Category Archives: Vikings Read 2014

The Vikings Read 2014 Winner is…

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein! Thank you to all the students and staff who participated in this years Vikings Read program by reading the titles, participating in book talks, recommending the titles to  peers, and … Continue reading

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Vikings Read 2014 Voting Ends!

Vikings Read Voting has now ended. Stay tuned to tomorrow’s PA announcement of the winner. Prize winner names will be posted in front of the library sometime next week. Viking Read Voting begins today! Have you read any or all … Continue reading

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Vikings Talk – Jasper Jones

In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible. Find out more about this riveting Prinz Award Honour Book … Continue reading

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Visit by Author Susin Nielsen

Students from a number of English 8 classes enjoyed a visit by Susin Nielsen, the author of Vikings Read 2014 nominee The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen.  During each of the two sessions Ms. Nielsen talked about her background, … Continue reading

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Spring Events in the Library

All of April is Poetry Month – submit your poems and check out the Poetry Wall in the library all this month. Also, keep an eye on the school bulletin for contests! Thursday, April 3rd – overdue notices will be … Continue reading

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Vikings Talk – The Hound of the Baskervilles

Do you love this show?!?! How about reading the book? The Hound of the Baskervilles is frequently regarded as one of  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest Shelock Holmes stories. What’s not to enjoy? The story focuses on a supernatural hound … Continue reading

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Vikings Talk – Art of Racing in the Rain

What if man’s best friend had thoughts just like you and me? What if he read social cues, understood people and television, and sympathized the way we do? Enzo does! Enzo, owned by race car driver Denny, is always loyal … Continue reading

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Vikings Talk – Age of Miracles

  Imagine if the Earth began to slow its rotation. How would it affect you and those around you? Age of Miracles is the story of Julia who is coming of age just as the Earth’s erratic rotation wreaks havoc on … Continue reading

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