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Welcome to the Library!
Week 1 & 2: Introductions and Library Expectations
Your Librarians
Ms. Brenda
Ms. Sarah
Your Library Helpers
Mr. Suvarna
Mr. Sachin
Assistant
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
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
Submit a
Book Request!
We will try to order the book you’d like to add to the library
How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?
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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
Summer Checkouts are DUE by MONDAY, August 7
Thanks!
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MYP Library Time during Lang & Lit
Welcome to the Library!
Week 3 & 4
Lunchtime Reminders
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What do we do in
Book Club?
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!
Genres in our Library - a QUIZ
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A - Blue
B - Green
C - Yellow
D - Pink
Book Summaries
Book Trailers
Grab a Tracker - add your own notes
Thirst, by Varsha Bajaj
Realistic Fiction - MG
Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar
Historical Fiction - MG
The Lion of Mars, by Jennifer L. Holm
Science Fiction - MG
Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle
Narrative Nonfiction - MG
Welcome to the Library!
Weeks 5 & 6
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What do we do in
Book Club?
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!
Book Summaries
Book Trailers
Grab a Tracker - add your own notes
Attack of the Black Rectangles, by Amy Sarig King
Realistic Fiction - MG
Thirst, by Varsha Bajaj
Realistic Fiction - MG
Brother’s Keeper, by Julie Lee
Historical Fiction - MG
Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar
Historical Fiction - MG
Bodyguard: Recruit, by Chris Bradford
Adventure - MG
Rescuing Titanic, by Flora Delargy
Narrative Nonfiction - MG
Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle
Narrative Nonfiction - MG
The Lion of Mars, by Jennifer L. Holm
Science Fiction - MG
Moth, by Amber McBride
Realistic Fiction (Magical Realism) - YA
The Naturals, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mystery - YA
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Science Fiction - YA
The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater
Narrative Nonfiction - YA
Welcome to the Library!
Weeks 7 & 8
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Two Degrees, by Alan Gratz
MG - Adventure
Masterminds, by Gordon Korman
MG - Mystery
Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena, by Julie C. Dao
MG - Science Fiction
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, by Xiran Jay Zhao
MG - Fantasy
#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
brenda.brusegard@oberoi-is.org
How many will YOU read?
#OISreads
Moth, by Amber McBride
Realistic Fiction (Magical Realism) - YA
The Naturals, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mystery - YA
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Science Fiction - YA
The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater
Narrative Nonfiction - YA
Welcome to the Library!
Weeks 9 & 10
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The Marvellers, by Dhonielle Clayton
MG - Fantasy
I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys
Historical Fiction - YA and good for MG
Playing with Fire, by April Henry
Adventure - YA
A Moment Comes, by Jennifer Bradbury
Historical Fiction - YA
Welcome to the Library!
Weeks 11 & 12
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Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden
Mystery / Horror - MG
Two ways to find books!
#1
Resource Lists
Dragons
#2 Sublocation & Keyword
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction
One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Fiction WIL - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Fiction SPE - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Historical Fiction
Fever: 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fiction AND - Historical Fiction - Middle Grade
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Weeks 13 & 14
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Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Holes, by Louis Sachar
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION SAC
#PageTurner
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION SLO
#FriendshipJourney
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Mockingbird, by Kathryn Erskine
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION ERS
#HeartwarmingStories
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Starfish, by Lisa Fipps
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION FIP
#EmpathyRocks
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Wonder, by R. J. Palacio
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION PAL
#ChooseKind
Ms. Sarah’s Top MG Books - Realistic Fiction
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
MG Realistic Fiction - FICTION HUN
#InspringStories
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Weeks 15-16 / 17-18 MS
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Battle of the Books LibGuide > OIS Reads page
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Fantasy, Adventure
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Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
Environmental Action
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Historical
Fiction
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Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel
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Weeks 15-16 / 17-18 HS
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Welcome to the Library!
Weeks 19-20, Grade 6
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“We read to know we are not alone.”
