South Hillsborough Library
South Hillsborough Library
Following is a list of the meeting dates for Reading Tigers for 2017-18. All meetings will take place on Thursdays at lunchtime. Students and their leaders will eat their lunch and discuss the selected book from 12:00 to 12:40 p.m. in a designated location throughout South.
For most of the reading selections, the South Library will have approximately 10 to 15 book copies for checkout. For some books, there will be more copies. Parents are requested to visit other local libraries to obtain a copy of the book or to purchase a copy of the reading selection once all the South Library copies are checked out. Books, Inc. gives South School a very generous discount on Reading Tigers selections, and all books are continuously available in the library for purchase approximately one month before the scheduled meetings, courtesy of Books, Inc.
If a student prefers to listen to a story on tape, he or she may check out the CD or Playaway from the library. Mrs. James purchases audio books of the Reading Tigers selections when they are available. Finally, the South Library welcomes donations of purchased, and gently used, Reading Tigers’s books at the end of the year.
Being a strong reader is not a prerequisite of the program, but it is essential that parents do what they can to help their child finish each book. We encourage parents of younger children to read the books with their child to deepen his or her understanding prior to the meeting.
Please see Mrs. James if you have any questions about the selections or the program.
Following are all the book titles and movie weeks for the 2017-2018 school year.
October 5th
Second Grade: Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
Third Grade: Who Was Steve Irwin? by Dina Anatasio
Fourth Grade: Savvy by Ingrid Law
Fifth Grade: The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
November 16th
Second Grade: Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick
Third Grade: Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde
Fourth Grade: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Fifth Grade: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (movie week to follow; Friday, November 17, and Monday through Wednesday, November 20th-22nd)
February 1st
Second Grade: The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Third Grade: How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Fourth Grade: City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (movie week to follow; Monday through Wednesday, February 5th to 7th)
Fifth Grade: Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
March 15th
Second Grade: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
Third Grade: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (movie week to follow; Monday through Thursday, March 19th- 22nd)
Fourth Grade: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Fifth Grade: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
April 26th
Second Grade: Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (movie week to follow; Monday through Wednesday, April 30th to May 2nd)
Third Grade: The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies
Fourth Grade: Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Fifth Grade: Save Me a Seat by Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks
Reading Tigers Schedule 2017-18
Monday, June 12, 2017