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Library Lessons 23-24: Click to view each lesson

  • Week 1-2: Welcome & Textbook distribution
  • Week 3-4: What’s “#OISreads”?
  • Week 5-6: #OISreads booktalks (MG + YA)
  • Week 7-8: #OISreads booktalks
  • Week 9-10: #OISreads booktalks (MG & YA)
  • Week 11-12: #OISreads booktalks and Top 100 Middle School (historical fiction)
  • Week 13-14: Top 100 booktalks (realistic fiction) & Visual Book Lists
  • Week 15-16, 17-18: Battle of the Books intro & grade 9-10 OIS Reads
  • Week 19-20: Grade 6 Begin Genres, Grades 7-8 Begin sub-genres: Novels in Verse
  • Week 21-22: Holiday read-aloud
  • Week 23-24 - Student Trip week
  • Week 25-26 - Browsing & Tracking our Reading
  • Week 27-28 - Closed for Mocks. In-class sessions - Sora Booktalks
  • Week 29-30 - March Madness Booktalks w/ gr 9-10 as well
  • Weeks 31-32 - Browsing only
  • Weeks 33-34 - Dewey Practice & Scavenger Hunt
  • April 1-12- Poetry Month & Lego Book Covers
  • April 15-26 - Poetry Month activities
  • April 29 - May 10 - browsing & reading only & OIS Party form & end of year procedures
  • May 13 - 24 - Summer Reading roll-out
  • May 27 - June 6 - Summer checkout, optional sessions

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Welcome to the Library!

Week 1 & 2: Introductions and Library Expectations

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Your Librarians

Ms. Brenda

  • Head of Library

Ms. Sarah

  • Secondary Librarian

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Your Library Helpers

Mr. Suvarna

  • Librarian

Mr. Sachin

  • Library

Assistant

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In Your Library….

Be Productive

Respect the Space (keep tidy & do not move furniture)

Be Mindful of Those Around You

Water only, please

Balcony is for faculty & DP students

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In Your Library at LUNCH

Be READING

or

Be WORKING

The Vibe => calm, peaceful, productive

Students and Teachers come to the library at lunchtime to work or read quietly

If you want to socialize, you need to choose another place to be

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Submit a

Book Request!

We will try to order the book you’d like to add to the library

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of friday, Aug 11, 2023

0

0

6

7

4

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Summer Reading Challenge on Goosechase closed Aug 6

All participants with points will be invited to our Summer Reading Party!

Cupcakes, lemonade, and prizes TBA

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Summer Checkouts are DUE by MONDAY, August 7

Thanks!

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All things LIBRARY at bit.ly/ogclibrary

  • Search for books
  • Borrow books from Sora
  • Find resources
  • Access course research guides
  • Get reading ideas & See library events

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MYP Library Time during Lang & Lit

  • Bring a book
  • Read and finish books
  • Your teacher will check your progress
  • Reading only
    • no other HW or chatting
  • Booktalks & Library-related info

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Welcome to the Library!

Week 3 & 4

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Lunchtime Reminders

  • Be seated in chairs only (not ledges or floor)
  • Do not move the furniture - choose your space based on what you need
  • Discussion Rooms are not available unless booked ahead of time as part of an OIS club
  • Read or Work on schoolwork - no gaming allowed
  • Walking only (do not run, skip, hop or anything else!)

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Aug 25, 2023

0

1

1

8

4

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What do we do in

Book Club?

  • Debates
  • Quizzes & Kahoots
  • Discussions
  • Bingos
  • Movie days
  • Playlist
  • Fun Games

YA Books we will read:

WEDNESDAYs - 3 to 4 P.M.

A FUN ACTIVITY IN THE LIBRARY EVERY MONTH!

Middle Grade books to be announced soon!

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Genres in our Library - a QUIZ

See the questions

Hold up your answer card

TILT your card so the answer is on top

A - Blue

B - Green

C - Yellow

D - Pink

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Book Summaries

Book Trailers

Grab a Tracker - add your own notes

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Thirst, by Varsha Bajaj

Realistic Fiction - MG

  • Brother and sister: Sanjay and Minni
  • Mumbai
  • Poverty
  • Perseverance
  • Family

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Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar

Historical Fiction - MG

  • India leading up to partition, 1942
  • Family rifts
  • Gandhi and “Ahimsa” non-violent protest
  • Self-sacrifice and social conflict
  • Self-identity

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The Lion of Mars, by Jennifer L. Holm

Science Fiction - MG

  • Boy named Bell and cat Leo
  • Life on Mars
  • Survival and risk-taking
  • Alternative Families

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Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle

Narrative Nonfiction - MG

  • Teen boy, Rex (true story)
  • Poverty in the US
  • Bullying

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 5 & 6

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Sept 8, 2023

0

1

6

6

8

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What do we do in

Book Club?

