Monday, December 3, 2012

Great Books


Guaranteed Reads


SPORTS:
Calico Joe by: Grisham
In the summer of 1973, Joe Castle from Calico Rock, Arkansas was the greatest rookie that the sport of baseball had ever seen. Hitting for the Chicago Cubs, he broke every record. Young Paul Tracey, the son of Mets pitcher Warren Tracey, idolized Calico Joe. When his idol and his father finally faced off on the field, Paul watched as his father threw one pitch that would change everything.







SCIENCE FICTION:

IF YOU READ MAZE RUNNER- YOU WILL LIKE,


It is just like Maze Runner but set in a boarding school



Variant by Wells
When 17-year-old Benson Fisher finally becomes fed up with foster homes, he applies for a scholarship to Maxfield Acadamy in New Mexico in the hope that he will be able to lead a new life. Upon arriving, however, Benson realizes the “school” is anything but; he and around 70 other “students” are divided into three factions and forced to find ways to survive in an environment where the rules change every day.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Trivia: Name That Book



TRIVIA:  Name that book.
Come and tell me and I will give you a really good prize!

101 Books


Another media specialist friend shared this graphic with me.  It comes from teach.com.
Have you read any of these titles?