Welcome back to SCCS, the Library Media Center and a new school year!
The library will be open 7:30-4 Monday-Thursday and 7:30-3:30 on Fridays. Please come by the library in your free time! During out first two weeks all elementary and middle school students will come to the library with their classes to review the rules and check out books. I can't wait to see you, and meet the new students!
On to business: the new books haven't arrived yet. We expect them in the library by the end of the month. I'm heartbroken about this, but in the meantime there are a few new books that were donated or bought at the Feria de Libros. Please come by and take a look.
Current displays include the Olympics, and History and Mythology in Fiction (this will help with Mr. Dahlberg's social studies assignment).
Have a great year!
Showing posts with label historical fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical fiction. Show all posts
Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Veterans Day
Yesterday was Veterans Day in the United States. This holiday is a time for us to "honor all who served" in the military. War has a large presence in the literary world, many classic books have been written about both the glory and the horror of battle. The library has quite of few of these titles, and here are some general recommendations:
For younger readers a picture book called The Blue and the Gray, by Eve Bunting, has two young friends remembering the American Civil War. Good fiction books for adults on the Civil War include Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier and The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara.
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes is a Newbery-award winning book for middle readers based during the American Revolutionary War. Sarah Bishop, by Scott O'Dell and The Pox Party, by MT Anderson are two other books written about that era.
If you prefer non-fiction works, They Marched into Sunlight, by David Maraniss, is a great read about different fronts in the Vietnam War. This work is recommended for older readers. For middle readers, Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, is a fiction book about one young man's experience in the same war.
Please come to the library to find other books about war and veterans.
For younger readers a picture book called The Blue and the Gray, by Eve Bunting, has two young friends remembering the American Civil War. Good fiction books for adults on the Civil War include Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier and The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara.
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes is a Newbery-award winning book for middle readers based during the American Revolutionary War. Sarah Bishop, by Scott O'Dell and The Pox Party, by MT Anderson are two other books written about that era.
If you prefer non-fiction works, They Marched into Sunlight, by David Maraniss, is a great read about different fronts in the Vietnam War. This work is recommended for older readers. For middle readers, Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, is a fiction book about one young man's experience in the same war.
Please come to the library to find other books about war and veterans.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A new Star in our book universe
If you're interested in historical fiction, you should check out a slim volume among our new books, At the Sign of the Star, by Katherine Sturtevant. Based in 17th century England, Meg, the daughter of a London bookseller, would rather spend her time in her father's shop than learning how to cook and sew. She plans on inheriting her father's business one day, until he remarries and puts her future in doubt.
If you like strong girl characters with a bit of rebellion, historical fiction or want to read about London in the 17th century, this would be a great book for you. There is also a sequel called A True and Faithful Narrative.
If you like strong girl characters with a bit of rebellion, historical fiction or want to read about London in the 17th century, this would be a great book for you. There is also a sequel called A True and Faithful Narrative.
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