SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARYMEDIA CENTER
Fall 2010, Vol.4 Issue 1
WELCOME BACK! The library excited to welcome back students with new books. Stop by today to check out…
the long anticipated completion of the Hunger Games trilogy with MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins. Katniss has survived the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell but now she finds herself thrust into the role of poster-girl for the rebellion against the Capitol. With Peeta being held prisoner Katniss has no choice but to battle for freedom for the Districts and Peeta. Heart-stopping action will keep you reading with your flashlight long into the night.
award winning books such as the Alex Award winning THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL by Meg Rosoff. Fans of Jane Austin will fall in love with Pell Ridley, the adventurous young heroine who runs away from home when faced with marriage. She wants more from life than to be overworked and overrun with children, but being an independent young woman in England in the 1850s will not be easy. When she leaves home with her trusty horse and mute younger brother, Bean, Pell has no idea the challenges awaiting her. After being separated from her brother, Pell is forced to rely on help from a mysterious poacher to find him again. Pell’s journey will take her across the English countryside and deep into her own heart.
true-life memoirs like Clara Kramer’s CLARA’S WAR: ONE GIRL’S STORY OF SURVIVAL. Clara is a holocaust survivor thanks to help from an anti-Semitic neighbor. When the war comes to young Clara’s homeland of Poland she and 17 other Polish Jews hide in a home-made bunker under their neighbor’s house. What was intended as a temporary solution becomes an 18 month-long ordeal. Daily tasks once taken for granted become dangerous when German soldiers are housed above them and silence is the only option. Clara’s recounting of this time in her life shows the power of the human spirit and compassion in face of danger.
EVENTS
Teen Read Week is being celebrated again this year with a week’s worth of games, prizes and fun! Check out some of the BOOKS WITH BEAT @ your library (this year’s theme). Be sure to stop in to participate in the following activities:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
BEAT ‘EM BOOK BRACKET KICK OFF EVENT Harry Potter vs. Edward Cullen Pony Boy vs. Scout Finch Vote on the book bracket matchups each day and see if your favorite makes it to the end!
CHECK OUT & WIN Every book you check out enters you into a prize drawing. The more you check out the more chances you have to win!
BEATING HEART MATCH-UP Match up these couples from contemporary and classic literature. The entry with the most correct matches will win a prize.
AMNESTY DAY Bring back all of your overdue books and pay NO FINE! No questions asked.
ENTER THE PUZZLE ZONE! Stop by the library to try bending your brain around some puzzles. Try a different puzzle each period!
LIT CLUB Now in its fourth year the Lit Club has more members than ever, but it is never too late to join! Here is what we will be reading for the first half of the year:
THE CHOSEN ONE by Carol Lynch Williams THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Fall 2010, Vol.4 Issue 1
WELCOME BACK!
The library excited to welcome back students with new books. Stop by today to check out…
Katniss has survived the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell but now she finds herself thrust into the role of poster-girl for the rebellion against the Capitol. With Peeta being held prisoner Katniss has no choice but to battle for freedom for the Districts and Peeta. Heart-stopping action will keep you reading with your flashlight long into the night.
award winning books such as the Alex Award winning THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL by Meg Rosoff.
Fans of Jane Austin will fall in love with Pell Ridley, the adventurous young heroine who runs away from home when faced with marriage. She wants more from life than to be overworked and overrun with children, but being an independent young woman in England in the 1850s will not be easy. When she leaves home with her trusty horse and mute younger brother, Bean, Pell has no idea the challenges awaiting her. After being separated from her brother, Pell is forced to rely on help from a mysterious poacher to find him again. Pell’s journey will take her across the English countryside and deep into her own heart.
true-life memoirs like Clara Kramer’s CLARA’S WAR: ONE GIRL’S STORY OF SURVIVAL.
Clara is a holocaust survivor thanks to help from an anti-Semitic neighbor. When the war comes to young Clara’s homeland of Poland she and 17 other Polish Jews hide in a home-made bunker under their neighbor’s house. What was intended as a temporary solution becomes an 18 month-long ordeal. Daily tasks once taken for granted become dangerous when German soldiers are housed above them and silence is the only option. Clara’s recounting of this time in her life shows the power of the human spirit and compassion in face of danger.
EVENTS
Teen Read Week is being celebrated again this year with a week’s worth of games, prizes and fun!
Check out some of the BOOKS WITH BEAT @ your library (this year’s theme).
Be sure to stop in to participate in the following activities:
Pony Boy vs. Scout Finch Vote on the book bracket matchups each day and see if your favorite makes it to the end!
LIT CLUB
Now in its fourth year the Lit Club has more members than ever, but it is never too late to join! Here is what we will be reading for the first half of the year:
THE CHOSEN ONE by Carol Lynch Williams
THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher
INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher
See Miss. Fox if you are interested in joining.