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August 25, 2008
FREE RICE
This summer I took a class on Gaming and Teens in Libraries. It was a lot of fun; for six weeks I played games on the computer and games in the library. If you did not know, Young Adult Services held the Wii Olympics. There were six different events for six weeks. If you go to the YA Happenings on the East Meadow Public Library web site you can see what happened. We had a media day right before the Olympics in Beijing.
As I said I spent the summer gaming and I want to share an interesting game for everyone planning to take the SAT and PSAT. The site is called FREE RICE.
FreeRice has two goals: Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free and Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. It is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on this site.
How do you play? 1.Click on the answer that best defines the word. 2.If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word. For each word you get right, they donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
There it is. You practice vocabulary words, and some one in the world get something to eat. The site is called FREE RICE.
A NOTE ON GAMING REVIEWS: Young Adult Services is expanding the types of reviews you can find here, so whenever we find a new game, whether online or for a platform, we will try to review it on the YA Book Log. To check out these reviews click the category, Gaming. We will welcome reviews from teens from the East Meadow School District community to list on the Book Log and as always, we will send you a certificate for one hour of community service. To submit a review of a game send it to fjackson@eastmeadow.info or pcea@eastmeadow.info. You must include your name, your grade and your school. Within the review please include your recommendation on who would love to play the game.
Mrs. Jackson
Head of Young Adult Services
If you want a more traditional way to study for the PSAT/SAT, KAPLAN TEST PREP is offering a Practice Test on Saturday September 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the East Meadow Public Library. There will be a follow-up SAT Test Secrets Seminar at the Library on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7:00PM and the test results will be given back.. We recommend this for sophomores, juniors and seniors. Parents are welcome to attend SAT Test Secrets Seminar on the 25th. Registration is required. Contact Young Adult Services at 516 794-2570 extension 237.
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August 20, 2008
THE A-LIST by Zoey Dean
If you are a fan of the Gossip Girl and the Cliques series you will love The A-List by Zoey Dean.
Anna Percy is a rich girl who lives in New York City with the perfect grades and a reputation of “working well with others”. She gets sick of being the “good girl”, so she goes to live with her father in Los Angeles. He is part of the rich Beverly Hills lifestyle. On the plane she meets a guy she could possibly be in love with; she goes to an Oscar winner’s wedding; and she lives in the neighborhood of the rich and snobby. She thought her life was perfect until Dad surprises her with a little someone. Things are going great until she finds out who the A-Listers are and what they want, because no one steals their spotlight.
I RECOMMEND THE A-LIST FOR GIRLS IN GRADE 7 AND UP.
Pari Patel
7th Grade
Woodland Middle School
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August 4, 2008
HERE'S TO YOU RACHEL ROBINSON by Judy Blume
Ever have troubleS Judy Blume might have the answers to your problems in HERE'S TO YOU, RACHEL ROBINSON.
7th grader Rachel Robinson has much to deal with. Her troubling brother, Charles has been kicked out of boarding school and must return home. Rachel feels like her friends, Stephanie and Alison are hanging out more often without her. Her friends do not think that she is normal. Overall, she is facing what most teenagers her age must deal with, but it is still much more...
Rachel, unlike Charles, is a straight-A student who becomes a Natural Helper at her school to help students with dilemmas. She, on the other hand feels like she has enough problems of her own. She has liked Jeremy Dragon, an older boy in her school, and now she secretly likes her brother's tutor, Paul. Plus, one of Rachel's friends has a crush on Charles. Tarren, Rachel's cousin with several problems, looks up to Rachel's mother for help.
Will Rachel's brother stir up a commotion? Will she have a boyfriend? What will happen to Tarren? Read this wonderful book to find out. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Japbani Nanda
Grade 9
W.T. Clarke Middle School
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August 1, 2008
THE NANNIES by Melody Mayer
This is a novel is about Hollywood life.
Three girls with very different personalities arrive in Hollywood for different reasons, but they become really good friends anyway. They all get jobs as nannies for the children of very famous people! Esme, a beautiful but reserved-about-herself Latina comes to Hollywood to live a better life than her dangerous neighborhood. Kiley, or also known as Krazy with a "K" is definitely the opposite of her nickname. Being 17 years old, she goes to Hollywood to participate in a competition broadcasted on T.V. where she could be a nanny for Platinum! But, to win, she has to succeed in many challenges. The only reason she's doing all this is to get into a pricey school. Spending 8 years in the Amazon is not fun to Lydia. When she gets a chance to stay with her aunt in Hollywood, California, there's no way she's going to miss the opportunity.
THE NANNIES, is a great book. IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR KIDS WHO LOVE HOLLYWOOD IN 7TH GRADE AND UP!
Christina Johnson
Grade 8
W.T. Clarke Middle School
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