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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 | November 2018
What’s New in Sora, November 2018 Historical Fiction 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…
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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….
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Presentation: Teaching with Picture Books in Secondary Schools
For some, the reading of picture books is considered an activity exclusively meant for young children in lower grades. In a recent professional development session for Library Media Educational Technology Specialists in secondary…
Latest Book Reviews
Heartseeker, by Melinda Beatty
Read this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Heartseeker Written by Melinda Beatty
The Collectors, by Jacqueline West
Listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library The Collectors Written by Jacqueline West
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair, written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Heather Ross
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair Written by Kate Messner, Illustrated by Heather Ross
Project Fluffy (The Infamous Ratsos, #3), written by Kara LaReau and illustrated by Matt Myers
Project Fluffy (The Infamous Ratsos, #3) Written by Kara LaReau, Illustrated by Matt Myers
Night of the Living Things (Victor Shmud, Total Expert, #2), by Jim Benton
Night of the Living Things (Victor Shmud, Total Expert, #2) Written by Jim Benton
Ogre Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
Read or listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Ogre Enchanted Written by Gail Carson Levine
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, by Jo Watson Hackl
Read this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe Written by Jo Watson Hackl
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster Written by Jonathan Auxier
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…
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
Dear Martin, by Nic Stone
Read or listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Nic Stone
The Other Ducks, written by Ellen Yeomans and illustrated by Chris Sheban
The Other Ducks Written by Ellen Yeomans, Illustrated by Chris Sheban
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November 14, 2018The Supersmart Octopus, by Mari C. Schuh
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November 8, 2018
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement, by Stephanie Roth Sisson
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November 8, 2018
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille, written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Boris Kulikov
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November 6, 2018
Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein, written by Linda Bailey and illustrated by Júlia Sardà
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November 6, 2018
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August 14, 2018Sparks!
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July 27, 2018
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June 29, 2018
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June 11, 2018
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May 7, 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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October 12, 2018House of Dreams
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