The 2010  Newbery Medal was just announced last week. Rebecca Stead’s, When You Reach Me, took home the coveted prize. Check out the review below:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/post/760043876.html
Have you read it yet? I would love to hear your thoughts. Post a message to my blog and let me know!

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Are you wanting a tropical vacation? Maybe you would you like to spend some time with vampires. Or maybe you need help planning your escape from an evil villain?
I can help you with all of this and more…through books! Come down to the ITC and check out our new selections.
You never know what you might [...]

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Book Club will finally be meeting with 7th and 8th grade this Thursday, Oct. 8th, during lunch. While we will be discussing, Hidden Talents by Dave Lubar, we will also be brainstorming what we would like book club to be. Please come and share your opinions with us. Even if you haven’t read Hidden Talents, [...]

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Have you ever tried reading a graphic novel? A graphic what? I mean, a comic book? The ITC just purchased some great ones you may want to check out. Oh, and yes, many are on the reading counts list. Bonus! If you have any graphic novels to recommend to me, drop me a note and [...]

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I hope everyone had a great summer! I can’t wait to hear all about the great books everyone has been reading. My favorite book of the summer has to Drum, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick. Told in the sarcasm-laced voice of 13-year-old Steven, the book describes his various adolescent trials and tribulations, all [...]

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We just got back from Aidan’s trip through the Children’s Miracle Network. You can access the blog created for our trip here:
http://2009illinoischampion.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the many well-wishes and nice emails!

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From “World War I – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia“:
On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia(The Black Hand at the time), a group whose aims included the unification of the South Slavs and [...]

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Next week begins ISAT testing all across the state of Illinois. 6th graders will be testing next week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 6th grade is tested on math, writing, and reading. The two types of writing being assessed are persuasive and narrative. We have been busy prepping through the use of Study Island and  in-class [...]

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On Wednesday, students visited the new Avoca Community Preschool classroom and shared their favorite childhood storybook. A good time was had by all! Pictures are posted on the Marie Murphy Homepage, “Recent Happenings”.
Thanks, 6th grade, for being positive examples for our preschool friends!

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Check this out for some good info on teachers!

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