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FIC COH

In the wake of her cousin's tragic and sudden death, overweight and introverted seventeen-year-old Miles experiences significant changes in her relationships with her mother and father, her best friend Jamal and his family, and her cousin's father, while gaining insights about herself, both positive and negative.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME

FIC ELL

Sapphire’s murderer could be anywhere, everywhere. I reach for her butterfly inside the pocket of my coat and clutch it tightly in my fist. Something hot rises in my throat as the reality of the situation clarifies itself in peaks and jolts: I’ve got to find him before he finds me. Because if I don’t, I’m going to be next.

THE BUTTERFLY CLUES

FIC GRE

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.

PAPER TOWNS

FIC WHI

When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.

PARANORMALCY

DVD 940.53 MEM

Original footage filmed by crews accompanying Allied troops in 1945 as they entered various Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II. Contains graphic imagery; viewer discretion is advised. Teachers: Be sure to review before using as a curricular supplement.

MEMORY OF THE CAMPS

DVD 822.33 STA

This educational and entertaining, lesson-based learning supplement is written to meet state educational standards. Includes chapters: The life and times of Shakespeare; Shakespeare's Use of Language; Elizabethan Drama; The Importance of Words; Real Life vs. Stage Life.

SHAKESPEARE INTRODUCTION

DVD 624.23 BRO

In 19th century New York, where buildings were no more than five stories tall and transportation meant horse and buggy, engineer John Roebling's soaring and majestic Brooklyn Bridge was nothing short of a technological miracle.

THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

DVD 624.5 BRO

"This award-winning program by filmmaker Ken Burns recaptures the drama, the struggles, and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's Industrial Age. As this fascinating program reveals, it was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions"(from Publisher's website).

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

DVD 822.33 WHY DVD 822.33 SHA

These award-winning films introduce students to Shakespeare and his time. Featuring excerpts from more than 30 Shakespeare films and theatrical productions, they present historical and literary background in an enjoyable way.

(From The National Endowment For the Arts)

WHY SHAKESPEARE? SHAKESPEARE IN OUR TIME

CD 822.33 INT

A special audio program for teachers to enrich the teaching of Shakespeare in the classroom.

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE