March2016

Volume 2, Issue 3

PECHS LIBRARY NEWSLETTER

Happy

St. Patrick’s

Day!

Thanks to all who responded to my survey about the Sustained

Silent Reading (SSR) or Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) pro-

gram. I only had three “no” responses and many “yes” (with sev-

eral encouraging messages—thank you)! Looks like we might

start this on a voluntary basis, but we will need to work out the

particulars and provide books to those teachers who want to

participate. As April is National Library Week and National

DEAR month, we will see if we can try this on a trial basis. I will

keep you posted….

Prince Edward County

High School Library

Librarian: Ms. Melody Ramsey

Phone: 434-315-2100 X 3345

Fax: 434-392-1911

E-mail: melody.ramsey@

pecps.k12.va.us

Library Webpage:

http://www.pecps.k12.va.us/cms/

One.aspx?

portalId=1139724&pageId=2371

Our March Madness display...come check it out!

Book Review Corner Book Review Corner Book Review Corner

COMPULSION: HEIRS OF WATSON ISLAND BY: MARTINA BOONE

GENRE: SOUTHERN GOTHIC/MYSTERY # OF PAGES: 433

I had the pleasure of hearing Ms. Boone speak at the Longwood Children’s Book

Festival in October 2015, and my interest in her writing was piqued. Over the

Christmas break, I read the first book in her Heirs of Watson Island series, Com-

pulsion, and now understand all the glowing reviews this series has received.

Crafted in the Southern Gothic style, complete with a little romance and mystery

(and a touch of the paranormal), this book takes you to coastal South Carolina

where you meet Barrie Watson (who, after her mother’s death, has come to live

with her Aunt Pru), Seven and Eight Beaufort, and the mysterious Fire Carrier.

Like a true Southern Gothic, the decaying Watson mansion has a life of its own,

and the Watsons and Beauforts have family secrets that are revealed. Barrie is attracted to Eight, but

will the ancient island curse keep them apart? This is the first in a three-part young adult series!

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about month, week, and day celebrations in March!

New York Times Bestsellers—Fiction

1. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr

2. A GIRL’S GUIDE TO MOVING ON by Debbie Macomber

3. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins

4. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah

5. GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee

6. COMETH THE HOUR by Jeffrey Archer

7. WEDDING CAKE MURDER by Joanne Fluke

8. MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON by Elizabeth Strout

9. BROTHERHOOD IN DEATH by J.D. Robb

10. NYPD RED 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp

New York Times Bestsellers—Nonfiction

1. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi

2. BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates

3. PLAYING TO THE EDGE by Michael Hayden

4. A MOTHER’S RECKONING by Sue Klebold

5. THE ROAD TO LITLE DRIBBLING by Bill Bryson

6. ORIGINALS by Adam Grant

7. THE NAME OF GOD IS MERCY by Pope Francis and

Andrea Tornielli

8. AND THEN ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE by Richard

Engel

9. BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande

10. DARK MONEY by Jane Mayer

Don’t forget...get your brackets ready for March Madness!