  • Debates
  • Quizzes & Kahoots
  • Discussions
  • Bingos
  • Movie days
  • Playlist
  • Fun Games

YA Books we will read:

WEDNESDAYs - 3 to 4 P.M.

A FUN ACTIVITY IN THE LIBRARY EVERY MONTH!

Middle Grade books to be announced soon!

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Book Summaries

Book Trailers

Grab a Tracker - add your own notes

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Attack of the Black Rectangles, by Amy Sarig King

Realistic Fiction - MG

  • Book banning
  • Teen advocacy
  • Teacher troubles

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Thirst, by Varsha Bajaj

Realistic Fiction - MG

  • Brother and sister: Sanjay and Minni
  • Mumbai
  • Poverty
  • Perseverance
  • Family

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Brother’s Keeper, by Julie Lee

Historical Fiction - MG

  • 1950’s North Korea
  • Survival adventure
  • Brother & sister fleeing their home

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Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar

Historical Fiction - MG

  • India leading up to partition, 1942
  • Family rifts
  • Gandhi and “Ahimsa” non-violent protest
  • Self-sacrifice and social conflict
  • Self-identity

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Bodyguard: Recruit, by Chris Bradford

Adventure - MG

  • Rich kids
  • Teen bodyguard

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Rescuing Titanic, by Flora Delargy

Narrative Nonfiction - MG

  • 1912 UK, US, Atlantic Ocean
  • Story of the rescuers on the Carpathia
  • Illustrated

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Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle

Narrative Nonfiction - MG

  • Teen boy, Rex (true story)
  • Poverty in the US
  • Bullying

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The Lion of Mars, by Jennifer L. Holm

Science Fiction - MG

  • Boy named Bell and cat Leo
  • Life on Mars
  • Survival and risk-taking
  • Alternative Families

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Moth, by Amber McBride

Realistic Fiction (Magical Realism) - YA

  • Moth and her teen boy (friend) Sani
  • Post trauma for both of them
  • Road trip to the US South
  • Black Lives Matter theme
  • Novel in Verse

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The Naturals, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mystery - YA

  • Cassie teen girl
  • Secret branch of the FBI who are “natural profilers”
  • Serial Killer on the loose
  • How trustworthy are the people on the “Naturals” team?

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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Science Fiction - YA

  • Klara is an “Artificial Friend”
  • She is chosen by Josie, a young girl
  • Klara tells the story through observations about human behavior & our world

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The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater

Narrative Nonfiction - YA

  • Dashka, a teen boy in California
  • His skirt is lit on fire by a classmate (Richard) on the bus
  • Hate Crime
  • Advocacy and Human Rights
  • Law and the legal system

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 7 & 8

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Sept 22, 2023

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2

0

4

2

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Two Degrees, by Alan Gratz

MG - Adventure

  • Three survival stories!
    • Wildfire in California
    • Flood in Florida
    • Polar melt in Canada
  • All somehow connected !?!

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Masterminds, by Gordon Korman

MG - Mystery

  • Teens live in a perfect tiny town called “Serenity”
  • Eli and best friend Randy
    • Amber and friend Tori
    • Malik and friend Hector
  • Security forces “Purple People Eaters”

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Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena, by Julie C. Dao

MG - Science Fiction

  • Brother and Sister, Chip & Sadie Chu fight all the time
  • They both love laser-tag
  • Laser tag + Virtual Reality = an evil force comes to life!?
  • Illustrated

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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, by Xiran Jay Zhao

MG - Fantasy

  • Teen boy Zack Ying, the only Asian kid in his school
  • Mythrealm + portal-lens
  • Futuristic Fantasy - technology + an ancient fantasy world

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#OISreads

What are YOU reading?

Get on the Library Slideshow!

Send a pic of yourself with a book you’ve read

to Ms. Sarah or Ms. Brenda

sarah.ducharme@oberoi-is.org

brenda.brusegard@oberoi-is.org

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How many will YOU read?

