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Talking Book Topics March-April 2015
Talking Book Topics March–April 2015 Volume 81, Number 2 About Talking Book Topics Talking Book Topics is published bimonthly in audio, large-print, and online formats and distributed at no cost to individuals who are blind or have a physically disability and who participate in the Library of Congress reading program. It lists digital audiobooks and magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and activities in network library services. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance novels, mysteries, and how-to guides. Some books in Spanish are also available. To explore the wide range of books in the national collection, access the NLS International Union Catalog online at loc.gov/nls or contact your local cooperating library. Talking Book Topics is available online in HTML at www.loc.gov/nls/tbt and in downloadable audio files on the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service at http://nlsbard.loc.gov/. Library of Congress, Washington 2015 Catalog Card Number 60-46157 ISSN 0039-9183 Where to write Order talking books through your local cooperating library. If you wish to make changes in your current subscription, please also contact your local cooperating library. Patrons who are American citizens living abroad may request delivery to foreign addresses by contacting the overseas librarian by phone at (202) 707-5100 or e-mail at [email protected]. Only send correspondence about editorial matters to: Publications and Media Page 1 of 86 Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington DC, 20542-0002. -
2015 Middle School Recommended Reading List- Revised May 2014
Dear Northwest Middle School Parents/ Guardians, In an effort to keep our NISD students in a “thinking mode” throughout the summer and begin the year with the rigor and challenges of our district curriculum, students are encouraged to read one or more novels from the following district approved grade level list. Your child is encouraged to choose one or more novels from the following approved district selections: Sixth Grade Buried Alive: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert by Elaine Scott An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamilla The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai The Missing Book 1: Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor Wings of Fire- The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland Seventh Grade: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo Every Other Day by Jennifer Barnes Shipbreaker by Palo Bacigalupi Unwind by Neil Schusterman Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin Unwanteds by Lisa McMann Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Legend by Marie Lu Countdown by Debra Wiles Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale Cinder by Marissa Meyer Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret Phineas Gage by John Fleischman Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Mabry Eighth Grade: Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan Monster by Walter Dean Myers Okay for Now by Gary D. -
The New Age, New Face of Graphic Novels Graphic of Face New Age, New the FOCUS: SPECIAL
Childrenthe journal of the Association for Library Service to Children &LibrariesVolume 9 Number 1 Spring 2011 ISSN 1542-9806 SPECIAL FOCUS: The New Age, New Face of Graphic Novels Great Collaborations • Bechtel Fellow Studies ABCs PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT Change Service Requested Service Change HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT Table Contents● ofVolume 9, Number 1 Spring 2011 Notes 28 “A” is for Alligator Or How a Bechtel Fellow Learns the 2 Editor’s Note Alphabet Sharon Verbeten Joyce Laiosa 2 The Dog-Eared Page 35 My Year with Geisel James K. Irwin features 3 Special Focus: Graphic Novels 37 When it Rains Stuffed Animals Good Comics for Kids A Lesson in Handling the Unexpected Deanna Romriell Collecting Graphic Novels for Young Readers Eva Volin 41 A Viable Venue 10 When a “Graphic” Won the Geisel The Public Library as a Haven for Youth Development A Critical Look at Benny and Penny in the Kenneth R. Jones and Terence J. Delahanty Big No-No! Susan Veltfort 45 From Research to a Thrill An Interview with Margaret Peterson Haddix 12 Visual Literacy Timothy Capehart Exploring This Magic Portal Françoise Mouly 48 Summer Reading on Steroids ALSC/BWI Grant Winner Hosts 15 Special Collections Column Superhero SRP A Comic Book Surprise Faith Brautigam The Library of Congress and Graphic Novels Janet Weber Departments 17 Making Learning the Library Fun One Library’s Kidz Connect Program 11 Call for Referees Monica Sands 27 Author Guidelines 53 ALSC News 20 Beyond Storytime 63 Index to Advertisers Children’s Librarians Collaborating 64 The Last Word in Communities Sue Rokos Tess Prendergast Cover: Alaina Gerbers of Green Bay, Wis. -
Educator Guide for Books
