If you’re looking for love, a good book is the perfect place to find it.

Here’s the deal. You can order great books through Scholastic. Sometimes they even give you a great deal. (Always check out the $1 book on the front page.) An even better deal, the more books you order, the more free books I can get for our classroom library. There are two ways to order:

1) Fill out the paper form and bring it with your money (checks made out to Scholastic) by Friday, March 1.

2) Order online at Scholastic (for parents only). On the parent page, click the “REGISTER” button under “First time here,” then register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time activation code code (GPBPV). This code ensures that your orders are sent to me. Select the books you want from over 500 titles. Take advantage of on-line only discounts and specials. You will also get a coupon for $5 for your next book order.  SEND your order to me on-line. I will deliver the books in class.

Here are some of my favorites from the February flyer:

• Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin – Mr. Clarkson assures me this is a true story
• Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L Swanson – reads like a crime novel even though I know how it ends
• I Funny by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein – be prepared to laugh
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer – my all-time favorite Cinderella story ever with a sci-fi twist
• 10 Days:  Martin Luther King, Jr by David Colbert – history for only $1
• We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by  Cynthia Levinson – I’ve been hearing nothing but good about this nonfiction
• Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz – another Holocaust story on my TBR
• The Journey Back by Priscilla Cummings – another sequel waiting for me to read
• The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine – another one I’ve heard good things about
• Wonder by RJ Palacio – one of the best books I’ve read
• Lincoln:  A Photobiography by Russell Freedman – impress your history teachers by learning about one of our greatest presidents
• The Giant:  How He Humbugged America by Jim Murphy – learn about one of hour country’s biggest hoaxes
• The Raft by SA Bodeen – the author of The Compound has another thrilling survival story
• Found, Sent, Sabatoged, Torn, Caught by Margaret Peterson Haddix – follow these time traveling teens as they seek to set history right again
• This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel – If I get brave enough, I might read this prequel to Frankenstein.

Which books would you like me to order for our classroom library?