#OISreads

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Moth, by Amber McBride

Realistic Fiction (Magical Realism) - YA

  • Moth and her teen boy (friend) Sani
  • Post trauma for both of them
  • Road trip to the US South
  • Black Lives Matter theme
  • Novel in Verse

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The Naturals, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mystery - YA

  • Cassie teen girl
  • Secret branch of the FBI who are “natural profilers”
  • Serial Killer on the loose
  • How trustworthy are the people on the “Naturals” team?

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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Science Fiction - YA

  • Klara is an “Artificial Friend”
  • She is chosen by Josie, a young girl
  • Klara tells the story through observations about human behavior & our world

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The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater

Narrative Nonfiction - YA

  • Dashka, a teen boy in California
  • His skirt is lit on fire by a classmate (Richard) on the bus
  • Hate Crime
  • Advocacy and Human Rights
  • Law and the legal system

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 9 & 10

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Oct 6, 2023

0

2

3

7

6

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The Marvellers, by Dhonielle Clayton

MG - Fantasy

  • Elle is raised in a “Conjurer” family, who specialize in spells and caring for the Underworld
  • She’s the first to get a letter from the Marveller Academy to discover her hidden talent
  • As a member of the Conjurers, will she be accepted into this new experience?

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I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys

Historical Fiction - YA and good for MG

  • Bucharest, Romania, 1989 under a Dictatorship
  • Teen boy Christian dreams of being a journalist
  • Government creates a sense of fear & distrust
  • Citizens turn spies
  • Web of blackmail, romance, thriller

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Playing with Fire, by April Henry

Adventure - YA

  • Natalia and Wyatt, first date on a hike
  • Trapped by wildfire
  • Six strangers, and one of them is a criminal…
  • Action, adventure, timed chapters

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A Moment Comes, by Jennifer Bradbury

Historical Fiction - YA

  • India, 1947
  • Margaret - British
  • Tariq - Muslim boy, who works for Margaret’s father
  • Anupreet - Sikh girl works as a maid for Margaret’s family
  • Opposing viewpoints & a love/hate triangle

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 11 & 12

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

0

2

7

2

8

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Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden

Mystery / Horror - MG

  • Creepy adventure
  • Olivia (“Ollie”), math wiz, saves new girl Coco from a bully
  • Swimming hole is her solace
  • Sees a woman there crying & planning to throw a mysterious looking book into the water because that was “the bargain.”
  • Ollie snatches it away and the woman gives her a warning: “Stick to small spaces”

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Two ways to find books!

#1

Resource Lists

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Dragons

#2 Sublocation & Keyword

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction

One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia

Fiction WIL - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade

  • NYC in the 1960’s
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Two black American sisters go to Black Panther Camp to learn how to protest for their rights
  • What’s best to get results: Nonviolent or Violent protest?

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction

The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

Fiction SPE - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade

  • USA during colonial times (1687)
  • Kit is from a wealthy family in sunny Barbados
  • Her grandfather dies and she’s sent on a ship to live with distant family near Boston
  • It’s grey, cold, and unfriendly
  • Everyone there thinks she’s so strange, she’s accused of being a witch!
  • Will she be hanged for being a witch or saved and finally understood for who she is?

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction

Fever: 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson

Fiction AND - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade

  • USA during Yellow Fever pandemic
  • Mattie and her mother run a coffee shop
  • Yellow Fever breaks out and the mom becomes infected
  • Mattie is left to run the business, but would it be safer to leave town completely? But what about her mom?

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 13 & 14

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Nov 3, 2023

0

3

0

5

5

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Holes, by Louis Sachar

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION SAC

  • Stanley Yelnats, a teen boy imprisoned in “juvie”

  • Punishment: Dig holes in the hot Texas sun all day

  • Why dig holes? There’s a mystery someone’s trying to solve…

  • Fun and wacky characters

#PageTurner

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION SLO

  • Willow is a genius with numbers (she counts by 7s to comfort her anxieties)

  • Parents die in a car crash - how will she navigate her grief to find hope again? And who will understand the unique way her brain works?

  • Who will be her new family?

#FriendshipJourney

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Mockingbird, by Kathryn Erskine

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION ERS

  • Caitlyn, grade 5, has Asperger’s Syndrome

  • Her brother dies and she navigates her grief in her own unique way

  • First person narrator - reveals how she thinks, her lens on the world

#HeartwarmingStories

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Starfish, by Lisa Fipps

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION FIP

  • Ellie, made fun of because she’s a bigger girl

  • She’s funny and smart and decides to start her own journey of self-acceptance to learn what her own special attributes are - what’s her inner “Starfish”?

  • What’s YOUR inner starfish?

