December

Due to popular demand, we are going to have a book club meeting in December. Rachel B. will be our hostess, and she has chosen 'Miss Holly is Too Jolly' by Dan Gutman. This is book #14 from the 'My Weird School' series.

The holiday season is here and Miss Holly, A.J.'s Spanish teacher, is over the top with her enthusiasm for all the winter holidays. From Secret Santa to Santa Klutz to the Holiday Pageant where the dancing dreidel spins off the stage and onto the lap of the president of the Board of Education, kids will have fun reading this very silly story.

Stereotypically boys boo all the teacher's suggestions while the girls cheer. From the My Weird School series, the book will give kids just a little factual information Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah—information that is a bit distorted with A. J.'s madcap recap of students' presentations. Along the way, you'll learn some Spanish words including ones you might need if you are ever at the beach and "need to tell somebody the lifeguard's toupee fell in the toilet."

There are several copies available in the library and it can be purchased used online for as little as 75 cents (www.half.com).

We'll meet sometime the second week of December, depending on everyone's schedules with sports, parties, etc. Start reading, and our date will be determined soon.