Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Sorry I am a school day late! I just finished the greatest book. And I am so excited to hear from those of you who have already followed Bella and Edward. This book is about a teenage girl who is forced to move from hot, sunny Phoenix to cold, dreary Forks, Washington. Once there she finds herself strangely attracted to Edward Cullen, a strangely beautiful but very pale classmate with 3-4 equally beautiful but pale siblings. The book follows Bella as she discovers Edward, who craves the smell of her (blood), and his family are vampires and the two fall in love.
I am not usually a fan of vampire themed books but this had so much humor, love, and suspense that I couldn't put it down. I finished the 400+ page book in about 10 hours. I haven't read a book that fast since The DaVinci Code. Tell me what you think!

We have NEW books!!

I am so excited to announce that we have received many new books over the last few weeks and they are finally all in the New Book Collection area by the check-out desk. Many are books that students have requested, Japanese Manga, vampires, sports, sci-fi, Gossip Girls, and many more. Check them out and let me know which ones you are most excited about. I will update tomorrow about one I just finished.

Also, we are scheduled to receive 3 more book shipments soon. So keep checking back!

LSE Book Club

On Friday you will have the chance to sign up for Club Day. Mrs. Schumacher and I will be sponsoring a book club here at Southeast. Because it is new this year, you the students who choose to join will have the opportunity to design it. We are open to reading a group book, having a chance to share what you have read, discussions about the books you want to see in the Media Center or other book related issues. It is up to you!

On another note, I had a chance to read a great book this summer. The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales. It is funny and filled with the adventures of Sofia as she, and two other Mexican American students from her area, is chosen to receive a scholarship to attend a boarding school. Really a great book about how to love you for who you are and others for who they are.

What about you?? What have you read? Give me your comments!

Mrs. V

Welcome Back to LSE!!

Well, the summer of 2006 is over and now it's back to balancing schoolwork, extra-curricular activities, and whatever else you decide to get involved with this school year. If your summer was anything like mine, it went too quickly and was jam packed with one activity after another. I hope you made time to read a few good books. I would be happy to share with you what I read. So come on up to the Media Center and ask.

You will notice a few new things about the Media Center when you visit us. Because of the construction in D Hall, there will be an extra General Purpose lab set up in the south side of our space. Teachers will be using that as a classroom lab.

Also we added a permanent display for all the new fiction and narrative non-fiction books we purchase each school year. So if you are looking for books purchased for the 2006-2007 school year just check there!