Wednesday, July 5, 2017

An end and a beginning...

I'm sorry to say that this is the last post on this site. Many of you already know that I am leaving Falmouth Elementary School to become the new school librarian at Falmouth Middle School beginning in August. It's been an amazing nine years at FES. During that time I worked with Mrs. C. (Louise Capizzo) to create Falmouth's first Mock Newbery Book Club. The project began as a partnership between the public library and school library, and it was an exciting way to celebrate Mrs. C's position on the 2011 Newbery Award committee. I am pleased that the book club thrived for seven years. We were even featured in an article in Publisher's Weekly.

Due to my change in jobs and my work with the 2018 Newbery committee, I will no longer run the FES Mock Newbery Book Club. I plan to coordinate book clubs and a book review club at Falmouth Middle School. Mrs. McInerney has been hired as the new FES school librarian. Look for information from Mrs. McInerney in September about book clubs at FES.

If teachers or librarians would like to learn about facilitating a Mock Newbery or Mock Caldecott program in your school or library, feel free to contact me via Twitter (@cppotter) or email cpotter@falmouthschools.org.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Potter

The first Falmouth Mock Newbery Book Club in 2010. 

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Friday, January 13, 2017

2017 FES Mock Newbery Award

Congratulations to Lynn Plourde for winning the 2017 FES Mock Newbery Award for Maxi's Secrets!


Winner of the 2017 FES Mock Newbery Award



Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde
Nancy Paulsen Books



2017 FES Mock Newbery Honor Books




The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Knopf Books for Young Readers



Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Scholastic



Moo by Sharon Creech
Harper Collins


Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Macmillan
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

2017 FES Mock Newbery List

Students in 4th and 5th grades are invited to join the FES Mock Newbery Book Club. Participants will read at least 5 books from the reading list between September and January. Readers may choose any books from the list below. All books were written U.S. authors and published in 2016.

As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster

Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Historical Fiction
Random House

Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Wordsong

Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Fantasy
Algonquin

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
Historical Fiction
Dutton Books

Jazz Day by Roxane Orgill
Nonfiction
Candlewick Press

Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde
Realistic Fiction
Nancy Paulsen Books

Moo by Sharon Creech
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Harper Collins

The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Adventure/Fantasy
Knopf Books for Young Readers

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
Historical Fiction
Candlewick Press

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Realistic Fiction
Scholastic

Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
Biography
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
Fantasy/ Folklore
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Realistic Fiction
Macmillan



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Monday, December 21, 2015

2016 Mock Newbery Winner

60 students in 4th and 5th grade read and discussed books published in 2015 that are eligible for the 2016 Newbery Medal. Here are the voting results.

The winner of the 2016 FES Mock Newbery Award is...



The War That Saved My Life 
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Penguin Random House



Three Mock Newery Honors were awarded this year.



Fish in a Tree 
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Penguin Random House





Paper Things
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
(Maine author and 2012 FES Mock Newbery Winner)
Candlewick Press





Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
Dial Books- Penguin Random House
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Friday, September 11, 2015

2016 Mock Newbery Book List #2



Macmillan
fantasy




Henry Holt and Co.
historical fiction


Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Dial Books
realistic fiction






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Monday, August 3, 2015

2016 FES Mock Newbery List #1 Revealed!

This is the moment many FES readers have been waiting for... The announcement of the first reading list for the 2016 Mock Newbery Book Club. The following ten titles are selections for this year's book club. A second list will be revealed in early October.

Fourth and fifth grade students may sign up to join the book club during the first two weeks of school.

Dial Books
Fantasy

Scholastic Press
Historical Fiction/Fantasy

Penguin Books
Realistic Fiction

Harper Collins
Historical Fiction

Scholastic
Realistic Fiction

Candlewick Press
Realistic Fiction

Simon & Schuster
Historical Fiction


Charlesbridge
Realistic Fiction

Scholastic Press
Historical Fiction

Dial Books
Historical Fiction


Be sure to check out these book trailers and interviews. 
Echo

Fish in a Tree
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Summer of 2015

Dear FES Readers,

It's the middle of summer, and I hope you're spending time outside enjoying this beautiful weather. I hope you've also had some time to kick back and enjoy some good books.

I recently came across this photo of the 2015 Mock Newbery Book Club at our January assembly. During the past several weeks I've been thinking about our 6th annual FES Mock Newbery Book Club.


 I've spent a lot of time this summer reading books published in 2015 in an attempt to find the best books for the reading lists. When we return to school in September, I'll reveal List #1 for the 2016 Mock Newbery Book Club.

Here's a photo to give you an idea of some of the books I've read recently or will read soon. You'll have to wait until Sept. (or maybe August) to find out which books will be on List #1.


Happy reading!
Mrs. Potter

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Friday, January 23, 2015

2015 FES Mock Newbery Winner

After months of reading and discussing the fourteen titles, members of the FES Mock Newbery Book Club have voted. 

The winner of the 2015 FES Mock Newbery Award is...

The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson

There were four honor books this year:

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

2015 Mock Newbery List #2

Lunch meetings for the book club begin this week. Students should check out a book from the reading list soon. See Mrs. Potter at the FES Library or stop by the FML Library if you need a book from the lists.

Here are the titles on List #2.








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