Library Hosts Book Buzz
Two books are passed out to a student.
Book lovers convened in the Library Great Room on Thursday April 28 for Book Buzz. The event was hosted by publishing company Penguin Random House to get students excited about both newly published and upcoming young adult novels and comics. Not only did students leave the event with knowledge of new books, but the first 20 to RSVP to the event received a tote bag and every attending student was entered in a raffle for newly published or advanced reader’s copies of novels.
Two books are selected from the shelf.
“I think it’s important that schools have events like these because kids want to know what new books are coming out,” Penguin Random House representative Robert Haddock said. “I think reading and literacy is very important for all kids, teens, and everyone, and talking about new books gets kids excited about reading.”
Throughout the event, students learned about a variety of new books ranging from new DC Rebirth comics to new books by bestselling authors, including E. Lockhart’s latest novel, Genuine Fraud. The presentation covered books from multiple genres, from fiction and fantasy to psychological thrillers.
“I came because I was interested in reading some books and I wanted to see what kind of books there are,” Tara Ahuja ‘18 said. “I want to read [The Girl in Between]. It’s about a girl who is staying in a mill with her mother. It looks interesting.”
Two books are discussed and presented to the students.
Aside from learning about upcoming novels, students were also able to win copies of books during the presentation. Mr. Haddock had brought copies of the books he was talking about, and if a student could correctly answer his trivia question, they would win the prize. There was also a drawing for for novels and bags filled with book themed goodies.
“I’m a really big fan of young adult novels and I’ve been reading them since I was in elementary school, so I wanted to get a chance to pick up some new ones and try some new genres,” Sindhura Sridhar ‘17 said. “I enjoyed getting to share this experience with a lot of people people who have the same interests with me, which I don’t always get to do in my day to day life.”
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