What's New In The Library: 4 December 2010 - 17 December 2010

Hello ladies.

We've had a number of new additions to the library collection over the past few weeks. Please stop by and browse or check one out to take home!

Books


Awakening the Energies of Love by Anne Hillman 


Black Elk Speaks: being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk


Call to Love: in the rose garden with Rumi by Jelauddin Rumi 


The Celtic Vision: prayers, blessings, songs and invocations from the Gaelic tradition edited by Esther de Waal 


The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk 


From Pocahontas to Power Suits: everything you need to know about women's history in America by Kay Mills


The Power of Now: a guide to spiritual enlightenment  by Eckhart Tolle


Rainbow Tribe: ordinary people journeying on the red road by Ed McGaa


So Many Kinds of Love by Dean Walley 


Sports and Athletes by Christine Watkins 


Sun Dancing: a medieval vision by Geoffrey Moorhouse 


The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss


There is a Season by Joan Chittister 

Periodicals 

America: the national Catholic weekly (November 29, 2010)


Dance Teacher (December 2010)


InStyle (January 2011)


Newsweek (December 20, 2010)


U.S. Catholic (January 2011)

Sarah Dessen

Hello ladies.

As I feature Sarah Dessen and her books this month, I wanted to share an short video with you. In this clip, Dessen talks to young women about growing up with her books and discusses her online relationship with her fans which she manages through her blog and website. View the video below to see what other Dessen fans have to say about her books and browse through Dessen's website to learn more.

New in the Library: 29 November - 3 December, 2010

Hello ladies.

Here's a look at what's new in the library this week:

Books


Anime 
by Hal Marcovitz 
Examines the history of anime, explores its popularity in America, looks at the role of women in Japanese animation, and discusses the messages of the art. -TitlePeek 


Ice Hockey (Science Behind Sports) 
by Anne Wallace Sharp

Explores the scientific principles behind ice hockey, discussing the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical issues, and the causes and treatment of ice hockey injuries, as well as providing information on the sport's origins, history, rules, and development. -TitlePeek 


The Nez Perce 
by Nancy Bonvillian 
Explores the history and culture of the Nez Perce Indians.




Periodicals

Dance Magazine: December 2010


National Catholic Reporter: November 26, 2010


Newsweek : December 6, 2010








Happy Reading, 
Miss Kenny

December's Featured Author: Sarah Dessen

Hello ladies!

For the month of December I will be featuring Sarah Dessen and her novels both on my blog and in the library.  There is a display up in the library featuring available titles by Dessen. These titles include:

• Dreamland
• Lock and Key
• This Lullaby
• The Truth About Forever

While Dessen is being featured, I will be providing links Dessen related information on the Internet. Because Dessen has so many dedicated fans, there is a lot of interesting information out there!

Why not get started with this month of Dessen by visiting Sarah-land and browsing around?

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

New Fiction Has Arrived!

Hello ladies.

We have been waiting patiently here in the library for our new fiction to arrive and the wait is finally over! We received a number of new fiction titles by some of your favorite authors. Stop by and check one out!

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

"In a far-future United States, a cruel Capitol keeps order by demanding an annual tribute for its Hunger Games, in which two contestants, a boy and a girl, are chosen by lottery from each of 12 districts to fight to the death in an event televised from an arena. Katniss Everdeen lives in what used to be Appalachia and is now called the Seam-a dirt-poor district without much hope of success in the games. Katniss volunteers in her sister's place and may just have the smarts to win. Then Peeta, the soft baker's son chosen from her same district, does something surprising. He declares his undying affection for Katniss just before they enter the arena. Is there room for friendship, loyalty, or even love when survival is on the line?"
Library Journal Review

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen 

 "Ruby is used to taking care of herself. But now she's living in a fancy new house with her sister Cora -- a sister she hasn't seen in ten years -- and her husband Jamie -- creator of one of the most popular online networking sites. She's attending private school, wearing new clothes, and for the first time, feels the promise of a future that include college and her family. So why is she so wary? And what is Nate -- the adorable and good-hearted boy next door -- hiding behind his genial nature? As Ruby starts to see, there's a big difference between being given help, and being able to accept it. And sometimes, in order to save yourself, you've got to reach out to someone else."
TitlePeek Summary