#EmpathyRocks

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Wonder, by R. J. Palacio

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION PAL

  • Auggie, grade 6, homeschooled because of a facial deformity

  • Starts public school and endures whispers, mean remarks, and bullying

  • What would YOU do, how would YOU behave when the popular thing is to make fun of someone else?

#ChooseKind

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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction

Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION HUN

  • Allie is smart but can’t read - the letters jump around on the page!

  • No one has any idea of her true gifts, but one teacher is willing to try some new techniques to help her.

  • Will she let him in to reveal what she’s struggling with?

#InspringStories

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 15-16 / 17-18 MS

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Thursday, Nov 23, 2023

0

3

3

4

3

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Battle of the Books LibGuide > OIS Reads page

  • How does it work?

  • What books will we read?

  • How do I sign up?

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Fantasy

Fantasy, Adventure

Graphic Novel

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Sci-Fi

Adventure

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Realistic Fiction

Poetry

Environmental Action

Fantasy

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Realistic / Mystery

Historical

Fiction

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Realistic

Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel

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Sign up to register a team OR get onto a team!

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 15-16 / 17-18 HS

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Monday, Nov 20, 2023

0

3

2

5

5

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 19-20, Grade 6

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Thursday, Nov 30, 2023

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3

4

6

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“We read to know we are not alone.

~ William Nicholson

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Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”

~ Marjorie Blackman

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What’s Realistic Fiction?

  • Setting:
    • Present or recent past. Places that are real or could be real.
  • Plot:
    • Problems or events of the story could really happen.
  • Characters:
    • Behave like real people and deal with realistic problems or real issues.
  • Themes:
    • Relate to a variety of problems or issues that readers may face in everyday life.

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Themes in Realistic Fiction

  • Adventure and Survival - ADVENTURE SECTION
  • Coming of Age
  • Family and Friendships
  • Humour - HUMOUR SECTION
  • "Issue" Books
  • School Life

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Coming of Age

Stories about a protagonist's growth from youth to adulthood.

  • Also called “Bildungsroman

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Coming of Age / Bildungsromans

Young Adult

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"Issue" Books

Fictionalized stories about challenging or controversial subjects such as violence or substance abuse.

May include Global Issues such as poverty and current issues such as race relations.

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"Issue" Books: Young Adult

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Family and Friendships

Stories that focus on the challenges and joys of the relationships of characters among family and friends.

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Family and Friendships: Young Adult

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School Life

Stories focus on the everyday trials and tribulations of life for young people at school.

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School Life: Young Adult

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Sub-Genres in Realistic Fiction in our Library

  • Romance

  • Magical Realism

  • Philosophical Novels

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Romance

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Philosophical Novel

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Magical Realism

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GENRE: Humour

Written for the purpose of entertaining through laughter

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Humour: Young Adult

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 19-20, Grades 7-8/9-10

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Dec 8 2023

0

3

7

1

5

,

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#1

#2

#3

bit.ly/ogclibrary

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#4

Log in with OIS Gmail

See “My Stuff” to view checkouts, holds, faves

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Powerful stories told in poetry format

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Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth, by Jessie Burton

YA Fantasy - best for High School

“Love is Blind” remix in Greek Mythology

  • The snake-headed Medusa has been banished to live on an island with her two sisters
  • A boy, Perseus, drifts onto the beach
  • They strike up a friendship with her totally hidden
  • Will she trust him and let him see her true self? And if she does, what will happen to the two of them?

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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, by Zoulfa Katouh

Realistic Fiction - YA

  • Homs, Syria during the recent civil war
  • Teen girl and boy, one desperate to leave, the other wanting to stay
  • Grim and grisly injuries at the small hospital

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From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, by Paula Yoo

Narrative Nonfiction - YA

  • The killing of Vincent Chin
  • Chinese-American man
  • Killer just got probation & fine
  • Sparked protest and advocacy to stop Asian hate in the US

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The Walled City, by Ryan Graudin - YA Dystopian

Three teens trapped by various circumstances trying to escape the walled city:

  • Dai - tries to escape his past by working as a drug trafficker for the top boss in the walled city
  • Jin - passes as a boy as protection against street gangs while she wanders the city looking for her lost sister
  • Mei Yee - Jin’s sister - trapped in a brothel for two years afraid to escape since all before her have failed trying

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The Getaway, by Lamar Giles - Horror - YA

Karloff County - the best place in the world, it’s like living on a Disneyland resort!

When outsiders find the rest of the world getting more and more unbearable, they start to arrive to Karloff. And the residents have to be at their beck and call - or else be “disappeared” in the night.

