April Absurdity – Elite 8 Voting

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April Absurdity – Sweet 16 Voting

April 16, 2012 Comments off

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April Absurdity – Round 1 Voting

April 15, 2012 3 comments

 

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April Absurdity: Battle of the Books

April 4, 2012 Leave a comment

With March Madness finally over, it’s time for April Absurdity! Thirty-two books will battle it out in a tournament to pick the top book at Belleville East. Complete the bracket with your predictions and return it to the library by April 13. The student who comes closest to matching the final bracket will win a Wehrenberg Theater gift card.

  • April 10-13 – Pick up brackets in the library and make your predictions
  • April 13 – Return your completed bracket to the library circulation desk
  • April 16 – Tournament Begins, Vote for your favorites online
  • April 17 – Sweet 16 Voting
  • April 18 – Elite 8 Voting
  • April 19 – Final 4 Voting
  • April 20 – Championship Voting

Belleville East High School’s Top 32 Books

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
6. Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
7. Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Draper
8. Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper
9. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
10. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
11. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
12. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
13. Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser
14. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
15. Keep it Movin’ by L. Divine
16. Eldest by Christopher Paolini
17. Holidaze by L. Divine
18. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
19. What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones
20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
21. The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
22. After by Amy Efaw
23. Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford
24. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
25. Push: A Novel by Sapphire
26. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
27. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
28. Lady J by L. Divine
29. Myself and I by Earl Sewell
30. The Pact by Monica McKayhan
31. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
32. Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti

 

 

 

 

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Abe Lincoln Book Award Events

February 28, 2012 Leave a comment
On February 10, 2012, the Belleville East Library hosted the Abe Lincoln Birthday Celebration to promote the 2012 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award. Activities included an Abe Lincoln Dress-up Contest and a special invitation birthday party for the BE Library’s Top 50 Readers. A total of 19 students entered in the Abe Lincoln Dress-up Contest for a chance to win a Kindle Fire eReader and tablet. The competition began with photographs and campaigning in the library before school. During lunch, the entire student body, faculty, and staff were invited to vote for their “Favorite Abe” and check out the Abe Lincoln books on display. A special VIP area was set up for Belleville East’s top 50 readers where they celebrated Abe Lincoln’s birthday with cupcakes and soft drinks. The cupcakes were prepared for the event by Ms. Natalie Czyz and her Culinary Arts classes. After the last vote was counted, Joel Sarmiento was Belleville East’s Favorite Abe and winner of a Kindle Fire. Every student that dressed-up received a gift certificate to The Daily Grind compliments of the Belleville East DECA Club. In addition, every student that voted was entered into a drawing for door prizes. Twelve students were the lucky winners of $10 gift cards to Barnes and Noble.
Even though Abe Lincoln’s Birthday Celebration is over, students still have a chance to read some great books and get in on voting for the 2012 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award. The Abraham Lincoln Award is awarded annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve in Illinois. The award is named for Abraham Lincoln, one of Illinois’ most famous residents and himself an avid reader and noted author. The award is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association(ISLMA).The Abraham Lincoln Award is designed to encourage high school students to read for personal satisfaction and become familiar with authors of young adult and adult books. This year’s nominees are:
After — Amy Efaw Speak 2010
Beastly — Alex Flinn HarperTeen 2008
Before I Die — Jenny Downham * David Fickling 2009
Carter Finally Gets It — Brent Crawford Hyperion 2010
Columbine — Dave Cullen Twelve 2010
The Compound — S.A. Bodeen Square Fish 2009
Flash Burnout – L.K. Madigan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
Ghosts of War — Ryan Smithson Harpercollins 2010
Going Bovine — Libba Bray * Random House 2010
How to Build a House — Dana Reinhardt Wendy Lamb 2009
If I Stay — Gayle Forman Speak 2010
The Looking Glass Wars — Frank Beddor * Speak 2007
Love is the Higher Law — David Levithan * Knopf 2010
The Maze Runner — James Dashner Delacorte 2010
Mexican White Boy — Matt de la Pena Delacorte 2010
Reality Check — Peter Abrahams HarperTeen 2010
Shiver — Maggie Stiefvater Scholastic 2010
Story of a Girl — Sara Zarr Little, Brown 2008
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines — Nic Sheff Atheneum 2008
Why I Fight — J. Adams Oaks Atheneum 2010
Wish You Were Dead — Todd Strasser EgmontUSA 2010
World War Z — Max Brooks Three Rivers 2007

Click here for the entire 2012 Annotated Master Lists with Websites.

Students that read at least 4 of the nominated books can vote for their favorite nominee by February 28, 2012. Ballots are available in the library or by clicking the vote button below.

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Results for the First Annual BE Literary Pumpkin Parade

October 31, 2011 Leave a comment

Students at Belleville East High School celebrated their love of books by decorating pumpkins for the First Annual BE Literary Pumpkin Parade.  Thanks to Eckerts in Belleville, the library was able to offer free pumpkins for the contest.  Students selected their pumpkins and were given the task of creating a pumpkin that represented a book or a book character.  The only restriction was the pumpkin could not be carved.   This did present a challenge to some, but Mrs. Candice Santos and the art department made sure they had plenty of supplies to get started.  A total of eighteen pumpkins were entered in the contest for a chance to win one of three great prizes.

1st Place – Kindle e-Reader
2nd Place – $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificate
3rd Place – Pumpkin Pie

The faculty and staff were invited to walk the Pumpkin Parade and select their favorite pumpkins.  At the end of the day, the top three picks were pumpkins created by Alyssa M., Megan C., and Marisa M.  These ladies walked away with some nice prizes, but nobody left empty handed.  Every student that entered a pumpkin received a gift certificate to The Daily Grind compliments of the Belleville East DECA Club.

Even though the Parade of Pumpkins has officially ended, you can still enjoy the virtual parade below.  Congratulations and thanks to everyone who helped make this First Annual BE Literary Pumpkin Parade a success.

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