Writer Jo Walton was born on this day in Wales in 1964. She is the author of many different award winning fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction books. Her novel Farthing, set in a Britain that has descended into the horrors of fascism, is the first book in an alternative history series that includes Ha’penny and Half a Crown. Walton has lived in Canada for more than a decade.
STR: Red Rising
STR: The Rule of Thre3
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STR: All the Bright Places
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STR: The Scar Boys
STR: If You Find Me
STR: Black Ice
STR: I’ll Give You the Sun
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Elie Wiesel
Writer, humanitarian, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was born on this day in 1928 in Romania. Check out some of his books and learn more about this amazing person.
Playaway: A Simple Way to Listen to a Book
Do you have your own headphones? That is all you need to listen to an audiobook on a Playaway from your School Library. We have a growing selection of titles ranging from the Classics to the latest Young Adult fiction. Have a look at our online catalog or come down to have a look (and a listen!) in person.
Poetry Slam!
The Second Annual Poetry Slam took place today at the School Library and it was another massive success. Hundreds of LTS Students and Staff crowded in around the stage to hear some incredible Spoken Work performances.
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Harper Lee
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird was born on this day in 1926. When her novel, a seminal work examining racism in the US, was denounced by one school board as “immoral,” she responded by saying, “what I’ve heard makes me wonder if any of its members can read.”
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 