By JK Rowling
The 7th and final installment of the Harry Potter series has been released and I am sure many of you are finished or in the process– especially since the Harry Potter midnight party was well attended.  I won’t be a spoiler– but am wondering what you think?  Do you think it wrapped the [...]

Hmmm… imagine being back in the early 1800’s, climbing up the attic stairs to find an accused murderer being held prisoner there. Seems as if they could have told you about the extra “guest” before shocking you senseless. This is the situation the main character finds herself in a historical mystery and courtroom [...]

An interesting science fiction story about a futuristic world.  In this world when children turn 16 they undergo an operation to be made “pretty”.  Their bones are ground  down to the correct proportions and faces are all given proper “pretty” looks.  But does the operation take away individuality too?  What happens if you don’t want [...]

   A 6th grade girl named Hero who s is barked at (after all she does have a dog’s name for her name) on her first day of school is bound to have a rough school year. Fortunately the cutest 8th grader around named Danny teams up with her to find a missing diamond hidden [...]

Imagine yourself alone and hundreds of miles from home. You are trying desperately to reach the North– the United States where you hope to find a job and send money back to your family. Just walk North across the border right?
It is not that easy. Dirty dealing people will offer to help [...]

Welcome to the new Sykesville Middle School Media Blog. If you are new to blogs, this is a place on the web that allows people to share comments about subjects that interest them. Since this is the Sykesville Media Blog we will share suggestions of great books we are reading. Eventually we [...]