements
Elijah Jenkins
Natalie Peek
Anna Shutley
Caroline Smith

15 Books - Free Bundt Cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes
Anna Shutley

Best Books of the Summer

I spent many nights this summer reading into the wee hours of the morning.  There were a couple books I just couldn't put down.  I was lost in another world.  I wanted to read those books more than I wanted to watch TV.  I wanted those books on long car rides, while waiting at the doctor's office, out on the beach with a little time all to myself. . .  I would think about the books on and off all day until I could read again.  I want to know what book kept YOU up late at night?  What  was that book that you just couldn't put down?  Respond to this blog to let us know!   

Georgia Exceptional Media Center Open House

We had such a wonderful time at our Open House!  It was great to highlight various aspects of our media program and to catch up with friends in our field.

A special thank you to Celia Williams who provided the beautiful decorations and food, and to our PTA volunteers, particularlly Carol Shutley, Nancy Grim, and Ann Marie Esslinger who helped in numerous ways to get the Media Center ready.

What a fun day!

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Vote Now!

Go here to cast your vote for your favorite book from the nominees for the Georgia Peach Book Award!  The books with the most readers and highest rankings become the Peach Book and Honor books.  Voting ends March 15th at midnight!  You may vote on any books you've read from the list.  Novels available in Ridgeview's media center include Beautiful Creatures, Birthmarked, Dirty Little Secrets, Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have, God is in the Pancakes, Lockdown:  Escape from Furnace, The Maze Runner, Shift, and Ship Breaker.  I know which ones I'd give the highest scores; which ones would get yours?

An Invitation to our Open House

Our Georgia Exceptional Library Media Program Open House will be Thursday, March 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  All are welcome.  Check out the invitation at this link http://www.punchbowl.com/parties/3677672-georgia-exceptional-library-media-program-open-house

and come out to learn more about the wonderful programming, teaching, and learning going on in Ridgeview's Media Center.

Books on Nooks - Check them out!

Our Nook check out program is off and running with a wait list of almost 20 students.  I have loaded the following books based largely on student requests and most popular titles.  Remember that you must have a parental permission form completed to get on the wait list.  You may pick them up in the Media Center.

Nook Books

1.  The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1) – Rick Riordan

2.  Life as We Knew It (Life as We Knew It Series #1) – Susan Beth Pfeffer

3.  Tangerine – Edward Bloor

4.  The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

5.  The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

6.  Uglies (Uglies Series #1) – Scott Westerfeld

7.  Ingo – Helen Dunmore

8.  13 Little Blue Envelopes – Maureen Johnson

9.  Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries #1)

10.  The Education of Bet – Lauren Baratz-Logsted

11.  Super Human – Michael Carroll

12.  Legend – Marie Lu

13.  The Dead Boys – Royce Buckingham

14.  The Call (Magnificent 12 Series #1) – Michael Grant

15.  The Breadwinner – Deborah Ellis

16.  The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay) – Suzanne Collins

17.  Dracula – Bram Stoker

18.  Little Women – Louisa May Alcott

19.  Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen

20.  Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles Series #1) – Rick Riordan

21.  Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles Series #2) – Rick Riordan

22.  The Summer I Learned to Fly

23.   Gone (The Gone Series #1) – Michael Grant

24.  Girl, Stolen – April Henry

25.  Son of Neptune – Rick Riordan