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Central Middle School

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The Central Middle School LMC is excited to bring you better-than-ever access to our vast collection of materials!  We have over 5,000 materials in the LMC.  Last year we updated all of our material subject headings to make your searches on our online catalog better than ever!  Now, when you use the online catalog, you will be able to find out if the book you are interested in has an AR test available.  You will also be able to find out if a book has won any awards.  Stop by and try a new search on your favorite topic today!  More than likely, you will be able to find more results than ever before!

Please look at the award-winning books listed below.  This school year we'd like our students to begin voting for their favorite Mark Twain and Truman Reader books at the state level. Therefore the nominees are listed below for each category. Most of these titles are available for check out in the LMC.

Don't forget about our school store!  New four-gig jump drives are available for only $13.00.  We will also sell science fair project boards beginning in December. 

Interested in creating a virtual bookshelf of all of the books you have read, are reading now, or plan to read in the future?  If you answered yes, then you need to check out shelfari.  Here you can create a profile and learn all about the most popular books that you and your friends are reading.  Always make sure you talk to your parents before giving any personal information out online.  Remember, safety is your first concern!  So talk to your parents and explore what Shelfari can do for you!  The address is www.shelfari.com

Need research materials and didn't have time to gather your information from school?  Don't resort to Wikipedia just yet!  Gale offers a variety of online databases suitable for all of your research needs.  Simply find Gale on my list of links on this schoolnotes page.  Follow the link, and then enter the password.  I can't publish the password online, but you may ask for it in the LMC.  We also still subscribe to Grolier online.

Duplicate copies of all of the award books have arrived, and more copies of the Truman books are on their way.  Stop by and check yours out today.

Book Fair News

The Scholastic book fair will begin on Thursday, October 15 and will end on Friday, October 23.  Our family night will occur during parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday, October 20.  Please support the LMC by shopping at our fair.  More details to follow! 

New books at the middle school that I've read and really liked:

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

Remembering Raquel

Ethan Suspended

Olive's Ocean

Thanks and email me if you have any questions!

Mrs. Weiss, LMS
Miss Politte, Library Assistant, MS

2009-2010 Mark Twain Award Nominations

Blown Away by Harlow

Bravo Zulu, Samantha by Duble

Deep & Dark and Dangerous by Hahn

Friendship for Today by McKissack

Gabriel's Horses by Hart

Garden of Eve by Going

Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznick

Night of the Howling Dogs by Salisbury

Paint the Wind by Ryan

The Big One-Oh by Pitchford

The Story of Jonas by Dahlberg

Way Down Deep by White

2009-2010 Truman Award Nominations



Atherton: House of Power by Carman

Carpe Diem by Cornwell

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Brewer

Cracker by Kadahota

Diamonds in the Shadow by Cooney

First Light by Stead

Games by Gorman

Into the Wild by Durst

One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Hershey

Shark Girl by Bingham

Tapestry: Hound of Rowan by Neff

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Sonnenblick

Link to Grolier Online

 http://go-passport.grolier.com/