1. New Year, New Reads!!! 2019
Grade 6 Book Talks

2. New Year, New Reminders…
The Nutmeg Reading Challenge has been extended to February 16th!
The January Trivia Challenge is due on Thursday, January 31st!
All library materials should be returned in a timely manner, in the condition they were borrowed. PLEASE take care of the books!
The Library web page is always open, and full of resources!

3. Say Cheese, Medusa(Myth-O-Mania Series) By: Kate McMullan
Great for fans of Greek Mythology
Modernized version of the classic tale of Medusa, as told by Hades (with “cheesy” chapter titles)
Includes a quick-and-easy guide to the myths, glossary, and discussion questions
Read the myth then compare it to the novel!

4. Can You Survive an Earthquake
Can You Survive an Earthquake? An Interactive Survival Adventure by Allison Lassieur
This is part of a series of standalone interactive adventures
It contains 3 story paths, 42 choices, and 21 endings
Text features---as you read you get to choose what happens next, and learn real facts about earthquakes!
This book also includes real survivor stories, a survival quiz, further reading suggestions, a glossary, bibliography, and index
Great read for fans of the outdoors and Survivor!

5. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
As descendants of the famous Brothers Grimm, Sabrina and Daphne are thrown into a world of mystery, adventure, and magic when they are sent to live with their ‘dead’ grandmother
They learn quickly that the town of Ferryport Landing is much different then anywhere else
This town is home to ‘Everafters’, also known as fairy tale creatures (giants, angry faeries, and talking mirrors, to name a few)
If you are a fan of fairy tales, myths, legends, and even Disney movies, this book (1st in a series) is a great choice!

6. The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones by: Rick Riordan
Main characters are Dan and Amy, a brother and sister who have been orphaned and in and out of foster homes
They do have one family member left, their wealthy grandmother Grace
When she passes away she leaves each of them (and several other family members 1 MILLION dollars each….or gives them the opportunity to win much more
Amy and Dan (with their au pair Nellie) embark on a death-defying adventure that leads them halfway across the world searching for the 39 clues
This book ends with the world “hanging in the balance…”
Read the book and play the game! Book Trailer

7. Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish By-Pablo Carteya
Think about what “makes a family”. Who do you live with? Are related to?
Marcus Vega is 14, the biggest kid in school, and also a savvy businessman
Chapter 1---read to find all about the main character