In celebration of Valentine's Day and Library Lovers month, we'll have a special Book Lovers LOL on Tuesday, February 12th. Just come with an idea of a book to recommend...bring a copy if you can or email me and I'll bring one from here. PLUS we'll have treats, and prizes...we'll have some random drawings for some new books that are by authors we've read over the past couple years for LOL. All you have to do is come, and you have a chance of winning a new book.
LOL takes place at MHS in Mrs. Fritzell's Room (106) and takes place over the A and/or B lunch periods.
Also, there is still time to read (and copies available of) Stone in My Hand to read before our special visitor, Palestian Dana Awaad, comes on Tuesday, February 19th. Even if you don't have time to read or finish the book, please sign up to come and learn more about this country...as she'll be traveling from Ames to talk with you. She has recommended the following website if you want to learn more about the country before she visits.
Passia: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs:
www.passia.org B'tselem: Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories:
www.btselem.org I also just read
Three Wishes by Deborah Ellis...which I would highly recommend. Ellis interviewed Israeli and Palestian youth about living in this conflicted part of the world.
