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It's like Survivor, except it's for books: The CCRSB Teen Readers' Choice Award is a "vote 'em onto the island" and "vote 'em off the island" showdown that will result in one winning book, announced this spring. Here's how it works: Between now and Jan. 13, pick up a form in the library to nominate your favourite book for a CCRSB Teen Reader’s Choice Award -- any genre, any publication date, any

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Interested in old and not-so-old books? Want to help our library buy new books? Stop by the library any Monday, Wednesday or Friday to peruse the titles on our cart of recently withdrawn books. Take an armload, make a donation, and we'll buy new ones! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say "hi" at the PRHS Christmas Craft Show on Nov. 19. We sold $90 worth of withdrawn books. I was sad to see

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2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each WeekJune 23 - August 17, 2011 Teens and other readers of Young Adult Literature will have the opportunity to listen to bestselling titles and required reading classics this summer. Each week from June 23 - August 17, 2011, SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads. The audiobook pairings will include a popular YA title and a classic that connects with

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I've just updated (for the third time) the GLBTQ books at the library post that I originally published in January 2009. According to the statistics for this blog, it's one of the most popular posts so I thought some new content would be helpful.

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...Donald Sutherland! I like it, I really like it.

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There are a couple of important updates to my earlier post about the Hunger Games movie cast: Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy Although I was hoping for John C. Reilly as Haymitch, Woody Harrelson is growing on me. I'm eager to learn who they cast as President Snow! Additionally, all the tributes have been cast as well as Seneca Crane

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I was hoping to find this video somewhere other than YouTube since it's blocked here at the school, but no dice. I hope you can enjoy it elsewhere!

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A study involving 17,000 people shows that those who read books as teens get better jobs as adults.

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It appears that new Hunger Games cast members are being announced daily, so I thought it would be helpful to have a look at them as a group. Lots of unknown actors in the mix, which should be interesting! Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Josh Hutcherson as Peeta   Liam Hemsworth as Gale   Willow Shields as Prim (Katniss' little sister)     Amandla Stenberg

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A student suggestion box for PRHS has found a home in the library, and one of the suggestions was for me:Different variety of books! More historical/thrillers/adult.This was a fun one to do, especially as I just received a donation from the Student Council. It is also apt since we don't have many adult books or thrillers, although we have a fair amount of historical novels (which I need to

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Hooray, I can log into Blogger from work again! :)Due to a donation from the PRHS Student Council, I purchased new books for the library, some based on some student requests.FictionBowler, Tim. Frozen fire.Brightwell, Geri. The dark lantern.Chevalier, Tracy. Girl with a pearl earring.Cornish, D. M. Factotum (The foundling's tale, book 3)Efaw, Amy. After.Ford, Jeffery. The shadow year.Gallo, John.

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Inspired by the Oprah/Black Eyed Peas flashmob in September 2009, Ocoee Middle School in Florida made their own version called "Gotta Keep Reading."Ocoee Middle School Gotta Keep Reading from Michael Cardwell on Vimeo.

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Freedom To Read Week is celebrated in Canada every year to "encourage Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." Censorship occurs when anyone but the justice system attempts to enforce limits on what a person can or cannot read. Furthermore, included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and

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Announced on February 1st, Google Art Project digitally displays over 1000 works of art from museums like the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Florence's Uffizi Gallery, the Tate Britain, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, and many more. You can do a Google Street View-style walk through of the galleries, make your own collections from the works on display, and the level of detail is mind-blowing (you can

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One of the new books at the library is The lost hero by Rick Riordan, which is the beginning of a new series based in the same world as his Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It sounds great!

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This 3-minute video about the rising global population is certainly worth watching.7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine from Jamie Lee Godfrey on Vimeo.

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This is pretty great, I have to say.

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Tim Burton, darkly creative film writer/director/producer known for films such as The nightmare before Christmas and the version of Charlie and the chocolate factory that starred Johnny Depp, is writing a short story between November 22nd and December 6th using Tweets submitted by Twitter members. This type of story creation is called Exquisite Corpse, or Cadavre Exquis, and is written line by

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A Mango-shaped space by Wendy MassFor her entire life, 13-year-old Mia has seen colours and shapes that nobody else can. For Mia, every noise, letter, and number has a specific colour and shape. In fact, she didn't name her cat Mango because of his orange eyes, but because his purr is the same orange colour as the flesh of a mango. It sounds like magic, but ever since the day in third grade when

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Over the past 3 years, I have made a concerted effort to expand the library's collection of resources with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning material and characters. The collection now includes 30 novels (with more on the way) and 3 nonfiction books, and these will be displayed in the school lobby during GSA Awareness Week. Below is a small selection with the entire list

