odd and unsual reasons to celebrate in September

2 National Beheading Day
5 Be Late for Something Day or Cheese Pizza Day
6 Read a Book Day
11 Make Your Bed Day
12 Chocolate Milk Shake Day or National Video Games Day
16 Collect Rocks Day
19 National Butterscotch Pudding Day
23 Checkers Day
27 Crush a Can Day
28 Ask a Stupid Question Day
30 National Mud Pack Day

For more information on theses – and mayn other holidays ( no really many other holidays) go here.

movie out this week

cheerleader spies

The squad. Perfect cover / Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Summary

High school sophomore Toby Klein enjoys computer hacking and wearing combat boots, so she thinks it is a joke when she is invited to join the cheerleading squad but soon learns cheering is just a cover for an elite group of government operatives known as the squad

 Yes,  the  title  had  to be  in  pink .   Being  part  of  an elite spy  group  that  has  a  cover  story  as the cheerleaders – that  means pink  and glitter.    I’m  really enjoying  the books  by this author.   Her  books are  funny and  light, but she  understands that high school  is  hard.   Add one  more  thing,  that  you can’t  really tell anybody  about – and it becomes an amazing  juggling act.  High school  may not  have been truly  horrible  for me,  but I  am  very  glad I  did  not have to become a  pink  glittery  cheerleader  or  elite  teen  spy. I f  you  need a laugh from someone who  has an idea of  where  you  are , read a book  by  Jennifer  Lynn Barnes.   Meanwhile ,  if  you  can’t  find The squad. Killer spirit on  the  shelf,  well,  I  have  it.  

more school lunch ideas

a  little  more  practical  than  the bento  lunch,  and  not  as  cute.   However  there are  some  really  good  ideas here:

 

movie out this weekend

some  wild  riding in  this one:

cutest lunch ever!

I am not sure how often I would do this — but this is truly the cutest lunch:

 

wouldn’t this be a great lunch for the first day of school?

Teen Top Ten VOTE NOW

here is the link to vote:

teen top ten vote!

book finder!

YALSA  ( young adult library  services association)  has  come  up  with  an app for  your iphone/ipod/ipad - a book finder!   The link is here , but you can look for in the app store – YALSA’s Teen Book Finder. New hot picks show up, and you can search in lots of different ways including genre and awards. It’s free!

Vounteer @ your library

Fall  and that  means  school ,  is almost  here.   Do you  need service  hours  for  school?   You  might  want  to  volunteer  at the library .  Information  about  volunteering can be  found here. Each branch works differently, so read the information – and email your question to the right place. For Fremont, the recruitment for Fall is right now – August 20 – September 1st.

See you at the library!

did you see this last night?