November 2014 VOL. #3 ISSUE #2

Denton High School

Library Newsletter

“Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.”

~ Sophocles

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WELCOME

JACQUE DRISCOLL!!!

UNT Library Intern - DHS Library

I was born at Holoman AFB,

New Mexico. My father was in the Air Force

and we moved quite often, living in San Anto-

nio, Germany, and Arkansas before I was 12

years old. I attended Calhoun MS, Denton High,

and UNT. I’m a musician, singing in my church

choir and playing French Horn. I was even the

drum major here my senior year! I taught

5th/6th English and reading for 6 years before

moving to England with my Air Force hus-

band. After living there for four years, we

moved back to the DFW area. I’m currently a

Masters student at UNT, getting my degree in

School Librarianship. We have a 3 ½ year old

son named Jack, and two cats, Lucy and Voltron.

You’ll see me in the library a couple days a

week, and I’m happy to help you with whatever

you need.

November Library News!!

Time is really speeding by at DHS. We are

close to celebrating Thanksgiving in a few

weeks! Let us not forget to remember all of

our Veterans this month. Stop by the library

to see our staff who served in the military in

the library showcase. When you see those

staff members in person, please say thank

you for their service to our country!

Research projects have really taken off this

school year! The sophomores are very busy

with their IB MYP Projects, and many other

English classes have begun their research.

Social Studies classes are researching and

creating newspaper articles. It is great to see

all of this happening, especially in the li-

brary!

BIG NEWS:

Many brand new fiction and nonfiction

books have come in recently. Please stop

by and see the latest popular titles!

Library Chromebooks are here! There

are 30 total Chromebooks for classes to

use. Go to the library webpage to make a

reservation to use them in the library!

STOP BY THE LIBRARY TO SIGN

CARDS TO OUR VETERANS TO SAY

THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE!!

We will forward the letters to Active

Veterans all over the world!

“’Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause--and of obstinacy in a bad one.” ~Laurence Sterne

Teen Read Week was a Smashing Success!

Students were engaged in the contest hoping to claim a prize graciously donated by our local

Denton Square businesses: Subway, Barefoot Athletics, Recycled Books, More Fun Comics and

Games, Mellow Mushroom, LSA Burger, Garden Gate, The Chestnut Tree, and Shoe Fly/La Di

Da THANK YOU for all your support!

The prize winners are as follows:

BOOKWORMS: Nathan T. (Prize over 2 lbs of Gummy worms in Lead Crystal Vase)

CANNED BOOKS: Dylan B., Madeline D., James R., Landon K., Katelyn W.

These students won $5 gift card to Recycled Books.

BOOK WARS: Nonfiction - Erin M. ($15 gift Mad World Records)

Fiction - Rachel B. (Book Light)

Graphic Novel: Logan S. (Large Graphic Novel from More Fun Comics and Games)

SCAVANGER HUNT: Shannon C. & Michael T. (Free Subway 6 inch sandwich)

TRIVIA: Sarah C., Sarah S., Lia R., and Grace N. (Free Subway 6 inch sandwich)

SURVEY: Gustavo O., Michael T., Adinawa A., James R., Jackie W., John G., Sarah S., Anabel S., Jackie W.,

Vanessa J., Estefani E., Michael T., Annya M., Raymundo M., Rachael B., Airika J., Tadria S., Ganady S.,

Zakiyyah I., Ethan E. (Misc. Prize)

BOOK COVER WINNERS: Grace N. and Catilyn M.

BOOKMARK WINNERS: Adinawa A, Grayson, and Catilyn M.

FAVORITE TEACHER Per Student Vote: Ms. Covey

Congratulations! You win a $50 Mellow Mushroom Card!

Classes which showed most “BOOK SPRIT” : Ms. Covey and Madam Webb.

YOU WIN A TREAT PARTY for your class!

Students, we are ALL so proud of each and every one of you for taking time to stop in and participate!

Teachers, THANK YOU for encouraging your students to

Read!

“’Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause--and of obstinacy in a bad one.” ~Laurence Sterne

Just arrived – new books!

