Happy birthday Ms. M

Happy birthday to this lovely young lady is apparently a little happy birthday to me, too, because she's going to let me read Angel, the newest Maximum Ride book that she got for her birthday as soon as she's finished :) Yippee!

SO many spring break babies!

Wowsa - there were a lot of spring break birthdays, so take your pick of the great suggestions here! Happy day, everyone!

Welcome back!

Welcome back from spring break! I did read several books which I will tell you about soon, but for now I'm just going to share a few pictures I took on my trip. It was pretty amazing in the Virgin Islands! Come by and tell me about your vacation and the things you saw and read. I'm looking forward to seeing you :-)

Enjoy the pics!

Tune in Monday: 1:30 PM Pacific time

You can see me here on Monday at 1:30 PM Pacific time. I'll be taking a break from reading on the beach to wave to you. Hope you enjoy your spring break - I know I'm going to enjoy mine!

Happy St. FITZPatrick's day!

According to Irish mythology, a leprechaun can be forced into sharing his gold with you. But, of course, there is a catch. In order to convince him to share, you must keep your eyes on him constantly. If you turn your head, he's likely to vanish in the blink of an eye.


The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is an Irish faery
From down County Cork or from far Tipperary.
They’re tiny and short,
A mere two feet in height.
They work on their shoes
And their terrible fright
Is that you will stop by
And demand all their gold
All hidden away in a Tree’s hollow hold.
They’re tricky and clever
Turn your eyes for a moment,
This faery will flee.
A plan that is better,
Truth to be told,
Just pay him a visit
And earn your own gold!
by Denise Rodgers

March Babies

Check out these great March birthday recommendations - Heart of a Shepherd and The Lightning Thief. Awesome picks!!

Young Writers - here's an opportunity for you!

Friday, March 11th @ 4:30PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. (800) 878-7323 

The Young Writer's Workshop

The Young Writer's Workshop is a community for 10- to 18-year-olds who love to write. This month Amber Keyser, author of Anatomy of a Pandemic, and Elizabeth Rusch, author of For the Love of Music, will introduce writing techniques that can transform any topic from a boring list of facts into a story you can't put down.

2 teen art contests

Multnomah County's summer reading art contest is ending soon. Entries are due March 18th. If you want an entry form, go to the library webpage.

There is also another art contest going on at TeenFire. In Ty Drago's upcoming tween thriller THE UNDERTAKERS: RISE OF THE CORPSES, twelve-year-old Will Ritter battles an invasion of animated Corpses that only he and his friends can see. Corpses hide in plain sight and can be disguised as anyone: teachers, doctors, policemen ... anyone at all.

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and Ty Drago are announcing a drawing contest for anyone aged 8 to 17. The rules are simple: draw in black and white OR color, a rotting cadaver pretending to be a normal person. No rags on these dead guys. Suits. Uniforms. Swim trunks. Hoodies. Let your imagination soar! The grosser and scarier, the better!

The winner will receive a signed Advanced Reading Copy of THE UNDERTAKERS: RISE OF THE CORPSES. He or she will also have her winning drawing displayed on the front page of the UNDERTAKERS website (www.jointheundertakers.com).

Contest runs from March 1 through March 31, 2011.

Birthday suggestions :-)

Happy, happy birthday to all these late February and early March babies. Love the recommendations!

Congratulations Bookwolves!

The Bookwolves - Ally, Everett, Katie and Lenora - represented WOMS at the Regional OBOB Tournament this past Saturday. They did a great job representing West Orient, and I'm very proud of them. Congratulations on being the WOMS champions and making it to regionals. Well done!

If I Ran the Zoo - The Seussebration continues

7th graders created animals after reading If I Ran the Zoo yesterday. Some crazy ideas in those brains of theirs- take a look.

Thing 1 or thing 2?

Fun with photobooth at lunch recess. Do you know who the student is?

Crazy socks EVERYWHERE!

So excited to see all the fun socks roaming around WOMS today in the spirit of Dr. Seuss. Props to Juliana for loaning me the red and white striped socks to complete my ensemble. Happy birthday Dr. Seuss!!!!