Contacts & Hours
HOURS Mon through Fri 7:35 - 2:08
HEAD LIBRARIAN Claudia Palframan cpalframan@cpsge.org
Mrs. Karen Tosoni
Library
Genre of the Month - Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, and April 18 is Poem in Your Pocket Day, a great way to share a favorite poem with someone else.
Students who come to the library in April for classes will have the opportunity to do Blackout Poetry. Many of our students get very creative and turn their poem into a piece of art. By the end of April the library has blackout poetry displayed on almost every wall.
Poetry, and books in verse, are popular with Dupont students. Search the catalog for "poetry" or "books in verse" and see what you find. Make sure you also check out SORA's audio and e-books
Some well loved titles:
Ordinary Hazards: a Memoir by Nikki Grimes
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Kwame Alexander (author)
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
With a Star in My hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero by Margarita Engle
Game Face by Shari Green
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Miles Morales: Suspended by Jason Reynolds
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods
Other favorite poets include Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickenson, Nikki Grimes, Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, and Shel Silverstein
Graphic Novels are “Real” Books
23 days ago
Graphic Novels are
“Real” Books
Graphic novels are increasingly popular with both students and adults, and are very different from the comic books many of us have read and remember fondly. Graphic novels are longer, have more complex story lines, and cover a wide range of genres, including both fiction and nonfiction. Like a standard novel, a graphic novel tells a story in a sequential manner, using both text and images. The text and images support each other and add to the complexity or richness of the story. According to researchers, the reader is using more of his or her brain while combining both the text and images into a complete story.
Graphic novels increase a reader's comprehension and interpretation of a story or topic. They engage both reluctant readers and visual learners. This is wonderful, as reading should be a pleasurable activity. Students who read more develop increased background knowledge and vocabulary, which leads to greater ease in reading more complex texts.
At our library at DMMS, graphic novels are extremely popular and we cannot keep them on the shelves!
Reading Suggestion
This year, 6th grade students can participate in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Reading these fantastic books also counts for your reading logs. Pick up a log in the library. Voting will take place in the spring.
The Massachusetts Children’s Book Award is an award chosen by the students in Massachusetts.
* Voting takes place in April. Students must have read 5 titles to be eligible to vote* Watch here for the voting link, it will be posted soon. Voting will close on April 15th, 2024.
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Click here for a list by reading levels (choose the books by what the reader is interested in reading)
Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Awards for grades 7-12. Check out the list for books you may enjoy so you can add your vote in September. SORA has all the titles, many are available as both audio and e-books.
This list, this list, and this list from the Association of Library Service to Children has excellent fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels for students in grades 6-8.
If you have any questions, please contact me, Ms. C. Palframan, teacher librarian
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