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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | May 2019
What’s New in Sora, May 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists
After sharing hints and clues all week, we are excited to publish the full Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists! 2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List 2019-2020…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | April 2019
What’s New in Sora, April 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Highlights from the 2019 Granite Battle of the Books District Competition
32 teams of 5th and 6th grade students from across Granite School District came together at Jim Bridger Elementary last Thursday, March 14, for the 2019 Battle of the Books District Competition. Each…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | March 2019
What’s New in Sora, March 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Countdown to Battle of the Books 2019 District Elementary Competition
The Granite District competition for 5th-6th Grade Battle of the Books teams is coming up on March 14, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Jim Bridger Elementary. Our @LibraryMediaGSD Twitter account is counting down to the…
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2019 Mock Caldecott with Elementary Media Clerks
As part of professional development sessions in January, elementary media clerks engaged in a Mock Caldecott activity in which they read, analyzed, discussed, and voted upon 20 Caldecott-eligible picture books published in 2018…
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Posters: 2019 ALA Youth Media Awards – Granite Elementary Libraries
On Monday, January 28, 2019, members of the American Library Association announced the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and numerous other book awards for children’s and young adult literature, collectively called the ALA Youth Media…
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Best Books of 2018
Update 1/29/2019: ALA Youth Media Award Winners Added In this pinned feature post we compile links to 2018 children’s and young adult book award announcements, as well as “best-of” lists from professional library…
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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….
Latest Book Reviews
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Written and Illustrated by Rachel Dougherty
Library Spotlight: Upland Terrace Elementary Students Announce 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners
Students from Upland Terrace Elementary announced the winners in the children’s categories of the Beehive Book Awards in this video which was published yesterday! 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners Get excited! Here they…
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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June 17, 2019Bird Watch
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June 14, 2019
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge
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June 14, 2019
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June 11, 2019
Jack Montgomery — World War II: Gallantry at Anzio, by Michael P. Spradlin
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June 11, 2019
Ryan Pitts — Afghanistan: A Firefight in the Mountains of Wanat, by Michael P. Spradlin
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June 3, 2019The Good Son: A Story from the First World War, Told in Miniature
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April 26, 2019
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January 7, 2019
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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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March 6, 2019The Agony House, by Cherie Priest and Tara O’Connor
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March 6, 2019
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March 27, 2018
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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December 6, 2017
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June 14, 2019Apollo 8: The Mission that Changed Everything
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June 11, 2019
Ryan Pitts — Afghanistan: A Firefight in the Mountains of Wanat, by Michael P. Spradlin
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April 15, 2019
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
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April 15, 2019
Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt For Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassin
