Welcome to summer—we’re so glad you’ve joined us! What’s inside this “Book Your Summer at Southlake Library” Journal? A place to discover more about yourself A place to be creative A place to fi nd new books to read A place to keep track of the hours you’ve read to earn prizes Bring your journal back every week to earn drawing slips for weekly gift card prizes. to places like Steel City Pops, Barnes & Noble and Shake Shack! 1 Journal Entry = 1 Hour of Reading Complete 5 Hours Weekly Drawing Slip Complete 10 Hours Weekly Drawing Slip Complete 15 Hours Weekly Drawing Slip Complete 20 Hours Weekly Drawing Slip Complete 25 Hours Weekly Drawing Slip Continue earning weekly drawing slips, up to an additional 35 hours. Name: ______________________________________ Age: _______________________________________ School: _____________________________________ — 1 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 1 5/5/2021 1:03:49 PM Books of Summer Mystery& Suspense — 2 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 2 5/5/2021 1:03:49 PM Books of Summer Fantasy& Adventure — 3 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 3 5/5/2021 1:03:50 PM Books of Summer Realistic Fiction — 4 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 4 5/5/2021 1:03:51 PM Books of Summer FUNNYLaugh Out Loud! Non-Fiction Page Turners — 5 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 5 5/5/2021 1:03:51 PM If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid... The 13-Story Treehouse (13 StoryTreehouse Series) Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Alvin Ho Series) Babymouse: Queen of the World! (Babymouse Series) I Funny: A Middle School Story (I Funny Series) The Last Kids on Earth (Last Kids on Earth Series) Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (Middle School Series) The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Master of Mischief (Misadventures of Max Crumbly Series) The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda Series) Swindle (Swindle Mystery series) — 6 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 6 5/5/2021 1:03:51 PM Graphic Novel Favorites Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick Catstronauts: Mission Moon by Drew Brockington The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Real Friends by Shannon Hale Smile by Raina Telgemeier The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks — 7 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 7 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM If You Liked Harry Potter... The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Series) by Tui T. Sutherland The False Prince (The Ascendance Series) by Jennifer A Nielsen How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon Series) by Cressida Cowell Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities Series) by Shannon Messenger The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan Magyk (Septimus Heap Series) by Angie Sage The Outcasts (Brotherband Chronicles) by John Flanagan The School for Good and Evil ( The School for Good and Evil Series) by Soman Chainani The Unwanteds (The Unwanted Series) by Lisa McMann — 8 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 8 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM If You Liked Percy Jackson and the Olympians... The Apothecary (The Apothecary Series) by Maile Meloy Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl Series) by Eoin Colfer Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quintet Series) by Roshani Chokshi The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders Series) by Peter Lerangis Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Fablehaven (Fablehaven Series) by Brandon Mull The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer A. Nielsen Jumbies (The Jumbies Series) by Tracey Baptiste Loki's Wolves (The Blackwell Pages Series) by K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr The Storm Runner (A Storm Runner Novel) by J.C. Cervantes — 9 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 9 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM THIS IS ME NameI AgeII IIIFavorite Color IVFavorite Food FavoriteV Game VIFavorite Word/Quote VIITalents VIIII want to learn to — 10 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 10 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM MY SUPERPOWERS In case you didn’t know. You are amazing! Check the box of each superpower you possess below. Extra boxes for you to fill in. o I am kind o I love to laugh o I am a good friend o I do hard things o I am learning new things o I am curious o I like to create things o I am honest o I am grateful o I am brave o I am patient o I am a team player o I am loving o I am full of hope o o o — 11 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 11 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM SSiillllyy Library Story Ask a friend or family member to help you fill in the blanks below, and then read your silly story together! It was a _______________________ summer day as I walked into the adjective library. I felt excited seeing all the books to _______________, movies to verb ____________, and craft kits to ____________. A big sign was hanging from verb verb the ceiling that said, “Book Your Summer at the Southlake Library!” But that’s when things started to get weird. A librarian was _____________________ from the ceiling, too! She was strapped into a “-ing” verb zip line, and as she shouted a friendly “Hello!” she ___________________ past tense verb away with an armful of books to put on a _______________. noun I heard music playing and looked over to see an entire band—a ____________________________ player, a _________________________ player, and musical instrument musical instrument a ___________________________ player—performing a lively song while musical instrument everyone danced. I looked a little closer and realized with a shock that the band members were actually a _______________________, animal a ________________________, and a ___________________________. animal animal — 12 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 12 5/5/2021 1:03:52 PM I couldn’t believe my eyes or my ________________. I hurried to the body part chapter books to find something to ________________, but every time I verb tried to take a __________________ off the shelf it would sprout a pair of noun _________________ and run away screaming, “____________________________!” body parts exclamation Maybe the picture books will be more friendly, I thought to myself. They were definitely more friendly. They grabbed my _________________ body parts and pulled me into a wild dance. I got so dizzy that I fell over while picture books _______________________ all over my face. past tense verb And that’s when I woke up, my library book covering my face. Just a moment before I had stretched out on the _____________________ in my piece of furniture living room to read. It was only a dream! Or was it?? Ideas for your Silly Story An adjective describes things. Some examples: funny, hard, cold, stinky, loud A verb is an action. Some examples: jump, crawl, sing, tickle An “ing” verb is an action with “ing” at the end. Some examples: hopping, reading, shouting, running A past tense verb is an action that already happened. Some examples: laughed, ran, clapped, played A noun is a person, place, or thing. Some examples: teacher, dog, street, table An exclamation is a word or short phrase of surprise. Some examples: Wow! How silly! Phew! Oh my goodness! — 13 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 13 5/5/2021 1:03:53 PM Grab a friend or family member and go on a neighborhood scavenger hunt together! How many of these things can you spot while you’re outside? Some are easy and some may be a little more challenging. But who knows, by the time summer is over, you just might have developed a sharper eye! Bugs o An ant o A dragonfly o A spider o A butterfly o A beetle PLANTS o A crepe myrtle bush o A rose or tree o A vine o Three different shapes o A tall shady tree of leaves — 14 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 14 5/5/2021 1:03:53 PM ANIMALS o A cat o A bobcat o A dog o A fox o A possum o A snake o A skunk o A bird o A squirrel o A rabbit SIGNS o A stop sign o A speed limit sign o A yellow arrow sign o A pedestrian crossing o A school zone sign sign IN the sky o Clouds o A full moon o A sunrise o A new moon o A sunset o A quarter moon o Rain Buildings o A house with two or o A house more chimneys with no o A fountain brick o A flag o A house o A school with a star on it — 15 — SLL-2021-BookSummer-Kids-v2.indd 15 5/5/2021 1:03:53 PM It’s easy to feel sad about the past or to worry about the future. But as cool as the idea of time travel is, we only have control over what’s happening right now— the present. Mindfulness—focusing on the present— means we experience the good things right in front of us! 1. Wherever you are, get still and take three deep breaths. Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. Notice your breath moving in and out. 2. Look around for 5 things you can see and say them out loud. For example: “I see the sunshine coming in the window. I see my shoes …” 3.