September 1, 2020

 

Dear Students, Staff, and Families,

     It is a pleasure to be able to share books with you during the 2020 - 2021 school year.  Now more than ever we need stories to connect us and provide us with different perspectives.  We crave information as we attempt to make sense of a world that doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense to us right now. 

    I am making it my mission to ensure you have access to as many opportunities as possible. But I will need your help in making that happen. This school year please add "public library card" to your back to school essential items list. I ask that you make securing and knowing how to log into your public library card account a priority. You can go into the public library to secure a card or apply for a card online here. With a public library card you will have access to OverDrive, Hoopla Digital, Kanopy, and all of the amazing databases at AskRI.org (if your IP address is not instantly recognized as showing your RI resident status). I will try to provide links to all of the places you can find featured titles in digital form. 

I realize that the first post of the school year is coming out two weeks early. But there are just too many books to share with you, and I simply cannot wait any longer!

Wishing you all a healthy and happy school year,

Mrs. Roy

Grime and Punishment (Dogman #9), (2020)

by Dav Pilkey

Displacement, (2020)

by Kiki Hughes

Age 12+

Allies, (2019)

by Alan Gratz

Age 8+ 

eZone ebook

eZone audiobook

Follett ebook

Follett audiobook

The Black Kids, (2020)

by Christina Hammonds Reed

Age 14+

eZone ebook

Five Things About Ava Andrews, (2020)

by Margaret Dilloway

Age 9+

Call Me American: The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant, (2020)

by Abdi Nor Iftin

Age 12+

eZone ebook

 

June 14, 2020

Summer 2020 Edition

Hooray! After this Thursday you have 10 glorious weeks ahead of you to relax and recharge. When you use some of that time to read you become a smarter and better version of you. 

Audiobooks count as reading. It is simply reading with your ears. You have free audiobooks available to you through the Barrington Public Library's eZone and Hoopla Digital platforms as well as our school's RICAT catalog. So plug in your ear buds or AirPods and take that walk or swing in that hammock while listening to a great read. 

Destiny Discover tutorial

EZONE tutorial

Hoopla Digital tutorial

When I Hit the Road, (2020)

by Nancy J. Cavanaugh

Goodreads summary

Ways to Make Sunshine, (2020)

by Renee Watson

Goodreads summary

Here is another book I have posted about before but I think needs more love and attention.

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen, (2018)

by Candace Fleming

Goodreads summary

American as Paneer Pie, (2020)

by Supriya Kelkar

Goodreads summary

Clean Getaway, (2020)

by Nic Stone

Goodreads summary

A Song Below Water, (2020)

by Bethany Morrow

Goodreads summary

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1), (2020)

by Roseanne A. Brown

Goodreads summary

Want to learn more about our country's history? Historical fiction provides us with a great way to access fictional characters' experiences in historical time periods.

One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters #1), (2010)

by Rita Williams-Garcia

Goodreads summary

Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy #1), (2010)

by Deborah Wiles

Goodreads summary

Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy #2), (2014)

by Deborah Wiles

Goodreads summary

Anthem (The Sixties Trilogy #3), (2019)

by Deborah Wiles

Goodreads summary

This one comes out on July 14 so be on the look out!

Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer, (2020)

by Gillian Goerz

Goodreads summary

Trespassers, (2020)

by Breena Bard

Goodreads summary

Stepping Stones (Peapod Farm #1), (2020)

by Lucy Knisley

Goodreads summary

Snapdragon, (2020)

by Kat Leyh

Goodreads summary

The Midwinter Witch (The Witch Boy #3), (2019)

by Molly Ostertag

Goodreads summary

If you loved the incredible historical fiction novel in verse Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood, you will love this one just as much! Yes, I have posted about this book before but it is truly one of my favorites this year and I need you to know about it.

Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship", (2019)

by Deborah Heiligman

Goodreads summary

This next title features 50 children's authors and illustrators answering the question: "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?"

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, (2018)

edited by Wade Hudson

Goodreads summary

This multiple award-winning title provides a memoir in verse about growing up African American in the United States. Jacqueline Woodson's writing is, as always, stunning.

Brown Girl Dreaming, (2014)

by Jacqueline Woodson

Goodreads summary

June 7, 2020

Black Brother, Black Brother, (2020)

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Goodreads summary

This is available in ebook form through EZONE. It is also available as a physical copy through the public library.

Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story, (2020)

by Andrea L. Rogers

Goodreads summary

This is available in ebook form through EZONE. It is also available as a physical copy through the public library.

Rick, (2020)

by Alex Gino

Goodreads summary

This title is available in ebook and audiobook through EZONE. It is also available as a physical copy through the public library.

What Lane? (2020)

by Torrey Maldonado

Goodreads summary

This title is available as a physical copy through the public library.

This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work, (2020)

by Tiffany Jewell

Goodreads summary

This title is available as a physical copy through the public library.