Students at Boeckman Middle School in Farmington head to the Media Center for lunch (and literacy) through a program called BerryBlendz and Books.

2. Once students get their lunches they proceed to the media center,
Berry Blendz are sold through the Special Education Department.

3. Students meet in groups to enjoy lunch and discuss books in
interesting ways.

4. Media Center Specialist Barbara Theirl leads students through
activities like “Book Bag Genre”.

5. Students pass a bag of books trying to avoid holding it when the time
is up. They need to name authors or books to pass it on.

6. Then they grab a book from the bag and try to identify the type of
writing, or the genre of the book.

7. Students also viewed video trailers of upcoming books that are
coming to the school to increase interest in reading.

8. The “Triple B” events are likely to continue due to
their growing popularity at the school.