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The Awards in “The Forest of Trees” TM

Ontario Library Association.

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The Trees in the ForestTM

Designed to grow readers in the forest

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What makes you want to read?Teens in grades 9/10 answer the question

- attractive cover - friend’s recommendation - good theme- funny - suspense - pictures - Stop, Drop and Read - love it -not being forced to read like Stop, Drop and Read - exciting summary - it won a award - it’s a movie - I’m bored with “ nothing else to do”- road trips - biographies - reason to stay up late, parents won’t complain- media ads - length - “not too many pages” - famous author - the way they are displayed - if I have to do research - when I’m stressed- “escape my terrible life!” - availability - I just love books- to learn - fantasy books - sports - “to impress the ladies”- musicians - poetry - magazines with celebrities on them- learn how to do something - to find out about our past - a good book- “ya just gotta!” - good reviews - a world disaster - current events

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How are the books selected?1. Canadian, current, paperback preferred

2. Good literary quality

3. Range of reading levels

4. Male and female protagonists

5. Cultural diversity

6. Range of genre

7. Range of geographical locations

8. Urban/rural

9. Appropriate language and content,

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How it Works!

• Read 5 of the White Pine titles.• Conference with Mrs. Onstein or

your English teacher about the book.

• Vote for your favourite title to receive the White Pine Award.

• Join everyone for monthly book talks at lunch in the library.

• Attend the pizza lunch celebration.

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Timeline!

• October - Titles are announced.• November - Books ready for check-out

- Start Reading

- Monthly meetings• March/April - White Pine Jeopardy• April - Voting • May - Pizza lunch and Final

Jeopardy Championship

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White Pine 2008 Nominees

• After Riverby Donna Milner

• Chanda’s Warsby Allan Stratton

• The Corps of the Bare Boned Planeby Polly Horvath

• Daughter of Warby Marsha Skrypuch

• Dooley Takes the Fallby Norah McClintock

• Gotchaby Shelley Hrdlitschka

• Gravity Journalby Gail Sobat

• Little Brotherby Cory Doctorow

• Mountain Girl, River Girlby Ting-Xing Ye

• Tweakedby Katherine Holubitsky

Visit: http://www.accessola.com/forest2009/

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Getting Started

• Put your name on the sign up list.• Indicate the name of your English

teacher and the semester you are taking English.

• White Pine novels can count for book reports in your English class.

• Browse through and choose a book.• Sign the book out at the circulation

desk.• Listen to the announcements for

upcoming activities

Have Fun!

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Coming Second Semester…

White Pine Jeopardy!Stay tuned to the announcements for more

details.

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White Pine

A trip down memory lane

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White Pine Participants 2006

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Pizza and Pop!

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Friends and Fun!

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Great conversations!

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Smiles!

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This is Jeopardy!

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I’ll take AUTHORS for $600 Alex!

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Jeopardy Final Contestants

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2007 Jeopardy Champions!

2008 Jeopardy Champions!

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Thanks to the following people for sharing their work and ideas

• Ontario Library Association.

• Education Institute with Liz Kerr and Sya Van Geest

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