The IMC is definitely back to business as usual. The computers have been in used by 8th grade science and social studies. There has been 7th grade book checkout. And the librarians are franticly preparing the 2011 Rebecca Caudill nominated books for checkout. Even though next week is very short the IMC will be busy. The 8th grade social studies classes will continue their research on various political systems and philosophies. 6th grade Reading classes will be introduced to the new Caudill nominees thro
ugh a booktalk of all twenty books and make their first selection for their next book report. All 6th graders will participate in the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, a statewide program where students in grades 4-8 vote for the winner. To be eligible to vote in February each 6th grader will read at least 3 of the nominated books. The IMC has multiple copies of each title so that there are enough books for every student to have one at a time. I have read all twenty and predict that voting this time will center around two fantastic nominees -- Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. While all 20 books are great stories, these two have already captured the interest of most of our students in any grade.