 

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

"For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf - her wolf - is a haunting presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human -- until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears and the temperature drops, Sam must fight to stay human or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever."
TitlePeek Summary

 The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

"Macy's summer stretches before her, carefully planned and outlined. She will spend her days sitting at the library information desk. She will spend her evenings studying for the SATs. Spare time will be used to help her obsessive mother prepare for the big opening of the townhouse section of her luxury development.But Macy's plans don't anticipate a surprising and chaotic job with Wish Catering, a motley crew of new friends, or ...Wes. Tattooed, artistic, anything-but-expected Wes. He doesn't fit Macy's life at all -- so why does she feel so comfortable with him? So...happy? What is it about him that makes her let down her guard and finally talk about how much she misses her father, who died before her eyes the year before?"
TitlePeek Summary

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson


"Tyler Miller was a socially invisible nerd (Your average piece of drywall who spent too much time playing computer games ) before he sprayed some attention-getting graffiti and became a legend. Sentenced to a summer of physical labor, he enters his senior year with new muscles that attract popular Bethany Millbury, whose father is Tyler's dad's boss. On probation for his graffiti stunt, Tyler struggles to balance his consuming crush with pressure that comes from schoolwork and his explosive father..."
Booklist Review



Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

What's New in the Library: 15 November 2010 - 24 October 2010

Hello ladies.

We have a number of new books and periodicals that have been added to our library this week. Please feel free to browse through them during a free period in the library or check one out and take it home.


New this Week

Books
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Life of Thomas Moore by Peter Ackroyd
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson




Periodicals

America: the national Catholic weekly November 15, 2010
The Atlantic December 2010
Dance Spirit Magazine December 2010
InStyle December 2010
National Catholic Reporter November 12, 2010
Natural Health December/January 2011
Newsweek November 22, 2010
Smithsonian December 2010
Teen Vogue December/January 2010
US Catholic December 2010

DVDs
The Crucible starring Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis

Mini Shakespeare Display

Hello ladies.

In preparation for the Good Fountain Players' performance of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) we have put up a mini-display of Shakespeare related books.Many of the titles included relate to Elizabethan drama and the world of Shakespeare. Please feel free to stop by and browse these titles.

Don't forget to come see your classmates perform The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) this weekend. Showtimes are: 

Friday, November 19 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 pm

Sunday, November 21 at 2:00 pm

 

Happy Reading, 

Miss Kenny

What's New in the Library? : 8 November 2010 - 12 November 2010

Hello ladies.

A lot of new materials arrived in the library this week, including nonfiction titles and periodicals.  We also have a new Sports and Athletes display up in addition to our ongoing Fabulous Fontbonne Fiction display. Keep reading for more information about what's going on this week in the library.

New Books 

Chinua Achebe's Thing's Fall Apart: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations 

Achebe, Chinua - Things Fall Apart; Igbo (African people) in literature; Nigeria - in literature

The Choctaw by John P. Bowes 

Choctaw Indians - history; Choctaw Indians

The Comanche by T. Jensen Lacey 

Comanche Indians - social life and customs; Comanche Indians - history  

Iran by Heather Lehr Wagner 

Iran

The Iroquois by Bruce E. Johansen 

Iroquois Indians

Sports in America: 1900-1919 by James Buckley Jr. & John Walters *

Sports - United States history - 20th century ; Sports history; Sports

Sports in America: 1920-1939 by James Buckley Jr. & John Walters *

Sports - United States history - 20th century ; Sports history; Sports

Sports in America: 1980-1989 by Michael Tietelbaum *

Sports - United States history - 20th century ; Sports history; Sports 

Sports in America: 1990-1999 by Bob Woods *

Sports - United States history - 20th century ; Sports history; Sports

Sports in America: 200-2009 by Jim Gigliotti & John Walters * 

Sports - United States history - 20th century ; Sports history; Sports

Toni Morrison's Beloved: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations

