Author Archives: Mr. Lewis
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – 11/09 B.o.t.M.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
– 5 stars
Junior is a teenager growing up on the Wellpinit Indian Reservation in Washington State – a terribly poor, hopeless world of alcoholic adults, fistfights and tragedy. But Junior is a little different than his [...]
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Steve Layne is Coming to Skyview!
[ December 2, 2009; ] [caption id="attachment_379" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Dr. Steven Layne"][/caption]We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Steve Layne, author of This Side of Paradise and Mergers is coming to Skyview on Wednesday, December 2nd!
This is Dr. Layne’s 3rd visit to Skyview and he will be speaking to 7th grade students about his life as an author [...]
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Book Fair
[ December 7, 2009 to December 11, 2009. December 7, 2009 to December 11, 2009. ] The Book Fair is coming! Skyview’s first book fair of the year will be Monday, December 7th – Friday, December 11th in the library. Check out the fantastic selection of books, posters, school supplies, and computer software. Books make great Christmas gifts!!
Space Night
[ October 8, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Make sure you come check out Space Night on Thursday, October 8th from 5:00-7:00 at Skyview. We will have student rocket launches, raffles and games, student work displayed, an inflatable planetarium, food for sale, a band concert, and much much more!
Bring the whole family for a night of space fun and education!
Help With Research
Got a research project going on? Check out the new Subject Guides section of the library website. Just click on your subject and you’ll find excellent websites for different topics. These sites are MUCH better than searching in Google and getting lost on the Internet.
If you have any suggestions for sites that [...]
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Hunger Games – 9/09 B.o.t.M.
Hunger Games
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
– 5 stars
Hunger Games is a gripping page-turner about a young girl named Katniss who lives with her mom and younger sister in a poor, remote area in the future country of Panem. Katniss is a hunter – she illegally enters the woods each day, gathers plants and [...]
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Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Skyview for another exciting year! We have some great things planned this year in the library and are looking forward to getting started.
The library will be officially open for book checkouts starting Monday, August 17th. Please review the book checkout rules and procedures.
A major change in the library is the addition [...]
I am the Messenger – 4/09 B.o.t.M.
I am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
– 5 stars
I Am the Messenger is a story about a 19-year-old Australian taxi driver named Ed Kennedy. Ed is an incredibly average person. He doesn’t have a glamorous well-paying job; he lives in a boring town; he hangs out with a group [...]
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Books are Due!
[ May 8, 2009; ] All books are due Friday, May 8th! Please return your books or pay any outstanding fines by that date. Thanks for your help in getting all of our library materials back in!
Students with outstanding fines or books still checked out will not be issued report cards until their library accounts are cleared.
The Boy Who Dared – 3/09 B.o.t.M
The Boy Who Dared
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
– 4 stars
The Boy Who Dared is a novel based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a 17-year-old boy who has been sentenced to death for speaking out against the Nazi government in Germany during World War II.
Told in flashback from Helmuth’s jail [...]
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