Book Talk - The Higher Power of Lucky

Lucky is a young girl living in a tiny town of 43 people in the California desert. When her mother died, her father - who never wanted a child and was always absent - convinced his first wife Brigitte to come from France to be Lucky's temporary guardian until a foster home could be found. Lucky lives in constant fear that Brigitte will move back to France and abandon her. If only she could find herself a "higher power" like the ones she hears about when she eavesdrops on the local 12 Step program meetings, all would be well ...

Don't miss this great 2007 Newbery Award-winning novel by local author (and librarian!) Susan Patron.

Book Club Meeting Thursday, March 1

The library book club will meet during lunch on Thursday, Mar. 1. We will discuss Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy. Please come with discussion questions.

Library Hours Feb. 26 - Mar. 2

Library hours for the week of February 26 - March 2:

• The library will be open before school at 8:15 every morning except Tuesday.
• The library will be open after school every day until 3:45.
• The library will be open for 6th/7th grade lunch Mon., Tues., & Wed.
• The library will be open for 8th grade lunch Mon., Tues., & Wed.

Library Hours Feb. 21-24

The library is open every day before school this week (starting at 8:15) and every day after school (until 3:45). We are also open every day at lunch for all grades.

Wendelin van Draanen Books

Barnes & Noble now has copies of many of Wendelin van Draanen's books in stock. (See the previous post about Wendelin van Draanen for details.) You can return your order form to your Language Arts teacher or the library, and we will get the books for you, or you can take your order form directly to Barnes & Noble.

Book Club Meeting Thursday, Feb. 15

There will be a book club meeting during lunch on Thursday.

Library Hours Feb. 12 - 16

Library hours for the week of February 12 include:

• The library will be open every day before school (opening at 8:15) except Wednesday and every day after school (until 3:45).
• The library will be open for 6/7th Grade Lunch every day this week.
• The library will be open for 8th Grade lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
  
  

Wendelin van Draanen Visits Lindero May 14

Lindero is very fortunate to be hosting author Wendelin van Draanen on May 14, 2007. Ms. van Draanen has written many popular award-winning books for young people. Hearing and meeting an author is a very motivating experience for students, and we hope you will want to take advantage of this opportunity. In order to attend an assembly with Ms. van Draanen, students need to read and successfully complete an Accelerated Reader quiz on one or more of her books. Students who read more than one will also be entered in a lottery to attend a smaller event with the author.

The Lindero Library has some of Ms. van Draanen's books for circulation but not enough to serve our entire student population. We encourage you to purchase one or more of her books. All students who purchase books will be invited to a book signing with Ms. van Draanen on May 14. We have arranged with Barnes & Noble to order copies of her books for our students, and your purchase will also be credited to our PFC Book Fair profits that benefit the library. If you are interested in ordering books, please complete an order form as soon as possible so that you will have ample time to read before Ms. van Draanen’s visit.

See a complete list of Ms. van Draanen's books on our AR list. Her newest book, Runaway, will be on our AR list very soon.

Ms. van Draanen's visit is being made possible thanks to the generous support of our PFC.

Book Club Meeting

The library book club will meet on Thursday, February 8 during lunch.

Library Hours Feb. 5 - 9

Library hours for the week of February 5 include:

• The library will be open every day before school (opening at 8:15) and every day after school (until 3:45).
• We will be closed from 9 - 2:30 on Tuesday while staff chaperone the Library Field Trip to the Los Angeles Public Library in Downtown Los Angeles.
• The library will be open for 6/7th Grade Lunch on Mon., Wed., Thurs., & Fri.
• The library will be open for 8th Grade Lunch on Mon. & Thurs.