Author Archives: Victoria Waddle
“That Used to Be Us: Part III”–back to our staff recommended reading
Part I Part II That Used to Be Us—Part III: The War on Math and Physics Part III of That Used to Be Us starts with more bad news. Part I tells us that we underestimated the impact of globalization … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Environmental Issues, Non-fiction
Tagged climate change, economics, energy, politics
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Gayle Brandeis, student writers, and Open Mic Night
I loved a couple of things that Gayle Brandeis, our guest author for the student writers’ conference on March 28, had to say about being a writer. She spoke about her toddler son, and how motherhood–walking with a child who … Continue reading
“Cinder”
Cinder by Marissa Meyer Poor Cinder. Not only is she Cinderella on warp speed—she slaves away as a mechanic for her step-family in a future world that has been through four World Wars—she’s also a cyborg who started out as … Continue reading
Bluford Series: “No Way Out” and “The Test”
No Way Out by Peggy Kern Harold is out of shape and self-conscious. When his grandma falls and breaks her legs, Harold knows he needs to help out, but he doesn’t know what he can do. The medical bills … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Read 180, Young Adult Literature
Tagged Bluford series
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“The Future of Us”
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler Guest review by Jenny Thomas, VVHS teacher and soon-to-be teacher librarian! It’s 1996; and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma, a … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Issues, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature
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“Incarceron”
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Incarceron is a vast prison—a varied landscape, created as an experiment in forever removing dangerous criminals from society, but generously placing them in an alternate world that meets all of their needs. Outside of Incarceron, no … Continue reading
Posted in Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Over 375 pages, Romance, Young Adult Literature
Tagged prison
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“Delta Girls” and Wednesday’s student writers’ conference
Delta Girls by Gayle Brandeis Novelist Gayle Brandeis and poet Bob Covington will be at COHS on Wednesday after school for our student writers’ conference. The conference is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and 18. We’ll start … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Mature Readers, Romance
Tagged Adult books for teens, ice skating, migrant farm workers, pears, Sacramento, whales
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Link to ‘what the Hunger Games movie missed.’
Article on what the Hunger Games movie missed. Still, it was really good! http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/24/the-hunger-games-book-movie/ I had fun at our Hunger Games event last week. A fun way to celebrate the books before the movie. Thanks to those who came! Thanks … Continue reading
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Hunger Games at COHS in The Daily Bulletin
See the article here: Colony High Students are ‘Hungry’ for Reading Although much of the information is wrong–the book is super popular here at COHS and the city library is not working with me on the Hunger Games Event at … Continue reading
