Sunday, April 30, 2017

Mystery Unfolds as Olympic-Style Games Played Out in Local Library

Hello, Readers!

This week fourth graders will discuss the second book in Chris Grabenstein's Lemoncello Library series, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics. Luigi Lemoncello is the local librarian who is a little more Willy Wonka than a silence-promoting shusher. Packed with puzzles, clues, and thrilling surprises, this is a wonderfully fun, action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say: "HELLO? It's a Lemoncello!"

But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Is someone trying to CENSOR what the kids are reading?! In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery. Now it's not just a game—can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries? Let the games begin again!


The book trailer for Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics can be viewed above. Discussion questions can be found here, and you can visit the grade 4 page for more links to Chris Grabenstein's web site.

Happy reading!

PS - If this post seems familiar, you're on to something. A few weeks ago our fifth grade book club members read the same book. It just so happened that fourth graders selected this book to read as well. :)

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Will Freddy Win the School Read-a-Thon?

Hello, Readers!

This week second graders are meeting to discuss The Reading Race (Ready, Freddy! #27) from Abby Klein's wildly popular series. Freddy is a first grader who is crazy about sharks and always has a problem he is worried about.

In this story, the race is on! Freddy's class is competing in a Read-a-thon, and the student who reads for the most minutes will win five free books - and the class who reads the most minutes will win an author visit, too! Freddy plans to win this contest . . . even if it means staying up all night! But he has a problem: he believes he's not a very good reader. Will he be up for the challenge, or will his worries get the best of him?

Discussion questions can be found here. You can also check out more of Freddy's funny adventures in one or more of the 34 books in Abby Klein's Ready, Freddy! series. These books are great for elementary readers who are ready for chapter books. Each story is full of illustrations, large font, and chapters that are full of action that keeps readers engaged.

Happy reading!

Monday, April 10, 2017

Mystery Unfolds as Olympic-Style Games Played Out in Local Library

Hello, Readers!

This week fifth graders will discuss the second book in Chris Grabenstein's Lemoncello Library series, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics. Luigi Lemoncello is the local librarian who is a little more Willy Wonka than a silence-promoting shusher. Packed with puzzles, clues, and thrilling surprises, this is a wonderfully fun, action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say: "HELLO? It's a Lemoncello!"

But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Is someone trying to CENSOR what the kids are reading?! In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery. Now it's not just a game—can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries? Let the games begin again!


The book trailer for Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics can be viewed above. Discussion questions can be found here, and you can visit the grade 5 page for more links to Chris Grabenstein's web site.

Happy reading!