Please plan on meeting in the library during lunch (bring your lunch) every Tuesday for the rest of February and March.
This will be time to meet with your teams, make sure everyone is on track with your reading, and have PRACTICE COMPETITIONS. We are one month away from our Millikan Battle of the Books!
Write a Book Review!
What book are you reading? When you finish, click here to answer a few questions. I will post your (anonymous) comments about your reading.
Spring 2015 Events
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Teams meet in the library every Friday during lunch.
Competition is March 21 from 7:30-1:30 at Sepulveda Middle School. All are welcome and we need adult volunteers. Email bolenick@lausd.net to volunteer at the Battle.
YALLWest
Young Adult Literary Festival comes to Santa Monica, California April 11-12. If you love reading (or have seen any of the amazing books turned into movies) you don't want to miss this opportunity to meet and listen to panel discussions by your favorite authors. Author talks, book signings, food trucks, music, and more! All ages welcome!
Teams meet in the library every Friday during lunch.
Competition is March 21 from 7:30-1:30 at Sepulveda Middle School. All are welcome and we need adult volunteers. Email bolenick@lausd.net to volunteer at the Battle.
YALLWest
Young Adult Literary Festival comes to Santa Monica, California April 11-12. If you love reading (or have seen any of the amazing books turned into movies) you don't want to miss this opportunity to meet and listen to panel discussions by your favorite authors. Author talks, book signings, food trucks, music, and more! All ages welcome!
Human Footprint Calculator Results
Ms. Woolford's students, please click here to input your results.
Welcome Back!
I'm looking forward to an exciting new year with you! Stop by to say hello and tell me about your summer, and hopefully what you've read.
When can you start using the library?
We will be open for student use begin checking out books on Monday, 8/18. You must have a student ID (any year, any school).
What's going on in there?
Interested in Battle of the Books? Our first meeting will be in the LMC during lunch on Wednesday, 8/20 and Thursday, 9/4. Come on by to learn all about this exciting group.
What should I read?
We have a lot of new books, and hundreds on the way. Try this new smartphone app to get book recommendations or our school library search app to see what we have on the shelves.
Battle of the Books 2015-2015 Reading List
Teams must consist of
4-6 people and may be mixed grade levels.
Each book should be
read by at least two people on each
team.
The first meeting
will be in the library the first week of September.
Happy reading!
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Title
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Author
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Genre
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1
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Code Name Verity
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Elizabeth E. Wein
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Historic Fiction
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2
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Riverman
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Aaron Starmer
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Coming-of-Age
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3
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Code Talker
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Joseph Bruchac
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Historic Fiction
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4
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Bloody Jack
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Louis Meyer
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Historic Fiction
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5
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Counting by 7's
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Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Realistic
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6
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Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Ransom Riggs
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Fantasy
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7
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Hatchet
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Gary Paulsen
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Adventure
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8
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Hound of the Baskervilles
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Mystery
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9
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The City of Ember
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Jeanne DuPrau
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Science Fiction
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10
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Cinder
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Melissa Meyer
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Science Fiction
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11
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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
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Mark Haddon
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Realistic
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12
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Beauty
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Robin McKinley
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Fantasy
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13
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Witch and Wizard
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James Patterson
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Dystopian
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14
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The Schwa Was Here
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Neal Shusterman
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Realistic
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15
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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Jay Asher
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Realistic
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16
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Smile
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Raina Telgemeier
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Graphic Novel
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17
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Legend
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Marie Lu
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Science Fiction
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18
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Monster
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Walter Dean Myers
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Realistic
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19
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The One and Only Ivan
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Katherine Applegate
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Animal
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20
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Alabama Moon
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Watt Key
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Historic Fiction
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Contact bolenick@lausd.net
with any questions.
Search our Library Catalog from any Smart Device
Destiny Quest App
Using Destiny has never been easier....
