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.) 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 Wednesday, September 4.

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 to apply to 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 October Middle School and November Teens flyers.

• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (It’s a treat for only $1)
• The Darkest Path (new title!) and The Eleventh Plague (I loved it!) by Jeff Hirsch
• The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb (exciting nonfiction)
• House of Hades by Rick Riordan (will Percy and Annabeth survive Tarturus?)
• The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (long awaited sequel to The House of the Scorpion)
• Uglies pack by Scott Westerfeld (classic dystopian)
• Mind-Rain edited by Scott Westerfeld (for those who can’t get enough of the Uglies world)
• Middle School: How I Survived  Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill and Middle School: My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar by James Patterson (What is Rafe up to now?)
• Risked and The Missing Pack by Margaret Peterson Haddix (time travel and historical fiction and missing children)
• Bomb by Steve Sheinkin (nonfiction spy thriller)
• It’s Chuckin’ Time by FS Kim (You know you want to launch some pumpkins)
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor (the blind soccer goalie is the only one who can see through the secrets)
• Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (a love story)
• Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (spy thrillers from WWII)
• This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E Smith (another love story)
• The President’s Been Shot by James L Swanson (exciting nonfiction)
• Ender’s Game, Ender’s World, Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (classic sci-fi)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (a zombie mashup)
• Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (more zombie mashup)
• Amulet pack by Kazu Kibuishi (most popular graphic novel series in my room)
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (a tough and funny look at life)
• Cut by Patricia McCormick (one of the most moving books I’ve ever read)
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (funniest book about kids with cancer.  You will laugh until it breaks your heart.)
• The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry (danger on every page)
• The Raft by SA Bodeen (for fans of Compound)
• Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (required reading for life book)
• The Outsiders by SE Hinton (required reading for life book)
• The Always War by Margaret Peterson Haddix (What secrets will you uncover?)
• Legend by Marie Lu (Day rules!)