Book Talks ~ Ms. Green’s Class

1. Book Talks ~ Ms. Green’s Class ~ and your Klein Collins Librarians

2. Recently read books NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

3. NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. What Genre do you prefer? Now what should I read?

4. NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. “Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle. If you liked Dystopian titles such as Taken and insurgent, try: From the Publisher: “Fighting to survive in a ravaged world, a Dweller and a Savage form an unlikely alliance in New York Times bestselling author Veronica Rossi's ‘unforgettable dystopian masterpiece’ (Examiner.com).”

5. “Imagine yourself in a future where individuality has been eliminated. Every human being exists only to serve the greater collective of mankind: the "great WE." You have no say over how you live, who you spend time with, what you study, or what job you get. You can't smile or laugh without reason. Every hour of the day is scheduled, managed, and policed by society. You're never allowed to be alone. And you're never, ever allowed to use the word "I."

6. ANTHEM BY AYN RAND • A FUTURISTIC SOCIETY • FORBIDDEN TO USE WORDS LIKE “I,” “ME,” • TOO SMART, TOO TALL • CONFORM

7. THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY • EVERYONE IS ASSIGNED A CAREER • ESTABLISH SAMENESS • ELIMINATE FAMILY TIES AND EMOTIONAL CONNETIONS • JONAS, AGE 12, ASSIGNED “RECEIVER OF MEMORIES”

9. TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN F MAR NEVERWHERE F GAI THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION F FAR WITHER F DES *GONE F GRA THE COMPOUND F BOD *WOODS RUNNER F PAU LITTLE BROTHER DOC NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR F ORW *THE GIVER F LOW ASHES F BIC BREATHE F CRO LEGEND F LU FARENHEIT 451 F BRA UGLIES F WES

10. PULSE F CAR VORTEX F KIN UNRAVELING F NOR I AM # FOUR F LOR THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT F ROS GRACELING F CAS UNWIND F SHU ELEVENTH PLAGUE F HIR *BRAVE NEW WORLD F HUX CITY OF BONES F CLA ENDERS GAME F CAR BRAIN JACK F FAL EPIC F KOS

11. Or do you prefer other Genres like Romantic Fiction similar to “Where She Went” CUPCAKE JUMPING OFF SWINGS STAY WITH ME AMPLIFIED F KEL: “Jasmine defers Stanford to try to make it as a musician. She lucks out and is asked by an up-and-coming industrial band to be their guitarist/roommate. However, she might lose it all when her stage fright is revealed. Readers will enjoy watching Jasmine fumble her way through new friendships, a job with a psychic, and a burgeoning romance with a bandmate.”

12. Perhaps You’d Rather Read a book similar to “Kite Runner” • THIS GIRL IS DIFFERENT F JOH • THE WAR BETWEEN CLASSES F MIK • THE AMERICAN HEIRESS F GOO • A PAINTED HOUSE F GRI

13. WHATEVER YOU DECIDE, IT’S SURE TO BE A GOOD READ!You can always check the online library catalog for more titles