Jedi Mind Tricks, Jay Piscopo's Visit in April, Science Fair

Tis a sad day for the "Boys Rule Boys Read Blog." I'm looking at this poll Jedi Master Zack put up and it is showing yours truly as the leading candidate for the "Girl Book" crime in the Boys Read Section of the library. I would also point out that Jedi Master Zack put this poll up. Is it not curious how he accuses everyone in this poll but himself (just think about it). Jedi are notorious for manipulating other, check it out:

This is from Star Wars Episode 4 "A New Hope." This clip from the movie clearly shows how Luke and Obi-Wan hedge the truth and use mind control on some honest, hardworking Stormtroopers just doing their jobs to keep from being arrested for possessing droids that are in fact not theirs, but the Empire's!!!!!





I apologize to Ellen, now that this new evidence has come to light, and would now like to reveal the true culprit of this crime.......Jedi Master Zack!!!!



Just appalling isn't it!!!! Typical Jedi behavior if you ask this Sith, sigh ):


And Now For Some Really Excellent and Exciting News..... Jay Piscopo's visit schedule to the PLCMC System has been finalized!!!!! For those of you not familiar with the most awesome Mr. Piscopo check out the following posts to learn more about him and his great "The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli" Graphic Novels:

http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/2009/01/gigantic-and-most-excellent-anouncement.html

http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/2008/12/captn-eli-news-graveyards-avengers-and.html

http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/2009/01/darth-bills-picks-of-2008.html

http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-with-jay-piscopo-of-undersea.html



This is not an event to be missed so mark your calenders!!!!!!!!!!




What: Jay Piscopo , author and illustrator of “The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli,” will be visiting various PLCMC locations in April presenting Drawing Workshops, discussing his Graphic Novel Series and answering any questions you have about Comics and Graphic Novels. If you have any questions about these events please call the participating libraries. Reservations for kids 7 - 12 years old is encouraged.

When & Where:

Monday, April 6:

ImaginOn 11:30 AM
704-973-2720

North County 2:30 PM
704-416-6000

ImaginOn 6:30 PM
704-973-2720

Tuesday, April 7:

Mountain Island 11:30 AM
704-416-5630

Morrison 3:00 PM
704-416-5421

Matthews 7:00 PM
704-416-5000

Lastly, I want to share my review with you of Science Fair. This is an awesome book!!!!!!

Science Fair by Dave Berry & Ridley Pearson -

This book is too funny!!!!!!! Imagine if you will a story that involves 3 fairly normal kids (although not in the popular set at school - how many of you can identify with that): Toby (the main character), Tamara and Micah. Now throw in a very small and poor country named Krpshtskan, ruled by Grdankl the strong - son of Bmepl the Brave and grandson of Kminkt the Good at Remembering Names, bent on destroying the United States of America. Other necessary ingredients include a science fair project entry that involves floating a pet frog named Fester, various government agencies in hot pursuit of the kids, police in hot pursuit of a Wienermobile, an ally in a mad scientist who constructs things you would not believe and a Science Fair held at a middle school that brings the United Sates to it's knees. The last ingredients would be a rather large hairy man known as the Wookie and an individual convinced he is Darth Vader battling Toby's father dressed as Luke Skywalker and his mom dressed as Princess Lea (Jabba the Hutt Slave Costume) and just so much more stuff I don't have room to write about. This is a Very Funny Book and I highly recommended it along with everyone else who has reviewed it on this Blog and others!!!!!!

Well I guess that's allot of stuff for one post, but man is it great stuff!!!!! Until next time all,

Bill otherwise known as (Lt. Y)

Cool Guy Events In March

Hey, fellow reader guys, it's Carl telling you about a couple of fun events coming up this month. First, on Saturday, March 21 at 2 pm we'll have Dr. Mark West, English professor at UNCC and very cool guy, talk to us about Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chaocolate Factory and other books. Dr. West knows a lot about Roald Dahl and even got to spend the day with him once! Dr. West will talk about that day and about Roald Dahl's book Boy, the author's autobiography. After the talk we'll have a snack break and then watch the animated movie James and the Giant Peach. We have spaces for 25 boys (ages 9-12) but you have to register. So call 704-973-2720 to do that.

