Copper Canyon Library Newsletter
September 2016
Introducing the new library website!
If you are interested in having a book review featured on the website, please send your review to Erin.Henderson@tuhsd.org.
Banned Books Week
Some classic novels that have been banned or challenged include The Catcher in the Rye, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Grapes of Wrath, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Lord of the Flies. Modern novels like The Harry Potter Series, Speak, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and The Gossip Girl Series have all been banned or challenged. Even children's novels have been banned or challenged, including Hop on Pop, And Tango Makes Three, and Where the Wild Things Are.
Some people may think that censorship is a thing of the past, but school districts and libraries across the country have pulled books from their shelves because they believe you do not have the right to select your own reading material. Fight for your right to read! Pick up a Banned Book today!
Student Reviews
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
It's a really interesting story of a four sisters with very different personalities growing up in the United States. The formatting is kind of weird because it goes backwards in time instead of forwards, but once you get used to it, it's an A+!
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
Deep Blue tells the story of royal mermaids that are summoned by the sea with Baba Uraja for an unknown reason. In their quest they meet other mermaids who were summoned by the sea witch too. Later they learn that they are the chosen ones to fight an ancient evil enemy, Abbadon.
No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz
This is a suspenseful book with a great story. The book dabbles in romance and some action for those seeking that. This book keeps you on the edge of your seat with it's back and forth perspectives of the problem and hits you hard in the feelings towards the end. Worth reading.
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEuD3HYz48
By the Numbers
Library Services
Classroom Support
1. Ebsco-Host research (how-to and hands on support)
2. How to access e-books and use the annotation tools
3. Blackboard how-to
4. Book Talks (get your students interested in books!)
5. MLA Citation and Plagiarism
Contact me today to get started!