Morrison, Toni, Beloved, Historical fiction - American 

Winning Basketball for Girls by Faye Young Miller * 

Basketball for girls; Basketball for women; Basketball

Winning Soccer for Girls by Deborah W. Crisfield *

Soccer for women; soccer; girls

Winning Softball for Girls by  Mark Gola  * 

Softball for women; softball

Winning Track and Field for Girls by Ed Housewright * 

Track and field for women; girls; track and field

Winning Volleyball for Girls by Deborah Crisfield & John Monteleone *

Volleyball for women; Volleyball

Women in Islam  by Diane Andrews Henningfield 

Muslim women; Women -religious aspects; Muslim women - conduct

Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations

Hurston, Zora Neale; African American women in literature

** For titles marked with "*" at the end, you can find more information by clicking here.**

New Periodicals

Dance Teacher, November 2010

-Fall Costume Preview

-Maurice Bejart: Ballet's Rock Star Choreographer 

-Chan Hon Goh

-Stamina Building Exercises




Newsweek, November 15, 2010
-Red State Revival 
-Haiti
-Thriving Industries in the Recession  


New Display: Sports and Athletes

Our two new sports series, Winning for Girls and Sports in America, are now on display in the library. Stop by and browse them all or check one out to bring home.

Attention All Athletes and Sports Fans

Hello ladies.

For those of you who are athletes or sports fans we have two new series of sports titles that have just been added to the library and may be of interest to you. Please feel free to stop by the library and browse through them during your free period or check one out to bring it home. Here is a little bit more information about these great new additions to the Fontbonne Library...

The Sports in America Series

This series presents a year by year account of the major milestones and events in sports history. The Fontbonne Library now owns the following titles in the series:

• 1900-1919
• 1920-1939
• 1980-1989
• 1990-1999
• 2000-2009

The Winning for Girls Series

This series provides wonderfully illustrated guides and descriptions of all of the rules, regulations, and techniques of some of your favorite athletic activities. The Fontbonne Library owns the following titles in the series:

• Winning Basketball for Girls
• Winning Soccer for Girls
• Winning Softball for Girls
• Winning Track and Field for Girls
• Winning Volleyball for Girls

For more information on any of these titles, stop by the library or use the TitlePeek feature (by clicking on the cover image of the book) in our catalog.

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

Expanded Fiction Display

Hello ladies.

We have expanded our Fabulous Fontbonne Fiction display to include more great fiction titles. 

• Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
• Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult
• Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
• Pop Princess by Rachel Cohn
• Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
• Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg

Coming Soon  

New popular fiction titles by some of your favorite authors including Sarah Dessen, Laurie Halse Anderson and Suzanne Collins.  

New This Week: 25 October - 29 October

Hello ladies.

We have a number of new periodicals in the library this week. Stop by and check one out! Periodicals can be borrowed for one week at a time.

America: the national Catholic weekly October 25, 2010

-Eboo Patel on countering religious prejudice

-A Catholic Lobbyist


The Atlantic November 2010

-How the Web is Killing Truth 

-Brave Thinkers 2010

Dance Magazine November 2010 -Giving Thanks: remembering mentors
-Dancing Through Pain
-Lost and Found: teaching the art of character dance

National Catholic Reporter October 29, 2010
-Cultivating Unity: Rwandan sisters honored for courage, service, dedication to peace
-Urban Monk Works to See 'the Church We Dream of"

Newsweek October 25, 2010 

-10 Big Green Ideas, from Hamburgers to Lightbulbs
-25 Greenest Companies in the World

Newsweek November 1, 2010 

-Change is Coming...again
-The New Bin Laden
-Privacy is Dead: what you can learn about a person from an e-mail address 

Smithsonian November 2010 

-Bull Sessions: male elephants aren't the loners we thought 

-Little Bighorn: the Indian perspective

-Show Time: spotlight on the Apollo Theater

New This Week: 18 October - 22 October

Hello ladies.

We have a number of new additions to the library's collection this week. Please stop by and check one out.

