Ellen Hopkins, The New York Times bestselling and award winning YA author, has done it again with another breakthrough novel. “Identical” is told from the point of view of 16-year-old identical twin girls .
Thursday, May 14. 7:30 P.M.
Archive for May, 2009
Join Ellen Hopkins, author of “Crank,” as she reads from her new book, “Identical.”
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Spring Poetry Competition: Poetry Inspired by Art and Literature
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Among poets, there is a great tradition of composing verses based on works of art. During National Poetry Month, we invite Nathan Hale students to set their minds to this challenge, extending the idea to poetry about literature, too. Through May 15th, the Nathan Hale Library will be accepting submissions for our Spring Poetry Competition. The competition will conclude with a poetry slam in the library and the announcement of two prize-winning poems, one chosen by judges and the other selected randomly. The winning poems will be read on the air at C89.5, Nathan Hale’s own radio station.
Instructions and submissions forms are available in the library and also on this website (doc) & (pdf).
Newly-Arrived in the Nathan Hale Library: Spring Reading Suggestions
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye (2008) by Deb Caletti
Eighteen-year-old Indigo is looking forward to becoming a full-time waitress after high school graduation, but her life is turned upside down by a large check given to her by a customer who appreciates that she cares enough to scold him about smoking.
Paper Towns (2008) by John Green
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q’s neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Touching Snow (2007) by M. Sindy Felin
Karina’s stepfather is arrested for child abuse but she keeps silent about his actions and even takes the blame for her sister’s injuries. Can she share her secret with anyone?
Unwind (2007) by Neal Shusterman
Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen.
Skim (2008) Words by Mariko Tamaki ; drawings by Jillian Tamaki.
Wiccan goth teen Kimberly Keiko Cameron sinks into a growing depression after her classmate’s ex-boyfriend kills himself, sparking a school revolution that forces all the students to redefine themselves.