Keep Reading Through the Summer

Last day for turning in ten hours of reading for the children’s reading program is tomorrow, July 29th.  If your children have recorded ten hours of reading and the hours haven’t been turned into the library yet, now is the time to do it!

Summer seems to be rapidly drawing to a close and with the recent release of the Falls School District reading scores now is the time to bring your child to the library and get them reading.  Multiple studies have shown that children who do not read over the summer break lose a minimum of one grade level of reading.  So give your child a head start on the fall and come to the library, check out a couple of books and spend time reading each day in the next month.  Not only will you be establishing a good habit, but you will be helping your child be ready to learn when they get to school this fall.

Hockey fans check out Oil King Courage by Sigmund Brouwer.  Reuben Reuben has a hockey game as unforgettable as his name and his Inuit heritage and the Edmonton Oil Kings sponsor a three-on-three tournament across the western Arctic, but Reuben and his best friend Gear soon learn the tournament is more than it seems and there’s more at stake than prize money.

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen is a historical survival tale by a master of the survival story.  Pennsylvania in the American Revolution was a rugged, sparse country, not aware of the political battle erupting in the cities to the east.  After his parents are captured by British supported Iroquois, he works to find and free them.

Tango by Eileen Beha has an adorable face of a dog on the cover.  Tango is a New York City pampered dog, which washes overboard on vacation and ends up on Prince Edward Island.  After waiting weeks for his owner’s to find him, he decides to take matters into his own paws and find his way home.

   The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz is the story of a young fairy who loses her wings and can no longer fly.  Survival is difficult when you are small and can’t fly.  Keeper by Kathi Appelt is a terrific tale for this summer theme of water.  Keeper is ten and decides she is going to fix all that has gone wrong in her life and that means she has to find Meggie Marie, her mermaid mother at the sandbar where the mermaids all gather under the blue moon.  But nothing is simple in Keeper’s life, including trying to make things right.

Make Waves at Your Library teen photography contest deadline is Friday, July 30th.  Teens are encouraged to enter up to two photographs.  Winners of the local contest will be entered into the regional contest sponsored by Arrowhead Library System.  All photos need to include water or suggest water.  Entry forms are available at the library.