Author Visits WV

Lucky day for 100 students at Willow Valley! Tyler Whitesides, the newly published author of Janitors, stopped by for a visit. While in college, he worked as a janitor and had many interesting, funny, and creepy experiences working the night shifts. He turned all those memories into a fun fantasy book about janitors and characters that lurk in schools and sap brain power from unsuspecting students. He encouraged all of us to use our imaginations to make everyday tasks more fun and challenging. We have five copies of his book (all checked out at the moment), but get your name on the wait list. Check out this video trailer about Janitors.

Keep Turning Pages !

Back to School and Books!

The theme for this new school year fits right in with our blog which will be starring good books, voracious readers, and fun happenings in the media center. Let's hear from you. When you discover a wonderful book --- and isn't that one of life's really good moments? ---fill out a form, I'll post it, and we'll all share, share, share another great reading adventure.

Hey! I've already had one of those "really good moments" thanks to 7th grader, Rachel Friedli.

She pulled this book off the shelf a few days ago and said, "Read

this. You'll love it." She was so right!

It's a small book. You can almost read it in one sitting. It took me two--- riding from Logan to Salt and then Salt Lake to Logan. (I wasn't driving).

War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Get a copy and start reading!

I've since discovered that the stage production is playing on broadway, and the movie version will be out in December.

You'll learn much from this book---about horses, about World War I, about the tender hearts of children, and about the sadness of separation and the joy of reunion. Thanks for the great reading tip, Rachel.

I'm off to buy more copies for our library.

Keep turning pages!