WHS Media Center
November 2019
Google Expeditions
Upcoming Teen Events at Cochran Public Library
- Learn How to Play Chess - January 8 4:30-5:30 PM
- Buttons & Books -- January 9 5:30-6:30 PM Come make your own buttons using comics & books!
- Teen Book Club - January 14 4:30-5:30 PM Join our brand new book club for teens! January's read is Dear Martin by Nic Stone. Snacks provided!
- Teen Chess Club - January 22 4:30-5:30 PM New at Cochran!
- Manga Sushi Night - January 30 5:30-6:30 PM Create your own candy sushi rolls with rice krispies, gummies, and fruit snacks!
20 Book Reading Challenge
New Fiction at WHS
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.
But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role.
Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed.
But it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first kiss, first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?
Review from Goodreads.
Tyler Johnson was Here
When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.
The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.
Review from Goodreads.
Scars Like Wings
Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl.
Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like--she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her.
A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends--no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever.
But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create a life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly.
Review from Goodreads.
October Media Center Statistics
Student numbers:
Classes in the media center: 57
Students on pass: 3441
Estimated students in classes: 1710
Total students served: 5191
Checkouts:
Books checked out: 828
Sora (online) books checked out: 85
New books added: 21
Online reference books added: 9
Readers of the Month: Divana Powell and Amari Bennett
October 2019 vs. October 2018
Books checked out: 29% decrease
Online books checked out: 2025% increase
Students served: 7% decrease