Happy Holidays from the Library!

Look and see what's coming up next at our Book Club!

Come to the next

Proctor Book Club meeting!

When? Tuesday, December 22^nd at 8:00 am

Where? The Proctor Library

With who? Other Proctor kids and Mrs. DeFrank

What do I have to do? Read the book (see Mrs. DeFrank if you have tried to get a copy of the book and need help.)

Why?  Well, because you love books, talking about them,

doing crafts, eating snacks and maybe meeting a new friend or two!

**Sign up on the clipboard so Mrs. DeFrank knows you are coming.**

Questions?  Chat with Mrs. DeFrank J

 Hope to see you on the 22^nd!

One month down and many more to go!

Our first monthly book club just finished up with our first book, Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. Our group got together in the beginning of November to kick off the month and finished up just before the Thanksgiving break.

We had a lot of fun and did so much more than talk about Flora and her bizarre furry friend, Ulysses.  Our group extended our time with 

• watching video clips of Kate DiCamillo herself talking about how she got inspired to write the book, 
• creative magnetic poetry on cookie sheets, 
• creative word lists and definitions for Flora and Ulysses very decorative vocabulary
• journaling and creating our own animal superheroes
• and of course, laughing and snacking!

Here is Kate talking all about the book, about writing, and sharing her gift of humor and story telling to a group of young (and eager!) fans!

And finally......

....our poetry that was inspired by the one and only Ulysses was created.  Enjoy the samples that were created!

UP NEXT......

DECEMBER: The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

Meeting dates:     Tuesday, Dec.1st (tomorrow!!) 8:00am (Proctor Library

            Tuesday, Dec. 22nd 8:00 am (Proctor Library)

Everyone is welcome to come and see what the Proctor Book Club is all about!

Proctor Book Club

Monthly Book Choices

Join us in the Proctor Library at 8:00am for one of the monthly meetings or all of them.  All students are welcome and encouraged to come! 

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November 10^th and 25th            Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

December 1^st and 22^nd              The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

January 5^th and 19^th                   Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack

February 2^nd and 24^th               Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace by Nan Marino

March 1^st and 15^th                      Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes

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More book club selections and meetings in

April, May, and June. 

Stay tuned for more info!

 Do you love to read?  Yes?!!

Do you love to talk about the books you’ve read?  Yes?!

Join the Proctor School MCBA Book Club!!

                                           

Here are the details:

• ·         Each month we will be reading one of the books on the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award nominee list.  As you know, you have to read at least 5 titles on the list before April to vote.  For more info on the MCBA, visit https://www.salemstate.edu/mcba/
• ·         The club will meet up twice a month.  The first time, we will talk about the first few chapters of the book, our first impressions, questions, connections, etc. The next time we meet will be a wrap up session to talk about how the book ended, final impressions, thoughts, critiques, thumbs up or thumbs down. 
• ·         Related activities will be done during our book club meeting related to the theme of the book.  Activities may be connected to art, music, science, etc.
• ·         If you have already read the book for the month, you are still welcome to join us and be part of the group…just no spoilers J
• ·         Finally, you can choose which months you would like to participate.  Join the months that interest you or take a risk and read a book/genre that you don’t think you’ll like….you just might surprise yourself! 

I hope you’ll join me and chat about one of my favorite things….books with many of my favorite people…Proctor readers! 

Any questions?  Come and see me in the library or email me at kdefrank@topsfieldps.org

                                                                                               

Mrs. DeFrank

November’s Proctor Book Club Selection

 (see meeting dates below)

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 

by Kate DiCamillo

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry—and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format—a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16052012-flora-and-ulysses

Meeting Dates/Times

Meeting 1: Tuesday, November 9^th 8:00-8:45am

***Come with first 12 chapters read already…they are very short chapters!!***

Meeting 2: Wednesday, November 25^th 8:00-8:45am

If you would like to be part of the November Book Club, either fill out the bottom of this paper and leave it in the library or email Mrs. DeFrank kdefrank@topsfieldps.org

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I’d like to be part of the November Book Club!  _________________________(name)

I’ll read the first (very short) chapters of the book before we meet on 11/9/15 at 8:00am in the library.