Yearly Archives: 2009


Word of the Week

besiege (v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble If troops besiege their stronghold, the rebel forces may be forced to surrender SYNONYMS: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound Source: Vocabulary Workshop New Edition     SADLIER-OXFORD      Jerome Shostak   Level A





Question of the Month

September 2009 Do you read book that others have read because….. A. You want to be able to talk about it with your friends or show that you read it. or B. You wanted to just read it for the pleasure of reading it. If everyone else has read a […]



A Little Bit About Erin Hunter The ...

Erin Hunter is actually four people. Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Victoria Holmes, and Tui Sutherland. The first three live in the UK whilst the last one lives in the US. They decided to make one name instead of putting all of the books all over the shelves because they are […]


The Girls’ Book HOW TO BE THE ...

Do you want to be the best at everything? Do you want to stand out in your class? Do you want to be texting with the cool kids and know what they are saying? What about surviving an alien invasion? If you do, this book is for you. This book […]






Rules by Cynthia Lord ...

Summary Catherine’s brother has autism and so he has to go to a clinic where they help disabled children. But when she meets a a boy named Jason, who cannot talk, she realizes that life isn’t so bad. But then she meets her new next door neighbor Kriste. Catherine tells […]




Weekend Edition

William-Sonoma Fun Food 25 Delicious Recipes That Kids Can Cook Review This cookbook is great for kids. All of the steps are clearly printed and there are helpful pictures throughout the book. There are also many variations of the basic recipe. This is one of the many cookbooks that William-Sonoma […]


Funday Friday

The Little Giant® Book of CARD GAMES by Alfred Sheinwold, Sheila Anne Barry, and Marie Golick This book has almost every card game (literally speaking.) It has poker, old maid, solitaire. Almost everything (literally speaking again.) I learned so many new card games from the book, and I still have […]




Guest Blogger…..M.O.M

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot By Dav Pilkey Pictures by Martin Ontiveros Ricky Rocotta is a young small mouse (who wears glasses) and lives in Squeakyville with his mother and father, and is often lonely. Bullies pick on him and so he wishes something BIG would happen. The appearance of Dr. […]



Guest Blogger….M.O.M ...

I WOULD RATHER GET A FILLING!!!! Or what to do when faced with a reluctant reader You may wonder…why “mylibrarycardworeout”? Well, in a nutshell because of extreme use – as this card owner is a voracious reader. That is, when engrossed in a good book will pretend to be asleep […]




Word of the Week

junipernounan evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage. many species, including the shrubby common juniper, the berries of which are used for flavoring gin.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin juniperus.





Word of the Day

boisterous adjective(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy : the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [rough, stiff] ): variant of earlier boistuous [rustic, coarse, boisterous,] of unknown origin.