Category Archives: Vikings Read

And the winner is….

Posted on May 26, 2016 by gladwind
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Vikings Read 2016 winner celebration!

Posted on May 25, 2016 by gladwind

It’s time! Join us in the library at lunch on Wednesday, May 25th, for the big reveal of this year’s Vikings Read winner. Which book will it be? Come find out. And eat cake.

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Vikings Read 2016 Voting is Now Open!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by gladwind

Vote now until May 23rd at our Surveymonkey site.

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A Long Way Home inspires a family reunion

Posted on March 8, 2016 by gladwind

  Inspired in part by learning about Saroo Brierly’s efforts to find his family in A Long Way Home,  a girl in China who was kidnapped and sold at age six used Google Earth to find her home village and reunite … Continue reading →

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Vikings Talk: Feb. 17th Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

Posted on February 12, 2016 by gladwind

Join us in the library at lunch on Wednesday, February 17th to discuss Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks’ graphic novel Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong. It’s the school robotics club vs. the cheerleaders in an all-out election battle where club funding … Continue reading →

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Stickboy: Opera and booktalk

Posted on January 28, 2016 by gladwind

On Wednesday, February 3rd, join us in the library at lunch for a book talk about Shane Koyczan’s novel/poem/autobiographical story Stickboy: a Novel in Verse. We’ll talk about the book, and also about the Vancouver Opera in Schools performance of … Continue reading →

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Vikings read book talk: A Long Way Home

Posted on January 7, 2016 by gladwind

Join us in the library at lunch on Wednesday, January 13th, to discuss Saroo Brierly’s memoir A Long Way Home.  Bring your lunch and your opinions.

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Vikings Read book talk: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Posted on December 10, 2015 by gladwind

Please join us on Wednesday, December 16th, at lunch for our next Vikings Talk book talk. This time we’ll be discussing Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Bring your lunch and your opinions.

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