October 2012 Monthly Report

OPRFHS Library October 2012 monthly report from Amber Hooper

Student Book Review: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

Wow, The Drowned Cities had a lot of layers to it. Paolo Bacigalupi really did a good job. It is basically about a crippled girl, a soldier man, and a man-beast hybrid after serious floods have turned America into drowned cities and, after the departure of the Chinese (who attempted to promote peace), left numerous warring armies as the only form of 'government'. Though it is apparently a sequel, I did not know until I was significantly into the book, and I do not think that it left anything unexplained. I really like how the narration changed the person it followed and understood from chapter to chapter. Also, when the narration changed from saying Mouse to Ghost, it was the perfect technique for reaching the desired effect. I totally recommend this book, especially to people interested in books set in post-America. ~Megan

Student Book Review: Go Ask Alice by Annonymous

This book is about a teenage girl that is introduced to drugs without knowing because there was LSD put in coke bottles at a party. She starts to experiment with other drugs and finds that life is boring without them and also pushes drugs on younger kids to make more money. She starts to lose close relationships with her family and then decides to run away to San Francisco with her close friend. They go through a lot of scary situations together and both realize they miss their family. Although she swears to stay off drugs she always ends up making exceptions to start again. The whole book is written in diary entries and takes place sometime in the 60s or 70s but it doesn't specify. It's very dark and mostly about her drug experiences and the consequences afterwards. I liked it because it was written exactly how you would expect a fifteen year old girl who just discovered drugs to talk like, but what I didn't like was that it was repetitive, dramatic and the narrator was annoying at many times. I'd still recommend it because it is very quick to read and makes you think about how you would react if you were in her place. ~Kiara

September 2012 Monthly Report

September 2012 monthly report from Amber Hooper

Student Book Review: The Rise of Nine by Pitticus Lore

It was the third installment of the ʺI am Number Fourʺ. In it they follow four and six around the world trying to find Satactus/the mogs, and destroy them. With the help of number ten they discover new legacies, and that the american is working with the mogs. The charm is not broken yet, but there is strength in numbers. ~Elaine

LibGuides and Abe 2013

OPRFHS Library now has LibGuides! We will be able to offer much better service to classes with these new and improved class pathfinders. I've just started setting up our LibGuide home page. I also added a guide that I borrowed from Niles North for the 2013 Abes . It will be exciting to see how these guides will be used next year!

 

April Monthly Report

April 2012 monthly report

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