Jay and his friends wonder: What’s worse - the monster you know or the one outside the walls?

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The Recruit: Cherub Series, by Robert Muchamore

Adventure - YA

James has an anger issue - he’s sick of people making fun of his overweight mom - and he’s had ENOUGH. After an outburst that shows what he’s capable of, he’s picked up to be a “recruit” for the special forces known as CHERUB made up of kids.

But will he be strong enough in body and mind to stick with the program?

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The Sunbearer Trials, by Aiden Thomas - YA Fantasy

A world of gods and the teen demigods who compete for one of two honorable outcomes:

  • Five trials - one winner and one loser
  • The winner will be the next to hold the light
  • The loser will be sacrificed to Sol, the supreme god of the sun

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks 21-22

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks of January 19-25

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Thursday, Jan 25 2024

0

4

3

1

0

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What have you read so far this year?

Write a “blurb” for a book you read this year.

  • Where do you keep track?
    • Goodreads
    • The Story Graph
    • Bookly

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NO purchase necessary

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Celebrate your reading!

  • Try a Digital Tracker

(add a big red X on the ones you’ve read!)

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Samples

Choose your style:

  • Digital or Print?
  • Number of books?
  • Write or just add covers?

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Welcome to the Library!

In-Class Sessions: Weeks of Jan 29 & Feb 5

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, Feb 9 2024

0

4

4

4

6

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8,361 checkouts this school year!

Sora Checkouts

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Spotlight on Sora!

See “Me” button for badges you can earn

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Spotlight on Sora!

NEW: Add a “Shelf Talker”

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG - Fantasy

Nico (son of Hades) and Will (son of Apollo) are two demigods who much fight against the evils found in Tartarus…the deepest part of the Underworld. They feel strong enough but will the internal and external demons they each face tear them apart?

A stand-alone with two favorite characters from the Percy Jackson series.

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG - Historical Fiction

New York City during WWII. Dory and her two siblings need to take care of themselves when their father goes off to fight against Hitler. He assures them they’ll get all the help they need from their neighbors. But while he’s gone, a new landlord comes and threatens to throw them out! When they find a secret elevator leading to an abandoned hotel, it seems all their problems are solved. Or are they?

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG Realistic humorous

The new middle school teacher, Mr. Aidact, seems like a super-strict nerd who never allows any little pranks. But Oliver, a spit-ball champion, is up for the challenge to find out how to make him crack. How strange it is, then, to discover that Mr. Aidact has a thing or two up his sleeve and is not that dull after all!

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG Nonfiction Memoir

Ji-Li lives in China during the years when Mao, the Chairman of the Communist Party ruled the country. Under his leadership, young people were encouraged to follow strict rules of behavior and wear red scarves to indicate their allegiance to his ideals.

When Ji-Li’s own family begins to question these ideals, she loses her sense of identity: Who should she trust?

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG Realistic Fiction

When his best friend goes missing, Jason knows that something is terribly wrong. But his own mind gets in the way of him communicating clearly. He has schizophrenia, a condition that makes it confusing to know which ideas are his and which are coming from another part of his mind.

A “laugh out loud thriller” ~ Goodreads

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG and up - Classic Fantasy

Dorothy’s house is uprooted in a tornado and lands in Oz, a fantasy world filled with strange characters. On her quest to get back home, she meets The Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion, and they all help each other to avoid various obstacles along the way (like witches, flying monkeys, and more!)

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

MG/YA - Realistic fantasy (talking horse)

Black Beauty tells the story of his life as a horse in England in the late 1800s. Sold from owner to owner, some are kind and some unspeakably cruel, his life reveals the daily life of the time and touches on the importance of treating all living things with empathy and respect.

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

YA - Realistic

Ian has a stray dog, against his mom’s wishes. But he does it anyway because the dog helps him deal with the trauma of having a mom who’s hooked on opiods. And when tragedy strikes, it’s a good thing that Gather, his dog, is with him.

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

YA Mystery/Horror

Jo and her co-workers have the last shift of the night at a movie theater that’s closing. Forever. When she discovers one of the team dead, she and the other realize they’re trapped inside the mall. With so many dark and creepy places where the killer could be, they need to outwit him (or her!) before they get stuck at a dead end.

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

YA - Sci-Fi thriller

A terrifying new species has come to Earth. They look like butterflies but they’re HUGE and vicious. Shur and her friends make plans for how to survive, but even they are not ready for the onslaught of creatures that will be coming next.

