The moment-by-moment suspense of big time game integrated with commentary of NCAA brings complexity to what is perceived as a rather simple game.
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In a fictional account, Paul Volponi chronicles the lives of four basketball players during the months and days leading to the pinnacle of their athletic careers-the NCAA final four epic battle between the Cinderella Trojans from Troy, Alabama and Goliath Michigan State Spartans.
The moment-by-moment suspense of big time game integrated with commentary of NCAA brings complexity to what is perceived as a rather simple game. Image from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11699202-the-final-four
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Ron Suskind chronicles Cedric Jennings' journey in urban Washington D.C. neighborhood through his sophomore year at Brown University. As a young African American man, Cedric overcame incredible odds to earn a college degree from an Ivy League College. Suskind opens up discussions on the ways poverty, incarceration, violent neighborhoods, and dysfunctional schools hinder the possibilities for many African Americans. Take a look at my in-depth Capzle on this thought provoking non fiction work
http://www.capzles.com/5340a471-7199-4e71-b26a-4ee33f3c2689 Image located at http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/69559.A_Hope_in_the_Unseen What would America be like if our basic Constitutional rights were lost? Radley returns home from serving in a children's home from Haiti when all hell breaks loose following the assassination of the new president of the American People's Party. Radley can't access money since credit cards are seized. Her parents are no where to found. Since the police are imprisoning political opponents like them, Radley fears the worst. Radley must depend on survival skills she never knew she had when fleeing to Canada. Her chances improve after meeting a runaway Celia on the road. If only they can make across the border and find her parents, everything will be okay.
Hesse shapes fantasy close to reality is this suspenseful & tear jerking journey. Image located http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/13493462-safekeeping At each of my respected school libraries, Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games series is the rage. The books simply fly off the shelves. What are other comperable titles either for those waiting for library book returns or searching for something else? Recently, I came across this amazing visual display from a Pinterest search. It's hyperlinked from Busy Brunettes.com. The ladies justify their reasons for placing these works as the next dystopic work in line. I agree with some of their selections, but not others. Check out thsee titles and decide for yourself.
Image and Website location http://2busybrunettes.com/2012/03/23/25-series-to-read-if-you-love-the-hunger-games/ Meghan Chase, a poorer & less than refined girl, is considered a social outcast at her Portland high school. Her only friend Robbie also behaves rather strangely. However, Megahn's life drastically changes after strange forces kidnap her younger brother Ethan. Meghan becomes transported to the land of Oberon and his queen Titania from Midsummer Night's Dream with her old friend Robbie turning out to be Robin Goodfellow, Puck. In her quest to find Ethan, Meghan faces dangers in distant faery lands along with Puck, Grimalkin (the Cat), and Prince Ash, son of Oberon's chief rival Queen Mab. Meghan becomes permanently bound to promises she makes to survive the epic journey. If you experienced a pleasant literary escape through Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and Princess Bride, you will enjoy the opening book of this fantasy series.
Image from Good Reads At sixteen, Beatrice and her brother Caleb must select one of five factions, representing a different group to join: Amity (Peace), Candor (Honest), Erudite (Intelligence), Dauntless (Courage), or their family's Abnegation (Selflessness). If Beatrice or Caleb choose another unit , they will likely be permanently separated from their entire family. Before making the final decision, Beatrice and Caleb complete a simulated examination designed to reveal societal characteristics. Beatrice endures inner conflicts even after making her decision to join Dauntless. Iscolated from her family, Beatrice, who now calls herself Tris, must survive a grueling initiation process testing her physical strength and mental toughness beyond her imagination. If Tris doesn't rank high enough, she will become Factionless, a fate she considers worse than death. During this process, Tris remains silent over her conflicting test results and attraction for group leader Four. As Tris accepts the truth of being Divergent (exhibiting personality traits beyond one faction), she uncovers the society power struggle posing dangers for herself, family, new friends, and the boy she loves. This page turner will appeal to those seeking a new series after Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games trilogy.