AND on Saturday, March 28 at 2 pm, we'll hold the first meeting of the City of Ember book club. We'll meet four times this year and read all four books in the City of Ember series. That Saturday we''l talk about The City of Ember, the first book, and then we'll have my firend John Austin, who used to work for Discovery Place, talk about the science of radiation. John is knows a lot about science and does fun programs. We have space for 15 boys in this club and you have to register. You also must be 9-12 years old and MUST read The City of Ember before the meeting.

Both of these events will be here at Imaginon. You can come to one or both of them! But you have to call 704-973-2720 to register. Hope to see you there.

Oh, by the way--did I tell you that these events are for BOYS ONLY?? Wooo-hooo!!

Carl

The Cosmic Court Convenes!!

GUYS!!! An unbelievable amount of buzz has occured since Master Jedi Zack's post of Tuesday. Sith and Jedi are agreeing with each other!! The Force is seriously out of balance!! And on top of that, girls are hopping mad!! Listen to the reactions from Tuesday's post from Teacherninja and Anonymous:

Teacherninja said...
Oh Master Jedi Zack, she's gonna get you man. Better watch your back or you'll be doing a Fancy Nancy storytime before you know it!

Anonymous said...
DUDE!!!!!You are sooooo going to regret printing that photo! Better find a VERY good place to hide!

Things are getting pretty hot! Therefore, in the interest of justice (and not getting whacked upside of the head!), the Great and Powerful CARLMAN convened a Cosmic Court of Justice to decide the matter. Keep in mind, guys, that in a court of law the accused is always presumed innocent until proven guilty. Even Evil Ellen. Wow--that's a tongue-twister!! "Even Evil Ellen" Try saying that 10 times in a row!! But I digress. Here is a video of the Court of Cosmic Justice: (Darth Bill filmed the proceedings)

Seems like we couldn't come to an agreement. (that's what a "hung jury"means) The only thing to do is to leave it up to YOU. Vote on the poll you see on the left-hand side of the page. REMEMBER that the whole point of a trial is to see whether or not the prosecution brought "clear and compelling evidence" that the accused is guilty "beyond all reasonable doubt." Is that what happened? BE FAIR, GUYS! I'll announce the results next week. And to show that we are impartial and unbiased, we invite the GIRLS to vote too!

Carl

PS--I'll give a prize to any guy who will come to Imaginon and say "Even Evil Ellen" 10 times in a row without messing up!

More Comments From Friends

Hey there, ho there, it's Carl. Let me first give my thanks to Zack for letting me know about lining up for The Last Olympian. Can't wait to get my hands on it. I'll sign up right away.

We've had two comments that make us feel good. The first is from Warnell, one of the Fellowship of the Followers:

Warnell said...
Thanks to your inspiration I am running a March Madness of Books at my school this year. Check it out here (russel-library.blogspot.com). If you scroll down a bit you can see a video I made explaining how they are to enter the contest. That's for the wonderful site and inspiring ideas!

You are so very welcome!! It makes us feel really good to know that we inspired someone. Take a look at the site, guys!! We had a lot of fun with our March Madness last year. Will we do it again? Maaaayybeeeee! Watch out for a post next week!

The next comment is from new friend jedi JT:

jedi-JT said...
Hey Carl, This is J.T. you met my mom the other day and she brought me home Barnstormers 1. Guess what, I had already read it! I got it out of South County a few months ago. I read it again yesterday and wanted to tell you:it is amazing because it combines baseball and mystery two of my favorite things. I liked the train zooming through the baseball field and the fact that the story really made your brain think.Thanks for recommending it! Are there more books in the series yet

Yes there are! I have two of them right in front of me, Barnstormers # 2 and 3. I'm SO glad you liked # 1. The other two are even better!! I've been telling guys about these books for a long time. As we always say, any guy who writes in gets a free book, so come down to Imaginon and pick one up! And check out my reviews of the Barnstormer books here and here. The next Barnstormers book comes out in May but the series will have a new name, the Sluggers. Find out why the new name at their website.