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YA - Fantasy romance

Lady Sophie, known as “Snow White” due to her beauty, is coming into society as a debutante in Bavaria. At the same time, her father, the Duke, is finally remarrying.

At the ball, Sophie falls in love with the Prince of Spain, but the King of Spain does not agree to the match and curses them both. She flees at takes refuge in the home of seven…orphans.

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Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks

YA Realistic romance

It’s like a nightmare: Emilie wakes up every day to another Valentine’s Day and it’s as bad as the first, over and over again. How can she get out of this loop of a cheating boyfriend and the mysterious Nick, who keeps showing up at the wrong time?

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YA and up - Mystery classic

The first 12 Sherlock Holmes stories introduce the characters: Holmes and his friend Watson. Together they solve “parlor” mysteries. That is, mysteries that are often able to solve without leaving the room, simply by listening to and deducing from the information given.

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Welcome to the Library!

Weeks of February 12-23

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CURRENT

ROUND 6:

March 20

Elite 8

ROUND 1:

March 4, 5, 6

Sweet 16

ROUND 2:

March 6 & 7

Sweet 16

ROUND 3:

March 8 - 12

Sweet 16

ROUND 4:

March 13 & 14

Sweet 16

ROUND 7:

March 21

Final Four

SEMIFINALS

ROUND 5:

March 18, 19

Elite 8

ROUND 6:

March 20

Elite 8

ROUND 7:

March 21

Final Four

SEMIFINALS

* Find current Round & click on books

* Read summary, watch video

* Vote!

FINALS

March 22

FINALS

March 22

ROUND 5:

March 18, 19

Elite 8

CLASSIC

Adapted from Barbara Hertz, Yokosuka Middle School. Covers & Summaries via Goodreads

Which book do you want to read the most?

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Bad Magic

When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people haunted by their own secrets. There is a creature stalking the streets – a creature who delights in cruelty, who feeds off the little hatreds, who grows stronger with every drop of blood spilled. Horror and mystery collide in an original graphic novel by Derek Landy

Read the Series in the FANTASY section

(FICTION LAN)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Red Pyramid

Since their mother's death, Sadie and Carter have become near-strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the famed Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane.

One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings to the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that all the gods of Egypt are waking, and that Set now has his sights on them. To stop him, the duo embarks on a dangerous journey across the globe, one that brings Carter and Sadie ever closer to the truth about their family and its connection to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Read the series in the FANTASY section (FICTION RIO)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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I Survived: Shark Attack

Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in Elm Hills, New Jersey. He has a job with his uncle Jerry at the local diner, three great friends, and the perfect summertime destination: cool, refreshing Matawan Creek.

But Chet's summer is interrupted by shocking news. A great white shark has been attacking swimmers along the Jersey shore, not far from Elm Hills. Everyone in town is talking about it. So when Chet sees something in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination...until he comes face-to-face with a bloodthirsty shark!

Read the whole series in the HISTORICAL FICTION section

(FICTION TAR)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Breadwinner

Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. Parvana’s father — a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed — works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.

As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner.

Read the Breadwinner series in REALISTIC FICTION

(FICTION ELL)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Sapiens

In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind’s creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Read the book in the POPULAR NONFICTION Section

(909 HAR)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Anne Frank’s Diary

For both young readers and adults, The Diary of a Young Girl continues to capture the remarkable spirit of Anne Frank, who for some time survived the worst horror the modern world has seen—and who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal.

Adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, this is the first graphic edition of The Diary and includes extensive quotation directly from the diary. It remains faithful to the original, while adding illustrations to interpret and add layers of visual meaning and immediacy to this classic work of Holocaust literature.

Read the book in the NONFICTION - BIOGRAPHIES section

(940.53 FRA)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Giver

The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time.

In this graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment.

Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before.

Read The Giver in the SCi-FI section

(FICTION LOW)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Jungle Book

The adventure begins the night a boy, Mowgli, escapes certain doom after being trapped in the perilous clutches of the tiger Shere Khan. To protect Mowgli and to defy the tiger, the Seeonee wolf pack adopts the boy, giving him the nickname "Man-Cub". Other animals--a panther, bear, and python--teach the boy how to survive as Shere Khan continually pursues him through the jungle. Eventually, Mowgli and Shere Khan square off in an epic battle, from which only one will survive.