The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (2nd in The Fifth Wave series); Sci/fi

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (#6 in The Mortal Instruments series); Supernatural

Ruin & Rising by Leith Bardugo (3rd in the Grisha Trilogy); Fantasy

Evertrue by Brodi Ashton (3rd in the Everneath series); Supernatural

Emergent by Rachel Cohn (2nd in the Beta series); Sci/fi

Resist by Sarah Crossan (sequel to Breathe; )Sci/fi

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira; Real life

Plus One by Elizabeth Fama; Romance

Oblivion by Sasha Dawn; Mystery

A Death-struck Year by Makiia Lucier; Historical fiction

BOOK REVIEW!

Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blank-

man

Publisher: Balzer & Bray, imprint of HarperCollins

Copyright: 2014

Genre: Historical Fiction

Gretchen Muller is a teen in 1930s Nazi Germany and

an “honorary niece” of Adolf Hitler. She has grown

up believing that her father sacrificed his life to save

that of Uncle Dolf during Hitler’s unsuccessful at-

tempt to overthrow the German government in 1923.

When a young Jewish journalist reaches out to her

questioning the events of that day, Gretchen begins to

doubt all she’s ever known about her father’s death,

her “Uncle Dolf,” and her life as a German. Her hon-

or and loyalty is severely tested as her relationship

with the journalist grows in this chilling account of

those days in early 1930s Germany. The author deftly

weaves German history and Hitler’s rise to power (as

well as his psychopathic nature) into her debut novel

and hints of a possible sequel. The strong female

protagonist and love story will draw teen girls, and

the historical information will appeal to boys.

BOOK REVIEW!

The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang Illustrated by Sonny Liew

Publisher: First Second

Copyright: 2014

Genre: Graphic novel

Author Yang takes a little known 1940s comic hero tale

and updates it in this exciting superhero story. Based on

The Green Turtle, by Chu Hing, the graphic story is about

Hank Chu, a Chinese American teen in the 1930s, who

becomes a hero in his neighborhood thanks to his mom

and a wish-granting turtle spirit. Hank only desires to live

a quiet life helping his father run his shop. However, his

mom has bigger aspirations for him and makes him a su-

perhero costume. Hank goes along with it for a while, but

doesn’t believe he has what it takes. When his father is

killed by thugs demanding protection money, Hank

changes his mind. He works on his physical prowess and

is inhabited by a Chinese turtle spirit who grants him one

wish – to never be killed by a bullet. Yang takes a good

story and makes it great with his fabulous storytelling. Any young adult who loves good action, great plot, sympathetic

characters, and a bit of mysticism will really like this tale.

BOOK SUGGESTIONS!BOOK SUGGESTIONS!BOOK SUGGESTIONS!

Teen Top 10 During Teen Read Week, teens from across the country had the

opportunity to vote online for their favorite books of the year.

Are your favorites here? Check the list - Teen Top 10:

1. Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell

2. Splintered - A.G. Howard

3. The Rithmatist – Brandon Sanderson

4. The 5th Wave – Rick Yancey

5. Monument 14: Sky on Fire – Emmy Laybourne

6. Earth Girl – Janet Edwards

7. The Testing – Joelle Charbonneau

8. Steelheart – Brandon Sanderson

9. Siege & Storm – Leigh Bardugo

10. The Eye of Minds – James Dashner

Trivia Question of the Month

If you know the answer to the following question, come

by the library and enter your guess for a prize.

In the novel The Fifth Wave, by Rick Yancey, the Others

attack Earth in five waves. Describe what happened to

the inhabitants of Earth during the first four waves.

“Habits form a second nature.” ~Jean Baptiste Lamarck

LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR

October 2014

# of students using a “gold” pass = 446 #of dismiss students in the library = 810

#of IB students using the library = 32

#of students using a lunch pass = 502

Total number of books checked out = 764

Total number of classes in the library = 79

Online reviews You can now post reviews of books you’ve read through

the PAC. See a librarian for more information.

Coming soon - Tayshas List The 2015 Tayshas book list will be revealed sometime

this month. These are the best YA literature reads during

the most recent year. A group of high school librarians

from across the state reads hundreds of books and se-

lects these few as being the best reads. Check back for

displays of the titles.

November Birthdays?!

Come and see Mrs. Gould.

She has a surprise for you!!

Student IDs

Need another ID card for lunch????

Come to the library to purchase an ID

for $3.00. You must have an ID for

the cafeteria!