Have you ever felt like you possess what it takes to hand out a big time book award? Or have you ever wondered why some books win awards while others that you really liked didn't get recognized?
This year, AMS is continuing the Newbery Club for interested 7th and 8th graders. The club will hold discussions online and meet in person every other Thursday afternoon from 3:15 to 4:45 from September until the actual Newbery Medal winner and Honor books are announced by the American Library Association in January 2018. If you are interested in joining, you must commit to reading enough eligible books by the time we hold our club vote in January. At our meetings (online and in person), we will discuss the merits of specific books pertaining to the Newbery criteria. We will award our own AMS Newbery winner. And, hopefully, we will watch the real Newbery announced live in January. For more information, please check out our Resources page. Most of our up to date news, announcements, polls, and discussions will be posted in our private Google Classroom class, which will require you to log in using your WakeID Portal information. If you need help logging in to the WakeID Portal, please see your teacher or your media specialist, Mrs. McAlonen!
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AuthorMrs. M is a teacher at AMS who loves to read distinguished children and teen books. She also probably likes ice cream and Marvel superheroes way too much. Archives
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