Vixen, first in a new series–read it first!
October 8th, 2010
Get your own copy of VIXEN (two months before it’s released in December!) and meet author Jillian Larkin.
7th and 8th graders, stop by the library and sign up now if you would like to meet author Jillian Larkin on Monday, October 18. You’ll get your OWN copy of Vixen, the first book in The Flappers series, before it is published. Talk to Ms. Amster-Burton for more information.
What is VIXEN? Read on…
Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . It’s a dangerous combination.
Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun . . . or are they?
Clara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch—but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden. . . .
Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone’s going to be very sorry. . . .
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . when anything goes.
It’s a mystery
September 30th, 2010Edgar Award (Mystery Writers of America)
Search for winners in the Best Young Adult category.
Guess Again: Mystery and Suspense! (YALSA Popular Paperbacks list)
Mysteries (Teen Booklists, Seattle Public Library)
Adult Mysteries for Teens (YALSA Popular Paperbacks list)
Case Closed (good mysteries from Booklist magazine)
Mysterious Life(four good mysteries from NYPL blog)
Games
September 8th, 2010You can play these educational games on the library computers during lunch. If you want to recommend additional educational games for this list, please add a comment. Include your full name (which will not be published) for Ms. Amster-Burton. All suggestions will be considered and added to this list if approved.
Free Rice
Vocabulary and more
More games from Sheppard Software
Planet 10
Interactive solar system
Cool Math 4 Kids
Math games
Enduring Cultures resources (Ms. Lockenvitz)
June 2nd, 2010World Book Encyclopedia Online http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home (requires password at home; get this from librarian)
Ancient Civilizations for Kids http://www.kathimitchell.com/ancivil.html
Kidipede – History and Science for Middle School Kidshttp://www.historyforkids.org
British Museum
http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures.aspx
Civil Rights in Seattle (Ms. Lockenvitz)
June 2nd, 2010Oral Histories of Civil Rights Activists from the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
The Gun Control Debate (Mrs. Cohen)
March 17th, 2010Visit the SPS Online Resources page and use these:
World Book: Look up Gun Control in World Book Student. Useful overview of the debate over gun control in the U.S.
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies (link on the upper right under CultureGrams) Use this to find articles!
Newspaper and Magazines: use eLibrary or Proquest to find articles.
Mesopotamia (Ms. Lockenvitz)
March 4th, 2010Encyclopedias
Grolier Online Passport: New Book of Knowledge Detailed article on Mesopotamia
World Book Encyclopedia Go to World Book Student and read articles about Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Assyria.
Daily Life Online Click on Browse by Title on the left, then find Daily Life in Mesopotamia
Websites
Life in Mesopotamia Why is Ancient Mesopotamia considered the cradle of civilization? Find out here. (University of Chicago)
Mesopotamia (British Museum)
Periodic Table (8th Grade Science)
January 28th, 2010Reading Marathon
December 4th, 2009Reading Marathon is this Saturday!
What is the Reading Marathon?
• An annual competition between three middle schools (Aki Kurose, Mercer, and Washington) sponsored by The Seattle Public Library.
• Students and staff from the three schools can visit any of three library branches (Columbia, Douglass-Truth, or Rainier Beach) any time between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm on Saturday, December 5, 2009.
• Participants will log in and out of the program in the library meeting rooms so we can keep track of how much time is spent reading. There will be pizza, other snacks, and prizes in between reading sessions.
• The school with the most hours of reading (after adjusting for school size) wins a dance party with a DJ from KUBE 93.
The Reading Marathon is a fun, relaxed event with lots of great reading material provided by Seattle Public Library. Students can read for ANY amount of time—fifteen minutes, or all six hours. While only student and staff hours will be counted for the total, parents/guardians/family members are welcome to join in the reading.
And the winning school wins a dance! Will Washington beat Aki and Mercer? Only if readers show up on Saturday. Hope to see you there.