The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), Perrot’s book club for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2012/2013 is…. THREE TIMES LUCKYby Sheila TurnageRising sixth-grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, where everyone’s business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore … Read more
The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), Perrot’s book club for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2011/2012 is…. WONDERSTRUCKby Brian Selznick Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a … Read more
The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), Perrot’s book club for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2010/2011 is…. THE QUEEN OF WATERby Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her large family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling. In her village, it is … Read more
Perrot marched in Old Greenwich’s 2010 Memorial Day Parade! Staff were joined by members of our Young Critics and Young Young Critics Book Clubs. We promoted our summer reading theme, Scoop Up a Good Book!
The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), Perrot’s book club for 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2009/2010 is…. IT’S A TIE! Between: INCARCERON, by Catherine FisherIncarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has … Read more
Are you a high school senior and a former member of Young Critics or Young Young Critics (Y2C2) reading clubs at Perrot? If so, you may be eligible for a college grant from the Kathleen Mary Kertland Apuzzo Krasniewicz Scholarship Award. Please contact the Library Director, Kevin McCarthy, at 203-637-3888 or at kevinm@perrotlibrary.org by May … Read more
The Greenwich Citizen ran two articles about Perrot recently. One article profiled Perrot’s Young Critics’ Club (YCC) [http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_13674114] and a second article remembered Mrs. Mac’s “Hag of Old Greenwich” and talked about this year’s Nightmares show [http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_13678187].
Perrot’s Young Critics’ Club (for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders) has declared that its favorite book of 2008/2009 is…. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne CollinsKatniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged … Read more
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is now playing in local theaters! [See previous post here] Check showtimes at Yahoo! Movies. Seen the movie? Comment on this post with your thoughts!
Author F.E. Higgins visited with the Young Critics’ Club and Young Young Critics’ Clubs on Monday, October 20th. Here’s a video clip where Higgins discusses inspiration and combating writer’s block: There are lots more video clips and information on F.E. Higgins books on our website. Take a look!
BookBrowse.com (a website that recommends the best recently published books through independent reviews and well-crafted reading lists) recently interviewed Kate McClelland (aka Mrs Mac) about Perrot Library’s long-standing, popular Young Critics’ Club. Featured Book Club: Perrot Memorial Library’s Young Critics’ Club
Copies of the Greenwich Schools Elementary and Middle School Reading Lists are available to browse at the Youth Services Circulation Desk. The lists are also available online: Elementary and Middle School Lists High School List
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