Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week September 25-October 10, 2010
Celebrating Your Freedom to Read

Gone by Michael Grant

In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents - unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers - that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...
"Book Synopsis"



Michael Grant weaves a wonderful tale that will have you hooked from the first page.

Finding the Time to Read

This year my hectic schedule has left me little time for reading. My goal is to find a few minutes everyday to read and make book tests for the students. I really enjoy loosing myself in a good book and that is part of my problem. Once I start reading I do not want to stop until I have finished the book.

I would like to thank Pam Buessing and Deb Fischer for their generous donation of books to our library. We have a wonderful selection of books for our students thanks to all of the donations we have received.

Books Donated by Pam Buessing and Deb Fischer
Between the Tides
Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure
The Choice
The Color of Water
Covenant Child
Cross Country
Easy Kanji
Help Yourself
His Name is Ron
Hope Rising
The Hundred Brothers
I am a Soldier, Too
If my Father Loved Me
The Last Storyteller
The Last Summer
Longitudes and Attitudes
Memories of Anne Frank
Milkweed
Mistaken Identity
Mornings on Horseback
Mrs. Dalloway
Petey
Promises to Keep
Remember Me
Saddam: The Face of Evil
Standing Tall
The Thirteenth Tale
The Violent Bear it Away
Wenny has Wings

Fitness DVDs Added to Library

Thanks to funding from the PEP grant we have added fitness DVDs to the library. The following DVDs are now available for checkout.

P90X: Extreme Home Fitness
Pilates: MTV
Pilates for Beginners
Power 90: Fat Burning System
Power 90: Sculpt and Sweat 1-4 & Ab Rippers
Power Yoga: MTV
Power Yoga: Total Body
Punch, Kick, & Jam: Turbo Jam
Scoring Without the Ball: Better Basketball
Slim in 6
Taebo Cardio Circuit 2
Taebo Get Celebrity Fit
The Biggest Loser the Workout 2
Total Body Workout: Bosu Balance Trainer
Ultimate Taebo
Yoga Express Workout: The Firm
10 Minute Trainer: Total Body, Lower Body, and Abs
5 Rocking Workouts
Better 1 on 1 Defense: Better Basketball
Better 1 on 1 Offense: Better Basketball
American Gladiators: Ultimate Workout
Better Ball Handling: Better Basketball
Better Passing: Better Basketball
Better Post Play: Better Basketball
Better Shooting 2: Better Basketball
Bosu Balance Trainer
Bosu Cardio Fusion
Bosu Equilibrium
Bosu Reactive Strength and Power
Bosu Strength and Athletic Conditioning
Bosu Total Sports and Conditioning
Cardio Burn Sculpt
Cardio Core Express
Cardio Dance Blast
Christy Lane's Complete Guide to Party Dances
Darrin's Dance Grooves
Great Body
Hip Hop Abs: Fat Burning Cardio, Ab Sculpt, and Total Workout
Hip Hop Abs: Hips, Buns, & Thighs
Hit the Spot Core Complete: Denise Austin

Synopsis
“Look, Mick,” he said, “you’re going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Those supplements you’re taking? They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. If you’re after serious results, there’s other stuff that produces better results much faster, stuff that a lot of guys in the gym use.” “What other stuff?” “You know what I’m talking about—gym candy.”

Runningback Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking into the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster?
This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring—and often unforgiving—stadium lights.


Great book for reluctant readers.

Five lives were lost in a tragic accident involving a Taylor University van, and one young woman, severely injured and comatose, was rushed to the hospital. Families, faculty, students, and communities grieved their losses and joined in prayer and hope as the one young woman, Laura Van Ryn, fought for her life in a hospital bed. The national news spread the story, and people everywhere shared the grief and the hope.

Five weeks passed for the Cerak family. Believing they had buried their daughter, the Ceraks clung to their faith and worshipped God through their tears, learning to look forward with hope to an eternal reunion with their lovely daughter Whitney. They spent weeks in mourning and grief, slowly moving toward healing.

Five weeks passed for the Van Ryns. Keeping a constant bedside vigil over their precious daughter Laura, they sat and prayed and hoped. They rejoiced at each tiny advance toward recovery. They celebrated each sign of Laura's healing.

And then the shock! "Okay, Laura, I would like you to write your name for me," the occupationaltherapist said. W-H-I-T-N-E-Y.

An event that could be seen as pure tragedy becomes a celebration of life's unfathomable gifts and mysteries.


Warning: This book will move you to tears. You may not want to read it in class.
Many times when something like this happens we are quick to call our attorneys and seek revenge in whatever way possible. The families in this book remind us how faith, love, and compassion will get us through the hard times quicker than hate and revenge. A touching story that will stay with you long after you have read it.