Search for Destiny Quest
Once you download the app (via the app store (iphone) or Google play (android) do the following:
Search for Destiny Quest
Once you download the app (via the app store (iphone) or Google play (android) do the following:
- Find our library catalog by first typing in http://lausd.follettdestiny.com
- Select our school - Millikan Middle School
- Enter your lausd email address (ALL of it, including the @mymail.lausd.net) as your userneame
- Your password is your student ID number OR log in as a guest
Home Access to Gale Databases
Now you can access the excellent Gale databases 24/7 on your
smartphone or tablet. Here are the key words and phrases you need to
know:
- Search the app store: Gale Cengage
- (you want the green icon that says access my library school edition)
- password: lausdnet
- First time using the service:
- click: access library, update resources, access library, then gale databases
- Every time after the first time:
- click: access library, then gale databases - for every time after
- Explore! There is a plethora of outstanding information!
- Good luck. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me: bolenick@lausd.net
Celebrate Your Freedom to Read!
It's National Banned Books week. Stop by the library to see a display of the most commonly banned or challenged books. Why do people want to ban books? Come by during nutrition or lunch to discuss this. Be sure to read about the North Carolina School board that THIS WEEK had been considering a ban on Ralph Ellison's classic book The Invisible Man.
Welcome Back!
And to you new 6th graders, Welcome! I look forward to seeing you (or meeting you) all very soon. For this first week of school library hours are as follows:
Beginning August 19th, the LMC will be open from 7:30-3:30, expect for Period 4.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Check back next week for information on our first meeting.
Book Fair: It's coming soon! August 27-September 4th. We need parent volunteers!
Library Volunteers: If interested email Mrs. Carroll bolenick@gmail.com
Closed
Tuesday, 8/13
Wednesday, 8/14
Open
Thursday, 8/15
Friday, 8/16
8 am—3 pm
Closed Period 4
Beginning August 19th, the LMC will be open from 7:30-3:30, expect for Period 4.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Check back next week for information on our first meeting.
Book Fair: It's coming soon! August 27-September 4th. We need parent volunteers!
Library Volunteers: If interested email Mrs. Carroll bolenick@gmail.com
Battle of the Books 2013-2014
Want to get a head start on next year's battle? Looking for a good book to read this summer. Look no further! The list is here! Email Mrs. Carroll if you have any questions. Use this link to Amazon and 4% of your purchase will be donated to our library. Have a great summer!
Science Academy Lesson 5/15-5/17
Poll #1
Watch Wikipolitics
Poll #2
Poll #3
You will evaluate one of the links below with your group. Select ONE of the three.
Use this form to evaluate one of the above sites.
White House
LAUSD Digital Library
Watch Wikipolitics
Poll #2
Poll #3
You will evaluate one of the links below with your group. Select ONE of the three.
Use this form to evaluate one of the above sites.
White House
LAUSD Digital Library
Planet Research Projects
Use the following TRUSTWORTHY sites to complete your research.
NASA-Solar System
Windows to the Universe
Nine Planets
Smithsonian-Exploring the Planets
Cool Cosmos-Cal Tech
Citation Help-Easy Bib
Remembering Jackie Robinson
Click here for the original post by Dana Bell-Russel and for more links to information about the great Jackie Robinson.
Baseball still holds a special place in the culture of the United States. As this year’s season opened around the nation’s capital, we began to see more and more people wearing baseball caps, shirts and jackets with their team’s favorite logo.
Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs Uniform
Though baseball has been a part of the culture of the United States for many years, not all were allowed to play in the major leagues. The Library of Congress timeline “Baseball, the Color Line and Jackie Robinson” documents the history of minority involvement in baseball, including April 15, 1947, the day Jackie Robinson broke the color line established in 1887.
In spite of abuse from both baseball fans and other teams, as well as threats against him and his family, Robinson played for ten seasons with the Brooklyn (later Los Angeles) Dodgers, had a lifetime batting average of .311, and helped the Dodgers win the National League pennant several times. In 1955, he helped them win the World Series. His number 42 was permanently retired by the Major Leagues in 1997.
The Primary Source Set Baseball Across a Divided Society provides a teaching guide and easy access to primary sources including images, sheet music and an early Edison film to help students learn more about baseball and its role in various communities in the United States.
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