WELCOME TO THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR

We're a little late getting started, but here we go! The CMJH's book club will be meeting each Thursday during lunch to read and share our thoughts about some awesome novels. Bring your lunch and meet us in the library. You can join book club at any time during the year!

Our first novels will be the award-winning Griffin Rising and Griffin's Fire. Both novels are set here in Colorado Springs, so you'll spot some familiar landmarks as you read.

Our next book will The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This one is amazing!

Any questions? Ask Mrs. Guthrie!

BOOKS ARE MAGIC

(re-posted with permission from the author)

Books are magic because they can break down barriers in amazing ways.

I'm fortunate to belong to a weekly book club that meets during lunch time at the junior high where I teach. Close to forty members strong (although not all come to every meeting) and with a mix of boys and girls.

Last Thursday was our final meeting for the school year. Bittersweet, in that half the club is going on to the high school next year. I will miss their insights, their passion for books, and their joyous spirits.

Kaci, our school librarian and my dear friend, began this club over four years ago. It has grown steadily and it has become not only a time and place to "talk books", but also a safe haven for young teens who need a break from social/academic pressures. 

In Book Club, there are no brains, no jocks, no geeks, no princesses, no goths. In Book Club, we are all just...us.

Now, that's magic for you.

In April, the Cheyenne Mountain Junior High Book Club will be reading Skellig by David Almond.

Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage and encounters a strange being who changes his world forever.

All students are welcome to join us during either lunch in the library. Just bring your lunch and a copy of Skellig.