The #bookweek pick for this week is Oregon author Renee Watson’s Piecing Me Together.
Read more about the author, including some great interviews, and her book on her website.
UPDATE: Congratulations to this week’s winner: Audrey (per. 1)!
Week 11 – #bookaweek
The #bookaweek pick for this week in Kwame Alexander’s Booked.
Hear more about this week’s read from the author here.
UPDATE: Congrats to this week’s winner (a double #bookaweek winner), Kaitlyn (Per. 3)!
Week 10 – #bookaweek
This week’s #bookaweek pick is Axie Oh’s Rebel Seoul.
Read more about this week’s read at Axie Oh’s website. If you scroll down, you will also see Oh’s Rebel Soul playlist. Check it out!
UPDATE: This week’s winner is Shae (Per. 5). Congratulations!
Week 9 – #bookaweek
This week’s #bookaweek pick is Joan Bauer’s Soar.
Check out the book trailer from the author here!
UPDATE: Congratulations to this week’s winner, Zane P. (per. 3)!
Week 8 – #bookaweek
This week’s #bookaweek pick is National Book Award winner The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
Check out the book trailer here!
UPDATE: This week’s winner is Taylor L. (Per. 3). Congratulations!
Week 7 – #bookaweek
This week’s pick comes from Jay Asher, the author of the book Thirteen Reasons Why. This week’s #bookaweek, What Light is actually set in the Pacific Northwest.
UPDATE: Anna (Per. 4) was this week’s winner! Congratulations!!
Week 6 – #bookaweek
This week’s #bookaweek pick is Sarah Dooley’s, Free Verse.
Watch the book trailer here!
UPDATE: Claire (Per. 1) was this week’s winner! Congratulations!
Week 5 – #bookaweek
Love the time period of revolutionary war period of American history we’re studying right now? This week’s pick for #bookaweek might be just the one for you!
Melissa De La Cruz, Alex & Eliza: A Love Story
Watch the author share five things you need to know about her book here! And, even better, there’s a sequel just out: Love & War: An Alex & Eliza Story.
UPDATE: This week’s winners are Sarah (Per. 1) & Adrien (Per. 5)!
Get Ready for High School…
If you are interested in the Sheldon IHS or Honors programs, mark your calendars to attend important information meetings this January!
SHS Honors/Advanced Placement
Thursday, January 18th
7 pm – Sheldon Lecture Hall
* Must apply by submitting Honors App to SHS by 3/20/18!
International High School
Tuesday, January 23th or Thursday, January 25th
7 pm – Sheldon Lecture Hall
* Must apply by submitting 4J School Choice App by 1/31/18!
Week 4 – #bookaweek
Just honored as the 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, this week’s #bookaweek author, Jacqueline Woodson’s personal narrative is written entirely in poetic verse, Brown Girl Dreaming.
Watch the book trailer here.
UPDATE: This week’s winners are Kaitlin (Per. 3) and Hannah (per. 5)!