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A load of books arrived today, and several have been borrowed in the 3 hours since I put them on the new book display shelf.FictionThe demon's lexicon by Sarah Rees BrennanThe crossbones (Skeleton Creek #3) by Patrick CarmanBeautiful creatures by Kami GarciaPaper towns by John GreenThe enemy by Charlie HigsonDairy queen by Catherine Gilbert MurdockBefore I fall by Lauren OliverMarcelo in the real

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Almost two years ago I did a post on the most frequently borrowed books at the PRHS library and according to the blog statistics, it is the page that gets the most hits. So I thought I'd do another and, lo and behold, the most borrowed book is the same.The books below have all been borrowed since the beginning of this school year, and the bold number is how many times the book has been borrowed,

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This image made the rounds online last week and since I love my maps (especially map games), I printed off a full colour copy with data to put on the library door. It really puts into perspective how large a landmass Africa really is!The original post I saw was on Stephen's Lighthouse, and here is the full version of the image (with supporting data) by Kai Krause.

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A couple of students were in the library recently looking for "intense books," which they defined as being edge-of-your-seat emotional reading but not particularly scary in the usual horror sense. I found a few books for them right off the bat (The rules of survival, Such a pretty girl), but after they left more and more books kept coming to mind. The list I have thus far is below, with book

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Stephen Abram has written a brief post on his blog about the value of school libraries, with links to several studies that provide data on this topic. A brief quote:...students, who attend schools with well-funded, properly-stocked libraries managed by qualified teacher-librarians, have higher achievement, improved literacy and greater success at the post-secondary level.The post and studies are

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Dystopian fiction addresses possible futures of human society and the planet earth, and it's usually pretty grim. One example that many students are familiar with is The Giver by Lois Lowry, and PRHS has a number of other dystopian novels available as well.**April 9, 2010: updated to include new books and websites.Feed by M. T. AndersonThe handmaid's tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray

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FictionDarkest Hour (Mediator book 4) by Meg CabotFire by Kristin CashoreThe Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyRevelations and The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La CruzIf I Stay by Gayle FormanGone by Michael GrantSuite Scarlett by Maureen JohnsonChronicler of the Winds by Henning MankellDeath's Shadow, Wolf Island, and Dark Calling (Demonata books 7-9) by Darren ShanShiver by Maggie

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The title of the last book in the series by Suzanne Collins, following The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, will be Mockingjay. It is due to be released on August 24, 2010, by Scholastic.

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If you are not aware of the Wolfram|Alpha computational search engine, you probably should be. It's really something else - as it states on the homepage: "Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone."I don't know who these people are, but they need a lot more initiative. Sheesh. (Actually, you can now

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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie based on the hilarious books of the same name will be released on April 2nd.

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Orca Soundings seriesRunning the risk by Lesley ChoyceImpact by James C. DekkerHannah's touch by Laura LangstonJacked by Carrie MacBack by Norah McClintockPicture this by Norah McClintockIn the woods by Robin StevensonRiley Park by Diane TullsonOther fiction from Orca PublishersSister wife by Shelley HrdlitschkaThe Beckoners by Carrie MacFive minutes more by Darlene Ryan

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Audrey, wait! by Robin BenwayAudrey is really into music and has just broken up with her boyfriend Evan, who is in a band at their high school. Things seem to be going fine until Evan comes on stage at a concert and sings a song he wrote about their break-up called "Audrey, wait!" The song goes on a meteoric rise to the top of the Billboard charts and makes Evan's band - and Audrey - famous.

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Remembrance Day is only a week away, and as always we should take this opportunity to reflect upon what members of previous generations have sacrificed for us to live the lives of freedom that we have today. Not only that, but consider how current generations are working to protect that freedom and, remarkably, some people work to defuse live bombs almost a century old. Nearly 80 websites related

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From the Government of Nova Scotia website:A new library program gives Nova Scotians free access to more than 100 libraries in the province, regardless of where they live.Under the initiative, a Nova Scotian can visit any public, university or college library in the province and borrow or return library items.They don't need to be living in the area or attending the university.This is an

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A large box of new books arrived late last week, and all are now circulating (except the reference volumes, of course). There is already a lengthy waiting list for Catching Fire.FictionThirteen reasons why by Jay Asher.Graceling by Kristin Cashore.Catching fire by Suzanne Collins.An abundance of Katherines by John Green.Meridian by Amber Kizer.Boy meets boy by David Levithan.So punk rock: and

