Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew
Come down to your School Library to check out Wab Kinew’s Walking in Two Worlds, one of this year’s ten nominated titles from Surrey Teens Read.
Walking in Two Worlds
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The Mary Shelley Club
Surrey Teens Read: The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
Come down to your School Library to check out The Mary Shelley Club, one of this year’s ten nominated titles from Surrey Teens Read.
Better Than the Movies
Surrey Teens Read: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Come down to your School Library to check out Lynn Painter’s Better Than the Movies, one of this year’s ten nominated titles from Surrey Teens Read.
BOOK CLUB
All students, grades 8 to 12, boys and girls, are invited to join the LTSS Book Club at the very first meeting, September 29th at lunch in the Library.
a good girl’s guide to murder
source: Surrey Teens Read
The high school students of Surrey have spoken. They have selected Holly Jackson’s a good girl’s guide to murder as the winner for Surrey Teens Read in 2022.
Thanks to all the students who voted, all the students who read the books, and to all the Teacher Librarians who make Surrey Teens Read happen.
Book Banning: Not Just History but Current Events
It can be tempting to think of the banning of books as something that happened in the past, only by extremely conservative types, or in authoritarian regimes. Sadly, book banning is alive and well here and now. Sure, it is not shocking that anti-democratic governments in places like China, Russia, Iran, Hungary or Venezuela strictly control the flow of information and literature. Yet in our society, where we make claims on being champions of democracy and freedom, book banning is on the rise.
Kara Yorio writes in School Library Journal: “It has been a busy Banned Books Week, as the stepped-up challenges to books and their authors continue, with books by kid lit creators Jerry Craft and Kelly Yang added to the list of titles some parents claim are objectionable.” Read the rest of this article.
Meanwhile “Ruby Bridges Goes to School” has been targeted by book banners as well. Author Ruby Bridges recounts the true story of her experiences as a 6 year old girl who became the first black student to attend a formerly whites only public school. An organized group of parents wanted their local school board to ban this book, “for supposedly “explicit and implicit anti-American, anti-white” bias (source).” Read more in this Miami Herald article.
Here are four of the most challenged books from the last year, all available in our school library:
- George by Alex Gino. Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community.”
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. Banned and challenged because of the author’s public statements and because of claims that the book contains “selective storytelling incidents” and does not encompass racism against all people.
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Banned and challenged for profanity, drug use, and alcoholism and because it was thought to promote antipolice views, contain divisive topics, and be “too much of a sensitive matter right now.”
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Banned, challenged, and restricted because it was thought to contain a political viewpoint, it was claimed to be biased against male students, and it included rape and profanity.
Read the rest of the “The Top 10 Challenged Books of 2020” from the American Library Association.
STR: The Wicked Deep
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Surrey Teens Read Nominee 2019-20
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
Library Themed Links
In keeping with the continuing celebration of all things library during International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month, here are some links to some interesting library themed content. Enjoy!
- College Students Just Want Normal Libraries (The Atlantic)
- Floor Plans of Famous Fictional Libraries (Mental Floss)
- The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries (The Guardian)
- Social justice is a library issue; libraries are a social justice issue (BoingBoing)
- 50 Fictional Librarians, Ranked (Literary Hub)
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
Why read for pleasure?
Why read for pleasure?
Reason #1: Pleasure
There are countless reasons why people read. And there are countless ways that reading for pleasure can bring you pleasure.
People read to be entertained.
People read to escape.
People read to be pulled into a story.
People read to laugh.
People read to cry.
People read to be scared.
People read to be amazed.
People read to experience other times.
People read to experience other places.
People read to share in the experiences of other people.
People read to learn something.
People read to relax.
People read to get motivated.
People read to be inspired.
People read to be thrilled.
People read to understand.
People read to be challenged.
People read to be reassured.
People read to see something new.
People read to see something familiar.
People read for so many reasons.
People read and they don’t know why, they just like it.
Visit your school library to find a book to read for pleasure– that is the #1 reason we are here!
October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.
STR: I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
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
Invest in Libraries
“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.
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