Book Seven: The Viper’s Nest By Peter Lerangis Historical Figures: Winston Churchill, Shaka Zulu Locations: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Madagascar Foreshadowing and Flashback Two literary elements that can be as elusive as a Madrigal are foreshadowing and flashback. While foreshadowing is used by the author to provide a hint to the reader about something that might happen later in the plot, flashback interrupts the plot by telling an event that happened before the time of the story. Both literary elements provide plot clues without giving away the ending. They help build interest and suspense as the reader speculates how the clue will affect the ending. Detecting Foreshadowing and Flashback Flashback to the Future Students will stay in front of the competition in the hunt for The 39 Create a memory book of Arthur and Hope based upon Amy’s Clues by becoming experts in detecting the use of foreshadowing and flashbacks. Gather pictures of the places they visited. Create flashbacks. InThe Viper’s Nest, Grace, Arthur, and Hope come alive to photographs or draw what they might look like based upon their the reader through the author’s use of flashbacks. Flashbacks are easy characterizations. Put the artifacts of their adventures together to spot because the text often reverts to past tense. Amy shares her in a scrapbook for Dan and Amy to remember their parents. While memories of her parents through flashbacks frequently as she begins to investigating the flashbacks in The 39 Clues, is it possible to find remember how and why her parents died and who was responsible! foreshadowing in a flashback? What predictions can you make after studying the flashbacks? Foreshadowing in The 39 Clues is sort of like a clue hunt within a clue hunt. -
OVERVIEW Ization to Develop the Themes of Deception and Trust and How Action-Packed Words Are Used to Develop the Mood of Danger
BOOK STATS Grade Level Equivalent: 3–6 Ages: 8+ Lexile Measure: 660L Pages: 24 Genre: Mystery and Adventure Subject/Theme: Deception and Trust, Adventure, Mystery Common Core Reading Writing Listening & Language Standards Speaking Grade 3 RL.3.1, RL.3.3, W.3.3 SL.3.1, SL.3.4 L.3.4, L.3.5 RL.3.4 Grade 4 RL.4.1, RL.4.2, W.4.3 SL.4.1, SL.4.4 L.4.4, L.4.5 RL.4.3, RL.4.4 Grade 5 RL.5.1, RL.5.2, W.5.3 SL.5.1, SL.5.4 L.5.4, L.5.5 RL.5.3, RL.5.4 Teaching the Book The Sword Thiefcontinues the adventures of Amy and Dan Cahill as they fly to Japan in pursuit of the next Clue in their grandmother’s high-stakes puzzle. Discuss with students how the author uses character- OVERVIEW ization to develop the themes of deception and trust and how action-packed words are used to develop the mood of danger. Students will engage in activi- ties ranging from researching samurais to writing a Book Summary script for Reader’s Theater. It doesn’t take long for Amy and Dan Cahill to begin Theme Focus: Deception and Trust questioning whom they can—and cannot—trust in Comprehension Focus: Analyze Characterization Book Three of The 39 Clues. Before they can fly out Language Focus: Action-Packed Words of Venice to pursue the next Clue in Japan, they are tricked out of their boarding passes by their cousins ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ian and Natalie Kabra. -
The Ultimate Book Bash
The Ultimate Book Bash How to Host Your Own WORLDS COLLIDE Party Welcome to Worlds Collide: The Ultimate Book Bash, an exciting month-long middle-grade reading campaign designed with one goal in mind: to bring together fans of The 39 Clues™, Infi nity Ring™, Spirit Animals™, and TombQuest™ series in a celebration of multiplatform storytelling! The global Worlds Collide campaign will take place online throughout the month of March with exclusives, activities, and author interactions on Scholastic’s safe, moderated multiplatform web hub scholastic.com/worldscollide. The anchor live event, a Worlds Collide Convention at the Scholastic Headquarters in New York City, will take place on Saturday, March 21. We invite you to join the fun and host a Worlds Collide party at your library or bookstore! How to Get Started Pick a Date Dress Up Any day in March is great! Or, time your event Encourage your guests to dress up as their favorite to coincide with Scholastic’s Worlds Collide character from one of the four series! Join in the Convention in New York City on March 21 from fun by sporting your own series gear, too! 1–4 pm EST, and log on to video chat with series authors live from the event and connect with fans Decorate from around the globe! Give your event space pizzazz with creative, series- scholastic.com/worldscollide themed decorations, such as book cover blow-ups, crests and emblems, and character quotes. Advertise Make a poster or a sign-up sheet with the date, time, and location of your Worlds Collide party. -
Purchasing Priority List
