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=**The mission of the Instructional Media Centers of North Shore School District 112 is to foster an enthusiasm and appreciation for literature,as well as to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. **=

[|Red Oak Skypes Monarch Book Reviews with Wayne Thomas] Mrs. Strong & Miss Van Arsdale read at the iRead 112 Foundation Kickoff at the Barnes and Nobel in Deerfield on March 10, 2012! Here are our readers-in-training, Bella and Kylie! = =

=Author and Illustrator Visits = [|Candace Fleming]  visited March 8, 2013 [|Matthew Cordell] visited February 15, 2013 [|Mary Amato] visited October, 2012 [|Margaret Peterson Haddix] visited October, 2012 Author Keir Graff visited Red Oak on October 18, 2012. Author Lisa Graff visited Red on November 16, 2011. Author/Illustrator Tammy Bronson visited Red Oak on February 10, 2012. Author Tami Brown visited Red Oak on March 2, 2012 Author Sarah Weeks visited Red Oak on April 12, 2012. Author/illustrator [|Charise Mericle Harper] visited Red Oak on May 3, 2011. Students experienced a "Virtual Author Visit" with [|Dan Gutman], via Skype, on May 23, 2011. [|Jose Luis Orozco] visited Red Oak students on May 18, 2011. Author/illustrator Aaron Reynolds presented to Red Oak students on October 5, 2010. Illustrator, [|David Catrow] visited Red Oak on February 23, 2010. Author, [|Candace Fleming] visited Red Oak on May 10, 2010. Author/illustrator [|Steven Kellogg] visited in 2009. Sisters [|Kate (author) and Sarah Klise (illustrator)]visited in 2008. =Monarch Award = [|The Monarch Readers' Choice Award] asks Illinois students in grades K-3rd read from a list of twenty nominated books. Students rate the books in terms of artwork and content. In February, each student casts their vote. All votes are tallied and the winner of the award is announced. =**The Bluestem Award **= The Bluestem Readers' Choice Award is geared towards Illinois students in grades 3-5. Students read from a list of twenty nominated books and rate them in terms of content and artwork where appropriate. Students who read at least five of the nominated books cast a vote for their favorite in February. All votes are tallied and the winner of this Illinois award is announced. =Book Match = Book Match is an optional recreational reading program held at the Highland Park Public Library. Students read from a selection of fifty books and meet with Mrs. Strong once a week for coaching. Students will participate in Book Match meets that are held in January, February, and March. Check out the [|Highland Park Public Library] site for more information. =Torneo de Libros = Torneo de Libros is an optional recreational reading program led by dual language teacher, Mrs. Sacay. Students read from a selection of thirty books and meet with Miss Sacay for coaching. All readings are in Spanish and the meets are held with Oak Terrace and Sherwood schools.

= Six Flags Read to Succeed! = The Six Flags Read to Succeed Six Hour Reading Club is a free and voluntary program for students. Students are required to read six hours and return their reading log to Mrs. Strong no later than 3/1/12. Completed and signed student reading logs will be sent to Six Flags and eligible students will receive a free admission ticket valid at participating Six Flags theme parks.

=New Books! = With selections in Spanish and English, fiction and nonfiction, I choose each book very carefully. If I am unable to read a book prior to purchase, I read three reviews to make certain it is the right book for Red Oak.