Friday, December 19, 2014

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 . . .

Friday, December 12, 2014

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.”

Friday, December 5, 2014

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!”

Friday, November 28, 2014

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. . .”

Friday, November 21, 2014

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.

Friday, November 14, 2014

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.”

Friday, November 7, 2014

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.”

Friday, October 31, 2014

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 . . .”

Friday, October 24, 2014

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 . . .

Friday, October 17, 2014

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 1st, 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.”

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

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 . . .

Friday, October 3, 2014

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 . . .”

Friday, September 26, 2014

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 . . .”

Friday, September 19, 2014

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 . . .”