The Memory Coat - Book Review by Mohammed

This book has a kid who lost his parents and he lived with his grandparents in Russia. He had a cousin and they made up stories together. One day, they were going to Ellis island (in America) because their house was surrounded by cossacks. Later the boy got hurt when they were playing, then they went to the doctor in the boat. The doctor did not understand their language and he put a sign on his coat to indicate that he is sick.

What happens at the end? Will he make it to the new island? Read the book to find out.

Reader's Podcast

To celebrate March's Read Across America and Library Tech. Week, I'm venturing into the multimedia world by starting Golden Door's first Podcast. Here is a brief introduction of this podcast by our very own Brianna F. from Grade 5. Take away Brianna...

Podcast Introduction by Brianna

The trip back home - Book Review by Julian

The Trip Back Home
by Janet S. Wong
Book Review by Julian, 5th Grade

In the book "A Trip Back Home" a littl girl went on a trip with her mom to Korea where her mom's side of the family came from. The little girl had gotten a gift for her haraboji (grandfather), halmoni (grandma), imo (aunt). She had gotten her haraboji a pair of leather work gloves for when he works on the farm. She got her halmoni an apron with two large pocket shaped like flowers. Next she got her imo a picture book with simple words to teach her English.

What I like about this book is that a family was together. Also, what I like about it is that it taught us Korean.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Book Review by Brianna

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by Eleanor Coerr
Book Review by Brianna, 5th grade

Sadako was a 11 year old girl who died from leukemia. 10 years ago an atom bomb feel in China giving a lot of kid's leukemia. Sadako had a strange dizziness in her head when she ran. The dizziness soon got worse. One day she got so dizzy that she fell over. They took her to the hospital; and her parents and Sadako soon found that she had leukemia.

When her friend came she told her about the thousand paper cranes and if she finished them she could live. Sadako tried to finish them but she got too weak. One day she went to sleep and never woke up. Her friends finished the paper cranes and buried her with the cranes.

Book Reviews and More...

February has been an exciting month at Golden Door filled with celebrations for African American History, Valentine's Day, Friendship as the month's character virtue, and 100th school day! The library has been busy with several kids checking out books on all of these topics, in addition to their personal interests. Some of the regulars have interesting things to say about what they read. Inspired by their feedback, I (the librarian) have created this blog as a showcase for their reviews and any future library assignments the students at golden door will be involved in. So here it goes...