Fall Into New Books

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We've added copies to many fiction series, including Warriors: The New Prophecy, Goosebumps, and Big Nate. In nonfiction, we purchased books on topics that students told us they wanted to read about, such as cookbooks (641.5), fishing and hunting (799), and Katy Perry (B PER).

As always, we welcome donations as well as student suggestions for future additions to the collection.

Spring Into New Books

Kids can get a head start on the 2013 RICBA reading list now that we've gotten more of them in. Other new arrivals include nonfiction the students helped select and lots of donations.

Nonfiction
001.94 Haw - The world's strangest unexplained mysteries
004.67 Gra - Managing your digital footprint
006.7 Poo - Designing, building, and maintaining web sites
006.7 Sut - The story of Facebook
133.1 Bai - Ghosts in America
323.44 Sen - Privacy and surveillance
338.7 Sut - The story of Apple
338.7 Sut - The story of Google
355 Por - Your career in the army
359 Orr - Your career in the Navy
359.9 Coo - Your career in the Marines
391.6 Nag - Tattoo artists
398 Bai - Zombies in America
398.2 Ony - The girl who married a ghost : and other tales from Nigeria
398.2 Pow - Red Riding Hood : the graphic novel
621.381 Hol - Electronics
623.7 Has - Tanks : inside & out
623.74 Win - Jet fighters : inside & out
636.72 Gag - Bulldogs
641.5123 Mcd - The ultimate step - by - step kid's first cookbook : delicious recipe ideas for 5 - 12 year olds, from lunch boxes and picnics to quick and easy meals, teat
781.64 Har - How to start your own band
793.8 Lan - Coin magic
794.8 Wil - Gaming : playing safe and playing smart
811 Pre - Zoo doings : animal poems
821 Dah - Revolting rhymes
910.4 Car - Pirates : scourge of the seas
910.91 Den - Titanic sinks!
910.91 Gan - The sinking of the Titanic and other shipwrecks
910.91 Hop - Titanic : voices from the disaster
B Louis - A nation's hope : the story of boxing legend Joe Louis (RICBA)
B Sar - Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade (RICBA)
B Say - Drawing from memory
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cartoon animals : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cartoon cars : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cartoon faces : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cartoon people : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cartoon wildlife : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - 1 - 2 - 3 draw cool cartoon stuff : a step - by - step guide
Drawing Books - How to draw extreme sports
Drawing Books - Telling the story in your graphic novel

Fiction

Ms. Moore's favorite book
of 2012 ... so far.

E War - Won - Ton : a cat tale told in haiku (RICBA)
F App (Series) - The capture
F App - The one and only Ivan
F Bat - Max Finder mystery : collected casebook. Volume 4
F Ben - The Allegra B. Biscotti collection. Book 1
F Buc - The sisters Grimm, book 8 : the inside story
F Buc - A very Grimm guide : inside the world of the Sisters Grim, Everafters, Ferryport Landing, and everything in between
F Car - Floors (RICBA)
F Cre - Hate that cat
F Eag - Knight's castle
F Gow - Amelia rules!. [1], The whole world's crazy
F Hal - Dial M for mongoose
F Hor - Eagle Strike
F Jac - Small as an elephant (RICBA)
F Ler (Series: 39 Clues) - The dead of night
F Mor - The squire's tale
F Pal - Wonder
F Phe - The storm in the barn
F Ryl - The fourth stall
F Ryl - The fourth stall. Part II
F San - Sidekicks (RICBA)
F Smi - Bone. [6], Old Man's Cave
F Tas - My life as a stuntboy (RICBA)
F Tel - Smile
F Wat (Series: 39 Clues) - A king's ransom
F Wee - Pie (RICBA)
 

A Note About "The Hunger Games"

As you can see from our Q3 list of top searches, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is on Halliwell students' minds. I read the book years ago and saw the movie last week, and I can vouch that it's great storytelling that makes you think about freedom, society, and personal responsibility. On the other hand, it's also very violent and geared towards readers older than grades 3-5.

We do not own a copy of The Hunger Games at Halliwell, and we do not plan to purchase one. However, if students have discussed the book with their family, and bring a note to the school library stating that they can handle the themes and graphic scenes, then I can request it from the middle/high school for them.

In the meantime, we DO have Collins' Gregor the Overlander series available for checkout! And "read-alike" lists for younger readers include the Among the Hidden series by Margaret Peterson Haddix, City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

Top Catalog Searches - Q3 2012

1. Amulet
2. the hunger games
3. big nate
4. bone
5. Whats new Cupcake
6. dogs
7. DrSuess
8. justin bieber
9. Mocking bird
10. beatles

We had quite a run on Amulet this quarter; we now have two copies of each book in the series, and they are all almost always on hold. Big Nate has remained on the Top 10, and Bone has jumped back up. Clearly, Halliwell kids love graphic novels! We've added the first book in several other series (Squish, Frankie Pickle, etc.) to the collection and are looking for kids' feedback on which ones to continue buying.

New Books on the Shelves

The following list includes recent award winners, books on topics we know the kids are interested in, graphic novels, and specific student requests.

