We are proud to announce that Barnes & Noble and the Ottoson Media Center teamed up again to sponsor and organize an all town event:

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1 53 March 7, 2014 Tel: Website: Editor: NEWS FROM OTTOSON We are proud to announce that Barnes & Noble and the Ottoson Media Center teamed up again to sponsor and organize an all town event: Eoin Colfer, Author of the Artemis Fowl Series will visit the Ottoson Middle School! Save the date: Monday April 7th at 4:00pm C ontents Eoin Colfer s Visit Guideline Preorder Form Eoin Colfer Time Travel Contest Rules Submission form Barnes & Noble Book Fair Voucher S ave the Date 3/31/14- Last day for Arlington Students to submit their art project for the Eoin Colfer s Time Travel Contest. 3/31/14- Last day to preorder a signed copy of W.A.R.P. The reluctant assassin or of The last Guardian by Eoin Colfer and attend the Presentation 4/5/14 to 4/6/14 Book Fair at Barnes & Noble Store Burlington MA. 4/6/14 Go to Barnes and Noble to see the Time Travel submissions. Read, look and vote for your favorites 4/7/14 4:00 pm Eoin Colfer s presentation takes place in the Wood Gym,

2 Eoin olfer s Visit Guideline Eoin Colfer, acclaimed Irish author of the Artemis Fowl Series, as well as Benny and Omar, Supernaturalists, The wish list and more, will come to the Ottoson Middle School on April 7, 2014 at 4:00pm to present his new Middle Grade Series W.AR.P. the Reluctant Assassin. The event will last for approximately one hour and a half. The author will read an excerpt from his new book, talk about his life and career during the first 45 minutes, then answer questions from the audience. The event will take place in the Wood Gym. April 7, 2014 (date of the release of the author s new book in a paperback format). The Ottoson is one of the few lucky American venues. To be able to attend the event, families will have to pre-order a copy of the new book W.AR.P. the Reluctant Assassin (Grade 7-10) or of Artemis Fowl: The last Guardian (Grade 4-6), using the preorder form on page 3. The pre-order admits 1 adult and 1 Student or 1 Student and 1 friend (Middle School or high School students). The only exception to that rule is for families with multiple children in the Arlington Public or private schools. These families need to buy only one copy of the book and indicate on the form how many people will be attending the event. You will have until March 31st, to preorder a signed copy of either book. If you miss that deadline you will have to buy a copy at the door. this copy won t be signed. Between April 1st and 4th, Ottoson families will receive a colored wristband in an envelop given by your student s homeroom teacher. (Don t loose them, you will have to show them to be admitted to the event.) Elementary school parents or High School students who don t have children in the Ottoson, Robbins and Fox library patrons, homeschooled students or any other students from Arlington private schools or from any school out of the Arlington district will have to come to the Ottoson Media Center to get their colored wristbands. Parents will sit on the bleachers and students on the floor in front of the stage, so they can interact with the author.

3 Eoin olfer s Visit Guideline (end) On the day of the presentation attendees will have to show their wristbands and will se seated by the color. The doors of the Wood Gym will open around 3:00 pm. When Eoin Colfer is done talking and answering questions, we ask that you remain seated as he exits the building. We will call attendees by the color of their wristband, small groups at a time and they will reclaim their preordered copy of the book in the main lobby of the Ottoson, at the book tables. A Book table will be set-up at the back of the Wood Gym, so people can buy copies of Eoin Colfer s other books! Barnes & Noble Burlington Partners with the Ottoson Middle School to Welcome Author Eoin Colfer Pre-order Form-Order 1 copy to be admitted to the event April 7th, 2014 at 4:00pm in the Wood Gym Ottoson Middle School 63 Acton Street Arlington MA Student Name: Homeroom Teacher: TITLE Format Quantity x Price Total W.A.R.P. The reluctant assassin Paperback x $8.99 Artemis Fowl: the last Guardian Paperback x $8.99 Make checks payable to Ottoson Middle School Pre-Orders Due by Friday, March 31, 2014 Grade 7-10 Student Name Grade 4-6 # of adult attending # of children attending School, Grade

