Wednesday - March 2, 2011

TODAY IS A WHITE DAY

CARDINAL WORD OF THE DAY: Impromptu (adjective) - made or done on or as if on the spur of the moment. When we dropped by unexpectedly, our aunt threw together an impromptu dinner of hot dogs and hamburgers.

GATEWAY VOTING IN THE LIBRARY: Read any THREE of these 15 books?

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
Shift by Jennifer Bradbury
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen
The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
Paper Towns by John Green
Playing with Matches by Brian Katcher
The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Wake by Lisa McMann
Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Coulter
Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

Then head to the library to vote for the 2010-11 Gateway Reader's Award! This award is a student-selected book award for the state of Missouri. If you've read 3 of these titles, you can vote for the ONE book you liked the best! One lucky voter will be randomly chosen for a $25 Hasting's gift card! Voting runs from March 1st-10th!