One Book, One School 2013 Kickoff

Friday, we kicked off our Third Annual One Book, One School reading!
Students got to spend 15+ minutes reading as part of our Friday Reads initiative!

We will have daily trivia questions, weekly selection quizzes, several game shows, some minute to win it games, and a Battle of the Book.  This year we will also culminate with an author visit! So exciting!








Here are some pictures of students enjoying this book:

The only unfortunate part of this is the cover change.  The old cover was so much better!!

Oh, I got to meet Kenneth Oppel at NCTE in 2011.  Here he is signing my book!

Oh what fun we will have!

Friday Reads - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
I've had this on my Kindle for awhile! Forgot my other book - The Humming Room by Ellen Potter - and thought I would dive into this one.

Scan the QR Code for more information about the book.

Friday Reads - Wonder by RJ Palacio

I just started Wonder by RJ Palacio today. I've heard "wonder" ful things about it on Twitter. It's about a boy named Auggie who has, among other physical ailments, a facial deformity and he starts middle school. His first foray into school.

Scan the QR Code for more information!

Friday Reads - Anna Dressed in Blood

This week I'm reading Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake.  I'm about 1/3 of the way and plan to finish it up this weekend.  Snap a shot of the QR code to learn more about the book!

Books You've Stayed Up For

Have you ever stayed up all night reading? Even knowing you had to go to work/school/somewhere important the next day?  Here are some books that have kept students and staff up all night!

• The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
• Hive by Mark Walden
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
• The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
• The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
• Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman
• Gone by Michael Grant

Maybe one of these can be your next Friday Reads!

What book has kept YOU up all night?

Friday Reads - Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

We've instituted a new Friday schedule here at Discovery Middle School. As part of our literacy initiative, we've set aside 30 minutes each Friday morning to read. That's everyone! Friday Reads helps us show the children that we are committed to building a culture of literacy here at DMS!

One cool idea, from Mr. Howard, is to post a cover image from Google Books.  I'm posting the QR code for my book!  Use a qr code app, like Red Laser, and scan the code.  It will take you to all of the information on Google Books!