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October Newsletter
Intriguing First Line “The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts.” -Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare Celebrating Hispanic...

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Oct 8, 20212 min read
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September Newsletter
It's been a long, hard year-and-a-half, but the Saxon community is back on campus and better than ever! This year is more of a fresh...

Ms. Masters
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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June Newsletter
Read With Pride! June is Pride Month, when the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities come together and...

Ms. Masters
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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May Newsletter
This May, pay tribute to the generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its...

Ms. Masters
May 13, 20213 min read
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Tutorial: Using Sora for Digital Books
Watch this short video to see how to use the Sora app and Sora.com to access electronic and audio books!

Ms. Masters
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Review: Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland
TL;DR Overall rating: 5/5 Genre: Historical fiction; speculative fiction Length: 464 pages One-sentence summary: An alternative-history...

Ms. Masters
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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April Newsletter
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Fun--or at least interesting--fact about your librarian: I'm autistic. I was diagnosed as an adult with...

Ms. Masters
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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First Chapter Friday: Little Women
If you enjoy this taste of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, you can order the print copy for pickup at the library, or borrow the...

Ms. Masters
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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March newsletter
March is Women's History Month! Read and review a book that both stars and is written by a woman and be entered to win in our Second...

Ms. Masters
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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First Chapter Friday: Dread Nation
If you enjoy this taste of Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland, you can order the print copy for pickup or borrow the electronic and audio...

Ms. Masters
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Writing a Review: How to Have an Opinion About Literature
Ever had the experience of being assigned a book review, reading the book, working on your write-up, and then not receiving the A+ you...

Ms. Masters
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Research part 4: Formatting and citations
I like to use Scribbr to make my citations, but Google Docs will do it for you, too! Just make sure that, no matter what method of...

Ms. Masters
Feb 21, 20211 min read
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First Chapter Friday: Damsel
If you enjoy this taste of Damsel, by Elana K. Arnold, then you can order the print version for pickup at the library or borrow the...

Ms. Masters
Feb 19, 20211 min read
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Review: Black Girl Unlimited, by Echo Brown
TL;DR Overall rating: 5/5 Genre: Realistic fiction; magical realism Length: 304 pages One-sentence summary: In this heavily...

Ms. Masters
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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February newsletter
Reminders: Get help! Student members of the California Scholarship Federation are waiting to help you master the class concepts that are...

Ms. Masters
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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Research part 3: Basics of academic research databases
Some of our online databases require passwords, which you can find in this document . Need help with your research project? Please email...

Ms. Masters
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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First Chapter Friday: X
If you enjoy this taste of X: A Novel, you can order the book for pickup at school right here!

Ms. Masters
Feb 13, 20211 min read
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Research part 2: Writing a research question
Without a solid question, you don't know what you're looking for as you do your research! If you have questions about writing a research...

Ms. Masters
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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First Chapter Friday: Long Way Down
If you enjoy this taste of Jason Reynold's Long Way Down, you can order the print versions--we have the novel in verse AND the graphic...

Ms. Masters
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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Research part 1: Choosing a topic
This is the first in a series of videos which will walk you through the process of writing a research paper. You will want to open this...

Ms. Masters
Jan 31, 20211 min read
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