March 4, 2011
New Books at EHS
New Books Coming to EHS!!!
I wanted to update you on some of the new books we have put into the collection this year. We are working very hard to weed out some of the old copies of books and add new books.
Here is a sample of what we have added this year.
The Amaranth enchantment: Berry, Julie.
American murder : criminals, crime, and : Mayo, Mike, 1948-
Artichoke’s heart: Supplee, Suzanne.
ASVAB : power practice.
Beatrice doesn’t want to: Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
Bewitching season: Doyle, Marissa.
Bill Gates : a twentieth century life: Aronson, Marc.
Bink & Gollie: DiCamillo, Kate.
A boy called twister: Schraff, Anne E.
Brooklyn Bridge : a novel: Hesse, Karen.
Chains: Anderson, Laurie Halse.
Chasing Lincoln’s killer: Swanson, James L.
Children of the mind: Card, Orson Scott.
City Dog, Country Frog: Willems, Mo.
Climbing the stairs: Venkatraman, Padma.
Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty: Gehrman, Jody Elizabeth.
Dark secrets: Schraff, Anne E.
The dead and the gone: Pfeffer, Susan Beth, 1948-
Defying the diva: Love, D. Anne.
The devouring: Holt, Simon.
Differentiated instructional strategies : Gregory, Gayle.
Eon : Dragoneye reborn: Goodman, Alison.
Ernest Hemingway : a writer’s life: Reef, Catherine.
The Fairest: Schraff, Anne E.
Fire: Cashore, Kristin.
Flygirl: Smith, Sherri L.
From head to toe: Carle, Eric.
Gangs and gangsters : stories of public : Forest, Christopher.
George Washington : the founding father : Johnson, Paul, 1928-
The Hallelujah Flight: Bildner, Phil.
Heartfire: Card, Orson Scott.
How to build a house : a novel: Reinhardt, Dana.
The icebound land: Flanagan, John–(John Anth
If I stay: Forman, Gayle.
If you really loved me: Schraff, Anne E.
Incarceron: Fisher, Catherine, 1957-
The Jellybeans and the big dance: Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
The juvie three: Korman, Gordon.
Keeper of dreams: Card, Orson Scott.
Lay-ups and long shots : an anthology of
Marcelo in the real world: Stork, Francisco X.
Miss Brooks loves books! (and I don’t) : Bottner, Barbara.
My most excellent year : a novel of: Kluger, Steve.
The chronicles of Vladimir Tod : ninth : Brewer, Heather.
No fear: Schraff, Anne E.
One of us: Schraff, Anne E.
Outrunning the darkness: Schraff, Anne E.
Palace of Mirrors: Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
Peeled: Bauer, Joan, 1951-
The pirate of kindergarten: Lyon, George Ella, 1949-
Princess Ben : being a wholly truthful : Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
Princess of the midnight ball: George, Jessica Day, 1976-
The quality of mercy: Schraff, Anne E.
Rhythm and folklore : the story of Zora : Sapet, Kerrily, 1972-
The Rolling stone illustrated history of
The ruins of Gorlan: Flanagan, John–(John Anth
Safe haven: Sparks, Nicholas.
Sarah Dessen : from burritos to box: Glenn, Wendy J., 1970-
Scat: Hiaasen, Carl.
Shadow of the giant: Card, Orson Scott.
Shadows of guilt: Schraff, Anne E.
A sick day for Amos McGee: Stead, Philip Christian.
Something wicked : a Horatio Wilkes: Gratz, Alan, 1972-
The stranger: Schraff, Anne E.
Thirteen reasons why : a novel: Asher, Jay.
Tiger Woods : golf’s master: Roberts, Jeremy, 1956-
Time of courage: Schraff, Anne E.
To be a man: Schraff, Anne E.
To catch a dream: Schraff, Anne E.
Today is Monday: Carle, Eric.
Two girls of Gettysburg: Klein, Lisa M., 1958-
Usher: Shea, Therese.
Weightlifting: McIntosh, J. S.
The White Gates: Ramthun, Bonnie.
Wildflower: Schraff, Anne E.
Wintergirls: Anderson, Laurie Halse.
October 5, 2010
Literacy Day
Literacy Day was on September 24th this year. EHS students chose from eight different books. Share some thoughts about your book. Would you recommend the book to others? Be sure to include the name of the book you chose.Also, let us know what you thought about the Mayhem Poets.
September 18, 2009
Scarlet Letter Characters
Choose one of the following characters: Hester Prynne or Arthur Dimmesdale. Choose one scene in the story, tell what the setting is, and write about your feelings during that scene with you being the character you chose. Think about how it would feel to be that character.
June 26, 2009
The Ideal Media Center
What are some things you would like to see added in the media center? These can be things I teach, technology or activities. Let me know and we will see if we can work toward making the media center what you want it to be!
December 14, 2008
Poetry Corner
Please continue sending your poetry in for the post. We have some wonderful writers here at Emerald High School! I am keeping the poems which have been submitted in the past but would love for anyone to add to the post!
March 18, 2008
Media Center Survey
Please take time to follow this link and complete the very short survey on the Emerald High School Media Center. This would be very helpful to us! Thank you in advance!
