An 8th grade teacher brings in a cool rock star to help teach her writing class. The resulting efforts of students, who write about the same topic, are in the style of a poem, monologue, fairytale, a rap and more.
If you're interested in writing, this is a great book to give you some ideas on different types of writing. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Rachel
6/11/2007
My favorite mysteries that aren’t Mysteries.
I don’t normally read Mystery novels, but some of my favorite books are mysteries that don’t quite fit the stereotype.
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
Hunter is a cool hunter, he gets paid to find the newest trendsetters. He's got it made, until he makes his greatest find yet and his whole life gets turned upside down.
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman
Shawn is a "serious genius" who can't move a muscle, not even his eyes. He's satisfied with his life, until he discovers that his father is thinking of killing him to end his "suffering"
The Unlikely Exploits Trilogy by Philip Ardagh
"The very last words young Fergal McNally heard in his life were: 'Don't lean out of that window!'" The McNally children travel to the big city for a typing competition when the unthinkable happens, and that's just the beginning.
Pick one up at your Henderson Library, you might like it, You Never Know...
What’s your favorite non-mystery mystery?
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
Hunter is a cool hunter, he gets paid to find the newest trendsetters. He's got it made, until he makes his greatest find yet and his whole life gets turned upside down.
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman
Shawn is a "serious genius" who can't move a muscle, not even his eyes. He's satisfied with his life, until he discovers that his father is thinking of killing him to end his "suffering"
The Unlikely Exploits Trilogy by Philip Ardagh
"The very last words young Fergal McNally heard in his life were: 'Don't lean out of that window!'" The McNally children travel to the big city for a typing competition when the unthinkable happens, and that's just the beginning.
Pick one up at your Henderson Library, you might like it, You Never Know...
What’s your favorite non-mystery mystery?
5/26/2007
It's Happening Again!
DDR at the Paseo Verde Library on Saturday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m. We'll project the game onto our BIG screen and provide water and snacks. You bring your friends, and your feet.
Check out some of our Graphic Novel collection while you're here!
Check out some of our Graphic Novel collection while you're here!
2/01/2007
MySpace: Good Bad or Over Rated?
There’s a magazine story about a 16 year old girl who arranged to meet a man online. Her father found out, followed the girl, and threatened to kill the girl and the man she was meeting. What makes this story interesting? It was published in an 1886 edition of Electrical World, written about the new and scary technology of, get this, the telegraph!!
Sound familiar to what the news and various adults are saying about MySpace? View this article to get more dirt.
Think you know everything about MySpace? Here's a top 10 list of things you don't know (or perhaps you already do you!)
Did you know that MySpace will soon be launching a software download that would allow parents to track the use of their child’s MySpace user name, purported age and location. What do you think about that?
Should schools ban networking sites like MySpace, or teach students to use the sites responsibly?
Tell us what you think! How many of you use MySpace? Are you using it wisely? What does that even mean, “to use it wisely”? Are adults too worried about teens not knowing how to “be smart”? What thoughts came to mind when you read these articles?
*** You might need to turn off pop-up blockers to view some of the articles.
Sound familiar to what the news and various adults are saying about MySpace? View this article to get more dirt.
Think you know everything about MySpace? Here's a top 10 list of things you don't know (or perhaps you already do you!)
Did you know that MySpace will soon be launching a software download that would allow parents to track the use of their child’s MySpace user name, purported age and location. What do you think about that?
Should schools ban networking sites like MySpace, or teach students to use the sites responsibly?
Tell us what you think! How many of you use MySpace? Are you using it wisely? What does that even mean, “to use it wisely”? Are adults too worried about teens not knowing how to “be smart”? What thoughts came to mind when you read these articles?
*** You might need to turn off pop-up blockers to view some of the articles.
11/28/2006
Welcome to Hot Topics!
Each month a different topic that is a hot spot either in the news or amongst our teenage readers will be highlighted. The purpose is to put the information out there for you to have, to show both sides of the story to get you thinking, and then for you to add your comments so that you have a forum for your voice and can learn what other teens think too.
This months issue is illegal immigration. It’s been in the news a lot lately. It was a topic discussed with the recent elections. And many community teens have been voicing their opinions about this in local schools. But how much do you really know, and how much do you think you know?
To get a good understanding of both sides of the issue, check out this article
(The article will appear as a pop up, so if you have a pop up blocker temporarily disable it. Also, you might be prompted to enter your library card # & PIN)
What is the White House Guest Worker Program? Find out here
For a summary of the Real ID Bill click here
Whenever trying to understand current issues, it’s always a good idea to understand the history leading up to the present. For a brief overview look here
If you have ideas for future Hot Topics please either leave them as a comment, or email me at mtspiller@hdpl.org.
This months issue is illegal immigration. It’s been in the news a lot lately. It was a topic discussed with the recent elections. And many community teens have been voicing their opinions about this in local schools. But how much do you really know, and how much do you think you know?
To get a good understanding of both sides of the issue, check out this article
(The article will appear as a pop up, so if you have a pop up blocker temporarily disable it. Also, you might be prompted to enter your library card # & PIN)
What is the White House Guest Worker Program? Find out here
For a summary of the Real ID Bill click here
Whenever trying to understand current issues, it’s always a good idea to understand the history leading up to the present. For a brief overview look here
If you have ideas for future Hot Topics please either leave them as a comment, or email me at mtspiller@hdpl.org.
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