Teen Read Week

Teens across America have voted, and the results are in. Here are this year's Teens' Top Ten books:
1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Our celebration of Teen Read Week is next week, October 27th-October 31st. Check out a book or a magazine from the library during the week, and you'll be entered into our drawings for daily and grand prizes! See the library for details of what you could win. Also, Tuesday - Friday, the whole school will be participating in Drop Everything And Read (aka DEAR) time. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, Oct. 28th 1st 15 minutes of block 4
Wednesday, Oct. 29th 1st 15 minutes of block 4
Thursday, Oct. 30th 1st 15 minutes of block 2
Friday, Oct. 31st 1st 15 minutes of block 2

Happy Teen Read Week!

Teen Read Week is coming

Next week, October 12-18th, is National Teen Read Week. This year's theme is "Books with Bite." There will be live chats with authors every night on the Readergirlz MySpace forum. Check out this trailer to see more:

If you are interested in voting for your favorite books this year, click on this link:
On that page, you can also get a pdf of the list of nominees for 2008. Join teens across the country to determine the final list of winners!

Here at Hopkinton Middle/High School, we will be celebrating our own version of Teen Read Week during October 27th-31st. Anyone who checks out reading material from the library during that week will be entered in our drawing for fabulous prizes: Borders gift cards, magazines, and more. Also, from Tuesday through Friday, the whole school will celebrate with 15 minutes of school-wide reading each day.

Come in to the library to see our Teen Read Week displays and check out a book or magazine to be entered in our drawing! Winners will be drawn Friday afternoon and announced Monday morning, November 3rd.

Lastly, our book club, the Page Turners, will meet October 21st during first lunch. Everyone is welcome!