Nonfiction
133.1 Wal - The mystery of the ghosts of Flight 401 [Book]
333.9 Dru - Energy island : how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world [Book]
398.2 Nap - Treasury of Greek mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters [Book]
398.2 Zel - Rumpelstiltskin [Book]
910.9 Ros - Into the unknown : how great explorers found their way by land, sea, and air [Book]
940.3 Fre - The war to end all wars : World War I [Book]
956.7044 Sou - War in Afghanistan and Iraq : the daily life of the men and women serving in Afghanistan and Iraq [Book]
973.931 Bro - America is under attack [Book]



Fiction
 E Joh - Levi Strauss gets a bright idea : a fairly fabricated story of a pair of pants [Book]
F Avi - The book without words : a fable of medieval magic [Book]
F Hol - Babymouse. [1], Queen of the world! [Book]
F Hol - Babymouse. [2], Our hero [Book]
F Hol - Brave new pond [Book]
F Hol - Squish, Super Amoeba [Book]
F Mcd - Cloudy with a chance of boys [Book]
F Mel - Wildwood [Book]
F Mey - Bloody Jack : being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy [Book]
F Mor - Magic Pickle [Book]
F Nyk - The ElseWhere chronicles. Book one, The shadow door [Book]
F Pil - Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space ... : the third epic novel [Book]
F Pil - Captain Underpants and the perilous plot of Professor Poopypants : the fourth epic novel [Book]
F Rey - Joey Fly, private eye in Big hairy drama [Book]
F Sac - Wayside School is falling down [Book]
F Sel - Smells like treasure [Book]
F Sny - Bigger than a bread box [Book]
F Soo - Jellaby : monster in the city [Book]
F Tor - Cowa! [Book]
F Urb - Hound dog true [Book]
F Urs - Breadcrumbs [Book]
F Wig - Frankie Pickle and the closet of doom [Book]
F Wil - One crazy summer [Book]

New Year, New Additions!

Nonfiction
031.02 Tib - Ripley's believe it or not! : the remarkable--revealed [Book]
133.1 Con - The world's most famous ghosts [Book]
330.973 Hei - The great recession [Book]
338.7 Buc - Pixar : the company and its founders [Book]
338.7 Fir - Nintendo : the company and its founders [Book]
363.25 Ein - Analyzing data in the Jungle Park case [Book]
363.6 Wei - The world's most amazing monuments [Book]
398.4 Jon - The girl's guide to zombies : everything vital about these undead monsters [Book]
512 McM - Learning algebra with pizza [Book]
513.2 McM - Learning about percentages at the mall [Book]
523.48 Tok - Poor Pluto. [Book]
593.5 Sex - The box jellyfish [Book]
597.3 Nuz - Megamouth shark [Book]
618.92 Rau - I know someone with ADHD [Book]
623.89 Wal - Mapping shipwrecks with coordinate planes [Book]
629.133 Irv - Volume and hot air balloons [Book]
636.8 Mat - Exotic cats [Book]
658.1 Jam - Graphing with pets [Book]
725.76 Irv - Perimeter and area at the amusement park [Book]
743 Clu - Drawing speed machines [Book]
743.87 Coo (Drawing) - Drawing fantasy figures [Book]
793.73 Wic - I spy mystery : a book of picture riddles [Book]
796.323 Wal - Understanding angles with basketball [Book]
940.54 Sam - Timeline of World War II. Europe & North Africa [Book]
940.54 Sam - Timeline of World War II. Pacific [Book]
972.94 - The Haitian earthquake of 2010 [Book]
B Cena - John Cena [Book]
B Earhart - Amelia lost : the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart [Book]
B Kinney - Jeff Kinney [Book]
B Swift - Taylor Swift [Book]

Fiction
E Lar - The haunted hamburger and other ghostly stories [Book]
F Ang - Darth Paper strikes back : an Origami Yoda book [Book]
F Buc - The sisters Grimm : the Everafter War [Book]
F Cle - Troublemaker [Book]
F Dan - School of Fear [Book]
F Gan - Dead end in Norvelt [Book]
F Hah - Deep and dark and dangerous : a ghost story [Book]
F Har - Still just Grace [Book]
F Kib - Amulet / Book 2 / The stonekeeper's curse [Book]
F Kib - Amulet. Book four, The last council [Book]
F Kib - Amulet / The Cloud Searchers #3 [Book]
F Kin (Series) - Diary of a wimpy kid : cabin fever [Book]
F Kor - Collision course [Book]
F Kor - S.O.S. [Book]
F Kor - Unsinkable [Book]
F Lai - Inside out & back again [Book]
F Lup - The underdogs [Book]
F Mas - 13 gifts [Book]
F Mor - The adventures of Sir Gawain the True [Book]
F Oco - Sparrow Road [Book]
F Pau - Flat broke : the theory, practice and destructive properties of greed [Book]
F Pen - Clementine and the family meeting [Book]
F Per - When life gives you O.J. [Book]
F Roc - One day and one amazing morning on Orange Street [Book]
F Rus (Series) - Tales from a not-so-fabulous life [Book]
F Rus (Series) - Tales from a not-so-talented pop star [Book]
F Tar - Hurricane Katrina, 2005 [Book]
F Tar - The shark attacks of 1916 [Book]
F Van - Moon over Manifest [Book]
F Wil - One crazy summer [Book]