We DO!So, you have gotten into the groove with school and you have a handle on your classes, October can be a great time to take a chance on a book you wouldn’t normally pick from the LRC. I tend to lean toward Science Fiction and Fantasy, but every now and then, I pick up a great historical fiction or realistic fiction and I never regret it. It can be really great to think outside your “go to” box. Here are some great books separated by genre to give you inspiration: Not a realistic fiction reader? Try: Dry by Shusterman A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. Not a science fiction reader? Try: Hard Wired by Vlahos After fifteen-year-old Quinn learns that he is the first fully-aware artificial intelligence, that his entire life is a lie, he feels entirely alone until he bonds with Shea, the real girl behind his virtual crush. Not a fantasy reader? Try: The Cruel Prince by Black Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade. Not a historical fiction reader? Ground Zero by Grantz Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Not a romance reader? Try: Crush by Chmakova Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants? Not a dystopian reader? Try: The Giver by Lowry Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Not a horror reader? Try: The Companion by Alender The other orphans say Margot is lucky. Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family. Lucky to have her own room because she wakes up screaming every night. And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote country estate. But it wasn't luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence at the group home. Margot was handpicked to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, Agatha. Margot's bad dreams may have stopped when she came to live with Agatha - but the real nightmare has just begun. And of course, you can focus on the 2022 Caudill Books! If you read from that list, you are guaranteed to be reading multiple fiction genres as well as some great nonfiction and biographies. The 2021 October Horror Display in the Library! Stop by for a great BOOOOOOk!
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Mrs. ScuderiI have been a school librarian for 8 years. This is my third year at Summit Hill Junior High. Archives
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