NHS Library: What's Happening?
January 2013
Fiction Books to Know About
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
Three teenaged girls living on Jar Island band together to enact revenge on the people that have hurt them.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protection from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him.
Non-Fiction Books to Know About
Through my Eyes by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
One of the best quarterbacks in the history of college football traces his path to success, discussing his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin
This collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons, who were sentenced to death while still in their teens, share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir by Cylin Busby & John Busby
A father and daughter share their memories of the challenges they faced after their family was forced to go into hiding in order to protect themselves from a killer who had already shot John, a police officer, once and was determined to finish the job.
Websites to Know About
Google Dictionary
Download Google Dictionary, a Google Extension that provides a definition and an audio pronunciation when any word found online is double-clicked. This tool could benefit so many of our students, especially those who struggle with reading comprehension or our ELL students, as they conduct research or complete other online assignments. Make sure to login to Chrome to access the audio capability.
You Are Your Words
Other Information to Know About
How Teens Do Research in the Digital World
According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project as well as the College Board and the National Writing Project, many secondary teachers "render mixed verdicts about students’ research habits and the impact of technology on their studies." This survey, conducted in March/April 2012, interviewed secondary teachers and high school students on digital technologies and their impacts on student research. Click here to view the overview of the results of the survey (a link to the entire report is also accessible from the link). Please remember - if you are completing a research assignment in your class, please let me help! Click here to view a list of ways I can assist with your class projects.
Notable Children's Books of 2012
Norwalk High School Library
Email: joconnor@norwalk.k12.ia.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/norwalk.k12.ia.us/norwalkhighschoollibrary/
Location: 1201 North Avenue, Norwalk, IA
Phone: (515) 981-4201
Twitter: @JenAOConnor