“Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.” - Cicero
Did you know that Dale has a Middle School and High School Book Club? In the middle grades, we will be reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, and the high school students are reading Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans.
From the official book website:
"In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina is preparing for art school, first dates, and all that summer has to offer. But one night, the Soviet secret police barge violently into her home, deporting her along with her mother and younger brother. They are being sent to Siberia. Lina's father has been separated from the family and sentenced to death in a prison camp. All is lost. Lina fights for her life, fearless, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by documenting their experience in her art and writing. She risks everything to use her art as messages, hoping they will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, and it is only their incredible strength, love, and hope that pull Lina and her family through each day. But will love be enough to keep them alive? Between Shades of Gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit." |
From the official book website:
The first book in a seven-book series by #1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans. At a time when the YA (Young Adult) genre is flooded with increasingly darker and hostile themes, Michael Vey is an adventure story about hope, loyalty, courage and a son's love for his mother. With strong, likeable characters, genuinely realistic and frightening villains and "high energy" tension, Michael Vey is a series that will resonate with youths and adults alike. |
Mrs. Thompson, NBCT is the media specialist in the Dale School Library.
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