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Graceling by Kristin CashoreKatsa lives in a land of seven kingdoms and is the orphaned niece of King Randa. She lives freely and comfortably in the castle but must do as Randa demands. It wouldn’t be such an awful trade-off but Randa demands that she does horrible things to other people, for Katsa is Graced with an exceptional ability to kill. She is tired of Randa’s bullying and has started the

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FictionFeed by M. T. AndersonHate List by Jennifer BrownChosen, Untamed and Hunted (House of Night books 3, 4 & 5) by P. C. Cast and Kristin CastBlue Bloods and Masquerade (Blue Bloods books 1 & 2) by Melissa De La CruzOperation Red Jericho by Joshua MowllWolf Brother and Spirit Walker by Michelle PaverViking Warrior and Dragons from the Sea (The Strongbow Saga books 1 & 2) by Judson RobertsSkin

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Hate List by Jennifer BrownValerie is not looking forward to her first day of school in grade 12. She hasn't been to school since May 2nd, which was the day her boyfriend, Nick, opened fire in the school cafeteria and killed and injured several people, including Valerie. Nick targeted people who were on the "hate list" that he and Valerie had kept, a list that included students who bullied them

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I can't keep my own secrets: six-word memoirs by teens famous and obscure edited by SMITH Magazine"Insert melodramatic cliche-teen ick here." - Jordan E. (p. 161)*Not quite: comprised of hundreds of six-word memoirs, I can't keep my own secrets is a quick and thoughtful read. By turns hilarious and harrowing, reflective and revealing, the brief memoirs offer a glimpse into the lives of

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Have a wonderful summer everybody! See you in September.

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Summertime is always one of my favourite times for reading (not much beats laying on the beach with a good book). There are many reading lists for teens floating around the internet, and I've listed some of them below. Lots of books to choose from!Good Comics for Kids summer 2009 reading list (scroll down to get to the teen section)Graphic novel titles from Get GraphicPop Candy: twenty-five great

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...new books time! A couple of quick orders and a generous donation (of 5 books from the Bluford High series) have brought some new fiction into the library in the past couple of weeks.The diary of Pelly D by L. J. AdlingtonThe absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman AlexieDarkside by Tom BeckerThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorThe ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1) by

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The knife of never letting go: Chaos walking, book 1 by Patrick NessTodd Hewitt is the youngest boy in Prentisstown, where all the women died of a virus shortly after he was born, and the virus caused all the men and boys to hear each other's thoughts and the thoughts of animals as well. Todd is a month away from turning 13 and becoming a man, when one day he "hears" silence in the swamp when

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I am very happy about this, so I thought I would share.If you haven't read The Hunger Games yet, you should. You can get it here at the library.

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A few new fiction books have come in this week. Hopefully there will be many more coming later this month from orders I sent a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait!Go ask Alice by AnonymousGirls in pants: the third summer of the sisterhood by Ann BrasharesThe knife of never letting go (Chaos walking, book 1) by Patrick NessThe ghosts of Kerfol by Deborah NoyesTantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Need by Carrie JonesAfter her beloved step-father's death, Zara's mother sends her to live in rural Maine with her grandmother. Strange things start happening immediately: teenage boys are disappearing from the town and there is a creepy pointing man in the woods who calls to her. On the other hand, there are two gorgeous guys interested in her and they both distrust the other one. Zara's not

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It's down to two:The Hunger Games vs. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the nation, Volume II: The kingdom on the waves. The final Battle of the (Kids') Books judge is Lois Lowry and she will have her decision posted next week. Oh, the tension!My pick, Graceling (which is on order for the library), was eliminated a while back, but my #2 pick was The Hunger Games so here's

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A trailer for a movie version of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the wild things are was released a few weeks ago. It looks wonderful.Bring on the wild rumpus!(If you are unfamiliar with the story, you can always watch President Obama read it to the crowd at the White House Easter celebration.)

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On the recommendation of a couple of students, I've put together a list of library books that are written journal-style. From Speak to Diary of a Wimpy Kid to The diary of Anne Frank, there are over a dozen books that fit the bill.

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Instead of a weekly post, I've decided to start doing monthly posts of new websites that I've bookmarked on the library Delicious account. So without further ado (it's a long list, folks):

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Infinite Photograph is a photo mosaic of more than 300,000 nature photographs that just keeps going and going and going. For example, the image on the left it is a photo mosaic of a chickadee head, which you can see is made up of hundreds of tiny photos. Zoom in (with the yellow square in the bottom corner) to see the other photos, and all of those photos are mosaics as well. It is really quite

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Parrsboro Regional Schools' April newsletter is now available to be viewed online as a PDF document. The school calendar is always viewable on the Parrboro Schools' website.

