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third
book we’re reading will come do a discussion with both groups!
Below you will find
a rough schedule for the rest of
the group’s meetings. As always, please call or email me if you have any
questions about this or any other part of Reading Connections.
Basic Schedule
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Award
winning fantasy book author, Vivian Vande Velde, will share her
world of magic spells, dragons, witches, and alternative realities
during a talk at the library. Though primarily a writer of exciting,
humorous, and mysterious tales for teens and youths, her work draws
in anyone who has a desire to partake in the magic of worlds slightly
different from our own. She is the recipient of the Edgar Award
(Mystery Writers of America Best Young Adult Mystery – 2000)
for her book entitled, Never Trust a Dead Man. Her recent
novel, Heir Apparent, is an American Library Association
2004 Best Book for Young Adults.
This
author talk is part of a Guilderland Public Library/Guilderland
Central School collaborative program of teen and parent discussion
sessions, Reading Connections@ the Guilderland Public Library.
It
is made possible by a Parent/Child Library Services grant from the
New York State Library, New York State Education Department, with
additional funding from the Friends of the Guidlerland Public Library.
A selection of her titles will be available for purchase. A book
signing will follow Ms. Vande Velde’s talk.
On Friday evening, June 4th Ms. Vande Velde will
participate in a discussion session with the participants of the
Reading Connections discussion groups.
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Book 3
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Heir Apparent by Vivian
Vande Velde
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game
of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators
have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must
win the game quickly or be damaged herself. Initial
Meeting: Week of April 19th.
Book Discussion: Week of May 17th.
Ms. Vande Velde will come
to Guilderland to participate in the discussion of this book.
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Click
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Book 2
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Persepolis
: The Story of a Childhood by
Marjane Satrapi
Using the novel length comic
book format, Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily
life in cultural revolution era Iran: the bewildering contradictions
between home life and public life and the toll repressive regimes
exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of
dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of
the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this
fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family.
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Initial Meeting: Week of
January 5th.
Book Discussion: Week of February 2nd.
Joint Discussion: Week of February 9th.
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Book 1
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Hidden Talents
by David Lubar
Edgeview Alternative School was supposed to be end
of the road. But for Martin and his friends, it just might be a
new beginning. |
Click
here to access his website! |
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Initial Meeting:
Week of October 20th
Book Discussion: Week of November 17th.
Internet Chat Session: Week of November 24th.
Joint Discussion: Week of December 1st.
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For more information
on Reading Connections @ the Guilderland Public Library, feel free to
contact Trevor by email or
phone, or just stop by his desk at the library!
Reading Connections
@ The Guilderland Public Library is made possible by a Parent and Child
Library Services grant from the New York State Library, New York State
Education Department. |
