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Library Events
Frank McCourt Visits St. Margaret's November 26th.
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Author of the internationally bestselling and award
winning Angela's Ashes,
Frank McCourt will visit
St. Margaret's
Lower School on Monday, November 26th.
Mr. McCourt will talk
about his newest book,
Angela and the Baby Jesus,
which takes place in Ireland
circa 1912. At age six, when
Angela sees a naked baby
Jesus in a nativity scene at
St. Joseph's Church, she
decides to take him home and
put a warm blanket over him.
When the disappearance is
discovered, the whole parish
is in an uproar. A Christmas
story told in true McCourt
style, the tale is published
in two picture book
formats; One for adults and
one for children. Click here to
order an autographed book. Orders are due Friday, Nov.16th. |
Award Winning Children's Author Ben Mikaelsen
Ben lives in a log cabin near Bozeman, Montana, with a 700 pound black bear that he adopted and has raised for the
last twenty years.
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Author of award-winning books
such as Petey, Touching Spirit Bear and Stranded,
Ben Mikaelson visited with St. Margaret's middle and upper school students October 22nd.
He spoke with Dr. Beemer's 10th grade Modern Global Studies classes about political violence in Guatemala
which he addressed in his latest book, Tree Girl. For the middle school students Mr. Mikaelson presented
Becoming the Author of Your Own Life, in which he recounted his struggles in becoming a writer.
By relating his experiences Mr. Mikaelsen aims to empower students to realize their own potential. |
Middle School Scrabble Club
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If you like playing with words (and with little wooden tiles) then
come on over for the
Middle School Scrabble Club. It meets every
Friday during lunchtime in the
library. Just bring yourself and your lunch (yes, food in the library!) and we'll bring the Scrabble boards.
Have fun while building your
word power, and who knows,
you might win a "fabulous prize"
at one of our yearly
tournaments. |
Lower School Battle of
the Books
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Battle of the Books is a club where students
read books and join in book-related
games and discussions. In the Spring, St. Margarets
will take two teams to compete with
other Orange County independent
schools in a Jeopardy-style competition where
the questions start with "In which book ..." and
students answer with the title and author of a book.
Any 4th or 5th grade student
is invited to join.
Meetings are on Tuesdays at
lunchtime in Miss O'Leary's
room. See you there!
Frequently Asked Questions
Annotated Book List
Book Log
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