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Two girls made a music video (to the tune of a High School Musical 3 song) about how The Hunger Games should win the Battle of the (Kids') Books. Click on the image to watch it on the School Library Journal website.

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School Library Journal has begun a Battle of the (Kids') Books, with books set head-to-head for elimination. (You can look at the schedule here.) Judges are given two books and must decide which one comes out on top, and the judges are a mix of authors ranging from Anne Brashares to Chris Crutcher. They have a tough job, especially given the quality of the books chosen for the tournament.Don't

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Inferno by Robin StevensonSmart, independent Dante is struggling at the school she's been attending since she and her parents moved over a year ago, and being brokenhearted due to her secret girlfriend moving away isn't helping matters. For her sixteenth birthday she changed her name to Dante after reading Dante Alighieri's Inferno, but her mother still calls her Emily and sends her to a support

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Yes, that's right, The lightning thief (the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan) is being made into a movie with lots of big-name stars, according to Variety. Here's a quick rundown:Percy Jackson: Logan Lerman (I didn't really realize it until I saw his picture, but this is exactly how I imagined Percy Jackson.)Grover (who was my favourite character): Brandon

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A few new books have arrived at the library this week, thanks to a Scholastic book sale and preview books from Copper Beech. Our ordering year starts today as well, so I'll be busy making orders over the next few weeks. Hooray!FictionI'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you and Cross my heart and hope to spy by Ally CarterModels don't eat chocolate cookies by Erin

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I couldn't resist posting this gem from Indexed.

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Generation Dead by Daniel WatersWhen some teenagers around America start rising from the dead for reasons nobody understands, some of them go back to school. One of those schools is Oakvale High, where Phoebe and her "normally biotic" friends Adam and Margi attend classes. People have different reactions when it comes to the "differently biotic," everything from fear and revulsion to fascination

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A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael BeahIshmael Beah was 12 when a rebel army invaded his village in Sierra Leone. He spent many months running and trying to stay ahead of the rebels who were ruthlessly destroying and killing everything in their path. Since many of the rebel soldiers were young boys, Ishmael and his companions were met with fear almost everywhere they went, and

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It's probably not what you guessed it was.Nonetheless, check it out and sign the pledge! (I'm #1104.)

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The Parrsboro Regional High School March newsletter and calendar is now available online as a PDF file.

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A YA Books meme has been circulating recently (I saw it here). Arbitrary list or not, I thought it would be interesting to see what I have (and haven't) read and to link to the books we have in the PRHS library. So here we go!Instructions:Put an "X" next to the books you've readPut a "+" next to the books you LOVEPut a "#" next to the books you plan on readingTally your "X"s at the bottom1.

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The Boston Globe has a wonderful (and extensive) collection of photographs of baby zoo animals. I may reconsider my career choice and become a zookeeper.

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I ran a search in the library catalogue today to find the books that have been borrowed the most often, and which have been borrowed at least once since October. The bold number is how many times each book has been checked out.1. Saving Grace by Darlene Ryan - 222. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - 213. Tie: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and The trouble with Liberty by Kristin Butcher - 185. I.D. by

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A group of students at Shelburne Regional High School had their video chosen as one of 10 national finalists (and the only finalist from Atlantic Canada) in the Racism. Stop It! National Video Competition.View the video and read a news article about the group.

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Over the past year or so, I have been making a point of purchasing more GLBTQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning) books for the library. When the 2008 Rainbow List was released last year, I went through the library collection to see what books we had and discovered a grand total of 3. In less than a year, we have 13 more and I will be purchasing a number of other books in

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The February Parrsboro Schools Newsletter is viewable online as a PDF file. The calendar of February events is also included.

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A small batch of new books arrived this morning:FictionBlood beast and Demon apocalypse (Demonata #5 and #6) by Darren ShanPeeps by Scott WesterfeldSpanking Shakespeare by Jake WiznerStory of a girl by Sara ZarrNonfictionSurvivors: true stories of children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun

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Soulless by Christopher GoldenThree world-famous mediums (media?) get together on a morning news show in New York City and have a séance. Within a few minutes, things go wrong in the TV studio and strange and terrifying things start happening in the surrounding area. Namely, the dead are rising and feeding on innocent people, particularly their own families.Soulless follows several teenagers

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Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) gives awards for a variety of literature, including their Youth Media Awards that cover books whose target audiences range from preschoolers through teens.The Printz Award is "an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature," and there are traditionally several Printz Honor books as well. Books considered for

