Event at The Dolphin Booskshop tomorrow night

The Dolphin Bookshop


299 Main Street

Port Washington, NY 11050

516-767-2650

www.thedolphinbookshop.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH

5:30 PM TO 9 PM

THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP

FEATURED AUTHORS INCLUDE:

Matt Blackstone A Scary Scene in a Scary Movie

Christopher Grant Teenie

Michael Northrop Trapped

Gae Polisner The Pull of Gravity

Lena Roy Edges

Nova Ren Suma Imaginary Girls

Arlaina Tibensky And Then Things Fall Apart

Meet The Newest Authors in TEEN FICTION

And find out what it takes to be a writer in today’s world

This is a free Event! Refreshments and live music by MARK KLEIN

20% discount for purchasing two or more books

Falling Apart and Picking

Up The Pieces...Why We Write

Hanging with New Authors of Teen Fiction

The Help: A field trip

Before even the first official meeting of the Wheatley book club, we had our first field trip. Off to Roosevelt field for a viewing of the movie, The Help. A dozen students met at 11:30 am, Caitlyn with cream cheese in her handbag ( don't ask!) and celebrating the birthday of James ( HBDAY!) to screen the movie of the book many had loved. Our assessment is , it delivered as a movie, but was lacking so much of the depth that the book delivered. We discussed racism in the south as portrayed in the movie, as well as how racism still exists today- on Long Island, Hispanic immigrants often suffer from the hate and ignorance of their fellow men. After the movie, off to lunch at Nordstroms Cafe, a hidden gem that Nicole turned us onto. We left each other at 4PM  and vowed to do it again!

The US Open starts Monday.

Reluctant readers?

From the New York Times, a discussion about reluctant readers ( mostly boys) and how to reach them. Video interview with our heroes, James Patterson and Rick Riorden.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/what-about-the-reluctant-reader/

Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise

Ok, I saw the movie and YES IT WAS AWESOME! My kids showed me this fun video and it is stuck in my head.- get it out!

TopTen Teen 2011-VOTE

Young Adult lit readers- now is the time for you to read as many books as you can from the YALSA teen book awards list http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm. YALSA is a division of the American Library Association. Voting will open on August 22, so read up and then cast your vote. Instructions are on the website so click the link to find the list and the instructions. I know there are favorites on mine on the list... what are your fav's?

POV - Biblioburro: The Donkey Library | PBS

POV - Biblioburro: The Donkey Library | PBS
Of course, librarians will go to any length to help people -this should be great!

Synopsis

Biblioburro is the story of a librarian — and a library — like no other. A decade ago, Colombian grade-school teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two hard-working donkeys, to the children of Magdalena Province’s poor and violence-ridden interior. As Soriano braves armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, his library on hooves carries an inspirational message about education and a better future for Colombia. His simple yet extraordinary effort has attracted worldwide attention — and imitators — but his story has never been better told than in this heartwarming yet unsentimental film. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting.