THe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Such a great book! I enjoyed the Percy Jackson series and so have all the kids I've read it with as a classroom teacher and now as a librarian. I like this one so much more. It was less silly, a little more grown up which will be great for the kinds who have been reading since The Lightning Thief was released as they are now older. The cliff hanger ending mad me so mad because i have to wait a whole year for the continuation!!! But it has me hooked.




I like the characters a great deal. Jason, Piper and Leo are easy to relate to, they seem to think clearly and rationally and have good relationships with each other. I liked the twists on the gods and heores that were thrown in, and the addition of the Roman mythology. I appreciated seeing some of the solid characters from the Percy Jackson series reappear. All in all very enjoyable and an exciting begining to the next phase of heroes!




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I am so excited!!

Last year Savvy by Ingrid Law was one of my favorite books on the Bluebonnet List. I read it very quickly and recommended it to many students throughout the year. I was also was able to enjoy it with Bledsoe's 5th grade book club at the end of the year, their video was posted a few weeks ago, take a look. I have been looking forward to the companion book Scumble ever since I heard about it last March. It is finally here!!!

I am about half way through Scumble now and it is great! Ledger, Mibs cousin, is the main character in this book and it is about 10 years later or at least enough time has passed for Fish to be getting married! Ledger has been waiting for his 13 birthday and he had convinced himself that his savvy would give his super speed, or make him extremely talented at something athletic. BUT, that is not the case so far all he can do is destroy anything mechanical or manmade. He is a walking demolition machine, and he doesn’t know how to stop it. Many of the wonderful characters from Savvy make an appearance but the main show is taken by this new and intriguing boy, Ledge, as he tries to come to grips with his new Savvy and learn to Scumble.

If you loved Savvy then Scumble will become yoru new favorite book, and if you have not read either one come on it to the library and get it today!

Shelf Elf Library Manners and Book Care by 1st grade

On our way...

I have been able to see each class of students and welcome everyone back to the library during the past two weeks.  I has been wonderful to hear about the books read, places visited ,and fun times everyone had over the summer.  Starting this month the library programs will begin running.  We have 2x2 and Blubonnet Reading Programs as well as Book Clubs and Readers Theatre Clubs all staring soon. 

The 2x2 Reading Program is designed for children age 2 through 2nd grade.  Any K, 1 or 2 students at Bledsoe who choose to participate will need to read all 20 books on the list.  Forms will be passed out next week and should be returned by Christmas Break.  2x2 readers will be announced at Good Morning Bledsoe as forms are turned in and small prizes will be rewarded.

The Bluebonnet Reading Program is for students in 3-6th grade.  In order to participate students will need to read at least 5 of the 20 listed books and fill out a Book Buzz for each.  Bluebonnet Readers will be anounced at Good Morning Bledsoe and al students who succede in reading 5 of these books will be given the oportunity to vote for their favorite in January.  Students all across Texas vote for these books and determine which Book and Authoer will recieve the Bluebonnet Award.  There are various extention events in combination with this Reading Program including a Bluebonnet Battle Gameshow and Bluebonnet Party in the Spring.

Book Clubs will be held during grade levels Lunch/Recess Block, as well as before and/or after school.  During Book Club a small group of students who are interested in a particular book will meet to discuss as well as create videos and other book projects to share their book with other students.  Clubs are avaliable to grades 3, 4, and 5.

Readers Theatre Club is specifically for 2nd grade and will meet during recess once a week.  Students will work on Reading Fluency and Expression.  Students will practice a script and then perform for BNN or GMB.

I am looking forward to working with studnets during these various clubs and programs to encourage a love for reading and simply to enjoy stories and books together.  This is going to be a great year!

An end and a begining...

Tonight was Meet the Teacher and I was so happy to see all the smiling faces coming in the doors of Bledsoe.  So many that were glad to be back and see all their favorite teachers and some excited new faces as well.  As I thought about the great things that are going to happen in the year to come I wanted to share one of the highlihgts of the last year. 

Book clubs, getting to sit down with a group of kids who were excited about reading and stories was a highlight of many days.  5th grade last year worked very hard on a few different book projects but this one is by far the largest and best!  They all worked together with the final editing and voice over done by Dylan and Lora.  They completed it in May, just before they left for their last summer before starting middle school. 

Enjoy and I hope that this coming year we will continue to enjoy books through Book Club and find even more creative ways to share what we thought about them using various tecnhology!

Mrs. Eaton's Summer Reading

Among the Hidden

I really enjoyed this book.  I listened to the audio book while driving around and setting up the library.  The main character, Nick, lives in the not so distant future when the government has outlawed many things including having more than two children.  Nick is a Third or Shadow Child.  His parents broke the law to have him and now keep him hidden.  A neighborhood is built near their house and it become harder and more important than ever that he stay hidden.  When Nicks starts to see Shadows in a near by house after he knows both parents and both boys who live there are gone he starts to wonder if there is another Hidden child living there.  He learns that some rules need to be broken when he sneaks over to the house one afternoon.  Read this book if you enjoy adventure and suspense, you will not be able to put it down and will race to the library to find the next in the series.  The author Margaret Peterson Haddix does not disappoint.