~ William Nicholson
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”
~ Marjorie Blackman
What’s Realistic Fiction?
Themes in Realistic Fiction
Coming of Age
Stories about a protagonist's growth from youth to adulthood.
Coming of Age / Bildungsromans
Young Adult
"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.
"Issue" Books: Young Adult
Family and Friendships
Stories that focus on the challenges and joys of the relationships of characters among family and friends.
Family and Friendships: Young Adult
School Life
Stories focus on the everyday trials and tribulations of life for young people at school.
School Life: Young Adult
Sub-Genres in Realistic Fiction in our Library
Romance
Philosophical Novel
Magical Realism
GENRE: Humour
Written for the purpose of entertaining through laughter
Humour: Young Adult
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Weeks 19-20, Grades 7-8/9-10
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#1
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See “My Stuff” to view checkouts, holds, faves
Powerful stories told in poetry format
Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth, by Jessie Burton
YA Fantasy - best for High School
“Love is Blind” remix in Greek Mythology
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, by Zoulfa Katouh
Realistic Fiction - YA
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, by Paula Yoo
Narrative Nonfiction - YA
The Walled City, by Ryan Graudin - YA Dystopian
Three teens trapped by various circumstances trying to escape the walled city:
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?
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?
The Sunbearer Trials, by Aiden Thomas - YA Fantasy
A world of gods and the teen demigods who compete for one of two honorable outcomes:
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Weeks 21-22
Welcome to the Library!
Weeks of January 19-25
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What have you read so far this year?
Write a “blurb” for a book you read this year.
NO purchase necessary
Celebrate your reading!
(add a big red X on the ones you’ve read!)
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In-Class Sessions: Weeks of Jan 29 & Feb 5
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8,361 checkouts this school year!
Sora Checkouts
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Spotlight on Sora!
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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.
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?
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!
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?
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
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!)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks
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.
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?
Spotlight on Sora: Booktalks
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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Weeks of February 12-23
How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?
Checkouts as of Thursday, Feb 22, 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?
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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Welcome to the Library!
March 11-22
How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?
Checkouts as of Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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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?
Dewey Number Practice
Who’s Dewey?
What’s the point?
How do we find books by Dewey Number?
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
What’s the Point?
Organized
Open Access
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
What’s the
Point?
How do we use it?
Think: Broad to Narrow!
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
Welcome to the Library!
April 1-12 (in Pop-Up Library)
How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?
Checkouts as of Monday, April 15, 2024
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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
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:
Throughout April, we’re posting daily poems on the library’s slides to inspire you to read more poetry!
April 15
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Welcome to the Library!
April 15-26 (in Pop-Up Library)
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Checkouts as of Friday, April 26, 2024
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April 26
bit.ly/Poem-a-Day
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:
Throughout April, we’re posting daily poems on the library’s slides to inspire you to read more poetry!
Create a Magnetic Poetry Poem - bit.ly/Mag-Poem
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
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?
Lost books not paid by end of school year?
2) Open the Library Catalog
1) Go to the Library Website to access the Library Catalog
How to CHECK your own account!
3) Choose
“Secondary
Library”
4) Choose
“Log In”
5) Sign in with your OIS Gmail
Not working? Please email Ms. Sarah to fix
5) Choose “My Info” along the top
See….
Please see us with any questions or concerns
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Welcome to the Library!
May 13 - May 24: Summer Reading!
How many books have OIS readers checked out this year?
Checkouts as of Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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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?
Lost books not paid by end of school year?
bit.ly/23-24-OISreads-party
Announcing: OGC Secondary Library’s
3rd Annual Summer Reading Challenge
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
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
< Scan or click for our
Summer Reading Guide
Check-out from the Secondary Library begins in AUGUST!
FAQs
OIS Reads >
Summer Reading
Ideas for what to read
Sora Sweet Reads
Challenge info
and more!
Reading on the Sora app
India Schools Consortium
> Oberoi International School
Log-in with OIS Email & Password
firstname.lastname@oberoi-is.net
Explore titles in the
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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….
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