Books

Cool Salsa: bilingual poems about growing up Latina in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson 

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life.(TitlePeek Summary)

Maya Civilization by Charles and Linda George 

Offers an introduction to the Maya civilization, explaining how archaeological finds have helped researchers learn more about the Mayan people, their culture, language, and way of life. (TitlePeek Summary) 

 

Medical Imaging by Harry Levine III

Examines the discovery and development of diagnostic imaging technologies, explaining how they work and exploring issues such as rising costs, ethical and legal concerns, and the controversy regarding the 2009 mammography guidelines.(TitlePeek Summary)

Periodicals

Dance Spirit, November 2010

-Lauren Froderman: So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Champ 

-Dishing with Glee's Dancemaker 

-Inside the Footloose audition 

InStyle November 2010

-Rachel McAdams

-Fall Fashion 

-Best Online Shopping

Teen Vogue, November 2010

-Lauren Conrad on her new reality show

-Cute looks for less 

-Fall Fashion

  

US Catholic November 2010

-Fair Trade 

-How to Care for the Dying

-Gifts that Matter

Fabulous Fontbonne Fiction

           “Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more 

             important, it finds homes for us everywhere.” - Jean Rhys

 Hello ladies!

We have a new display up in the library made up of  great fiction. The books included provide great ways to get lost in a book and forget reality for awhile and range in topic from time travel to high school basketball. The titles included in our display are:

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos 

Topics: Illegal Immigrants, 9/11, High School, Bangladeshi Americans

City of Thieves by David Benioff 

Topics: Reminiscing in Old Age, Saint Petersburg Siege, 1940's Russia, Families

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Topics: Autism, Mystery, Savants

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen 

Topics: Dating Violence, Runaways, Sisters

The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank 
Topics: Social Customs, Searching for Love, Life Choices, Contemporary Woman

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Topics: Boarding School, 19th century England, Coming of Age

The Hoopster by Alan Lawerence Sitomer 

Topics: Basketball, High School, Racial Tension

Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Topics: Teen Mothers, Life Changes, Poverty

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 

Topics: Adoption, Down Syndrome, Separated Twins

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin 

Topics: Nannies, Wealthy Lifestyles, College Students, Social Climbing

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 

Topics: Female Friendship, Chinese Women, Footbinding, Reminiscing in old age 

Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl by Kate McCafferty 
Topics: Kidnapping, White Slavery, 17th Century 

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen 

Topics: Teenage Girls, Mothers and Daughters, Musicians, Reluctant Love


The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 
Topics: Time Travel, Fantasy Fiction, Art Students


More information on all of these titles can be found in the  Fontbonne Library Catalog or you can stop by the library and browse the display.


Happy Reading, 
Miss Kenny


 

New In The Library This Week: 11 October - 15 October

Hello ladies!

We have a number of new periodicals in the library this week. Please stop by and check one out. You can borrow periodicals for one week at a time and renewing can be done easily by sending an email or a quick stop by the library.

Periodicals

America: the national Catholic weekly October 11, 2010

-Christians in the Middle East: dialogue, refugees and peace

-Problems Facing the Churches of the Middle East


Black Enterprise October 2010

-Marvelous Money Makeovers: how they did it and you can too

-Troubled Waters: the oil leak was stopped, but the taint remains for the Gulf's struggling black-owned businesses 

Dance Teacher October 2010

-Inspiring Confidence with Mandy Moore and Tyce Diorio
-Interview with Brian Friedman 
-Partnering Protocol

Natural Health November 2010

-Boosting Your Brain Power
-Like a Prayer: how a food writer got in touch with her spiritual side
-Mastering the Art of Gratitude 

Newsweek October 18, 2010
-The New Oil: should water be privatized?  

-An Offer They Wouldn't Refuse:  how one school district lured top principals to save its failing schools 

-The World's Their Oyster: young Chinese see only opportunity 

Principal Leadership October 2010

-Caught in the Middle: disciplining students with disabilities

-Supporting Students in Foster Care

-Data as a Social Justice Tool 

Displays  

We have a new display up in the library featuring books about genocide. The books included in this display relate to the upcoming lecture by a Sudanese survivor which is taking place on October 19th in the Fontbonne auditorium at 2:30pm.

Happy Reading, 

Miss Kenny

Genocide

In order to help you prepare for the upcoming lecture from a Sudanese survivor of genocide, we have put together a display of books relating to genocide in the Fontbonne library.