4 Eoin olfer s Time Travel ontest Are you, like Eoin Colfer, fascinated by time machines, time travel, molecular deconstruction, the grand father paradox? Did you read H.G. Wells multiple times? Do you enjoy TV shows like Dr. Who? Now is your time to shine! PURPOSE The purpose of the Eoin Colfer Time Travel Contest is to showcase the Ottoson Middle School students artistic or writing abilities and to celebrate the visit of Eoin Colfer to our school. ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to any student of the Arlington Public Schools system. THEME The Theme for the contest is Time Travel/Time machine. Students can choose from these options: Art work (drawing, painting, collage, photography) Diorama (not bigger that a shoebox) Short story involving time travel Non-fiction essay or research paper about time travel theories or your own ideas about time travel The artwork, story, or essay must be original, i.e. not copied from any existing work. Any scene, character, symbol, or creature from the Artemis Fowl books or the new W.A.R.P. series can be picked for the artwork or the Diorama. SPECIFICATIONS Artwork: Drawing Category: the format for the artwork may not be more that 8 x 11. It needs to be matted on construction paper. The final dimension of the matted artwork should not exceed 10 x12. You can draw, paint, use photography, paper collage, watercolors, glitter or anything of use in your Art Class or Art Club. No 3D allowed. Please fill out the submission form on page 5 and glue it on the back Diorama Category: must be the size of a shoe box. You can use material you want,except edible materials (we don t want to bring mice into Barnes & Noble store). If you want to go 3D, you will use this category for your submission. Please fill out the submission form on page 5 and glue it on the back. Essays: Short Story Category: no more than 5 pages of single space typed work (Please use Word, Google doc or PDF format). You can draw a short story in a graphic novel format too, as long as you submit it in a PDF Form. If you need help with electronic submission, please talk to Ms. Moisand. All submissions need to be sent electronically to Ms. Moisand via emoisand@arlington.k12.ma.us. Non-Fiction Essay; may be a research paper about time machines, Time travel (backward or forward) or the latest advance in molecular deconstruction (theme used in Eoin Colfer s new book). The submission can t be more than 5 pages of single spaced typed work. You can use pictures and diagrams as long as there is no copyright infringement. All submissions need to be sent electronically to Ms. Moisand via emoisand@arlington.k12.ma.us. Please submit your story or essay with a copy of the submission form on page 6.

5 Eoin olfer s Time Machine ontest Submissions must all be turned in by March 31st, 2014 midnight for the electronic submission, 4:30 pm for the artwork submission JUDGING A panel composed of Ms. Serafini, Ms. Duke, Mr. Zierk, Ms. Hardesty and Ms. Moisand will select up to 50 artworks, stories or essays according to these criteria: Technical and artistic abilities and artistic rendering for the artwork category Writing capabilities for the short story category Research accuracy for the Non-fiction essay ble customers will vote for their favorite. RECOGNITION Barnes & Noble will let us know the 4 winners. One in each category (short story, essay, artwork and diorama) will be recognized on the Afternoon of Eoin Colfer s visit: they will spend the half hour before the show, with the author, who will personalize one of his books (according to the grade of the winner). Each winner will get a $25 Barnes and Noble Gift card. The selected artwork and essays will be exhibited at the Burlington Barnes & Noble Store 98 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington, MA 01803) on April 6, Student s artwork will be assigned a number and Barnes and Noble customers will vote for their favorite. Students essays and stories will be gathered in a binder and assigned a number too. Barnes and No- Beginning May 2014, we will make a album out of all the stories, essays and artworks (pictures), as a special memorabilia of the event. It will be part of the Media Center Collection and available for check out. Another copy will be sent to the Author! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

6 Eoin olfer s Time Machine ontest E ubmission Form OTTOSON MIDDLE SCHOOL Eoin Colfer s Time Machine Contest March 31st, 2014 deadline submission Student Name: Grade: Homeroom Teacher: Cluster: Title of Story/Essay/Artwork We, the student and parent(s)/guardian(s), certify that we have read and understand the Eoin Colfer s Time Travel Guidelines. We certify that this is the student s own work and artistic idea. We hereby grant permission to the Ottoson Middle School and Barnes and Noble Store in Burlington, MA to display the artwork, essay or short story. We understand that the Barnes & Noble Store in Burlington, MA and the Ottoson Middle School are not responsible for loss, theft, or damage of the artwork, story, essay. We acknowledge that the Barnes & Noble and the Ottoson Middle School have the right to publish, print, reproduce and use in all forms of public media the student artwork in whatever way deemed appropriate. Student Signature Parent/Guardian Signature (This form can be copied and serve as front page for the electronic submission of Essays and Short Stories)

7 Ottoson Book Barnes & Noble The Barnes & Noble Store in Burlington (98 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington MA 01803) will run a book Fair for Ottoson Media Center on Sunday April 6, If you go to the store to purchase a book, pre-order a Eoin Colfer book copy (if you miss the march deadline) the Media Center will get a percentage of the sales. Don t Forget to take the Voucher with you. Don t forget to vote for your favorite artwork or essay or short story for the Eoin Colfer s Time travel Contest. Any question: contact our Librarian Ms. Moisand emoisand@arlington.k12.ma.us Ottoson Middle School Sunday April 6, 2014 Barnes & Noble Burlington Supporting Ottoson Middle School Sunday April 6, 2014 Barnes and Noble Burlington 98 Middlesex Turnpike Winners of the Eoin Colfer Essay contest will be announced! Winners will meet with the author at the Ottoson on April 7, 2014 at 3:30 pm Shop to support Ottoson Media Center! Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 4/6/14 to 4/11/14 by entering Bookfair ID at checkout. Supporting Ottoson Middle School Sunday April 6, 2014 Barnes and Noble Burlington 98 Middlesex Turnpike