Miss Griffin's Pick: The Hobbit

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (F Tol)

AR book level:  6.6
AR points:  16.0

Bilbo Baggins wants to live a peaceful life in his cozy hobbit hole, but one day the wizard Gandalf visits him and offers him an irresistible adventure--to journey with a band of dwarves to reclaim their stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug.  As they travel deeper into Middle Earth and farther from Bilbo's home, they encounter evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknowns, like a strange creature named Smeagol with a mysterious and magnetic ring...

Sequels:  The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien (F Tol)

Other great fantasy/adventure stories:  The Lord of the Rings, Redwall by Brian Jacques (F Jac), Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper (F Coo), Crispin series by Avi (F Avi), The Inheritance Cycle (4 books) by Christopher Paolini (F Pao)

Image taken from goodreads.com

New Books Are Here!

Our December order has arrived, and we have a whopping 62 new books! 

Geronimo Stilton and Stink books are super popular with the boys, so we added some new series they might like...

Shredderman (4 books)--3rd level AR

    Pirate School (7 books)--3rd Level AR

Encyclopedia Brown (2 new books)--4th Level AR 








Martin Bridge (8 books)--4th Level AR

We've also added many early readers...

...and some Leo Lionni award winners.

Be sure to look at the other new books in the New Books sections!

QuizList Interactive Update

Parents, we have great news:  QuizList Interactive has been updated to include all AR quizzes!  That means you can search for AR books in the Overbrook library from home!  To do this, go to Overbrook's homepage, click on the library link under "On Campus" and then click on the QuizList Interactive icon. 

Good things to know about QuizList Interactive:

• You'll need to choose "Restricted Search" at the top of the page to look only at Overbrook books. 
• If you know your child's reading range, put those two numbers in the "Book Level" range.
• Interest level has nothing to do with how hard a book is; it just means that a particular age range would be interested in the book more than others.
• To make a list so your child can print it and bring it to school, you'll need to make an account.  To do this, click "Sign in" at the top of the page.  At the bottom of the page, the screen says, "Don't have an account yet?" Click on the link right after that and enter your information. 
• There are some nifty already-made book lists on the website.  On the search page, look to your left to see lists of award winners, Christian interest, and 2nd graders favorites, to name a few.

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to call Miss Griffin at school or drop by for a tutorial!