Books: December 15th - December 19th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“The real story of

Rudolph’s leadership

and our struggle for

fair working conditions.”

                    ~ Blitzen, Reindeer Union Local 691

“A festive twist

on Goldilocks

and the Three Bears.”

The Ghosts of Christmas  
Past . . .

Present . . .

and Future . . .

Books: December 8th - December 12th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Sometimes danger is hard to see . . .

until it’s too late.”

“ You will never

go far in this world,

if you don’t know how

to rescue yourself . . .”

“ Every journey,

no matter how far,

starts with one step.”

Books: December 1st - December 5th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Finishing School:

“Learn to curtsy 

and  throw a knife at the same time.”

Maggie Stiefvater

Tessa Gratton

Brenna Yovanoff:

Short stories

(and revisions)

“MAY

THE VERSE

BE WITH YOU!”

Books: November 24th - November 28th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“ A killer is stalking

Los Angeles – a killer who reenacts 

famous movie murder scenes . . .”

“Heroes, gods, and monsters 

all have a role to play 

in the climactic fulfillment of the prophecy . . .”

A companion volume

to the Divergent Series:

“One choice will free him. . .”

Books: November 17th - November 21st

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Will Cassie be able

to break free

from her mysterious stalker?”

Lex’s uncle,

the Grim Reaper, wants

to teach her

the family business . . .

A love story about

a bygone era

and

Matthew and Diana.

Books: November 10th - November 14th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Anne Frank . . .

Oskar Schindler’s list . . .

Refugees hidden in Italy’s monastery in Assisi . . .

A U.S. medic . . .

A Nazi-trained dog . . .

Can a young soldier teach an old dog new tricks?

“Life in wartime

is a whole new ball game.”

Books: November 3rd - November 7th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Canada’s triumph and tragedy

on the fields of Flanders.”

A Blackfoot Vimy Ridge hero . . .

A suspected murder . . .

A sweat lodge revelation . . .

“Sentenced to death for abandoning his unit,

a soldier recounts the events 

leading up to his arrest.”

Halloween in the Library

Where characters come alive . .

Lucky Leprechaun & Storybook Fairy 

Books: October 27th - October 31st

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“I didn’t read

this book 

soon enough . . .”

“The deadliest

adventure yet

in the series . . .”

“A guide to the

zombies of folklore,

real life, and

pop-culture . . .”

Books: October 20th - October 24th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Before she can rest in peace, Charlotte Usher

must return to the

sight of her tragic death: High School . . .” 

“It’s been months

since the ghost of

Anna Korlov opened

a door to hell in her basement . . .”

Prince Albert . . .

St. Louis . . .

Shell Lake . . .

Batoche . . .

Saskatchewan Library Week

To celebrate Saskatchewan Library Week you are invited to participate in the following contests:

1    The www.mysmhs.ca Bookmark Contest

Get a bookmark from your Period #1 teacher (or the library), listen for the daily digits and collect your candy treat when your digits are announced.

2    Student PowerPoint Slides: Gift Card and Class Prize

Create a PowerPoint slide that promotes a book available in the SMHS library. Email the slide to smhslibrary@pacsd.ca by Friday at 3:30 p.m. Each slide is an entry into a draw for a gift card. As well, the homeroom with the greatest student participation will receive a class treat. During the next few weeks, the student slides will be displayed on the TV’s in the Commons.

3    Saskatchewan Library Week: Book Spine Poetry Contest 
 Book spine poetry is a free verse poem that is composed by using the titles written on the spines of books and stacking the books on top of each other. Come into the library, create a poem with books, take a photo of the books and submit your entry! 
More details are available at http://bookspinepoetrycontest.wordpress.com/  
(Deadline November 1^st, 2014)

Books: October 14th - October 17th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Vampires . . .

Waiting . . .

Now their time

has come . . .”

“Shadow Falls . . .

a camp for teens

with paranormal powers . . .”

“Imagine a place

where the dead

rest like books

on a shelf.”

Books: October 6th - October 10th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Magical dust  . . .

so powerful that it can

heal the earth,

yet smother the soul of those who crave it.

“They weren’t supposed to meet:

she lives in 1995 Chicago and

he lives in 2012

San Francisco . . .”

A mother . . .

A foster mother . . .

A runaway boy . . .

The Calgary Zoo . . .

Books: September 29th - October 3rd

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“choices we make . . .

 accidents that happen . . . and the happiness

we can find when the two intersect . . .”

“Love can be a trouble word 

for some people.”

“In the not-too-distant future, 

killer storms and massive tornadoes

are a part of daily life . . .”

Books: September 22nd - September 26th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Origami Yoda and the Rebel Alliance

                    vs

              Fun Time

“Everyone’s sorry . . . 

But no one can explain why . . .”

“Read it now . . . 

and think about it forever . . .”

Books: September 15th - September 19th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“In a few hours . . .

Mister Death

will make his move . . .”

“Imagine a place where the dead

rest on shelves

like books . . .”

“They don’t

want you to know 

the truth . . .”