Library Laudables
Southwestern Heights JH/HS Library ~ March 2014
In this issue:
- Technology ideas
- News
- New books
- Books to movies
Technology Trends
iMotion HD ~ a FREE app!
ARKive ~ nonfiction articles
Newsworthy
Read Across America Day
Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with us on March 3! View the displays and check out the Dr. Seuss books in the library. Also, be on the lookout for Thing 1 and Thing 2 to make their annual appearance with snacks in hand!
CLICK HERE for an AWESOME collection of online Dr. Seuss videos.
History of St. Patrick's Day
Spring Break
The History Place
This month in history . . .
Click here to view the happenings in March throughout history! You'll learn so much in so little time. : )
New Books
Rose Under Fire ~ Elizabeth Wein
While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that’s in store for her?
Archon ~ Book 2 of the Psi Chronicles
Deadly ~ Pretty Little Liars #14
This Song Will Save Your Life ~ Leila Sales
Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing. Click here to view the book trailer.
Sycamore Row ~ a follow-up to A Time to Kill
Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and Jake into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier. Click here to view the book trailer.
Topspin ~ Sonya Spreen Bates
Books to Movies
Monuments Men - in theaters now!
At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised.
In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture.
Divergent - coming to theaters 3/21/14
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. Click here to see the movie trailer. And click here to hear Mrs. Tucker's audio review.
Heaven is for Real - coming to theaters 4/18/14
When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed--a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. Click here to watch the movie trailer.
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