Bethanie Hargett-Slack's Library
West Creek High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780756629885 | Shrek: The Complete Guide | DK | By capturing the wacky sense of humor of all three Shrek films, an updated visual guide to the characters, settings, and situations of these movies introduces readers to all aspects of the Shrek fairy tale universe. | DK Children |
| 9780439123600 | Skin Im In | Sharon Flake | Orchard Books | |
| 9780439123617 | Slam! A Novel (Point Signature Level 3) | Walter Dean Myers | Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris can do it all on the basketball court. He's seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. Maybe he'll make it to the top. Or maybe he'll stumble along the way. Slam's grades aren't that hot. And when his teachers jam his troubles in his face, he blows up. Slam never doubted himself on the court until he found himself going one-on-one with his own future, and he didn't have the ball. | Scholastic |
| 9780440180296 | Slaughterhouse-Five (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) | Kurt Vonnegut | Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time).Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time • One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsSlaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American prisoner of war. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barber’s son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee. As Vonnegut had, Billy experiences the destruction of Dresden as a POW. Unlike Vonnegut, he experiences time travel, or coming “unstuck in time.”An instant bestseller, Slaughterhouse-Five made Kurt Vonnegut a cult hero in American literature, a reputation that only strengthened over time, despite his being banned and censored by some libraries and schools for content and language. But it was precisely those elements of Vonnegut’s writing—the political edginess, the genre-bending inventiveness, the frank violence, the transgressive wit—that have inspired generations of readers not just to look differently at the world around them but to find the confidence to say something about it. Authors as wide-ranging as Norman Mailer, John Irving, Michael Crichton, Tim O’Brien, Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Strout, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, and J. K. Rowling have all found inspiration in Vonnegut’s words. Jonathan Safran Foer has described Vonnegut as “the kind of writer who made people—young people especially—want to write.” George Saunders has declared Vonnegut to be “the great, urgent, passionate American writer of our century, who offers us . . . a model of the kind of compassionate thinking that might yet save us from ourselves.”More than fifty years after its initial publication at the height of the Vietnam War, Vonnegut’s portrayal of political disillusionment, PTSD, and postwar anxiety feels as relevant, darkly humorous, and profoundly affecting as ever, an enduring beacon through our own era’s uncertainties. | Dell |
| Snow Falling On Cedars | ||||
| Something Is Going To Happen: Poetry Alive! | ||||
| 9780681218956 | Sonnets | William Shakespeare | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘In black ink my love may still shine bright…’Universally admired and quoted, Shakespeare’s Sonnets have love, beauty and the passing of time at their heart. Featuring some of the best-known and best-loved lines in the history of poetry (‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’, ‘Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds’), these evocative sonnets explore passion, the fleeting nature of beauty and the essence of true and everlasting love.Enticing lovers and scholars alike, these 154 beautiful and sensual sonnets are as relevant and important today as when they were written 400 years ago. | State Street Press |
| Star Struck | ||||
| Start It Up | ||||
| 9780307982988 | Steve Jobs: Insanely Great | Jessie Hartland | Whether they’ve seen Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs movie, read Walter Isaacson’s biography, or just own an iPhone, this graphic novel retelling of the Apple innovator’s life will capture the imaginations of the legions of readers who live and breathe the technocentric world Jobs created.Told through a combination of black-and-white illustrations and handwritten text, this fast-paced and entertaining biography in graphic format presents the story of the ultimate American entrepreneur, the man who brought us Apple Computer, Pixar, Macs, iPods, iPhones, and more.Jobs’s remarkable life reads like a history of the personal technology industry. He started Apple Computer in his parents’ garage and eventually became the tastemaker of a generation, creating products we can’t live without. Through it all, he was an overbearing and demanding perfectionist, both impossible and inspiring. Capturing his unparalleled brilliance, as well as his many demons, Jessie Hartland’s engaging biography illuminates the meteoric successes, devastating setbacks, and myriad contradictions that make up the extraordinary life and legacy of the insanely great Steve Jobs.Here's the perfect book for any teen interested in STEM topics, especially tech.A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this comic tale can hang with the sprawling biographies.” —Macworld.com“An accessible take . . . undoubtedly valuable for kids who are growing up using Apple’s products but knowing little about the man who created them.” —GeekDad.com | Ember |
| Summer Of The Monkeys | ||||
| 9780439123846 | Super Jobs In Comic Books | Freddie Franco | Meet Nine Professionals In The Comic Book Publishing Industry, Including An Editor, Writer, Penciler, Inker, Letterer, Colorist, Cover Artist, Store Owner, And Entrepreneur. | |
| 9781467772846 | Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, The Assassin Who Ignited World War I | Henrik Rehr | "I am not a criminal, because I destroyed that which was evil. I think that I'm good."―Gavrilo Princip, October 23, 1914.This much we know: On June 28, 1914, a young man stood on a street corner in Sarajevo, aimed a pistol into a stalled car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and pulled the trigger. Within a few minutes, the archduke was dead, and Europe would not know peace again for five years. More than 16 million people would die in the fighting that came to be known as World War I.Little else is known about the young man named Gavrilo Princip. How could a poor student from a tiny Serbian village turn the wheel of history and alter the face of a continent for generations? Henrik Rehr's dark and riveting graphic novel fills the gaps in the historical record and imagines in insightful detail the events that led a boy from Obljaj to become one of history's most significant terrorist. | Graphic Universe ™ |
| 9781453055441 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | ||
| The All-True Travels And Adventures Of Lidie Newton | ||||
| 9781593398439 | The American Presidency (Learn And Explore) | Encyclopedia Britannica Editorial | The third title in the Learn & Explore series, The American Presidency explores the lives and contributions of the people who have held the office, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each presidential profile includes a detailed biography, the president's signature, who served as vice president, a profile of the first lady and timelines. With additional articles covering the Presidential Election Process, Cabinet, White House, election results and presidential seal and flag history, The American Presidency provides a rich journey through US history. * Articles on all 44 American presidents. * Over 175 images. * More than 70 timelines and World Events maps. * Written for ages 10-17. | Compton's by Britannica |
| 9780590623834 | The Apple Pie Tree | Zoe Hall | Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves and flowers and then produces its fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie. | |
| 9781423101499 | The Battle of the Labyrinth | Disney Hyperion | ||
| 9780786868094 | The Best Loved Poems Of Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis | Caroline Kennedy | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. Once you can express yourself, she wrote, you can tell the world what you want from it. Now, Caroline Kennedy shares her mothers favorite poems by such renowned authors as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, and Robert Frost. The book also includes a poem written by Jacqueline Kennedy and is illustrated with photographs of the Kennedy clan. This is a wonderful volume for reading aloud or by yourself and a meaningful gift or keepsake for Mothers Day. | Hyperion |
| 9780439296748 | The Best Poems Ever | Edric S. Mesmer | Collects writings by poets including Li Po, Pablo Neruda, John Keats, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Blake, Angelina Weld Grimkâe, Langston Hughes, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. | Scholastic Paperbacks |