Category Archives: Fiction

“A Northern Light”

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly The Gillette murder case: In 1906, Grace Brown was a worker in the Gillette Skirt Factory (New York State) and was murdered because Chester Gillette, nephew of the owner, didn’t want to marry her … Continue reading →

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Adult books for teens: “The Night Circus”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

   The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern When the child Celia Bowen is delivered to her father, the famous magician Prospero (Hector Bowen), a challenge is taken up. Prospero believes that magical talent is inborn. Celia is an example with … Continue reading →

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More new titles from Orca Soundings

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The Orca Soundings series books are really just books that are not connected to one another, but are all published by a company whose mission is to provide interesting books to teens who are improving their reading skills. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →

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“Ready Player One”

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline   It’s 2044 and the world is such a rotten place for most people that they spend as much time as possible on the OASIS, a virtual universe where you can not only play video … Continue reading →

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New titles from Orca Soundings

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The Orca Soundings series books are really just books that are not connected to one another, but are all published by a company whose mission is to provide interesting books to teens who are improving their reading skills. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →

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More in the Orca Soundings series 5

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

High interest books for a quick read; good for Read 180 students and English Learners Breathless by Pam Withers Beverly is in Hawaii, helping her uncle at his dive shop, learning how to dive and trying to lose weight and … Continue reading →

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More in the Orca Soundings series 4

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

High interest books for a quick read; good for Read 180 students and English Learners Big Guy by Robin Stevenson Derek thinks he might be falling in love for the first time ever. The problem is, he hasn’t been entirely … Continue reading →

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More new books in the Orca Soundings series 3

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The Orca Soundings series books are really just books that are not connected to one another, but are all published by a company whose mission is to provide interesting books to teens who are improving their reading skills. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Let’s Shop! Book Fair February 27-March 2

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

The library will be having its Scholastic Book Fair again this year during the week of February 27 to March 2 from 8 AM to 3 PM. We’ll be open Wednesday evening February 29 until 7 PM so that parents … Continue reading →

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Lots of New Books for Read 180 and EL Students!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

We have new books for new readers! Are you learning to read? The Dark Man books are for you. If you are already a reader who is working on your reading skills,  the next few posts will be for you. … Continue reading →

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