“The conservative, careful and fiscally responsible path to improving literacy is by investing in libraries and librarians.”
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
STR: Moonrise
Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
“Seventeen-year-old Joe hasn’t seen his brother in ten years. Ed didn’t walk out on the family, not exactly. It’s something more brutal.
Ed’s locked up — on death row.
Now his execution date has been set, and the clock is ticking. Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with his brother, no matter what other people think … and no matter whether Ed committed the crime. But did he? And does it matter, in the end?
This poignant, timely, heartbreaking novel asks big questions: What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?” (Goodreads)
Check out this book and all 10 titles nominated for Surrey Teens Read. Come down to borrow one of our copies. You can also find out more about STR by clicking here: SurreyTeensRead.
Buck
Buck the Library Duck.
Why is he called Buck the Library Duck?
Well, Buck is a Duck.
Buck lives in the Library.
He is a Duck who lives in the Library.
He is a Library Duck with the name of Buck.
So, you see, it is an appropriate moniker, Buck the Library Duck.
STR: Monday’s Not Coming
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson.
Claudia and Monday have been friends since childhood. When Claudia returns from summer vacation, Monday isn’t at school, and she’s not returning calls. No one seems to know where she is. Claudia knows something is wrong, but what reason would anyone have to lie about Monday’s whereabouts? Jackson hits all the right notes in this compelling mystery. Claudia has a strong voice that will resonate; she struggles with bullying, dyslexia, loss, and the pains of growing up. The plot weaves through time, slowly piecing together clues, until the painful truth is revealed. Jackson doesn’t hold anything back when it comes to the pain of abuse and the ramifications of turning a blind eye. This is a powerful and emotional novel that is gripping and heartbreaking and hits upon serious topics. It’s a frank, devastating read filled with real and flawed characters, and it’s a story that needs to be read. (Source: Booklist Reviews (TitlePeek/Follett))
Check out this book and all 10 titles nominated for Surrey Teens Read. Come down to borrow one of our copies. You can also find out more about STR by clicking here: SurreyTeensRead.
Controversial School Board Policy
In a controversial decision made over the March Break, the Surrey School Board voted to require that all schools must display, alongside the current portrait of our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, portraits of the following: US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladmir Putin, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim-Jong-Un and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. All Elementary and Secondary Schools are required to be in compliance with this order by April 5, 2019.
Judy Blume
American author Judy Blume was born on this day in 1938. She is a beloved author of dozens of books for children and young adults, including such titles as Are You There God, it’s Me, Margaret and Then Again, Maybe I Won’t.
JD Salinger
The author of The Catcher in the Rye was born on this day in 1919.
STR: A World Without You
A World Without You
by Beth Revis
A teen boy suffering from the delusion that he can travel through time becomes obsessed with saving his girlfriend, a depressed girl with a tragic past and the superpower of invisibility.
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
STR: Genius: The Game
Genius: The Game
by Leopoldo Gout
”Three underprivileged young prodigies from across the world with incredible skills in technology and engineering team up to become the heroes the world never knew they could be”
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
STR: Girl in the Blue Coat
Girl in the Blue Coat
by Monica Hesse
A grief-stricken procurer of black-market goods in World War II-era Amsterdam is compelled to help a desperate neighbor track down a missing Jewish teen who had been hiding from the Nazis.
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
STR: Six of Crows
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
Offered a chance to participate in a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker recruits a team of talented associates to organize a plot that is threatened by their mutual enmity.
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
The Most Awesome Place on Earth
Come visit the School Library.
Why?
Simple.
This is the Most Awesome Place on Earth.
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 