In a surprising turn of events, we had a TIE VOTE result for 2019 BC Book Madness! With exactly 64 votes for Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman & 64 votes for Becoming by Michelle Obama, we decided to call it as an official tie! Thank you to everyone who showed their extreme support for the competition, and voted in one or all of the rounds! We can’t wait to do it again next March.
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We’re honoring it in the BC Middle School Library with a display of titles by Asian Pacific American authors – including Gene Luen Yang, Erin Entrada Kelly, Cynthia Kadohata & Grace Lin!
You can find more information about Asian Pacific American Heritage month HERE!
We’re bringing awareness to Mental Health Awareness Month this May by featuring books with characters who live with various mental illnesses (including anxiety, ADHD, and obsessive compulsive disorder). We also have a few nonfiction titles, such as the new nonfiction comic When Anxiety Attacks, and (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health.
We also have new mindfulness coloring bookmarks on display – free to color either during break, or at home!
What does it mean to be a Reading Ally? The 6th Graders are finding out right now! As part of the 6th Grade Science curriculum, each student is reading a book (of their choice) featuring a character with a gender identity that is different from straight & cisgender. This bulletin board features our Reading Ally reading lists, and some more info on the project.
Visit our LGBTQIA+ LibGuide for more resources relating to the project!
What does it mean to be a Reading Ally? The 6th Graders are finding out right now! As part of the 6th Grade Science curriculum, each student is reading a book (of their choice) featuring a character with a gender identity that is different from straight & cisgender. This display features several of the titles chosen by the students, as well as some non-fiction titles that are available as resources.
Visit our LGBTQIA+ LibGuide for more resources relating to the project!
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