In an effort to promote teen reading, the RHS Library Media
Center is sponsoring a week of activities with the theme "Slammin @
the Library", with the actual poetry readings at the ExpressO Cafe
coming up on November 6 (7 p.m. in the library). In the meantime,
students are recommending books that they love from the RHS library
(sorta like the "Staff Recommendations" at BAM!). Following are the
first 2 (who are also awesome library aides) with their
recommendations:
Senior J.C. Crosby
"The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien is a
masterpiece of fantasy writing. Tolkien is able to split the point of
view amongst different characters and keep the reader on the right
track. The story line of the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy is a
masterful combination of action, mystery, and tradition. I recommend
this book to any fantasy fan or those who like
adventure."
Junior Kyrie McLemore
"Sabriel is a great book about a girl who
overcomes all obstacles to become an Abhorsen (who who binds the
dead). I love this book because she never gives up no matter how many
people tell her she doesn't have what it takes. Garth Nix has created
a whole new fantasy series that will keep you reading the book before
you realize you've finished. I would recommend this book to all
people who love action fantasy."
October 22, 2003
Senior George DeJesus
"The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien is an awesome book, filled
with fantasy and adventure. It chronicles the story of Bilbo Baggins,
a young hobbit that resides in the Shire. He goes about the normal
routine of cleaning and eating that just about every hobbit his age
has, until one day the wizard, Gandalf the Grey, paid him a visit.
From that day forward, Bilbo's life was thrown into a tailspin of
adventure, goblins, spiders and magic. Bilbo finds himself caught up
in quest after quest and meets many interesting people throughout his
journey. He is forced to uproot himself from the everyday life that
he is used to and begin living life on the edge. As the story begins,
Bilbo is quiet and timid. As the book goes on, he evolves and learns
to defend himself and others and becomes a braver person, and an
essential part of the group. The Hobbit is a great novel and
would be an enjoyable read for fans of fantasy and adventure."
Senior Jennifer Graham
"The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy Linduer
tells a chilling tale of Anne Frank's life during the Holocaust. The
book is a set of first-person narratives by six women who knew Anne
before the war and during her stay at the concentration camps. If you
like The Diary of Anne Frank, I strongly suggest you pick this one
up. This book is not only a good book to read, but it also educates
us about our world's history and its mistakes."
Stay tuned for more recommendations throughout this
week!
October 24, 2003
Junior Lisa MacAfee
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
"Dragonsong is just one of the many wonderful
books by Anne McCaffrey, and the first in her "Harper Hall Trilogy".
This book stands out in my mind as one of my very favorites. Menolly,
the novel's main character, is an extremely talented young musician,
who is discouraged in her talent by her family because she is a girl.
She dreams of learning the craft of the Harper musicians at Harper
Hall, but getting nothing but disapproval from her family, she runs
away and discovers some amazing little creatures..."
Junior Justin McGraw
"The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien is one of
my favorites. It's the first part of the Lord of the Rings series and
who really hasn't heard of the book series? It's been out for quite a
long time and it's even possibly one of the top movies. The storyline
of it follows Frodo, after many, many year Bilbo decides that he will
retire and leave his homeland (leaving behind many family, friends
and items). Among the items he leaves behind he leaves for his nephew
Frodo to inherit the greatest treasure of his "The One Ring". An old
friend of Bilbo's and skilled wizard, Gandolf, tells Frodo of the
dangers of the ring and tells him that he must set out to try to
destroy the ring. Along the way Frodo is accompanied by many allies
and meets many threats and enemies along the way. This book is the
start to J.R.R. Tolkien's series to get rid of "The One Ring".
Reading it will put you in awe at how descriptive the places are they
travel and the people they meet, putting it in a way that you can
almost exactly imagine the scenery and people there in your head.
Though you may think you can just watch the movie and know what all
is going is. That's true, in some ways, but there are also many
things they leave out of the movie that you might find interesting
that happens to be in the book."
