All right gang, it's dinner time right now and I think my chicken is burning on the
stove, but I really wanted to get this review out to you all. I'm watching the
queries about 4th and 5th grade books and I realized I had not gotten this one on
abookandahug.com yet. It's a must!
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Ages 9-13 (maybe an 8) Amulet
Books, March 2010 160 pages
Okay, so the big question is this: is Origami Yoda for real? As in, can this
little origami finger puppet Yoda really give advice that will help make this whole
surviving middle school thing a little easier? Dwight created Yoda and he's the
kid who has Yoda stuck on the end of his finger. He insists the advice doesn't
come from him-it all comes from Yoda and one by one, socially awkward kids are
asking for help from a piece of folded paper. Should Tommy ask Hannah to dance?
Ask Yoda. What do you do when you get your pants wet you-know-where and you have
to go back to class like that? Ask Yoda. But is Yoda real? Or is something else
going on here? You need to know that Dwight is not the obvious choice for Mr.
Answer Man. I mean this is the kid who bumped into the popular girl at the dance
and spilled her drink. To make things worse he volunteered to clean up the spill
by getting down on the floor of the cafeteria and scooching around on his stomach
to soak the soda up with his tee shirt. He also dances wildly at random moments.
Tommy's friend, Harvey, thinks the whole Yoda thing is totally bogus but as you
read along you begin to feel, along with the characters, the hope that Yoda really
can help and that there really is a "force" behind that little piece of green
origami paper, light saber and all. This is absolutely fabulous. Funny and feels
like you're right inside the skin of these young adolescents and you're groping and
suffering and trying to figure it all out right along with them. Best part is
watching Dwight and beginning to realize he may be so insightful and wise but it's
all hidden inside. Perfect for the kids who love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.
Don't miss it.
Best,
Barb
Join me on abookandahug.com!
Barb Langridge
Children's Services
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410 313-7880
barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
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Original Message:
From: Terri Street <tstreet@NORMAN.K12.OK.US>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Cc:
Date: Wednesday, August 11 2010 5:08 PM
Subject: TAR: Need MS FrontPage 2003 software disk
Hello!
I am hoping someone out there can help me. I own Microsoft FrontPage 2003
for creating my library web site. District tech support had to reformat my
computer, and as a result I lost the program. I need to reinstall it, but
the install disk was damaged and is no longer usable. I have contacted
Microsoft, but the program is discontinued. So my only hope is to find a
librarian who has an archival copy that they no longer need or are willing
to loan. As I said, I own a legal copy and have the license agreement, so it
would not be copyright infringement to borrow the install disk. I would be
more than happy to purchase the used disk or pay shipping both ways if you
could loan it to me. I really don't want to have to learn a new web page
editing program (plus the free ones I've tried are NOT user friendly or very
attractive!). Please reply to me offline at tstreet@norman.k12.ok.us or at
kstreet245@aol.com.
Thanks!
Terri L. Street, School Librarian
Longfellow Middle School
Norman, Oklahoma
tstreet@norman.k12.ok.us
"Never judge a book by its movie." -- J. W. Eagen
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