Norwood Library buys 76 new books with grant
From left, Stefon Orologio, Isabella Cook, Elizabeth Cook and Xavier Cook, all from Norwood, check out books that have been added to the library's collectionBy DEBBIE MORGAN
NORWOOD – The Norwood Library purchased 76 new children’s books thanks to a recent ‘Books for Children’ grant from the Libri Foundation in Eugene, Oregon.
The grant is available to rural libraries demonstrating financial difficulty in buying children’s books. The library purchased $1,050 in a variety of books geared to 7 to 12 year olds including the Gary Paulsen and Rick Riordan series.
They also qualified for an additional $350 in math and science offerings since the Friends of the Norwood Library matched the amount.
“We tried to choose an assortment of books that would appeal to all interests,” said Penny Clark, library trustee and secretary. “Our math and science books range from dinosaurs to robots, as well as interesting occupation choices like forensics.
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The grant is available to rural libraries demonstrating financial difficulty in buying children's books. The library purchased $1050 in a variety of books geared to 7 to 12 year olds including the Gary Paulsen and Rick Riordan series.
Mr. Sunny is Funny by Dan Gutman (for second- to fourth-graders) The second book in the My Weird School Daze series, AJ's family rented a beach house for the summer where many zany things take place. 4. Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen (fourth- through
Authors we'd like to meet: JK Rowling, Eva Ibbotson, Gennifer Choldenko and Gary Paulsen. Four of our favorite books: "Island of the Aunts" by Ibbotson, "The Penderwicks" series by Jeanne Birdsall, "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli and "Al Capone Does My
Noah Chestnut, director of digital media at HPSInsight, suggested Brian's Saga by Gary Paulsen. The five-book series starts off with Hatchet, the story of a boy trying to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet.
842 S. Holmes 4) Book discussion group meets 7:30pm at Oak Bend Branch Library about the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Open to all adults. 5) On this day in history in 1969 US first lands humans on the moon in Apollo 11, in 1903 Ford Motor Co. shipped
discard treasures: Tiltawhirl John by Gary Paulsen - 1977
From 1977. It is about a 16 year old farm boy who runs away to find out about "life and sex and what it means to be a man". The story, like many of Paulsen's books, takes place in his home state of Minnesota. The young protagonist ends up working on a beet farm, where he essentially gets himself into a horrible situation. The patron of the farm refuses to pay him and beats him. When he finally escapes, he manages to hook up with a bunch of carnies that includes a geek and a stripper. He learns to be independent, with the carnies acting as his family. He learns about people, has experiences with women, and learns to be independent. According to Wikipedia, Paulsen ran away from home at 14 to join the carnival, so it's very much possible that some of this is based on his own experiences. This is quick, enjoyable reading and can be consumed in one sitting, in probably less time than it takes to watch a movie. For me, Paulsen's writing lies somewhere between Ernest Hemingway and Sid Fleischman. . Paulsen won the case, but became disillusioned with the publishing business, just as he had previously been disillusioned by Hollywood after working there as a magazine editor. Instead, Paulsen took up trapping and dogsled racing. This effected his later writing in the 1980's that usually revolved around teenage characters who arrived at an understanding of themselves and their world through pivotal experiences with nature.
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Lawn Boy
Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.Hatchet
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only ...Guts
Reprint. From the Hardcover edition.Dogsong
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his ...Woods Runner
From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the ...Day-by-day Information Directory
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Gary James Paulsen (born May 17, 1939)[1] is an American writer who writes many young ... Some of Paulsen's most well-known books are the Hatchet series, ...