What's Been Happening in the Library?
These last couple of weeks, we've been busy working with teachers and students on a variety of interesting projects. We've worked with...
Ms. Maldonado’s 7th grade English classes for lessons on note-taking skills, avoiding plagiarism, and evaluating websites.
- The English classes of Ms. Walter, Ms. St. Germain, Ms. Donohue, and Ms. Nightingale for a speed-dating with books activity--perfect for February!
- Ms. Bergstrom's 8th grade students for their independent reading book trailer project. Students used Adobe Spark to create short promotional videos for their books. The best book trailers from each of Ms. Bergstrom's classes (according to her students-and us!) will be featured on the library website later next month.
- Ms. Kane's 8th grade English class on a project, "New Twists on Timeless Tales: Pairing YA with the Classics." Students selected independent reading books for a project in which they had to pair classic literature with more contemporary retellings. Click HERE to see my book talk slides.
Ms. Hashem’s ESOL Level 1 class to develop their research skills to create vibrant and informative posters for Heritage Night on April 20th. The students will also create Google Slideshow presentations to orally present about their home countries to their classmates, including information on their country’s food, culture, sports, and government.
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| "Travis's story is one of struggle, survival, risk and resilience, navigating a solo journey of hundreds of miles to seek a safe haven far from the demons of his past." ~taken from Amazon A quick, compelling read about a Native American teen's adventures as he travels cross-country to escape his abusive father and live with his grandparents. ****/***** | "Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between ... the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend...what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life." ~taken from Amazon. This excellent book is eye-opening, thought-provoking, and only too relevant. *****/***** | "The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in the second novel in this gripping and romantic series about teens abducted from Earth by an otherworldly race... [In this book], they’ve left the cage—but they’re not free yet." ~taken from Amazon Fans of the first novel, The Cage, will appreciate this second installment. It's another action-packed sci-fi story set in interesting otherworldly locations. ***1/2/***** |
"Travis's story is one of struggle, survival, risk and resilience, navigating a solo journey of hundreds of miles to seek a safe haven far from the demons of his past." ~taken from Amazon
A quick, compelling read about a Native American teen's adventures as he travels cross-country to escape his abusive father and live with his grandparents. ****/*****
"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between ... the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend...what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life." ~taken from Amazon.
This excellent book is eye-opening, thought-provoking, and only too relevant. *****/*****
Fans of the first novel, The Cage, will appreciate this second installment. It's another action-packed sci-fi story set in interesting otherworldly locations. ***1/2/*****
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| "Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price... Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction–if they don’t kill each other first." ~taken from Amazon Fans of high fantasy will appreciate the complex world-building.***/***** | "The rom-com everyone’s talking about! Eleanor & Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about two Indian-American teens whose parents conspire to arrange their marriage."~taken from Amazon A cute and fun romance about a non-traditional Indian-American girl who crosses paths with a more traditional Indian-American boy. ****/***** | "Set in a near-future Taipei plagued by pollution, a group of teens risk everything to save their city... Jason Zhou survives in a divided society ... in which the rich wear special suits, protecting them from ... pollution and viruses ... while those without suffer illness and early deaths..." ~taken from Amazon Fans of dystopian fiction will appreciate this book. It's a cautionary tale about what the future may look like after the environment has been destroyed. ****/***** |
Fans of high fantasy will appreciate the complex world-building.***/*****
A cute and fun romance about a non-traditional Indian-American girl who crosses paths with a more traditional Indian-American boy. ****/*****
Fans of dystopian fiction will appreciate this book. It's a cautionary tale about what the future may look like after the environment has been destroyed. ****/*****
Jennifer Polidoro
Lisa Hoyle
This is Lisa Hoyle's second year as a librarian at Longfellow Middle School. Lisa has an MLS from the University of Maryland. In her free time she loves reading, traveling, listening to music, and yoga. Some of her favorite books include Harry Potter, The Giver, and The Lunar Chronicles.
