School just started on the 18th of August. Our Summer Reading Club was a SUPER success!!! There were 34 readers with over 2480 books and 122,773 pages read!!! You have surpassed the goal by 1,480!!!!! Thank you all for participating!!! Many “THANK YOUS” go out to everyone who helped out during the Back to School potluck. We could have not done it without your help! Don’t forget Grandparents Day is on the 6th. Labor Day is on the 7th. And Fall Equinox is on the 22nd.
Easy Fiction
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
“… A wet butterfly crawled up to the mushroom. “Cousin Ant, let me come in from the rain. I am so wet I cannot fly.” “How can I let you in?” said the ant.”
Junior Fiction
Agnes Parker by Girl in Progress by Kathleen O’Dell
“As she starts sixth grade, Agnes faces challenges with her old best friend, a wonderful new friend, and longtime bully, and herself.”
Adult Fiction
The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall
“Today is the anniversary of my birth. I have twenty-eight years. This diary and the pen I am writing with are the best gifts I got…”
Alaska Nonfiction
The Only Kayak by Kim Heacox
“The Only Kayak is an important and beautiful book about what it means to fall in love with a place- not just any place.”
INTERESTING WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
www.alaskastatefair.org
Going to the State Fair in Palmer? Need maps and directions? Don’t want to go with your own transportation? They have buses and trains departing from Anchorage for The Fair. This website has information on exhibits, vendors, and facility rentals. Want your children to enter the “Just of Kids” cookie contest? Want your face painted? This Fair is for YOU!
