Welcome to week 2:
Week 2 means a few things for us...
1. We may or may not be getting used to waking up early
2. We realize we need stronger coffee
3. Mr. Bott has already packed his New York Jets jersey away in hopes of a Super Bowl run next year...*sigh*
Shout Out! A big thank you to James and his brother Jacob for the donation of Skateboarding magazines to the library. As a former skater, I used to read these all the time and subsequently try the tricks I saw in the magazine. This could explain my frequent trips in and out of the hospital as a youth.
In the News: Congrats to our 2 SCLA students who recently passed their driving test. We're so
Texting and Driving is ILLEGAL! http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757519
CIRCULATION - SO...last year we circulation 1630 books in the SCLA library. This was huge. It was something like a 300% increase! I'm looking to match and even top that this year. It's going to take a commitment on my end to get the books you want to read. Stop by the library or email me with your book suggestions at bottb@schenectady.k12.ny.us.
BOOK OF THE WEEK: No Choir Boy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
No Choirboy takes readers inside America’s prisons, and allows inmates sentenced to death as teenagers to speak for themselves. In their own voices—raw and uncensored—they talk about their lives in prison, and share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up there. Susan Kuklin also gets inside the system, exploring capital punishment itself and the intricacies and inequities of criminal justice in the United States.
This is a searing, unforgettable read, and one that could change the way we think about crime and punishment.
This is a searing, unforgettable read, and one that could change the way we think about crime and punishment.
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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