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                            Speed Book Blitz 

A big thank-you to all the participants and everyone who helped with this event!

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                                      Speed Book Blitz 2014 Titles

 Title Author
5th Wave Richard Yancey
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fieldtrip Michael J. Fox
All the Right Stuff Walter Dean Myers
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Chris Hadfield
Angelfall Susan, Ee
Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys
Blink and Caution Tim Wynne-Jones
Candide Voltaire
Divergent Veronica Roth
Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card
Eve Anna Carey
Fangirl Rainbow Rowell
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen
Free As a Bird Gina McMurchie-Barber
Girl with Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
Gone series Michael Grant
Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
House of Hades Rick Riordan
Hurry Down Sunshine Michael Greenberg
I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education Malala Yousafzai
I Am the Messenger Markus Zusak
Jekel Loves Hyde Beth Fantaskey
Life As We Knew It Susan Pffefer
Okay for Now Gary D. Schmidt
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure William Goldman
Ragged Company Richard Wagamese
Ready Player One Ernest Cline
Seabiscuit Laura Hillenbrand
Stand Your Ground Eric Walters
Steelheart Brandon Sanderson
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian Sherman Alexie
The Arrival Shaun Tan
The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011: True Stories from Around the World Lavinia Spalding (editor)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon
The Dream Merchant Fred Waitzkin
The Eye of Minds James Dashner
The Gardener S. A. Bodeen
The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
The Memory Daughter’s Keeper Kim Edwards
The Ruby Red Trilogy Kerstin Gier
The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater
The Yearling Majorie Kinnan Rawlings
This is What Happy Looks Like Jennifer Smith
Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom
Where Men Win Glory John Krakauer
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Literacy Week Library Lunch Events 

Battle of the Words – Wednesday

  • Come and cheer on your favourite team!

Speed Book Blitz – Friday

  • Check out what others are reading!
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         Scroll down to the F.A.Q. section for more information.

Could these be some of the books that people will chat about?

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F.A.Q.

What is Speed Book Blitz?

  • It’s a fun event where you chat informally with other people about your favourite book(s), one person at a time. 

 How does it work?

  • You have about 1-2 minutes to chat with another  participant about your favourite book(s).

  • When you’re both done, one of you moves one seat over and you both get to talk to a different person!  Round-robin style!

 How do I sign up?

  • Get a sign-up sheet from the library, fill it out and return it to the library by Wednesday, January 22nd.

 Do I need to do anything special to prepare for this?

  • No, not really.  You’d just be chatting about your favourite book(s).

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Jeopardy Battle of Books Information Meeting 

Friday, December 13th

@ Lunch in the Library