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When I Was a Soldier – 4/10 B.o.t.M.
When I Was a Soldier
When I Was a Soldier by Valérie Zenatti
– 3 stars
Did you know that ALL boys and girls in Israel must serve at least two years in the army after their 18th birthdays? When I Was a Soldier is the true story of 18-year-old Valérie Zenatti’s experiences as a female soldier [...]
Thirteen Reasons Why – 1/10 B.o.t.M.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
– 5 stars
Thirteen Reasons Why is one of the best young adult books I have read in a long time. It tells two stories – one about Hannah Baker, a 17-year-old girl who, by the end of the first chapter we already know, has committed suicide; the [...]
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – 11/09 B.o.t.M.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
– 5 stars
Junior is a teenager growing up on the Wellpinit Indian Reservation in Washington State – a terribly poor, hopeless world of alcoholic adults, fistfights and tragedy. But Junior is a little different than his [...]
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Hunger Games – 9/09 B.o.t.M.
Hunger Games
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
– 5 stars
Hunger Games is a gripping page-turner about a young girl named Katniss who lives with her mom and younger sister in a poor, remote area in the future country of Panem. Katniss is a hunter – she illegally enters the woods each day, gathers plants and [...]
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I am the Messenger – 4/09 B.o.t.M.
I am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
– 5 stars
I Am the Messenger is a story about a 19-year-old Australian taxi driver named Ed Kennedy. Ed is an incredibly average person. He doesn’t have a glamorous well-paying job; he lives in a boring town; he hangs out with a group [...]
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Books are Due!
[ May 8, 2009; ] All books are due Friday, May 8th! Please return your books or pay any outstanding fines by that date. Thanks for your help in getting all of our library materials back in!
Students with outstanding fines or books still checked out will not be issued report cards until their library accounts are cleared.
The Boy Who Dared – 3/09 B.o.t.M
The Boy Who Dared
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
– 4 stars
The Boy Who Dared is a novel based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a 17-year-old boy who has been sentenced to death for speaking out against the Nazi government in Germany during World War II.
Told in flashback from Helmuth’s jail [...]
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Book Fair is Here!
[ March 16, 2009 to March 20, 2009. ] The Skyview Book Fair is here! Make sure to stop by next week from Monday 3/16 to Friday 3/20 to shop the great selection of books, posters, school supplies, and more! What a great place to pick up some great holiday gifts! We’ll be open every day from 7:45 – 3:00.
