Summer Reading

Congratulations, Hallie Wettstein: Kansas Notable Reader!

September 3, 2013 Library News, Summer Reading

First Lady Mary Brownback recognizes Kansas Notable Readers Topeka â€“The top readers of the Read Kansas Read summer reading program and their families have been invited to join First Lady Mary Brownback for an award ceremony at the Kansas Book Festival Saturday, September 7. Read Kansas Read is a summer reading program launched in May 2011 by Governor Brownback, the Kansas State Department of Education and the State Library of Kansas. Students across Kansas spent the summer recording the number of minutes they read on their reading log. On August 12th, Read Kansas Read participants recorded more than 700,000 minutes

The Dead End by Mimi McCoy

June 14, 2013 Book Reviews by Children, Summer Reading

The Dead End by Mimi McCoy This review was submitted by Hallie Wettstein, Summer Reading Participant Find this book: JF Candy Apple Poison Tell us about the book: about Casey, a New Yorker who moves to Stillness, New Hampshire for the summer. Stillness is a small town and there is something creepy about the house she live in. Weird things have been happening, and when Casey finds an old diary, even weirder stuff starts to happen. What is your favorite part? My favorite part is when Casey finds the old diary and she starts realizing that some of the stuff

Now You See Me… by Jane B. Mason

June 14, 2013 Book Reviews by Children, Summer Reading

Now You See Me… by Jane B. Mason This review was submitted by Hallie Wettstein, Summer Reading Participant Find this book: JF Candy Apple Poison Tell us about the book: Now You See Me… is about a girl named Lena who is a thrift shop junkie. One day Lena buys a Polaroid Impulse. But when she takes a picture, a mysterious boy appears in the picture… What is your favorite part? My favorite part of the book was when Lena finds out what happened to the boy. Give a recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone who likes books that