Norwalk High School Library
April 2014
Books to Know About
New
Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley - Sixteen-year-old Angie finds herself in her neighborhood with no recollection of her abduction or the three years that have passed since, until alternate personalities start telling her their stories through letters and recordings.
Fiction
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
Non-fiction
Happy, happy, happy: My life and legacy as the Duck Commander by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach - This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.
Google Tool to Know About
Google Add-Ons
Google has added a new feature, Add-Ons, to the Documents and Sheets programs to allow more functionality for users. Just a few of these add-ons include EasyBib, table of contents, charts, graphs, and even an Avery label merge feature. To get started, just open a new document, click on the Add-Ons tab, and then Get Add-Ons. More information is available by watching the video below.
Add-ons for Google Docs & Sheets
Web Tool to Know About
World News Digest
World News Digest is an online database available to Norwalk High School staff and students. This archival record of domestic and international news covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940 and continues to be updated weekly. In addition to articles and primary source documents, biographies and country profiles are also included in this database. World News Digest can be accessed from the Norwalk High School library's homepage. See me for login information.
Other Information to Know About
ABCs of Information Literacy
Check out this easy-to-understand infographic regarding information literacy! And remember - if you need help teaching literacy to students, please contact me!
Norwalk High School Library
Email: joconnor@norwalk.k12.ia.us
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Location: 1201 North Avenue, Norwalk, IA
Phone: (515) 981-4201
Twitter: @JenAOConnor