Reading Raiders First Meeting of the 2011-2012 school year was held on August 25 in the BHS library. We celebrated the inaugural meeting with a beautifully bookish cake from Tiers (cake bakery owned by Mrs. Hotz's daughter), and some

lively discussion about the upcoming Barnes and Noble BookFair and titles that we will be reading for September.

The Barnes and Noble Book Fair will be held on September 17,

2011, all day Saturday. Currently we are planning on sponsoring some face painting, an arts & crafts table and readings for children. We arehoping to also have a POETRY SLAM and we are considering some additional activities. Visit here for more information to

be posted at a later date.

September Titles

• The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the

  Immortal by Nicholas Flamel The Truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on Sept. 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, his is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty. The Legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. He protects the secret hidden in the Book of Abraham the Mage, because if it falls into the wrong hands; it will destroy the world. And that is exactly what one evil-doer is planning. Only Sophie and Josh Newman have the powers to save the world as we know it. Sometimes...legends are true.

• Graceling by Kristin Cashmore

  Kasta is a graceling; one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. If her skill had been anything else, she would have lived a life of ease and privilege, since she is a niece of the king. But Kasta's grace, or special power, is one of killing; so instead of a life of ease at court, she instead serves as the king's henchman...thug...enforcer. This story is one of death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance!
• Rise of the Heroes by Andy Briggs Four average kids stumble onto a web site called Hero.com and download super powers. Soon they are flying, teleporting and shooting lasers out of their eyes. But an evil villain interferes with their fun and things take a turn toward the dark side. The kids need to band together to ward off evil, and save the world from destruction.

• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien A fantasy novel first published in 1937, but re-discovered bychildren and young adults generation after generation; now recognized as a classic. The Hobbit follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins in his effort to win a share of the treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into darker and deeper territory. Bilbo along with the 13 fortune-seeking dwarves embark on an epic quest filled with high adventure and danger lurking at many a twist and turn. (from Wikipedia)