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Spotlight On... Me Before You by JoJo Moyes They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose. Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close fam-ily—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an acci-dent. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his hap-piness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have

less in common—a heart-breakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart? -(From the publisher)

Media Center Usage 57

Room 500 Usage 54

Room 505 Usage 52

Days Open After School 10

Book Check Out 227

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Statistics DecJan

Book Signings @ Bookends

Ridgewood, NJ

February 10 @ 7 pm - Teresa Giudice February 17 @ 7:30 pm - Kate Hudson February 24 @ 7 pm - Lita Ford March 21 @ 7 pm - Harlan Coben March 29 @ 7 pm - Lauren Conrad

Grants&Funding

Lowe’sCharitableandEducationalFoundation

Description:Afundforimprovementprojectsatpublicschools.Grantsfrom$5,000to$25,000areavailableforavarietyofprojectssuchas,butnotlimitedto,landscapingandgroundsimprovement,libraryormediacenteren‐hancement,scienceorspecialtylabcrea‐tionorupgrade,orparenteducationpro‐grams.AllschoolsordistrictsapplyingforthegrantMUSTapplyonlinedirectlyviathewebsite.Eligibility:501(c)(3)tax‐exemptnonprofitorganiza‐tionsincommunitieswhereLowe’soper‐atesstores.AwardAmount:Grantsgenerallyrangefrom$5,000to$25,000.Requirements:Allapplicantsmusttakeaneligibilitytest.ApplicationOpens:Yearroundhttp://www.lowes.com/cd_The+Lowes+Charitable+and+Educational+Foundation_474741445_

Linda Owens, SLMS

Social Media Sites for?…

Edmodo - It’s like Facebook for your classroom (and private!) *Bonus: Instantly graded quizzes!

Twiducate: Described as a “walled garden,” this site is billed as a safe site for teachers and students to col-laborate. It’s easily accessible and allows teachers to create a class community online using a class code rather than an email address. It also allows teachers to have total control over who is a member and what gets posted. And, it’s free

Sumdog: This gaming site is kind of like flashcards on steroids. Elementary school age kids love this site. The social aspect is the ability to add friends to their accounts. Kids will race home from school to play them online. It has fun levels and clever characters

Twiddla: Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all here, ready to go when you are. Check out this browser-agnostic, user-friendly online whiteboard.