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“The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.” — Walter Scott, novelist and poet (1771-1832)

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— ms. nancy

Just came across this helpful article — it’s full of tips and websites.

Happy reading!

— Ms. Nancy

“Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx

Lost Dr. Seuss stories will be published next month.

2011 ORCA WINNERS

More than 7,500 votes were cast during the first-ever round of ORCA voting! The voting is now officially complete and the winners have been chosen. They are:

JUNIOR DIVISION
THE STONEKEEPER (AMULET BOOK 1)
by Kazu Kibuishi

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
ELEPHANT RUN
by Roland Smith

SENIOR DIVISION
THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins

2012 ORCA Nominees

Junior Division (grades 4-6)

* “The Day-Glo Brothers” by Chris Barton
* “N.E.R.D.S.” by Michael Buckley
* “Magician’s Elephant” by Kate DiCamillo
* “Odd and the Frost Giants” by Neil Gaiman
* “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin
* “11 Birthdays” by Wendy Mass
* “Heart of a Shepherd” by Rosanne Perry
* “The Storm in the Barn” by Matt Phelan

Intermediate Division (grades 7-9)

* “North of Beautiful” by Justina Chen Headley
* “Scat” by Carl Hiaasen
* “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” by Phillip Hoose
* “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly
* “The Carbon Diaries, 2015” by Saci Lloyd
* “Notes from the Dog” by Gary Paulsen
* “When You Reach Me” by Rebecca Stead
* “Leviathan” by Scott Westerfeld

Senior Division (grades 10-12)

* “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson
* “Tales of the Madman Underground” by John Barnes
* “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner
* “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman
* “Love is the Higher Law” by David Levithan
* “Marcelo in the Real World” by Francisco X. Stork
* “Lips Touch: Three Times” by Laini Taylor
* “The Monstrumologist” by Richard Yancey

Check out the ORCA blog! So many good titles on these lists. I have read a number of them (not all, by any means 😉 and enjoyed them. Just remember, these are going to be among the more popular titles out there. If you reserve them from the library, you might have to wait a bit before it’s your turn.

Happy reading!

Ms. Nancy

Please go to Survey Monkey, teenagers, and vote for your favorite books of the past year.

This is for the 2011 Teens’ Top Ten. Voting is open now through Sept. 15.

“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books in libraries.” — Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) (from Boswell’s Life of Johnson)

No, not me! These kids. Good job, y’all.

“A little learning, indeed may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.” — Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895)