Adena will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair on November 17-21, 2008.  Everyone in the family will find wonderful books and other exciting products at the fair.  All Book Fair purchases will benefit the school by purchasing new books, curriculum materials, and new technology for the Media Center. 

Teachers will have a “Classroom Wish List” available in the Media Center during the fair.  Great ideas for classroom gifts!

Please accept our invitation to visit the fair during the following days and times:

·        Monday-Tuesday (November 17-18)            Student Preview Days

·        Wednesday-Friday (November 19-21)           Buying Days

·        Thursday (November 20)                            Family Night - Open Until 7:30

We look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair!  Thank you for your continued support.

  The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner is The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick  (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)

From an opening shot of the full moon setting over an awakening Paris in 1931, this tale casts a new light on the picture book form. Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than 500 pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. Neither words nor pictures alone tell this story, which is filled with cinematic intrigue. Black & white pencil illustrations evoke the flickering images of the silent films to which the book pays homage.

 The 2008 Newbery Medal winner is  Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village written by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, and published by Candlewick.

In “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village,” thirteenth-century England springs to life using 21 dramatic individual narratives that introduce young inhabitants of village and manor; from Hugo, the lord's nephew, to Nelly, the sniggler. Schlitz's elegant monologues and dialogues draw back the curtain on the period, revealing character and relationships, hinting at stories untold. Explanatory interludes add information and round out this historical and theatrical presentation.

“Schlitz adds a new dimension to books for young readers - performance,” said Committee Chair Nina Lindsay. “Varied poetic forms and styles offer humor, pathos and true insight into the human condition. Each entry is superb in itself, and together the pieces create a pageant that transports readers to a different time and place.”

Information provided by American Library Association

Enjoy!

Cheryl Van Sickle, Media Specialist