Kennebunk Free Library Page Turners - Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 PM - Grades 6-8

September 11^th and 18^th-

Dragonsong, by Anne McCaffrey

Margaret A. Edwards 1999 Lifetime Literary Achievement Award

From Amazon

Journey to the wonder-filled world of Pern in the first volume of Anne McCaffrey’s best-selling Harper Hall Trilogy. Dragonsong is the spellbinding tale of Menolly of Half Circle Hold, a brave young girl who flees her seaside village and discovers the legendary fire lizards of Pern. All her life, Menolly has longed to learn the ancient secrets of the Harpers, the master musicians of Harper Hall. When her stern father denies her the chance to make her dream come true, Menolly runs away from home. Hiding in a cave by the sea, she finds nine magical fire lizards who join her on a breathtaking journey to Harper Hall. Anne McCaffrey’s enchanting tales of Pern, with all their colorful dragons and fantastic characters, have won her millions of fans around the world. The winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award, she is one of the best-loved writers in all of fantasy literature.

September 25^th and October 2^nd

Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson

2007 Newbery Honor; Booklist *Starred Review; SLJ *Starred Review

From Booklist: 

*Starred Review* In this engaging historical novel set in 1918, 16-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks leaves Iowa and travels to a Montana homestead inherited from her uncle. In the beautiful but harsh setting, she has less than a year to fence and cultivate the land in order to keep it. Neighbors who welcome Hattie help heal the hurt she has suffered from years of feeling unwanted. Chapters open with short articles that Hattie writes for an Iowa newspaper or her lively letters to a friend and possible beau who is in the military in France. The authentic first-person narrative, full of hope and anxiety, effectively portrays Hattie’s struggles as a young woman with limited options, a homesteader facing terrible odds, and a loyal citizen confused about the war and the local anti-German bias that endangers her new friends. Larson, whose great-grandmother homesteaded alone in Montana, read dozens of homesteader’s journals and based scenes in the book on real events. Writing in figurative language that draws on nature and domestic detail to infuse her story with the sounds, smells, and sights of the prairie, she creates a richly textured novel full of memorable characters.

October 9^th and 16^th-

Peak, by Roland Smith

Booklist *Starred Review*

From Booklist:

*Starred Review*  Fourteen-year-old New Yorker Peak ("It could have been worse. My parents could have named me Glacier, or Abyss, or Crampon.") Marcello hones his climbing skills by scaling skyscrapers. After Peak is caught climbing the Woolworth Building, an angry judge gives him probation, with an understanding that Peak will leave New York and live with his famous mountaineer father in Thailand. Peak soon learns, however, that his father has other plans for him; he hopes that Peak will become the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest. Peak is whisked off to Tibet and finds himself in the complex world of an Everest base camp, where large amounts of money are at stake and climbing operations offer people an often-deadly shot at the summit. This is a thrilling, multifaceted adventure story. Smith includes plenty of mountaineering facts told in vivid detail (particularly creepy is his description of the frozen corpses that litter the mountain). But he also explores other issues, such as the selfishness that nearly always accompanies the intensely single-minded. A winner at every level.

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I-Movie Premiere Night

Monday, May 12

6-8 p.m.

MSK Cafe 

To have your I-movie considered for

I-Movie Premiere Night

please submit it to

Mrs. Savage/Library

no later than Thursday, April 17

I-Movie

Part 2

Join Mr. Shuman and Mrs. Savage at the

Editor’s Workshop

to edit your I-movie

Wednesday, February 13

2:00 – 4:00

MSK Library

Bring your laptop and movie!

See Mrs. Savage for details.

http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial/

Visit this site for I-movie basics. 

http://kennebunksmiddleschoollibrarybookblog.blogspot.com/ 

Thank you to everyone who shopped and helped at the MSK Library Scholastic Book Fair.  We sold over $1,300 worth of books and raised over $500 to spend on Scholastic books to add to our library collection.  A special thank you to the volunteers who helped!

Come to the Scholastic Book Fair at MSK Library 12/3 - 12/11! 

Visit this link for book fair hours, a preview of books, to create a wish list, or to learn more about how you can purchase books for classrooms.  See you there!  http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/msk

http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial/  I-movie tutorial

http://ldt.stanford.edu/helplab/imovie/    I-movie basics

http://www.sotherden.com/video101/overview.htm
Professor Monkey’s easy steps for video production

MSK students, would you like to create, edit and present your own I-movie?  The MSK Library has digital video cameras available for loan for you to become your own producer, director, editor, script writer, actor/actress, and special effects person!  Principal Fran Farr will be meeting with the grade level teams to discuss the details of the student I-movie projects culminating with an "Oscar" night in March 2008 where all of the student I-movie projects will be shown! 

Below are some resources to get you started......Keep checking this blog for updates on important dates with the I-movie project.

- MSK I-movie rubric (below)

- Bibliography of helpful library materials (below)

- The basics of creating a story board:  http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/

MSK I-Movie Rubric 

 Bibliography of helpful library materials:

384 Hur                      
           Hurwitz, Ann Ricki.  Choosing a career in film, television, or
                video.  1st ed.  New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 1997.
                Introduces a variety of careers in the related fields of
                motion pictures, television, and video.

778.5 AND                    
           Andersen, Yvonne.  Make your own animated movies and videotapes :
                film and video techniques from the Yellow Ball Workshop.
                Boston : Little, Brown, c1991.  Instructions for making
                animated movies including drawing the cartoon, operating the
                camera, and synchronizing the sound. Also describes the
                equipment needed.

