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2019 District Battle of the Books Competition
As we begin to prepare for our school scrimmages and competitions, here is a look at some of the progress we have made with our Battle of the Books program this school year….
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Best Books of 2018
End-of-year book lists from professional library journals, newspapers, and websites are starting to come in, as well as a growing number of book award announcements from professional organizations. In this pinned feature post…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | December 2018
What’s New in Sora, December 2018 Mysteries in Sora These posters feature some of the latest Middle Grade and YA titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you…
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Sora Tips: Search by Reading Levels, Explore by Genre or Subject
As Granite School District transitions from OverDrive to the Sora app for accessing ebooks and digital audiobooks, many teachers have asked how to search by Lexile or other reading levels in Sora. The…
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2018 GSD Elementary Design Challenge Winners
Congratulations to our design challenge winners! These were chosen from 1,668 entries. Each of our four winners will get to pick out $250 worth of books for their school library and have their…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | October 2018
These posters feature some of the latest Middle Grade and YA titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new Sora App. Click on…
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Featured Resource: Sora, the New Reading App from OverDrive
Sora is a new reading and listening app from OverDrive and Granite School District. With Sora, students and staff can access a large collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, recreational, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can…
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2018-2019 Elementary Library Yearly Theme: Ubuntu
Introduction For the 2018-2019 school year, our libraries will be encouraged to implement the ubuntu philosophy in the libraries by teaching and modeling four core principles. They are, Be curious Be considerate of…
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2017-2018 Top Circulating Library Titles in Granite School District
In the 2017-2018 school year, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 1.7 million items from school libraries. Just as last year, we’ve compiled and analyzed this circulation data to…
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2018 Student Bookmark Designs from Valley Crest Elementary
Every year for the past several years, students at Valley Crest Elementary engage in a bookmark design contest to encourage reading. The winning bookmarks are printed and distributed to students in the school….
Latest Book Reviews
Good Morning, SNOWPLOW!, by Deborah Bruss, Lou Fancher, and Steve Johnson
Good Morning, SNOWPLOW! Written by Deborah Bruss, Illustrated by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson
How A City Works, by D.J. Ward and Violet Lemay
How A City Works Written by D.J. Ward, Illustrated by Violet Lemay
Find Your Rainbow, by Jenipher Lyn
Color and Create Your Way to a Calm and Happy Life Written by Jenipher Lyn
Stickmen’s Guide to Science, by John Farndon and Joe Matthews
Stickmen’s Guide to Science Written by John Farndon, Illustrated by Joe Matthews
Me, Myselfie & I, by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Tale Written by Jamie Lee Curtis, Illustrated by Laura Cornell
2019 Granite Elementary Beehive Reading Challenge
We have tallied all the votes and sent in all 4,210 reviews we received to each committee to help them determine the titles that will be part of the shortlist for the 2020…
Poor Little Guy
By Elanna Allen
Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color
By Julia Denos
Lowriders in Space
Written by Cathy Camper, Illustrated by Raúl the Third
The War that Saved My Life
Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
Written by Lisa Papdemetriou
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues
By Kimberly and James Dean
Challenger Deep
Written by Neal Shusterman, Illustrated by Brendan Shusterman
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma
Written by David Soman, Illustrated by Jacky Davis
Sidewalk Flowers
Written by JonArno Lawson, Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life
By Kimberly & James Dean
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January 15, 2019Math in Science, by Nancy Dickmann
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January 15, 2019
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January 15, 2019
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January 15, 2019
Stickmen’s Guide to Science, by John Farndon and Joe Matthews
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January 11, 2019
Soccer School (Series), by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton, and Spike Gerrell
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January 7, 2019Tiger vs. Nightmare, by Emily Tetri
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January 7, 2019
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December 13, 2018
Stowing Away with the Vikings, by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin
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August 14, 2018
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July 27, 2018
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March 27, 2018Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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December 6, 2017
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October 3, 2017
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August 18, 2017
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January 9, 2019My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss and Hope, by Diane Guerrero with Erica Moroz
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October 12, 2018
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October 12, 2018
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