What Series Do We Have? These are the series that we have in the Middle School Lounge. This list also identifies which books are in the Elizabeth Library and Griffith Library to make it easier to send students. Here is how that information is displayed on the boxes for the books (link). Right now, the series in the MS Lounge are mainly Mystery, Horror, and Fantasy. What Should We Buy? Often, we have one or more books but not the whole series. I have made this list to help figure out (when it’s that time of year for purchasing novels) which ones we might want to order / find at a bookstore to complete a given series and get the most bang for our buck. What Should We Buy in the Future? We haven’t started to tackle the Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Graphic Novel series in the same way. That would be a good next step for the future. What Do You Need to Know? 1. Scratched = Copy that we are missing. 2. * = Copy in Elementary School Library 3. ^ = Copy in the High School Library Feel free to add / comment / do whatever you need in here! Mystery SERIES Series Author Purchasing Priority 39 Clues: The Clue Hunt Gordon Korman Finished! We have only one #1 The Maze of Bones * copy of the first, so we could #2 One False Note use some more. It’s tough #3 The Sword Thief * when several students want #4 Beyond the Grave * to start a series at the same #5 The Black Circle ** time. -
Accelerated Reader Book List
Accelerated Reader Book List Book Title Author Reading Level Point Value ---------------------------------- -------------------- ------- ------ 12 Again Sue Corbett 4.9 8 13: Thirteen Stories...Agony and James Howe 5 9 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving Catherine O'Neill 7.1 1 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Tim Cooke 6.1 1 1984 George Orwell 8.9 17 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Un Jules Verne 10 28 2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke 7.8 13 3 NBs of Julian Drew James M. Deem 3.6 5 3001: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke 8.3 9 47 Walter Mosley 5.3 8 4B Goes Wild Jamie Gilson 4.6 4 The A.B.C. Murders Agatha Christie 6.1 9 Abandoned Puppy Emily Costello 4.1 3 Abarat Clive Barker 5.5 15 Abduction! Peg Kehret 4.7 6 The Abduction Mette Newth 6 8 Abel's Island William Steig 5.9 3 The Abernathy Boys L.J. Hunt 5.3 6 Abhorsen Garth Nix 6.6 16 Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary W Jacqueline Ching 8.1 2 About Face June Rae Wood 4.6 9 Above the Veil Garth Nix 5.3 7 Abraham Lincoln: Friend of the P Clara Ingram Judso 7.3 7 N Abraham Lincoln: From Pioneer to E.B. Phillips 8 4 N Absolute Brightness James Lecesne 6.5 15 Absolutely Normal Chaos Sharon Creech 4.7 7 N The Absolutely True Diary of a P Sherman Alexie 4 6 N An Abundance of Katherines John Green 5.6 10 Acceleration Graham McNamee 4.4 7 An Acceptable Time Madeleine L'Engle 4.5 11 N Accidental Love Gary Soto 4.8 5 Ace Hits the Big Time Barbara Murphy 4.2 6 Ace: The Very Important Pig Dick King-Smith 5.2 3 Achingly Alice Phyllis Reynolds N 4.9 4 The Acorn People Ron Jones 5.6 2 Acorna: The Unicorn Girl -
The Hewlett Times Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2012
The Hewlett Times Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2012 Hewlett Elementary School Book Review: The 39 Clues By Alex Tang The Cahill Orphans are the Vespers Rising competition who suffered the Series Two Cahills vs. The 39 Clues is a series most, buried alive, nearly Vespers: about two American Orphans, drowned, nearly smashed by a The Medusa Plot Amy Hope Cahill (Amy Cahill) train, fed to crocodiles, nearly The King’s Ransom and Daniel Arthur Cahill (Dan been shot, nearly thrown to The Dead of Night Cahill). They go around the sharks, chloroformed by the Shatterproof world in search of the 39 clues Kabras, broke their heads, and Additional: scattered around the globe. been blown up. The Black Book of Along with their adversaries Here are the books in this Buried Secrets Jonah Wizard, Alistair Oh, Irina series: Spasky, Ian and Natalie Kabra, Series One The Clue Hunt: the Holts, Sinead, Ned, and Ted The Maze of Bones Starling. They are all distant One False Note relatives. After the death of their The Sword Thief grandmother, Grace Cahill. Beyond the Grave Series Two, a sub-series The Black Circle about the battle between the In Too Deep Cahill Family and the secret The Viper’s Nest Vespers Organization. The six The Emperor’s Code books in this series are not yet all Storm Warning published. Into the Gauntlet Book One: The Maze of Bones. Hewlett Times Staff Hewlett Elementary School Gabrielle Badu By Alice Fried Ariana Baksh Ethan Baksh I and the whole school is Stephanie Billharz very happy and proud of Izabella Bostina Hewlett Elementary school!!!! Kelvin Cheng A lot of people in my Tracy Davidson class like art, a lot of Dean Elefante people love gym, a lot Alice Fried of people like library, Ian Isseks and a lot of people love Alex Noble music! Hewlett is the best Alex Tang school ever!!!!!!! Me and my Emma Tsoglin friends LOVE SCHOOL!!!!!! Ning Wei Mrs. -
Books So Good…. You Can't Read Just One Series Binder What to Read Next