Read the original in ADVENTURE

(FICTION KIP)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Artemis Fowl

In 2001, audiences first met and fell in love with a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind named Artemis Fowl. Since then, the series has sold over seven million copies in the United States alone. Now, this phenomenally successful series is being translated into a graphic novel format. Eoin Colfer has teamed up with established comic writer Andrew Donkin to adapt the text. For the first time, rabid fans will be able to see what Foaly's tin hat looks like; discover just how "Beet" Root got his name; and of course, follow their favorite criminal mastermind as he plots and connives in action-packed, full-color panels.

Read the series in the FANTASY section (FICTION COL)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Recruit (Cherub)

A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.

CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.

For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Read the series in the ADVENTURE section (FICTION MUC)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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The Crossover

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood—he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it’s all on the line.

See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile's illustrations as the brothers' winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change.

Read the series in the REALISTIC section (FICTION ALE)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Coraline

Coraline discovered the door a little after they moved into the house.

When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house strangely similar to her own (only better). But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

Read the book in the MYSTERY - HORROR section

(FICTION GAI)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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1984

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.

Read the book in the SCI-FI section

(FICTION ORW)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Dune

Dune, Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format.

Read the series in the SCI-FI section

(FICTION HER)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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A Wrinkle in Time

Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murry, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract — a wrinkle that transports one across space and time — to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murry is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murry but the safety of the whole universe.

Read the book in the SCI-FI section

(FICTION LEN)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Monster

A stunning black-and-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's Michael L. Printz Award winner and New York Times bestseller Monster, adapted by Guy Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile

Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial, he envisions the ordeal as a movie.

Read the book in the REALISTIC section

(FICTION MYE)

Watch the BOOK TRAILER

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Participation Prize = PER ROUND

Grand Prize = Raffle from ALL ROUNDS

#1 Library Homepage

#2 Ballots on March Madness Page

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Welcome to the Library!

March 11-22

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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CURRENT

ROUND 6:

March 20

Elite 8

ROUND 1:

March 4, 5, 6

Sweet 16

ROUND 2:

March 6 & 7

Sweet 16

ROUND 3:

March 8 - 12

Sweet 16

ROUND 4:

March 13 & 14

Sweet 16

ROUND 7:

March 21

Final Four

SEMIFINALS

ROUND 5:

March 18, 19

Elite 8

ROUND 6:

March 20

Elite 8

ROUND 7:

March 21

Final Four

SEMIFINALS

* Find current Round & click on books

* Read summary, watch video

* Vote!

FINALS

March 22

FINALS

March 22

ROUND 5:

March 18, 19

Elite 8

CLASSIC

Adapted from Barbara Hertz, Yokosuka Middle School. Covers & Summaries via Goodreads

Which book do you want to read the most?

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Dewey Number Practice

Who’s Dewey?

What’s the point?

How do we find books by Dewey Number?

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History of Libraries

Athens (5th Century BCE) - not open to all

Age of Enlightenment in Europe (1600-1700s) - understanding of the power of knowledge for all people - but still privately funded

Ben Franklin in 1790, funded the first US public library (New Hampshire)

England’s 1850 Public Libraries Act - use of public (tax) funds

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What’s the Point?

Organized

Open Access

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Who’s Dewey?

Melvil Dewey, born in NY

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, 1876 at age 21 (Amherst College)

Great contributor to the development of libraries in the USA, but….

Personal & Professional mistreatment of women forced him to resign from some jobs

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What’s the

Point?

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How do we use it?

Think: Broad to Narrow!

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Point?

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Scavenger Hunt

Find the Bookworms around the library.

Check to see if any of them have clues on them (the ones that are not attached)

Solve the clues to find more Bookworms!

Solve the puzzle to enter the prize raffle

DUE: March 22

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Welcome to the Library!

April 1-12 (in Pop-Up Library)

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Monday, April 15, 2024

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bit.ly/OIS-Library-Club

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April is Poetry Month

Prepare to be moved…

Daily Poems

Poetry Activities

Post-Worthy

Poetry Contest

Add to the OIS Community

“Poet Tree”

bit.ly/Poem-a-Day

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Post-Worthy Poetry

Join in by creating a “Post-worthy Poetry” slide - due April 30

From the slides submitted, we’ll choose one MS, one HS, and one Faculty winner at random for a small prize. In addition, we will display ALL slides on the digital displays.

RULES:

  • Submit one slide only & include your NAME, EMAIL, and GRADE
  • Work on only your slide only (interference on another’s slide will disqualify you)
  • Use the slideshow design or create your own design on your slide
  • Slide options:
    • An original poem (no AI allowed)
    • A “golden line” from a poem with poet included
    • A favorite poem with poet included

Throughout April, we’re posting daily poems on the library’s slides to inspire you to read more poetry!

