Date of Games is Friday January 30th 2015

Whoops! Apparently I wrote "31st" instead, confusing some of my student's families. I apologize. Of course the kids weren't fazed. "We knew it was Friday, you just made a mistake." How cool is it to correct your teacher and hear her apologize? Pretty cool.

But I refuse to make an audiofile!!!!!

Happy and healthy and loving holiday to you all. Keep reading!

What else will there be?

Ah, trophies. Yes, trophies for those who have read twenty books. Certificates for those who have read ten. A souvenir to remind you of the day. And the permission form for Jamestown - if everyone read it,  you would know that we are asking your folks to send in drinks and a treat so we can have a little celebration when the Games conclude. You deserve it.

We hope you are thinking of what kind of posters you'd draw to represent your books without being too obvious, and what objects might be chosen to represent the books. What might we ask you about the books? Hmmm, it would be great if teams could make sure between the ten of you that all twenty books have been read by your teammates.

Don't shy away from the "big books" because Mighty Miss Malone and Navigating Early turned out to be amazing, totally amazing books. And now, I'm thinking heaven for librarians might look an awful lot like Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Although I'm not too sure about the tiger....

Some Hints for a successful team

Are you writing the first lines of the books down? You should, as you will have to match first lines with the title of the book. Some first lines are total give-aways. But others...not so much.

Are you looking at the RICBA blog to match the title of the book with the author? The poll lists the books but not the authors. I will make a link so that you can reference it.

Are you thinking about a great image for a poster - one that let's us know that you read the book without giving it away totally (think Wizard of Oz - don't draw Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion on a Yellow Brick Road....instead, draw...a house on top of Tornado....a pair of sunglasses with green lenses....a bucket of water and a burnt broom..... )

Are you enjoying reading these great books? Of course you are!!!