BHS is a YALSA Library this year! The students of the Book Club are reading Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) of books before they are available for sale! Then OUR students will review these books and help select the top 10 Young Adult Books of the year! We are one of 15 clubs in the country and the ONLY high school in Illinois reviewing for YALSA!
Teen Read Week Contest: Sponsored by Library Student Board Books to Movies, held 11-7 to 11-10
Questions: 1. What did Dumbledore supposedly see in the Mirror of Erised? Answer: Woolen socks
Question: 2. Where is Miss Celis from and why does this make the other women resent her? Answer: She is from Sugar Ditch, they resent her because she poor, uneducated and takes marries Hilly's old boyfriend.
Question: 3. What gadgets does Alex get? (In the book) Answer: He gets a yo-yo, a gameboy color, and zit cream.
Question: 4. What religion is Carrie's mother? Answer: She is a Christian Fundamentalist.
Congratulations to the winners!!! Nate Myren, Dana Hilgers and Duyen Le of the 3 iPod Nanos with preloaded Overdrive audiobooks!!!
The new year is here and we are so excited! BHS is still a Teens Top Ten School which means that our students get to checkout books that are "pre-published", read, rate, and review them. OUR students will be helping with 15 other schools to select the top ten recommended young adult books for the country!
If you're interested in reading and reviewing for YALSA, please stop by the library!
Our first BHS Book Club Meeting will be this Friday, August 26th after school in library lab 1!
For those who are interested in joining our book club and then reading and reviewing advanced releases of books, click here! We welcome new members and love having such a large club this year!
Are you already a member and can't wait to talk about these books? Join the online discussion of the YALSA books by clicking here!
Teen Read Week Contest: Sponsored by Library Student Board
