Igniting Imagination
The SHMS Library Chronicles
We are pleased to announce that Snow Hill Middle School has been awarded the 2023 STEM Special Event Grant by AASL and the STEM Grant Committee, generously supported by the Danaher Foundation—a grant totaling $3,000! 🎉🔬
🚀 This grant aims to enhance student engagement in STEM through short-term projects and events. We are proud to introduce our project, "E-Week: Discover, Explore, Succeed," scheduled to take place during National Engineers Week, February 18-24. Middle school students, grades 6-8, will have an enriching week of STEM exploration! Thank you AASL for helping fund this project and Mr. Williams for writing the grant! 🏆💡 #STEMSuccess #SnowHillAchieves #EWeek2024
Resilient Book Highlight: The Smart Cookie – by Jory John (Author), Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
Be a smart cookie—and don’t miss the fifth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from creators Jory John and Pete Oswald!
This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren’t the only ingredients for intelligence?
Jory John and Pete Oswald serve up another heaping plate of laughs and lessons with this empowering, witty, and charming addition to their #1 New York Times bestselling series!
What is the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award?
The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is a student choice award for the state of Maryland that has been awarded each year since 1992. The award seeks to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature.
Reading committees of school and public librarians, and other interested members of the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) meet to determine which books will be nominated and placed on student reading lists.
✨In the spring, students can participate in a March Madness style book tournament if students have read at least 3 novels/graphic novels and 10 picture books. Encourage your child to start early on the booklist as they will select our schools' most popular reads this year!
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? Hardcover – Leslie Connor (Author)
A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor.
Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin’s best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn’t talk.
At the heart of this story is the friendship between hyper-talkative Aurora and nonvocal Frenchie. Conflict arises when Aurora is better able to expand her social abilities and finds new friends. When Frenchie goes missing, Aurora must figure out how to use her voice to help find him, and lift him up when he is found.
Featuring a compelling mystery and a memorable voice, this is a natural next-read after Leslie Connor’s The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.
* Kids’ Indie Next Pick * New England Book Award Finalists 2022 *
“Leslie Connor brilliantly depicts a genuine and meaningful friendship between a dynamic girl and her nonvocal friend. By showing the ways Aurora and Frenchie communicate, Connor gives us a blueprint for seeing autistic children in a new light. I loved, loved, loved this book!” —Cammie McGovern, author of Frankie and Amelia and Chester and Gus
📚 Exciting News! 📱✨
Attention students! We're thrilled to announce that the SORA reading app is now available on your iPads! 📲 This means when your favorite books are on hold, SORA will notify you, making it super easy to borrow and enjoy your next literary adventure. 🎉 Happy reading, everyone! 📖🌟 #SORAapp #ReadingMadeEasy #DigitalReading
📚 Currently on Our Radar 🌟 Get ready for some literary excitement! 📖 Our spotlight is on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever." 🏠❄️ Join Greg Heffley on another hilarious adventure full of mischief and mayhem. Perfect for cozy winter reading! Have you checked it out yet?
🔗 Cabin Fever #BookHighlight #WinterReads #DiaryOfAWimpyKid
The winter holidays are turning out to be especially stressful for Greg Heffley this year. After accidentally damaging a snowplow while making a snowman with best friend Rowley Jefferson, Greg worries he won’t get the new video game console he so desperately wants for Christmas. To make matters worse, he gets snowed in with his family, including his grumpy older brother Rodrick and annoying younger brother Manny.
Top 25 Graphic Novel Check Outs for the 2023 📚✨
1. Sisters
2. Smile
3. I survived the shark attacks of 1916
4. New kid
5. Twins
6. My Hero Academia Volume 1
7. I Survived: The Graphic Novel The Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967
8. I Survived (The Graphic Novel) The SInking of the Titanic, 1912
9. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
10. Took : a ghost story
11. Awkward
12. Ghosts
13. Allergic
14. Making friends
15. Miles Morales : shock waves
16. Sunny side up
17. Wings of Fire The Hidden Kingdom
18. I survived the American Revolution, 1776
19. Big shot (diary of a wimpy kid book 16)
20. Brave
21. Graveyard shakes
22. Karen's roller skates
23. Pokemon adventures : Black & White: volume 3
24. Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw
25. Dog man : for whom the ball rolls
About Me
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- 🌟 Service Learning Fellow for the state of Maryland
- 🎪 WCPS Media Expo Chairperson for 2024
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- 📚 Certified School Librarian in Maryland
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