Our display includes:

• Darfur: a short history of a long war by Julie Flint and Axel de Waal 
• Darfur: the ambiguous genocide by Gerard Prunier 
• Darfur Diaries: stories of survival by Jen Marlowe 
• Encyclopedia of Genocide edited by Israel Charny
• Holocausts in Other Lands by Stuart Kallen
• A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah 
• Machete Season: the killers in Rwanda speak by Jean Hatzfield
• They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky by Alephonsion, Benson and Benjamin Deng
• The Rwanda Genocide by Christina Fisanick 
• Walking on Fire: Haitian women's stories of survival and resistance by Beverly Bell 
• We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: stories from Rwanda by Phillip Gourevitch 

Please stop by the library to browse our display or check one of these books out!
 

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

New In The Library This Week: 4 October - 8 October, 2010

Hello ladies!

We have a number of new additions to the Fontbonne Library this week including new fiction, nonfiction and periodicals. Stop by and check one out!

Books 

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

"The story of young John Grady Cole, the last of a long line of Texas ranchers, who, along with two companions, sets off on an idyllic, sometimes comic adventure, to a place where dreams are paid for in blood." (TitlePeek Summary)

City of Thieves by David Beinoff

"Seventeen-year-old Lev Beniov, having been arrested for looting the corpse of a German paratrooper, is given the opportunity to be released from jail if he, along with a soldier imprisoned for desertion, can secure twelve eggs to be used in the colonel's daughter's wedding cake by traversing the dangerous streets of Leningrad." (TitlePeek Summary) 

Daisy Miller by Henry James  

"Daisy Miller, an innocent yet bold American girl, runs afoul of the European code of conduct at the turn of the twentieth century." (TitlePeek Summary)
 

For One More Day  by Mitch Albom

"After years of drinking, being rejected by his wife and daughter, and a suicide attempt, ex-baseball star Charley Benetto returns to his childhood home where he encounters the ghost of his mother, who tells him family secrets and guides him in making his life better." (TitlePeek Summary)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

"Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics." (TitlePeek Review) 

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 
Rated ****/5 stars by 23 Fontbonne students!  Here are some of their comments: 

"I loved this novel so much. Lily has an amazing and suspenseful journey throughout the entire book. It's hard to put the book down until the very end!!"

"the secret life of bees is an invigorating book about love, worlds trouble, and racism and its all from the point of view of a 13 year old girl!"

"I thought this book was beyond awesome!! I saw the movie and i loved how it stayed really close to the book!! Lets have a sequel!! :)"

Periodicals 

America: The National Catholic Weekly October 4, 2010

-Appalachia's Wounds: the injustice of mountaintop removal 
-Fall Books Review 
-Urban Renewal

Dance Magazine October 2010

-Boston Ballet's Next Chapter 
-Costumes: Glam & Goth 
-The Joffrey Ballet's Victoria Jaiani

Educational Leadership October 2010

-Cell Phones as Teaching Tools 
-Faces of Autism
-Interventions That Work 

Newsweek October 11, 2010

-Attack of the Droids: Google, Apple and the Battle for the Future of Computing 
-From Lockers to Lockup: Should we treat school bullies as criminals? 
-The Remaking of Martha Stewart

Rudolfo Anaya on Heritage, Inspiration and Bless Me Ultima

Hello ladies!

While we head into the second half of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), I'd like to share another author interview with you.  I'm sure that many of you have read or heard of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me Ultima (included in our Hispanic Heritage Month display). In this interview, Anaya talks about how his heritage influenced the writing of Bless Me Ultima and gives an explanation striking in similarity to the snippet below of Sandra Cisneros.






Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

A quick followup:

Don't forget that it is still Banned Books Week!   Bless Me Ultima caused a great controversy when it was banned from Norwood, Colorado schools in 2005. The superintendent of schools confiscated two dozen copies of Anaya's novel and threw them into trash cans. Parents in the school district were then allowed to retrieve the books from the trash and destroy them. The superintendent later apologized for his actions and admitted that he had never even read Bless Me Ultima.

Magazines in the Library

Hello ladies!

Did you know that you can borrow magazines and newspapers from the Fontbonne library? Whether you need information for a project or just want to browse, you can borrow periodicals by checking them out at the front desk in the library. Periodicals can be borrowed for 7 days at a time.

Our subscriptions include:

• America: the National Catholic weekly 
• The Atlantic
• Black Enterprise  
• Dance Magazine
• Dance Spirit 
• Dance Teacher
• InStyle 
• National Catholic Reporter 
• Newsweek  
• SGI Quarterly
• Smithsonian 
• Teen Vogue
• US Catholic

Sandra Cisneros on Inspiration

Hello ladies!


In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month  I wanted to feature an interview with Sandra Cisneros on what inspired her to write The House on Mango Street. The House on Mango Street gave Cisneros great success as a writer and is required reading in middle schools, high school, and universities across the country with over 2 million copies in print. We have copies of this book in the library (and featured in our Hispanic Heritage Month Display) in both Spanish and English.

Banned Books Week

Hello ladies!

Welcome to Banned Books Week. This celebration of the freedom to read and the First Amendment runs from September 25 - October 2, 2010 (the last week of September every annually). Intellectual freedom, or the freedom to express ideas and access information and ideas regardless of if they are considered unpopular, lays the foundation for Banned Books Week.

Books that have been challenged or banned are featured during Banned Books Week. These books have been challenged for a wide variety of reasons ranging from portrayal of families to use of profanity. You may be surprised to read how many challenged or banned books you have already read on the American Library Association's list of  Banned or Challenged Classics.

If you are interested in learning more about Banned Books Week visit the American Library Association's Banned Books Week Site or Banned-Books.com.

In celebration of this week we have put a display of banned books in the library.  This display includes a mixture of classics you have read in class and popular fiction. All of these books have been included on the American Library Association's  lists of the most frequently banned and challenged books for the past three years.

Our display titles include:  

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  by Mark Twain
• Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver   
• Anne Frank: the diary of a young girl
• The Bean Trees by Barbara Kinsolver
• Beloved by Toni Morrison  
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier 
• The Giver by Lois Lowry 
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling 
• How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold   
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult  
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck  
• A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving   
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 
• The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
• Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west by Gregory Maguire

Enjoy Banned Books Week!

Happy (free) Reading,
Miss Kenny

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies Database

Hello ladies!

Here is a video that the library has created to show you how to search the Facts on File: Issues and Controversies database.  All Fontbonne students will find this to be a very useful resource but using this database will be especially helpful to seniors working on their Social Justice Projects.

If you have need any additional assistance using the Facts on File: Issues and Controversies database please stop by the library or email me at akenny@fontbonneacademy.org.


Happy Searching,
Miss Kenny

Social Justice Project Pathfinder

Hello Ladies!

I have created a pathfinder for those of you working on your Senior Theology Social Justice Projects.  This pathfinder takes a look at the resources and search terms for some of the more popular topics.  If your topic isn't listed please stop by the library to ask for additional assistance finding material. We are here to help!

If you would like a copy of this pathfinder please email me at akenny@fontbonneacademy.org for a copy or stop by the library where we will gladly supply you with one.

Happy Reading,

Miss Kenny

ESPN Rise

Hello Ladies!

We have a number of copies of ESPN Rise: Girls' Edition here in the library. This magazine features great articles for female athletes covering topics that range from sports nutrition to the best black leggings. Please stop by and grab a free copy.

Here is a link to their website where you can read more about the topics covered in the print issue.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hello ladies!

September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month

Curious about this celebration? Here are some quick facts:

• Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Mexico, Spain and the Spanish speaking countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean
• Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated since 1988
• September 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month because it is the anniversary of independence for five Latin American Countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

To honor this celebration we have put up a display in the library which includes:

• Fiction by Hispanic Authors
• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
• La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
• The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
• The Floating Borderlands: twenty-five years of U.S. Hispanic Literature edited by Lauro Flores
• Herencia: the anthology of Hispanic literature in the United States edited by Nicolas Kanellos
• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Yo! by Julia Alvarez
• Poetry by Hispanic Writers
• Antonio Machado: Selected Poems translated by Alan S. Trueblood
• Cool Salsa: bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson
• Daughters of the Fifth Sun: a collection of Latina fiction and poetry edited by Bryce Milligan
• Paper Dance: 55 Latino poets edited by Victor Hernandez Cruz
• Red Hot Salsa: bilingual poems on being young and Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson
• Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda edited by Ben Belitt
• Books about Hispanic Artists and Authors
• Contemporary American Success Stories: famous people of Hispanic heritage by Barbara J. Marvis
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Susan Muaddi Darraj
• Goya and the Spirit of Enlightenment by Alfonso E. Perez and Eleanor A. Sayre
• Jose Marti by Jon Sterngrass
• Salvador Dali, 1904 - 1989

Please stop by and check out one of these great books!



Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

Summer Reads

Hi Ladies!

Good Morning America recently did a segment with some great suggestions for summer reads.  I wanted to pass their suggestions along to you.  I linked each title to the Boston Public Library's catalog entry so that you can read more about the books and maybe even find out where to get a copy.

Growing Pains
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Surface Tension by Brent Runyon

Fantasy
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson and Ned Rust
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

How To
The Girls' Guide to Rocking by Jessica Hopper
Mischief Maker's Manual by Sir John Hargrave

New eBooks in the FBA Library

We have finished adding a number of eBooks to our collection. 

The following titles are now available through our catalog:

• The Apache by Michael E. Melody
• Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman
• The Cherokees by Theda Perdue
• Child Abuse and Stress Disorders by M. Foster Olive
• The Choctaw by Jesse O. McKee
• Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman
• Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms by Harold Bloom
• Feeding a Hungry World by Charles F. Gritzner
• Globalization and Development by Eugene D. Jaffe
• Globalization and Human Rights by Alma Kadragic
• Globalization and Poverty by Nadejda Ballard
• Human Rights by Douglas A. Phillips
• Iran by Heather Lehr Wagner
• The Iroquois by Barbara Graymont
• The Navajo by Peter Iverson
• Oscar Wilde by Harold Bloom
• The Pawnee by Theresa Jensen Lacey
• Richard Wright's Black Boy by Harold Bloom
• Richard Wright's Native Son by Harold Bloom
• Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye by Harold Bloom
• Women's Rights by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont

eBooks in the Library

We are in the process of adding a number of new eBooks to the FBA Library collection.

1. When viewing your search results in the FBA library catalog you may see the eBook icon next to a title.
2. The eBook titles will appear to have "No Copies" available.
3. Click on the title of the eBook for more information. Under the "Explore!" category there will be a link to view the eBook.
4. Once you open the link you may be asked to log in with a username and password. This username and password can be found in your Fontbonne e-mail in a message titled "FBA Library eBooks".
   

If you would like to see an example search for "Facts on File Guide to Research" in the FBA Library Catalog. An eBook will be displayed in the results.

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

New Fiction in the Library

Hello ladies.

Welcome to Miss Kenny's FBA Library Blog.
We have added a few new books to the fiction collection here in the library. Come by and check them out OR search for them in our FBA Library Catalog.

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

"An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion,Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west."Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving." (TitlePeek)

Subjects : Historical Fiction, Criminals - Fiction, Mexico - Fiction, Indians of North America - West (US) - Fiction

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

"Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of our lives.
In the two main characters, the white-shouldered, irresistible Scarlett and the flashy, contemptuous Rhett, Margaret Mitchell not only conveyed a timeless story of survival under the harshest of circumstances, she also created two of the most famous lovers in the English-speaking world since Romeo and Juliet." (Amazon.com)
Subjects: Historical Fiction, Georgia - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fiction, War Stories

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

"The hero-narrator of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex for us to make any final comment about him or his story. Perhaps the safest thing we can say about Holden is that he was born in the world not just strongly attracted to beauty but, almost, hopelessly impaled on it. There are many voices in this novel: children's voices, adult voices, underground voices-but Holden's voice is the most eloquent of all. Transcending his own vernacular, yet remaining marvelously faithful to it, he issues a perfectly articulated cry of mixed pain and pleasure. However, like most lovers and clowns and poets of the higher orders, he keeps most of the pain to, and for, himself. The pleasure he gives away, or sets aside, with all his heart. It is there for the reader who can handle it to keep." (TitlePeek)

Subjects: Runaway Teenagers - Fiction, Teenage Boys - Fiction, New York (NY) - Fiction



A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
"Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men, and to a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. Betty Smith's poignant, honest novel created a big stir when it was first published over 50 years ago. Her frank writing about life's squalor was alarming to some of the more genteel society, but the book's humor and pathos ensured its place in the realm of classics--and in the hearts of readers, young and old." (Amazon.com)

Subjects: Poor Families - Fiction, Girls - Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Brooklyn, NY - Fiction

Happy Reading,

-Miss Kenny