BTW, the CARLMAN, who brings balance to the Force, is pleased to see that there are now 2 jedi, Master Jedi Zack and jedi JT, and 2 sith, Darth Bill and Darth Devin, involved in the blog. The Force is in equilibrium; the galaxy sleeps peacefully tonight.

Line Up Now!

Even more Percy Jackson news!!! The CARLMAN mentioned the fifth book, The Last Olympian, is coming out in May. Well, you can already place a hold on it with the library. The line has started and already 13 people have put names on the list. Follow the link above to the library catalog and use your card to set a hold so you can be one of the first to get your hands on it when the library gets copies.

Did you hear?!?! also more on Evil Ellen

Hello all, Master Jedi Zack here again,

I just found out today that there is going to be a Percy Jackson movie!!! Maybe I've been to busy fighting the evil Sith and this is old news, but it is new to me and makes me very happy.

I've been following the drama that is the ImaginOn Boys Reading shelf and I thought I would put in my two cents. I have to agree with Bill (yes I know, I'm agreeing with a Sith), it must have been The Evil Ellen. We all know that she wants to destroy the Boys Rule Boys Read blog and only have girly books all over the place. Also, I went to library school with Ellen, and she is not to be trusted. Here is photographic evidence of how Ellen will even take to costume wearing to get away with her evil deeds.

I know I am going to pay for this, but the world must know just how low The Evil Ellen will sink!

Bill and Carl, beware and make sure she stays away from the shelf!!! I'll help you in anyway I can.

p.s. Ellen, please don't hurt me!

New Erec Rex Cover, New 39 Clues Book, and The Dangerous Book For Boys

Hey, everyone, it's Carl, shaking the snow out of my brain. Hope everyone enjoyed the day off yesterday. I spent the day wrestling polar bears and skiing down Mount McKinley. A typical snow day for the CARLMAN.

Got a little bit of news today. For all you Erec Rex fans, the new cover of Erec Rex 3: The Search For Truth is up on the Erec Rex website. You can see it here. What did you say? You haven't read the Erec Rex books??? Well, what are you waiting for???? They are FAN-TASTIC!!! Kaza Kingsley has created one of the BEST new series out there. (Check out my review here and an interview with Kaza Kingsley here) The third book is coming out July 30 and the first two books will be in paperback soon. Not to mention the library has lots of copies. So don't just stand there--run out and get them!!!! Look at the new Erec Rex 3 cover here or check out the website on the list of sites on the left-hand side of the page.

OK, in other exciting book news, the latest book in the 39 Clues series is out. It's The Sword Thief, written by Peter Lerangis. This time Dan and Amy go to Tokyo to find the next Clue. That city also happens to be a stronghold of the---hold on, do you know which branch of the Cahills has its HQ in Tokyo? I know, but I wonder if you do. Who'll be the first to tell us? (The llibrary hasn't received its copies yet--can't wait until they get here!)

Speaking of things created by Rick Riordan, check out the latest info on The Last Olympian on his Twitter site. AND--the first two casting choices for The Lightning Thief movie are on Rick Riordan's blog. They've chosen actors for Percy and Grover. What do you think of them?

And I've got a very cool nonfiction book for you all, The Dangerous Book For Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden. It's one of those marvelous nonfiction books that you can wander around in and don't have to read straight through. You can even skip parts, but you won't want to because it's full of stuff that guys want to know like making batteries, crystals, and bows and arrows. Or coin tricks or astronomy or The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World. There are also Extraordinary Stories, Books Every Boy Should Read, The Golden Age of Piracy, Famous Battles, Five Pen-and-Paper Games, Baseball's "Most Valuable Players" (ending at 2006), and more. As you can see, this book is full of cool stuff to do. especially for guys!!! It'll be especially good when you and your buddies are sitting around and wondering what to do. Besides, there's just something about being a guy that makes you want to find out and make things. This is the book to show you how. There have been a lot of similar books printed since it was published but I think this one's the best. I really enjoyed this one and I know you'll like it too. In fact, I'll give a prize to the first guy who demonstrates something from this book! Come on down to Imaginon and show me!!

Carl