December 2014/January 2015 Book of the Month

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"Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal. . . .

A murder… . . . a tragic accident… . . . or just parents behaving badly?  

What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.   But who did what?

  "Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads:   Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beach side community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?). 

"Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.   New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all. Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.  - Goodreads.com

Want to learn more about author Liane Moriarty? Click here!

Want to learn more about Big Little Lies? Click here!

Want to purchase Big Little Lies? Click one of the following links below (or visit your local public library): 

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November 2014 Book of the Month

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"During a picnic at her family’s farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking crime, a crime that challenges everything she knows about her adored mother, Dorothy. Now, fifty years later, Laurel and her sisters are meeting at the farm to celebrate Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this is her last chance to discover the truth about that long-ago day, Laurel searches for answers that can only be found in Dorothy’s past. Clue by clue, she traces a secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds thrown together in war-torn London—Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy—whose lives are forever after entwined. A gripping story of deception and passion, The Secret Keeper will keep you enthralled to the last page." -  Amazon.com

Want to learn more about author Kate Morton? Click here!

Want to learn more about The Secret Keeper? Click here!

Want to purchase The Secret Keeper? Click one of the following links below (or visit your local public library): 

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October 2014 Books of the Month

The books of month for October are the librarian's choice!! Hehe! I promise they won't disapoint!! These books are amazing reads and you can even share one of them with your students and your very own children. These two books will definitely make you think. These books are about two girls who have significant personal struggles and are doing their best to navigate in a world that is often not kind. I hope you enjoy these books and "read it forward" and share these with other readers. The first book, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, was on the Bluebonnet Award list a few years back and is a PERFECT read-aloud for your students. The second book, Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern, is geared towards middle school readers and beyond. Happy reading!! :)

Out of My Mind

by Sharon Draper 

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

Want to learn more about author Sharon Draper? Click here!

Want to learn more about Out of My Mind? Click here!

Want to purchase Out of My Mind? Click one of the following links below (or visit the Sonntag library or your local public library): 

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Check out an excerpt from Google Books! Click here!

Here's a short book trailer for Out of My Mind: Click here!

Say What You Will

by Cammie McGovern

Seventeen-year-old Amy has cerebral palsy, speaks with an electronic speech computer, and uses adult aides. In her last year of high school, Amy decides to hire a peer to help her make friends. OCD-suffering Matthew becomes her peer helper and the two develop an unlikely friendship that leads to love.

Want to learn more about author Cammie McGovern? Click here!

Want to learn more about Say What You Will? Click here!

Want to purchase Say What You Will? Click one of the following links below (or visit your local public library): 

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Check out an excerpt from Google Books! Click here!

Check out the book trailer for Say What You Will. Click here!

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Sonntag Staff & Parent's FIRST Little Free Library!!!!!

Attention Sonntag Staff!!! The Sonntag Library staff is launching a new program exclusively for staff and parents. If you have never heard of the Little Free Libraries that are popping up all over the world, check out this amazing article. There could even be one in your neighborhood! Many of these libraries are registered and can be found on this map. 

Because the Sonntag Library staff firmly believes that it truly "takes a village to raise a life-long reader," we wanted you all to have the opportunity to connect with new reads where it's convenient: in your local school work room. Stop by during your planning! The rules are simple:

1.      If you take a book, please leave a book. 

2.      These books are for staff and & parent books only. These books are not intended for classroom use!

3.      It takes a village to raise a reader! Read every day!

This is an amazing, global program. We hope that this helps you get your hands on a good book. If we want our students and children to be readers we have to read ourselves. Reading can be a quick magazine article, newspaper article, cookbook, or whatever you want to read! Reading is reading! 

If you would like more information about the Little Free Libraries, click here or scan the QR code on the cabinet in the work room. Happy reading!! 

Welcome!!!! 

The Little Free Library is starting to get stocked!

Needing Book Recommendations? Check this out!

Summer vacation may be over but the summer reading doesn't have to stop. If you are stumped about what book to read next, check out these flow charts of teen reads that were retrieved from the Hey Teen Books Hey Blog! Happy reading! :)

Do You Love Reading YA Books?

Are you a fan of YA books like I am? Check out this infographic that stumbled upon on Tumblr. It will help you to find your next great read! Enjoy!!

(Image retrieved from http://lawrencepubliclibrary.tumblr.com/post/86017944981/summer-reading-is-coming-let-us-help-you-find-a)

September 2014 Book of the Month

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"Imagine waking up one day in total darkness, unsure of where you are and unable to remember anything about yourself except your first name. You're in a bizarre place devoid of adults called the Glade. The Glade is an enclosed structure with a jail, a graveyard, a slaughterhouse, living quarters, and gardens. And no way out. Outside the Glade is the Maze, and every day some of the kids -- the Runners -- venture into the labyrinth, trying to map the ever-changing pattern of walls in an attempt to find an exit from this hellish place. So far, no one has figured it out. And not all of the Runners return from their daily exertions, victims of the maniacal Grievers, part animal, part mechanical killing machines. 

Thomas is the newest arrival to the Glade in this Truman-meets-Lord of the Flies tale. A motley crew of half a dozen kids is all he has to guide him in this strange world. As soon as he arrives, unusual things begin to happen, and the others grow suspicious of him. Though the Maze seems somehow familiar to Thomas, he's unable to make sense of the place, despite his extraordinary abilities as a Runner. What is this place, and does Thomas hold the key to finding a way out?In The Maze Runner, Dashner has crafted a creative and engaging novel that's both mysterious and thought provoking.  (Holiday 2009 Selection)" - Barnes & Noble

Want to learn more about author James Dashner? Click here!

Want to learn more about The Maze Runner series? Click here!

Want to purchase The Maze Runner? Click one of the following links below (or visit your local public library): 

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Check out an excerpt from Google Books! Click here!

Check out a trailer for the movie adaption coming out in September 2014! Click here! 

What are YOUR thoughts? Comment below.

August 2014 Book of the Month

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"Soon to be a major motion picture, The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives." - Barnes & Noble

Want to learn more about author Lois Lowry? Click here!

Want to learn more about The Giver? Click here!

Want to purchase The Giver? Click one of the following links below (or visit your local public library): 

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Check out an excerpt from Google Books! Click here!

Check out a trailer for the movie adaption coming out in August 2014! Click here! 

What are YOUR thoughts? Comment below.