Books & Bytes
FDHS Library News Volume 1 Issue 16
Announcements
- The next Student Reading Club will meet on Friday, December 11
- We will offer a staff book club (reading fiction or nonfiction YA titles for PD) beginning in January. Let me know if you're interested in this. It would meet once a month after school.
Tech Tidbit: 6 Ways to Use a Discussion Board
There are plenty of awesome and simple ways that you can use an online discussion board in the classroom! Here are a few ideas to get you started from Ditch That Textbook, a blog by a high school Spanish teacher. :)
Featured Books: YA Choice Titles
The Wrath & the Dawn
In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.
Mosquitoland
When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane
Alive
After finally receiving a heart transplant, seventeen-year-old Stella throws herself into her new life, but her recovery is marred with strange side effects and hallucinations, and when she meets Levi Zin, a mysterious new boy at her Seattle prep school,Stella soon realizes that she and Levi have more in common than she could ever imagine.
YA Choice!
Remember - students have the opportunity to vote on YA Choice titles to help choose which books appear on a nationally recognized list of the best books for teens! We desperately need teens to read these books and there are so many that I can honestly say that there is something here for everyone!
Trivia!
The part of Leigh Anne Tuohy's daughter in "The Blind Side" is played by the daughter of what famous performer?
*Know the answer? Come to the Media Center to claim a prize. :)
About Us
The library is your place for reading, research, and relaxation! Encourage your students to find the library and read.
Email: jmenold@cpsk12.org
Website: http://www.cpsk12.org/domain/5144
Location: Room 114
Phone: 17470
Twitter: @DHSMediaCenter1