Image from Good Reads The overwhelming majority of people who view this site are well aware of Hitler's brutality towards the Jews in World War II. However, Joesph Stalin was just as despised by just as many, particularly those in the Baltic regions and countries near the former Soviet Union. Ruta Sepetys brings Stalin's crimes to light in a gripping YA historical fiction account titled Between the shades of gray
Many will see connections to Septety's main character to the Holocaust. The conditions of the Siberian prisons resemble those of Aushwitz. Sepety's characterization of main character Lina strongly resemble Anne Frank. For me, I gained a better appreciation of the perspective of my own Finnish relatives through this harrowing tale. Many Finns, like those from Estonia, Lativia, and Lithuania also suffered under Stalin's reign of terror. Watch the following clip of Ruta Septetys' interview for greater understanding. Image located at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7824322-between-shades-of-gray Are still searching for the book for the next report that you want to read & your teacher will allow? Besides looking at Ms. Geltch YA Literature http://gelyalit.yolasite.com/ for possibilites , you may find ideas from an assignments I had my CHS library TAs complete. They created a multimedia display from an award winning book. I defined "award" as either having won a literary prize like the Newberry Award or one which received strong reviews from book critics. This task bridged the gap between student interest & teacher goals. Feel free to view these student samples.
Monster Animoto Video by Aaron Martinez http://animoto.com/play/51Zj6yYLzMxJ1gmC8boYJQ *Dead and the gone Glog by Adan Rodriguez http://adan14.glogster.com/adan-rodriguez-dead-and-the-gone/ *Monster Glog by Romel Salgado http://banks80.glogster.com/romel-salgado-monster *Hunger games Animoto Video by Claudia Bautista http://animoto.com/play/bOdasWZBgxuJ6yk09JKP0w *Dante's inferno Glog by Brandon Jones http://libraryprojectchs.glogster.com/school-project/ *Eyes of the world Animoto Video by Matthew Oberlies http://animoto.com/play/frwVUAcer3jqc5f11K21Hg *Candy Animoto Video by Alex Miller http://animoto.com/play/mcC6a48ntkje017YApN5oA *Enrique's journey Glog by Ms. Geltch http://youthadvocate.glogster.com/enriques-journey/ Image located at http://www.tullyschools.org/tfiles/folder218/clip_art_library_books.jpg The University of Albany selected "Looking Back, Moving Forward" as a mantra for their Women's studies program. This seem appropriate given the titles these CHS library TAs selected for their book trailers in commemoration of Women's History Month.
Kassandra A. One of those hideous books where the mother dies by Sonya Sones http://kassi123.glogster.com/-a-book-on-mothers-death/ Leticia C. It happened to Nancy edited by Beatrice Sparks http://voicethread.com/share/1790163/ Richard G. The notebook by Nicholas Sparks http://voicethread.com/share/1727589/ Jeanette O. Sold by Patricia McCormick http://animoto.com/play/Y1S01fMhGHpFpnFLrFpE3A Ms. Geltch. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson http://animoto.com/play/brjx0SaAxxnfR0DzD73v6g Image located at http://www.albany.edu/wstudent_conference/janus_small.jpg These CHS library TAs created meaningful multimedia book trailers in lieu of Black History month. These African American authors commented on important social issues all Americans must address.
Carlos P-The autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Hailey (presentation in progress) Sterling P-Just another hero by Sharon Draper http://sterlingsinc7.glogster.com/false/ Cesar R-You don't even know me by Sharon Flake http://animoto.com/play/gatWGqCcWnIwcQwKwfvrxg Jerry O-Tears of a tiger by Sharon Draper http://animoto.com/play/uesItmVoIilncrR01oYQpg Ms. Geltch- Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes http://youthadvocate.glogster.com/false/ Image from http://thessaloniki.usconsulate.gov/uploads/Nh/3l/Nh3ljJ8hVx2fpsPXUcnjDw/mlkbhm.jpg |
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