Rachael M. Ali Library

Let's talk about why it is okay to walk away from a book. I will probably come back to this book at some point. For whatever reason, I am just not in the mood for this story right now.

That is okay. When you are selecting books to read for pleasure it is okay to start, stop, change your mind, move on, or come back later. Sometimes I get mad or upset with a character and walk away for a while. So, for now, I am not going to be reading this story. I have enjoyed her other books so I think that it just not what I need right now.

Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis works in finance and owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life together. That same day, Vincent's half-brother, Paul, scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: "Why don't you swallow broken glass." Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. Thirteen years later Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Weaving together the lives of these characters, The Glass Hotel moves between the ship, the skyscrapers of Manhattan, and the wilderness of northern Vancouver Island, painting a breathtaking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts.

From Goodreads

After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still in good health. A big celebration is in the works for his 100th birthday, but Allan really isn’t interested (and he’d like a bit more control over his alcohol consumption), so he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey. It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: he has not only witnessed some of the most important events of the 20th century, but actually played a key role in them. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world.

From Goodreads.

The British Museum

History Connected is an interactive timeline from the British Museum.

I created three google slide planners for you to use. Just go to the library topics page and find the board for google templates.

1. Weekly planner

2. Subject planner

3. A-day planner (this includes the times for classes)

Each planner has a slide or a place for you to list your teacher contact, and other information. (zoom codes, textbook codes, or website logins). Copy the google slides to your drive and customize it. I hope that this can help you stay on top of your work.