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Two book orders arrived this week, and they included one of my favourite reads of 2008.FictionThe Sweet far thing by Libba BrayScum by James C. Dekker*Spiral by K. L. Denman*Soulless by Christopher GoldenSticks and stones by Beth Goobie*Unwind by Neal ShustermanFirst time by Meg Tilly*Learning to fly by Paul Yee*NonfictionOff to war: voices of soldiers' children by Deborah EllisRare courage:

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I just discovered the Boston Globe's The Big Picture blog last week, and already it has become a favourite of mine. Its premise is simple: provide stunning, high-quality, and newsworthy photographs to viewers. The result is a new set of about 20 photographs with captions three times per week, and the photos include jaw-droppers like this one of a polar bear: And this photo of women in a

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsKatniss lives in what used to be known as North America but is now called Panem. Her district, District 12, is one of the poorest districts and in order to feed herself, her mother and her sister, she needs to illegally hunt rabbits and squirrels with the bow and arrow her father taught her to use before he died. Life is not easy, and it's about to get more

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Due in large part to the Twilight books and subsequent movie, vampires have been very popular lately. In fact, they are so popular that the library has at least one copy of each book in Meyers' series and they are almost never on the shelf - and there are lengthy waiting lists for both Twilight and Eclipse.So here is a list of books at the PRHS library that are about vampires, zombies (the new

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FictionDoes my head look big in this? by Randa Abdel-FattahA clockwork orange by Anthony BurgessNick & Norah's infinite playlist by Rachel Cohn and David LevithanGeography club by Brent HartingerLuna by Julie Anne PetersSo hard to say by Alex SanchezNight runner by Max TurnerNonfictionWhat if someone I know is gay?: answers to questions about gay and lesbian people by Eric MarcusStiff: the

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Via SLJ's email newsletter comes The Week in Rap, a weekly summary of current events and news in the form of (you guessed it) a rap. While it's definitely focused primarily on the United States and the news and events that occur there, it is certainly worth a look. Below is a special edition about Barack Obama's election victory.The Week in Rap from Week in Rap on Vimeo.Great idea!

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Remembrance Day is tomorrow, and (surprisingly) it looks like the temperature won't be too cold - it would seem like cheating if I didn't stand in cold rain or snow during a Remembrance Day ceremony. It always feels like a small payment for my freedom: standing, shivering, while Taps is played and wreaths are laid.Over the past couple of years at Parrsboro schools, I've collected over 70

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Between the Scholastic book sale at the elementary and a batch of books coming in that I had ordered a while back, there are more than 10 new books this week.FictionJinx by Meg CabotThe crow (third book of Pellinor) by Alison CroggonArthur: of the crossing places by David Crossley HollandElijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul CurtisThe specialists: model spy by Shannon GreenlandDiary of a wimpy kid

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The Parrsboro Schools' November newsletter is now available online. It includes a copy of the schools' December calendar.

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Check out http://delicious.com/prhslib/Halloween for a bunch of Halloween-related links, from Days of the Dead around the world to how to carve a great pumpkin.

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I just finished processing another batch of new books and they are now available and ready to be borrowed.FictionMistik Lake by Martha BrooksCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe number devil by Hans Magnus EnzensbergerSold by Patricia McCormickA certain slant of light by Laura WhitcombNonfictionAn inconvenient truth by Al GoreGLBTQ: the survival guide for queer & questioning teens by Kelly

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A small delivery of books came in today, including one which has been greatly anticipated.Arthur: the seeing stone and Arthur: king of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley-HollandKing Arthur and the round table retold by Geraldine McCaughreanBrisingr by Christopher PaoliniAngus, thongs and full-frontal snogging, Knocked out by my nunga-nungas and Dancing in my nuddy pants by Louise Rennison

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I have compiled a list of survival-themed books, such as Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, and posted it below. Clicking on the linked title will take you to the PRHS library catalogue so you can see if the book is checked in.Crabbe by William BellMy side of the mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeFar North by Will HobbsIsland trilogy by Gordon KormanInto thin air by Jon KrakauerOblivion Road by Alex

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The September 2008 Parrsboro Schools newsletter and September calendar are now available online as a PDF file.

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Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini TaylorFierce nomadic faerie Magpie Windwitch and her posse of crows travel the world capturing escaped demons. A couple of strange encounters send them traveling back to Magpie's home, Dreamdark, to investigate some very odd occurrences, and things only get more dangerous with faerie warriors disappearing and a false queen taking the throne. And that's

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Crank by Ellen HopkinsKristina is 17 and quiet when she goes to visit her father for a few weeks in the summer. She meets Adam in her father's apartment building and quickly becomes involved with him - and with the drug crystal meth, which she calls "the monster." Kristina quickly becomes addicted to both meth and Adam and returns home brokenhearted and high.That's only the beginning. Kristina

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