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New Books!

Libraries are always growing and changing, finding how to incorporate the newest with the best of the past. We purchase new fiction titles, but keep the 'good, old classics' so that everyone has a chance to read them. Information changes so quickly that we strive to keep up, providing not only print books, but online resources to stay current. Newspapers and magazines can be accessed through the database tab on the Library page.

Every month we create a list of book titles that we have purchased for the Library, which is always by the 'New Books' displays in the Library. Stop in, take a look at the list and check out any that sound interesting. Here are a few of the new books:

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Sarah Palin: a New Kind of Leader

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Welcome Back!

We are so excited to have everyone back at school! Check out the library's new arrangement of books and all of our new fiction and nonfiction that we've just received! Some of the titles hot off the press are:

Breaking Dawn by Meyer

Hush an Irish Princess Tale by Napoli

Extraordinary Jobs for Creative People by DeVantier

Ink Exchange by Marr

Madapple by Meldrum

Millennium Monologs

Peace: 50 Years of Protest by Miles

More Scenes and Monologs by Meriwether

Poetry Slam Competitive by Manic

From Windmills to Hydro by Morgan

What the Dead Know by Lippman

2008 ESPN Sports Almanac by ESPN

Coltrane : the story of a sound by Ratliff

How Toyota became #1 : leadership lessons from the world's greatest car company by Magee

Screenwriting for teens : the 100 principles of scriptwriting every budding writer must know

Far from home : Latino baseball players in America by Wendell

Check out these new books AND SO MANY MORE!!!

Breaking Dawn

I just finished Breaking Dawn and thought it was a great story and wrap-up for the series! I do think it was a little long on the dialogue, but the story kept moving along. I'm not going to give anything away, but I will say that Stephanie Meyer really keeps those pages turning, ties up an amazing number of loose ends, plus leaves room for more story even though she says this is the last book of the series. I know that she is working on a book right now that tells the story from Edward's point of view, so there will be more from the characters!



What did you think of Breaking Dawn?



Mrs. Benton

The BHS Book Club Announces their Summer List!

Here's the BHS Summer book club list. Please post your comments to these books by clicking on the comments link below each cover. Feel free to share comments even if you have not formally joined our book club.

Summer Book #1 "The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks

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Summer Book #2 "Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas

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Summer Book #3 "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs

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Summer Book #4 "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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Summer Book #5 "Lock and Key" by Sarah Dessen

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Summer Book #6 "Boy Meets Girl" by Joshua Harris

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Summer Book #7 "A thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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Summer Book #8 "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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Summer Book #9 "The Darkest Evening of the Year" by Dean Koontz

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Summer Book #10 "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austin

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Summer Book #11 "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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Summer Book #12 "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer

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Optional Summer Book "Life is Funny" by E.R. Frank

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Optional Summer Book "America" by E.R. Frank

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Stephenie Meyer's Newest Book is HERE!

Fans of the Twilight series now can enjoy a brand new series by Stephenie Meyer! The Host has already received great reviews and is billed as "science fiction for those people who don't like science fiction". An excerpt from the Stephenie Meyer website tell us,

"Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.
When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Wanderer probes Melanie's thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of the man Melanie loves—Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love." Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down! Another great story from Stephenie Meyer! Put this book on hold now by clicking on the request link, logging in with your ID# and then filling in your email or cellphone #. This book is a must read! Mrs. Anderson

You AMAZED us at the Poetry Cafe!!

Thank you to all who participated in our Poetry Cafe! Over 700 students watched our 50 particpants recite a poem or perform a song. Caribou Coffee gave us great pricing and even better coffee to set the stage for this wonderful event. Everyone who attended has complemented our students on their creativity and their respectful attendance! This was so well received, we are now planning to have this event twice a year!

Check out and Win!

To celebrate National Library Week, the staff at the BHS library designated certain books as "winners". When students checked out winning books they won a Kush Ball! Just shows you that it pays to read!!

Playaways are Here!

What's a Playaway? Playaways are small MP3 Players that have a complete, unabridged book on each player. Students and faculty can checkout classic titles as well as the latest new fiction! Click here to see available titles:

Poetry Cafe

The BHS Library is happy to promote our

Wed, April 30th

During Lunch Periods

Come to watch or share a poem or song!

Sign up in the Library!

Lovi's Classes Give you Their Recommendations!

For some tips on GREAT books to read, checkout the books that Ms. Lovi's classes are recommending! Click on the cover to find the book at BHS!

Read anything GREAT lately?

We want to hear what YOU think of the books. Submit your post telling us about the book you're recommending and why you liked it! Here are some of the book covers of the books recommended by BHS students. To see more about these books, check our BHS Catalog