Friday, February 24 was an amazing afternoon of book-ish fun in the library. 45 student readers, who had read at least five of the MCBA nominees, attended Stories in Action, along with 13 adult volunteers.
Students learned a little fencing at the Middlefield Prep Fencing Club (Black Brother, Black Brother) with help from the UMass Fencing Club-
Helped the pack survive (A Wolf Called Wander) by identifying tracks, scents, and scat as they traveled through the forest-
Entered the Quarantine Zone and diagnosed and found cures for Black Death, Smallpox, Cholera, and Ebola in Plagues and Pandemics (History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics)-
Enjoyed tasty treats in the Yummy Sweet Salon (Yummy: A History of Desserts) including Lemonade's favorite- Twinkies!
Created mini-book keychains with their favorite books-
Tested their knowledge of the 25 MCBA nominees in MCBArtifacts and the MCBA Timeline-
And voted for their favorite book!
So much fun!
A Big thank you to these volunteers who made the afternoon possible: Katie MacCallum, Hannah Dancer, Bree Wisniewski, Anna Casey, Anna Wetherby, Allison Call, Jenn Gagne, Stacy Boron, Lauren Schattin, Desiree Kicza, Anne Bruder, Meghan Kalas, Daina Carvel, Fabiola Cancino, The UMASS Fencing Club--
