O'Neill High School Library

Author of the Court of Fives novels Kate Elliot just sent O'Neill High School her signed copies of her trilogy, along with books from her shelves, and signed bookmarks. If you would like a bookmark, stop in, I only have 10 or so to give.

Endangered book review of Big Game by Dan Smith. I thought the book was relatively easy to read and easy to get into, hence I finished it so quick, I really enjoyed it for suspenseful action sequences throughout, and didn't realize they had made a movie based off it! Probably one of my favorite parts of the book had to be when Oskari began to contemplate whether the trial was really worth it, feeling that he could never amount to the man his father was, feeling that he would never be a true man and would let his father down, it kinda gave you interesting look into the protagonist and gave you kind of a counter culture on what a protagnist is like, usually a protagnist is strong, courageous , and intelligent, in which Oskari often times was referred to as weak and timid. But it was really interesting to see how much Oskari, grew as a character and went from a weak and timid boy to a strong and fearless man throughout the course of the novel after protecting the President of The United States from his terrorist attackers after his plane was brought down near Oskari's village.

Save some books that are on the "Endangered List" (have never been checked out. Read a book from the display table in the library, send me a paragraph about the book, and receive a free book for your efforts (while supplies last).

Are you a Cinder by Marissa Meyer fan? The fourth installment in the series, Winter, has arrived.

Let's get this student body on board...please share this and other posts with your friends! The first person to get 10 friends who are not already "friends" with the library wins a box of books.

Are you a Cinder by Marissa Meyer fan? The fourth installment in the series, Winter, has arrived.

New books again this week. Books by Joseph Marshall III, from Rosebud Sioux Reservation, and audio book also by Joseph Marshall about Crazy Horse. If you are looking for a good book to read over vacation, stop in and see what we've got. Or if you will be driving, and want to listen to a good book, we have some great audio selections. @ your library!

YALSA has voted, and the top ten books in the US (voted on by young adults all across America) are in! Stop in and literally "check them out".

The YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has had the vote. Teenagers across the US have chosen their top ten and we have the titles in the library. Come check them out!!!!

New book in the library, "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III is a great book. It is a mix of fiction and non - fiction and walks the reader through the life of a Crazy Horse. Joseph Marshall is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation, only about 100 miles from O'Neill.

Welcome back to school everyone. I have been ordering new books so be checking out those displays. Some examples, Earl and Me and the Dying Girl, Complicit, Paper Towns, Finding Jake, and Shackled...to name just a few. Stop in and see what apeals to you!

Like Gary Paulsen? Be watching for new titles in the library.

Wow, haven't posted in awhile. New books arrived today...if you didn't check your e-mail, you might stop in and see the new books. My personal favorite: Enrique's Journey.

Drumroll........................"Unwind" fans...............................the fourth and final book, "Rewind" by Neal Shusterman is in!

Three more of the YALSA top ten fiction books have arrived! Check out those top tens, in the corner by "The Nest".

Discovery In the library, there is a poster that reads, "Passport to the World-READ".  Books are a great way to explore the world but sometimes you actually need to get out there and experience what you are...

Are you in on the Duck Dynasty Craze? If so, stop in and take a look a the display in the library. Two new books have been added to that collection: UnPHILtered and Answering the Call. AND...DRUM ROLL...if you just get brave and want to enter a "look alike contest" and have your photo posted here to be voted on, come in, use the costume provided, and let us take some snap shots. Contest ends next Friday. Free books are the prize! You are the judges!!

New magazines arrive daily. The library decided to get a few new subscriptions that lend themselves to the "maker space" idea. One is called Altered Couture, and the other is Greencraft. The idea behind both is about reusing old things to create something new and beautiful. Altered Couture focuses on clothing upcycles while Greencraft is using old things to create new things like jewelry, mouse pads, etc. Did I mention we have a sewing machine in the library? And clothing just waiting for someone to get creative with scissors and thread? Stop in and find out more about the "maker space" attitude at the library.

http://oneillhighschoollibrary.weebly.com/book-club-blog/book-club-kick-off-cinder-by-marissa-meyer

Book Club Kick Off: Cinder by Marissa Meyer These students are participating in OHS library sponsored book clubs.

Are you a writer? Do you want to be? Come check out the writing contests posted in the library...or....check out our web page!

http://www.ycteenmag.org/contests/ycteen.html

YCteen Magazine - writing contests Youth Communication helps marginalized youth develop their full potential through reading and writing, so that they can succeed in school and at work and contribute to their communities.

New books arriving daily....check them out @ your library!

At age fourteen, Whitney Holcombe stepped onto her bathroom scale and a number glared up at her: 230. That number controlled her life until one day she went for a walk that changed everything.

A little bit memoir and a whole lot of advice, 1 Year, 100 Pounds follows Whitney’s journey to battle obesity, negative self-image, and peer ridicule. Through following a healthy diet and exercise routine, Whitney shed the pounds without pills, trainers, or surgery. And along the way, she discovered the confidence to love her body.

The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country.

Hey everyone..a new shipment of books arrived yesterday. What was included?: The "I Am Four" series final book, "The Revenge of Seven" has arrived! We also have some great new non-fiction, including Blogging Bliss, My Life Has a Price, and Lusia's Long Journey Home. And then there is Lisa Genova's "Left Neglected" And if that wasn't enough, we have filled in our collection of YALSA's 2014 top ten young adult novels. Come check them out!

http://www.shelfari.com/o1514814061/shelf

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