Books So Good…. You Can’t Read Just One Series Binder What to Read Next Estill County Middle School S. Young 39 Clues Rick Riordan The Maze of Bones 2. One False Note by Gordon Korman 3. The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis 4. Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson 5. The Black Circle by Patrick Carman 6. In Too Deep by Jude Watson 7. The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis 8. The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman 9. Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park 10. Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix 11. Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 1. The Hunger Games 2. Catching Fire 3. Mockingjay Underland Chronicles Series Suzanne Collins Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Track Jason Reynolds Ghost Patina Sunny Lu Not part of the series, but great: Long Way Down Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1) The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire, #2) The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire, #3) The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire, # 4), The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire, #5) Moon Rising (Wings of Fire #6) Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, #7) Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire, #8) Talons of Power (Wings of Fire, #9) Darkness of Dragons (Wings of Fire #10) The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11) The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire, #12) Spirit Animals Wild Born (Spirit Animals, #1) Brandon Mull Hunted (Spirit Animals, #2) Maggie Stiefvater Blood Ties (Spirit Animals, #3) Garth Nix Fire and Ice (Spirit Animals, #4) Shannon Hale Against the Tide (Spirit Animals, #5) Tui T. -
Praise for the 39 Clues
PRAISE FOR THE 39 CLUES New York Times Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller • Wall Street Journal Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller • Indie Bound Bestseller ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Reading Pick NBC’s Today Show Al Roker’s Book Club Pick Family Circle Magazine Summer Reading Book Pick Ë “…tons of fun…Riordan mixes just the right proportions of suspense, peril and puzzles in a fast-paced read…a rollicking good read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review of Book 1: The Maze of Bones “[Riordan] is funny in a way kids like. He mixes lessons in history and math with an adventure.” — USA Today Ë “The book dazzles with suspense, plot twists, and snappy humor, but the real treasure may very well be the historical tidbits buried in the story…this novel stands solidly on its own feet and will satisfy while whetting appetites for more.” — School Library Journal, starred review of Book 1: The Maze of Bones “An interactive mystery…it’s more than just a reading adventure.” — Boys’ Life “This is a multi-media adventure where you also search for clues— in books, trading cards and online. Get searching!” — Girls’ Life “Trading card and web components make this new adventure series impossible for even reluctant readers to pass up.” — Instructor Magazine “…a blend that might pull gamers and reluctant readers into a book.” — Sacramento Bee “Effortlessly entertaining… Riordan masterfully introduces a cast of Cahills.” — Austin American Statesman, on Book 1: The Maze of Bones “The 39 Clues series gets off to roaring start with Rick Riordan tale…” — The Plain Dealer “The 39 Clues is a really cool idea for an interactive reading experience… If you like to solve mysteries, this series is for you.” — Detroit Free Press “These first two books are so good that there’s a great chance you won’t put either book down.. -
OVERVIEW and Dan Cahill As They Crisscross Europe in Their Quest to Discover the 39 Clues Needed to Find the Book Summary Source of Their Family’S Power
BOOK STATS Grade Level Equivalent: 4–7 Ages: 9+ Lexile Measure: 680L Pages: 176 Genre: Mystery and Adventure Subject/Theme: Family, Historical, Adventure Common Core Reading Writing Listening & Language Standards Speaking Grade 4 RL.4.1, RL.4.3, W.4.3 SL.4.1 L.4.5, L.4.6 RL.4.4 Grade 5 RL.5.3, RL.5.4, W.5.3 SL.5.1 L.5.5, L.5.6 RL.5.5 Grade 6 RL.6.1, RL.6.3, W.6.3 SL.6.1 L.6.5, L.6.6 RL.6.4 Teaching the Book One False Note continues the adventures of Amy OVERVIEW and Dan Cahill as they crisscross Europe in their quest to discover the 39 Clues needed to find the Book Summary source of their family’s power. The book provides an After finding the first of the 39 Clues in Paris, Amy opportunity to discuss the conflicts that move the and Dan Cahill board a train to Vienna, Austria— plot forward as well as the author’s use of figurative the home of their illustrious relative, Wolfgang language. Students will engage in activities ranging Amadeus Mozart. Along the way, they encounter from listening to Mozart to writing an adventure several nefarious relatives—all of them determined scene set in their community. to thwart Amy and Dan from finding the next Clue. Theme Focus: Adventure Dan uses his photographic memory and Amy uses Comprehension Focus: Analyze Conflict her powers of deduction to track down the diary of Language Focus: Figurative Language Mozart’s sister, Nannerl.