Monday Morning Book Review--Scat

Scat by Carl Hiassen--An unpopular Biology teacher goes missing after a class field trip to the wildlife preserve.  The student who confronted her has suddenly become a model student.  Nick and Marta decide to investigate.  A fun mystery set in the swamps of Florida with a missing teacher, endangered species, a crazy millionaire and evil oil corporation.  What is going on?

Teen Summer Reading Club at the Milpitas Public Library will begin on June 1^st  sign up on www.sccl.org.  There will be lots of fun activities in the library throughout the summer and lots of opportunities to read and comment on your favorite books.  There are also adult and children’s summer reading clubs available at the same site!

Monday Morning Book Review--Cloaked

Cloaked by Alex Flinn combines several classic fairy tales into one modern version of the stories.  Johnny repairs shoes in a Miami Beach hotel.  On the side, he designs them.  He meets a princess who's brother has been turned into a frog.  If Johnny will rescue her brother, she will reward him with marriage and riches.   Johnny's best friend, Meg helps him with the quest and the story changes...If you like Once Upon a Time (the TV show), Beastly, Cinder or the Once Upon a Time (book series), you'll  enjoy this one, too. For more fairytales checkout the website Flinn mentions: www.surlalunefairytales.com

Blood Drive is June 4th from 8:00a.m.-2:00p.m.--Sign up with an NHS or CSF member or online at bloodcenter.stanford.edu.
Put in the school Zip Code, 95035, and find the Milpitas High Library.   

Give feedback on the MHS library...make suggestions for the future.  Fill out the Library Survey.  (This is the same survey sent out via school loop).