Category Archives: Young Adult Literature

What to read after The Hunger Games

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

You finished The Hunger Games trilogy and you want more. What to do? Luckily for you, lots of really good YA science fiction books have been published in the last several years. Some have a bit more of a fantasy … Continue reading →

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“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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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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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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“Legend”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Legend by Marie Lu  The moment that Day, street rebel against the Republic, saves June, a young and brilliant soldier of the Republic, from an illegal Skiz fight, we know the two are destined to walk the same path. As … Continue reading →

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