RENO HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY Newsletter -- September 2017

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I AM THE KING

This month, we celebrate theKINGS!Checkoutourdisplayof theGameof Thrones series, Stephen Kingnovels, and nonfiction books aboutkings.Did you know that Stephen Kingsuffersfromtriskaidekaphobia–fearofthe number 13. When he’s writing, hewon’tstopworkingonapagenumbered13oramultipleof13.DidyouknowthattheWaroftheRoses(thefightoverpropersuccessionofthemonarchy)inspiredtheGameofThrones?Didyouknow asHenryVIIIgrewolder,heputonamassiveamountofweight?Suitsofarmorshowedthathiswaistline,whichhad measured 32 inches in 1512, grew to 54 inches; Henryweighednearly400poundswhenhediedin1547. Read each of the KINGS—discover your favorite—the world of the Seven Kingdoms, the twisted world of Stephen King, or the stranger than fiction world of true kings!

ü “20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Stephen King.” ShortList Magazine, www.shortlist.com/entertainment/books/20-things-you-(probably)-didnt-know-about-stephen-king#.

ü https://www.biography.com/news/henry-viii-biography-facts

Ethan’s Vinyl

Recommendation Hotel California by the Eagles

We have over 100 classic records in the library. One of the best—Hotel California. “I encourage listeners to open the album and read the lyrics, considering most people my age seem to only know the chorus. It’s a classic.” –Ethan Swanson

Huskie Celebrity Reader Mr. Foster a.k.a. Young Foster

1. Whatwas your favorite bookwhen youwere a teenager and why? Into Thin Air-JohnKrakauer.Iwasawe-struckbytheskill,planning, and luck that it takes to summitEverest.Oh,andthattherewasa lotofdeath,whichalwaysmakesforagreatstory.2. Whatwouldyouconsiderthe"bestbook

ever"?SofarIwouldhavetosayTheDevilintheWhiteCity:Murder,Magic, andMadness at the Fair That Changed America- by ErikLarson is my favorite book. Highly recommend! Also, I Hope TheyServe Beer in Hell-by TuckerMax. I have never laughed somuchwhile reading. However, I would only recommend this to the 18+audience😉.

3. If you could meet one character, who would it be andwhy? Impossible task to choose! I am a history NERD, and I lovehistoricalnon-fiction,soIwouldlovetomeetanyofthecharactersI'vereadabout.

4. What'sonyour“toread”pilewaitingtogetreadrightnow?Iamcurrently reading The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to9/11buthaveafew"ondeck",likeF***ingHistorybyTheCaptainandThomasJeffersonandtheTripoliPirates:TheForgottenWarthatchangedAmericanHistory-byBrianKilmeade.

5. Whatisonebookyouthinkeverypersonshouldreadbeforetheydie?EveryoneneedstoreadTheLastLecturebyRandyPausch.Veryinspirational,anddefinitelyatear-jerker.

6. TellusonefunnythingaboutMr.AaronFoster,a.k.a.YoungFoster...?TheveryfirstconcertIeverwenttowasTaylorSwift😁.

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Librarian:Mrs.AmieNewberryanewberry@washoeschools.net(775)333-5050ext.34144LibraryAssistant:Ms.ToniWhiteTLWhite@washoeschools.net

What Newbs is reading:

Holysnopes!Thisisoneofthebest

booksI’vereadinawhile.It’sunexpected,

creative,andaninterestingforecastofhowourcurrentissuesimpactthefuture.Thisisanadultcross-over

read,meaningit’sformorematurereaders.Ireaditinoneweekend—Icouldn’tputit

down.

Student Librarian Pick:

I Am Malala —by Malala Yousafzai— Sometimes reading books is more than entertainment or an exercise in literary analysis. Sometimes reading a book changes your view on the world. Sometimes a book can even change your life by showing you your own prejudices that you had not realized were there. I Am Malala is this type of book. Malala Yousafzai’s memoir is about her fight for Pakistani girls’ right to an education. This fight led her to become a champion of all girls throughout the world who are denied an

education simply based on their gender. This book is important for new generations to read so that we learn to see every culture, not just Muslims, in a different light from how they are portrayed by the media. Malala shows us the courage and pride beneath her hijab and challenges us to see her as a role model instead of a victim.

Her book speaks for people all over the world promoting change. She wants us to see that people are powerful even when faced by something as oppressive as the Taliban. -- Written by Josie Douglass-Lafer, RHS Student Librarian

Play the “I am the King” game in the library. Correctly match the “Kings” to the right person, and get put into the drawing for a Starbucks gift card. Students and teachers are eligible to play!