778.59 LEW                   
           Lewis, Roland.  Video.  1st American ed.  London ; New York :
                Boston : Dorling Kindersley ; Distributed by Houghton
                Mifflin, 1995.  Step-by-step illustrated guide to using a
                video camera, with tips on video technique, choosing
                equipment, and manipulating a camcorder.

778.59 SHU                   
           Shulman, Mark.  Attack of the killer video book : tips and tricks
                for young directors.  Toronto ; New York : Buffalo, NY :
                Annick Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books
                (U.S.), c2004.  Offers students advice and tips for shooting
                videos, with information on every aspect of video
                production, including scriptwriting, camera work, special
                effects, editing, and more.

779 STA                      
           Staples, Terry.  Film and video.  A Warwick Press library ed.
                New York : Warwick Press, 1986.  Presents a brief overview
                of the history and techniques of making motion pictures and
                video recordings.

791.43 BOO                   
           Boorstin, Jon, 1946-.  The Hollywood eye : what makes movies
                work.  1st ed.  New York, NY : Cornelia & Michael Bessie
                Books, c1990.

791.43 CHA                   
           Chambers, Catherine, 1966-.  Movies.  Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann
                Library, c2001.  Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the
                movie making process, providing information on the people
                involved, the neccessary skills needed, and what happens
                during filming.

791.43 HAH                   
           Hahn, Don.  Animation magic : a behind-the-scenes look at how an
                animated film is made.  1st ed.  New York : Disney Press,
                c1996.  Discusses the techniques and people involved in
                creating Disney's animated films, from the first story idea
                to opening night.

791.43 VAN                   
           Vander Hook, Sue, 1949-.  Film.  1st ed.  Mankato, Minn. : Smart
                Apple Media, [1999], c2000.  Examines the origins and art of
                filmmaking from its earliest days to the digitized,
                computerized films of today.

791.4309 PAR                 
           Parkinson, David.  The young Oxford book of the movies.  New York
                : Oxford University Press, c1995.  Explores the history of
                film around the world, from the earliest shadow show to the
                blockbusters of today, discussing the transition from the
                silent era to "talkies" and examining specific genres such
                as comedy, cowboy pictures, and horror movies.

791.46 BEN                   
           Bentley, Nancy.  The young producer's video book : how to write,
                direct, and shoot your own video.  Brookfield, Conn. :
                Millbrook Press, c1995.  Choose the crew -- Brainstorm and
                decide topic and type of video -- Do the research -- Use the
                camera -- Write the script -- Plan the storyboard -- Direct
                the talent -- Tape the story -- Edit the video -- Present
                the show.  Provides step-by-step instructions on how to
                develop an idea, write a script, handle a video camera, and
                edit the tape to produce a video.

792.028 FRI                  
           Friedman, Lise.  Break a leg! : the kids' book of acting and
                stagecraft.  New York : Workman Pub., c2002.  A
                comprehensive manual for acting and theater, discussing
                improvisation, voice projection, breathing exercises, script
                analysis, and technical aspects of theater production.

808.82 Sla                   
           Slaight, Craig 2005.  Great Scenes and Monologues : for children
                ages 7-14.  New York : Smith and Kraus Book, 1993.
                Monologues.  Acting.

812 CEN                      
           Center stage : one-act plays for teenage readers and actors.  New
                York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, c1990.  Driver's test / Alden R.
                Carter -- World affairs / Susan Beth Pfeffer -- Herbal
                nightmare / Lensey Namioka -- Riding out the storm / Cin
                Forshay-Lunsford -- Large fears, little demons / Dallin
                Malmgren -- Hum it again, Jeremy / Jean Davies Okimoto --
                Holding out / Ouida Sebestyen -- Workout! / Sandy Asher --
                Cages / Walter Dean Myers -- War of the words / Robin F.
                Brancato.  A collection of ten one-act plays for teenage
                actors.

812 Pan                      
           Pannell, Lynn.  Real : scenes and monologues for urban youth.
                1st Limelight ed.  New York : Limelight Editions, 2002.
                Dolls -- Sista-Sistah! -- In trouble again -- Dreamin' --
                Cousins -- Brotherly love -- Flirtation -- Ain't life a trip
                -- Karen -- Best friends -- Jason -- Girlfriends -- Star --
                Playground incident -- Tomorrow -- Crazed -- No secret --
                Critical -- No way out -- Parlor -- Lost.  A collection of
                monologues and scenes for children ages eight to eighteen.

812 VIG                      
           Vigil, Angel.  Teatro! : Hispanic plays for young people.
                Englewood, Colo : Teacher Ideas Press, 1996.  Consists of
                fourteen scripts for classroom use based upon Hispanic
                culture and traditions of the American Southwest.

812.54 ELI                   
           Bush, Max.  Plays for young audiences : featuring The emerald
                circle and other plays.  1st ed.  Colorado Springs :
                Meriwether Pub., c1995.  A collection of ten plays on a wide
                variety of themes of interest to young audiences.

812.54 GAR                   
           Garner, Joan.  Stagings : short scripts for middle and high
                school students.  Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press,
                1995.  Provides instructors and students with novel,
                age-appropriate plays that may be used to teach acting,
                design, directing, and research, with reproducible scripts
                for non-profit performance.

812.54 PLA                   
           Plays of Black Americans : episodes from the Black experience in
                America, dramatized for young people.  Boston : Plays, Inc.,
                c1994.  A collection of plays reflecting the black
                experience in America.
 

Check 'em out - new library books (by curriculum area) :

The MSK Library will be open to students on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons through 4 p.m. for research, homework or reading.  Student library hours are 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday and 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.