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Historical fiction books for grade 5

2/28/2021

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Students in grade 5 who are looking for a historical fiction chapter book have many options. The PK library has quite a few books in this genre! 

The MBUSD library catalog for all schools can be found here. For PK students, the procedure for logging in and holding a book is described in great detail below--scroll down three blog posts and you'll find it. That's what you should do to borrow a book from the PK library.

To see what books the PK library has, visit the library catalog, and use the search feature. When you find a book that interests you, click on the number of copies (at right of the title), and you can see which schools have a copy.  

A good way to find historical fiction books suitable for use that are in the PK library is to go to the PK library catalog, click on the Catalog tab, click on Resource Lists at the left of the page, and scroll down to PK 5th Historical Fic. Remember the things we've discussed, students! Click on the book's title to see what it is about, if a copy is in, how many pages it is, and what the Reading Level is (the "difficulty" of the text, expressed as grade level). Make a good choice and click the Hold It button. (You have to be logged in to hold a book, so if there is no Hold It button, be sure you are logged in.)

Students from other elementary schools who are in a PK class can check out books from PK's library if they would like, or from their "home" school library if it is currently checking out books, and of course from the public library system.

Students from other schools cannot log in to the PK catalog, so those students cannot use the hold procedure to request PK library books. I'm sorry, it's just a limitation of the system. Students from other schools can request PK library books by emailing me or their teacher. The books need to be picked up from and returned to the red wagon in front of the PK school office during school hours. (It may take me a day or two to have them ready!)

There are many websites and blogs (e.g., Goodreads, Book Riot, Reading Rockets) that have lists of historical fiction books for students in grade 5. Try an internet search such as "middle grade historical fiction" or "historical fiction for grade 5." Obviously I am not endorsing every result that comes up! However, you will soon see there are many excellent lists, and also many titles that turn up on more than one list, so with a little research you should be able to find some good options.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
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"Parent-Ade" virtual program series

2/21/2021

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​Parent-Ade: When Life Gives You Distance Learning is a virtual program series from the L.A. County Library covering a variety of topics related to parenting in this difficult time. The next topic is “Balancing Work and Home,” which will be discussed on February 24, at 4:00 p.m. (English) and 5:00 p.m. (Spanish). There is also a page of parent & student resources. See the flyer below for more information, or follow this link to attend the upcoming session.
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Important clarification on Gordon Korman event

2/16/2021

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On Tuesday, February 23, at 4:30 p.m., Gordon Korman will be appearing in a virtual event through {Pages} bookstore.

To attend the event, you need to to REGISTER HERE. It is not necessary to buy a book, but you do need to register!

Full details are below. I'm so excited for this event! Hope to see you there!
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    Barbara Siegemund-Broka, library resource specialist, maintains this blog to inform Pennekamp students and families about library news and related content. Any opinions expressed here are solely her own. 

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    How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny Odell
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    Worth repeating:

    His eyes are soft. “Do you know why I became a librarian?”
       I wait for him to tell me, because of course I don’t.
       “Dewey,” he says. “As in the decimal system.”
       I’m not sure if he’s joking or not, but he continues, “I like order. I like organization. The idea of all the information in the world, all organized, everything in its place—I like that idea.”
       He clears his throat. “But I’ve been doing this job for a long time. And the thing I’ve learned is that stories aren’t about order and organization. They’re about feelings. And the feelings don’t always make sense. See, stories are like …” He pauses, brow furrowing, then nods, satisfied in finding the right comparison: “Water. Like rain. We can hold them tight, but they always slip through our fingers.”
       I try to hide my shock. Joe doesn’t seem like the poetic type.
       His caterpillar eyebrows knit together. “That can be scary. But remember that water gives us life. It connects continents. It connects people. And in quiet moments, when the water’s still, sometimes we can see our own reflection.”
     
    --From When You Trap a Tiger, by Tae Heller, winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal

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