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So, you don’t like to read? That is very common, a lot of people don’t. Many mes people say they don’t like to read because they have not found the right book or the right author. Each month I will be sharing with you books from Danny Brassell’s Lazy Readers Book Club. Here are this month’s choices. Just try one! You might nd you like it!
Spill Zone by Sco Westerfeld 224 pages Young Adult
The rst volume of an original graphic novel series, illustrated by Alex Pu- villand. Three years ago an event de- stroyed the small city of Poughkeep- sie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifesta ons and
The Girl I Used to Be
by April Henry
256 pages Young Adult
Olivia’s father murdered her mother when Olivia was 3 years old and then vanished. Now 17 and on her own, Olivia’s father’s remains are found, leading the police to believe he was
not the murderer but a vic m as well. Olivia decides to return to her hometown and rent her inherited house, not revealing that she is Ariel Benson, the child survivor of the murders.
Just Like Me
by Nancy Cavanaugh
256 pages Children
Adopted from China, Julia is struggling with her heritage. She is sent to sum- mer camp to learn to become friends with her “Chinese sisters.” Through many mishaps, she comes to terms with her life story.
Frankencrayon
by Michael Hall 40 pages Children
Children will love solving the mystery of who made the scribble in this story and how these school sup- plies work together to solve it. The story has beau ful illustra ons, and young readers will love the surprise
Literacy Coach Corner
lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Got a teenage boy who doesn’t like to read? Give him this book.
The Circuit: Stories from the Life
of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jiménez 134 pages Young Adult
A er dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many people every day. And so begins this collec- on of twelve autobiographical stories Jimenez, who, at the age of four, illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947.
October was manufacturing month. To celebrate manufacturing month in Bre- vard, local manufacturing companies allow Brevard Public Schools students to tour their facili es. Our Brevard Adult Educa on CPT students joined Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Aero- space and Math) program for a tour at Knight’s Armament. Knight’s Armament is a premier weapons manufacturing company in Titusville, FL. The students had a fun- lled day learning about manufacturing and the development and history of weapons. The tour included hands-on ac vi es and scavenger hunts. Knight’s Armament has been instrumental in suppor ng Brevard Adult Educa on CPT program! Thank you Knight’s Armament!
Tonya Holder
at the end! Joyce Jordan Manufacturing is in Demand!
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