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April 15

“Numbers”

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Lego

Book Covers

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From your

Childhood?

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Book Classic

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Top Titles

In our Library

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Bricks Camera

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Welcome to the Library!

April 15-26 (in Pop-Up Library)

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How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?

Checkouts as of Friday, April 26, 2024

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April 26

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bit.ly/Poem-a-Day

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Post-Worthy Poetry

Join in by creating a “Post-worthy Poetry” slide - due April 30

From the slides submitted, we’ll choose one MS, one HS, and one Faculty winner at random for a small prize. In addition, we will display ALL slides on the digital displays.

RULES:

  • Submit one slide only & include your NAME, EMAIL, and GRADE
  • Work on only your slide only (interference on another’s slide will disqualify you)
  • Use the slideshow design or create your own design on your slide
  • Slide options:
    • An original poem (no AI allowed)
    • A “golden line” from a poem with poet included
    • A favorite poem with poet included

Throughout April, we’re posting daily poems on the library’s slides to inspire you to read more poetry!

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Create a Magnetic Poetry Poem - bit.ly/Mag-Poem

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Welcome to the Library!

April 29 - May 10: Announcements & Browsing

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Checkouts as of Friday, May 3, 2024

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It’s that time of year!

Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic, 1981

Via Rehaan Doshi

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When your account is clear, you may check out books for the summer, as many as you’ll need.

Summer Books will be due by AUG 9

Books not found?

  • Pay the replacement fee to clear your account.

Lost books not paid by end of school year?

  • We bill your “imprest” account and delete the books from our system.
  • If you find the books, you may keep them because we will not be able to refund the payment.

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2) Open the Library Catalog

1) Go to the Library Website to access the Library Catalog

How to CHECK your own account!

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3) Choose

“Secondary

Library”

4) Choose

“Log In”

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5) Sign in with your OIS Gmail

Not working? Please email Ms. Sarah to fix

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5) Choose “My Info” along the top

See….

  • Materials you have checked-out
  • Holds you have placed
  • Your check-out history

Please see us with any questions or concerns

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bit.ly/23-24-OISreads-party

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Welcome to the Library!

May 13 - May 24: Summer Reading!

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When your account is clear, you may check out books for the summer, as many as you’ll need.

Summer Books will be due by AUG 9

Books not found?

  • Pay the replacement fee to clear your account.

Lost books not paid by end of school year?

  • We bill your “imprest” account and delete the books from our system.
  • If you find the books, you may keep them because we will not be able to refund the payment.

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bit.ly/23-24-OISreads-party

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Announcing: OGC Secondary Library’s

3rd Annual Summer Reading Challenge

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We use the Goosechase app

Read whatever you want!

Read as much as you want!

Complete “Missions” - fun tasks that connect to and extend your reading journey this summer

Two Missions per week

Skipped missions can be completed later

Ends Sunday after the first week of school - Aug 11

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Scan or click to

sign up for the Goosechase

Watch your email with the JOIN CODE in June.

Enter the code in the Goosechase app to get started!

You may log-in as a Guest or create an account

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< Scan or click for our

Summer Reading Guide

  • OIS Reads titles
  • Sora Sweet Reads
  • Book lists

Check-out from the Secondary Library begins in AUGUST!

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FAQs

  • When is the party? (TBD)
  • Who goes to the party? (All who participate)
  • What are the prizes? (TBD)
  • What are the missions like? (Mix of activities, digital creations, videos)
  • How do I log in? (Directions will come with the join code email)
  • Can I read what I want? (YES)

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bit.ly/ogclibrary

OIS Reads >

Summer Reading

Ideas for what to read

Sora Sweet Reads

Challenge info

and more!

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Reading on the Sora app

  • E-Books & Audiobooks
  • Magazines
  • Graphic Novels

India Schools Consortium

> Oberoi International School

Log-in with OIS Email & Password

firstname.lastname@oberoi-is.net

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Explore titles in the

themed banners

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Your dashboard,

notes & highlights, personalized book recs

Find books, view subject, filter results

Any book(s) you have checked out, holds, your lists, renew or return early, your reading history

Badges, stats, edit profile,

Settings = change font, background color, layout….

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Please let us know of any questions

See you in August!

Ms. Brenda: brenda.brusegard@oberoi-is.org

Ms. Sarah: sarah.ducharme@oberoi-is.org