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Library ServicesMrs. J. ConnellyLibrarian |
Search Engines Library Schedule Summer Reading List books links
The library, a great place for research, reading and study, is open from 7:00 am to 2:40 pm. Students may visit the library before school, or during their study periods to check-out books, to read, and to research using library materials, or on-line sources. Computers (iMacs and PCs) are available.
A reminder: Your coded bus pass is required to borrow books from the library.
Need a book? Want to know if it is in the library?Click here: * Alexandria Researcher - Only available inside the school
Below are links to a couple of resources that you can use. Electronic Databases: See Mrs. Connelly for user names and passwords.
Library Databases
Facts on File: An excellent resourced database
Teaching Books Easily access thousands of author programs, book guides, book readings, and author websites
Full-Text Magazines
Ebsco Host Espano
Points of View - an excellent source for debaters, for people interested in current events from all angles, and for writers of persuasive essays
Health Reference Center, Business and Company
Reference Link, The Twayne Author Series
Newspapers are available (Info-Trac)
Including the NY Times
Encyclopedias World Book Encyclopedia
Internet Resources
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All in coming students at Hutch Tech this September are required to read all these novels for their English classes. The novels should be read prior to the start of classes.
- Freshmen
REQUIRED: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
CHOICES:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon
Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago- Sophomores
REQUIRED: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
CHOICES:
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alverez
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Farewell to Manzanar by J.W. and J. Houston
Night by Elle Wiesel- Juniors
REQUIRED:Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
CHOICES:
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
Black Boy by Richard Wright- Seniors
REQUIRED: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
CHOICES:
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
*** Guided questions are to be done for all SENIORS regardless of your teacher ***
Download and Print the Guided Questions for Tuesdays with Morrie: Guided Response for Tuesdays with MorrieBOOKS FOR TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS:
The Teen Page lists bestsellers, award winners, classics... (Note: This is a book store, and they do want to sell you books)
"Out of the ordinary teen booklists," created by Jennifer Hubert, a young adult librarian, lists books by popular categories.
This site is just for girls with book reviews by girls.
This site brings teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters and gives them an opportunity to talk about their favorites.
FOR ALL BOOK LOVERS:
Read excerpts from current bestsellers.
"...where readers and writers click."
| College Stuff: | Writing Sources: | |
| The Writing Center: MLA Style | ||
| Poetry in Motion: | Poetry in Motion: | |
| The Academy of American Poets | Bartleby | |
| The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry Select: databases (library card and password necessary) | Everypoet | |
| Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress | Ploughshares: The Literary Journal at Emerson College | |
| Poetry Portal | Poetry 180 : A Poem a Day for American High Schools | |
| Voice of the Shuttle | Modern American Poetry: A Multimedia Companion Anthology | |
| Web English Teacher |
World Book
The World Factbook
Facts on File
Social Studies ABC-CLIO Mrs. Waller's Crucible
FORBES/OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK
FORBES/NEW YORK CAREER ZONE
FORBES/FACTS ON FILE
FORBES: PETERSON'S 4-YEAR COLLEGES
Landmarks Citation Machine
KnightCite Citation Machines
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