Most Circulated Titles

Dry

Shusterman, Neal,


School Library Journal starred, October 2018. Booklist starred, August 2018. Pub Weekly, August 2018. Kirkus Starred, August 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2018. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, October 2018. Booklist starred, August 2018. Pub Weekly, August 2018. Kirkus Starred, August 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2018. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.

Date Published:2018

What School Could Be

Ted Dintersmith.



Date Published:2018

Rethinking grading : meaningful assessment for standards-based learning /

Vatterott, Cathy, 1951-,


"Examines and debunks traditional practices and policies of grading in K-12 schools"--Back cover.
Date Published:2015

Disrupting thinking : why how we read matters /

Beers, G. Kylene, 1957-,


A study on reading habits that explains how to help students become close readers and critical thinkers.
Date Published:2017

Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive /

Land, Stephanie, 1978-,


Library Journal, December 2018. Pub Weekly, October 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. Booklist, December 2018. New York Times, February 2019. Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. "At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams--breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest, attending a university, and becoming a writer--were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, working days and taking college classes online. She also began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC . . . coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. Her memoir explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

Library Journal, December 2018. Pub Weekly, October 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. Booklist, December 2018. New York Times, February 2019. Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. "At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams--breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest, attending a university, and becoming a writer--were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, working days and taking college classes online. She also began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC . . . coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. Her memoir explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2019

Students at the center : personalized learning with habits of mind /

Kallick, Bena,


Empowering students to find their own way -- Toward a more student-driven practice -- Beginning with the end in mind: goals and inquiry/idea generation -- How students can show what they know: task and audience, evaluation, and cumulative demonstration of learning -- What personalized learning looks like, feels like, and sounds like: the instructional plan -- Promoting student growth: feedback -- Creating a culture of personalized learning. "Describe[s] personalized learning in terms of four...defining attributes--voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery--and propose[s] using them as filters to examine and enhance practice in classrooms designed for personalized learning"--Foreword.
Date Published:2017

Empowering students to find their own way -- Toward a more student-driven practice -- Beginning with the end in mind: goals and inquiry/idea generation -- How students can show what they know: task and audience, evaluation, and cumulative demonstration of learning -- What personalized learning looks like, feels like, and sounds like: the instructional plan -- Promoting student growth: feedback -- Creating a culture of personalized learning. "Describe[s] personalized learning in terms of four...defining attributes--voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery--and propose[s] using them as filters to examine and enhance practice in classrooms designed for personalized learning"--Foreword.

Date Published:2017

Fair isn't always equal : assessing & grading in the differentiated classroom /

Wormeli, Rick.



Date Published:2018

Enduring freedom

Arash, Jawad,


"In this dual-narrative tale, a teenage American army private and an Afghan boy living under the horrors of the Taliban, caught on separate sides of the world during the tumultuous times leading up to and following 9/11, come to discover how much more they have in common than they ever could have imagined"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Creating innovators : the making of young people who will change the world /

Wagner, Tony.


A note on how to use this book -- Introduction -- A primer on innovation -- Portrait of the innovator as a young man -- STEM innovators -- Social innovators -- Innovating learning -- The future of innovation -- Epilogue: letter to a young innovator -- Afterword / by Robert A. Compton. Kirkus Review, April 2012. Kirkus Review. Examines the backgrounds of young innovators to see how they developed the creative minds to produce those innovations and examines what teachers, parents, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. Includes QR Codes within the text that can be accessed using a smart phone, linking the reader to videos and other information that expands on key ideas in the book.
Date Published:2012

A note on how to use this book -- Introduction -- A primer on innovation -- Portrait of the innovator as a young man -- STEM innovators -- Social innovators -- Innovating learning -- The future of innovation -- Epilogue: letter to a young innovator -- Afterword / by Robert A. Compton. Kirkus Review, April 2012. Kirkus Review. Examines the backgrounds of young innovators to see how they developed the creative minds to produce those innovations and examines what teachers, parents, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. Includes QR Codes within the text that can be accessed using a smart phone, linking the reader to videos and other information that expands on key ideas in the book.

Date Published:2012

Learning by doing : a handbook for professional learning communities at work /


"... a guide for action that helps educators close the knowing-doing gap as they transform their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs)"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

The mine wars : the bloody fight for workers' rights in the West Virginia coal fields /

Watkins, Steve, 1954-,


"The true story of the West Virginia coal miners who ignited the largest labor uprising in American history"--
Date Published:2024

The Meadowbrook murders

Goodman, Jessica, 1990-,


Told in alternating voices, seventeen-year-old Amy becomes the prime suspect in the murder of two students, including her best friend, and reluctantly teams up with school newspaper editor Liz to find the truth.
Date Published:2025

Death coming up the hill

Crowe, Chris,


School Library Journal, September 2014. Booklist, October 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. Kirkus Review, August 2014. Library Media Connection, March 2015. School Library Journal. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, September 2014. Booklist, October 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. Kirkus Review, August 2014. Library Media Connection, March 2015. School Library Journal. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.

Date Published:2014

All American boys

Reynolds, Jason,


School Library Journal starred, September 2015. Booklist starred, September 2015. Horn Book Starred, November 2015. New York Times, December 2015. Kirkus Review, August 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2015. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Horn Book Starred. "When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend"--OCLC.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal starred, September 2015. Booklist starred, September 2015. Horn Book Starred, November 2015. New York Times, December 2015. Kirkus Review, August 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2015. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Horn Book Starred. "When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend"--OCLC.

Date Published:2015

Monster

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-


"Amistad.". Wilson's Senior High School, October 2000. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. School Library Journal, July 1999. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2001. Horn Book Starred, May 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Pub Weekly, April 1999. Kliatt Starred, July 2001. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal. While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Date Published:1999

"Amistad.". Wilson's Senior High School, October 2000. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. School Library Journal, July 1999. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2001. Horn Book Starred, May 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Pub Weekly, April 1999. Kliatt Starred, July 2001. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal. While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.

Date Published:1999

Creative schools : the grassroots revolution that's transforming education /

Robinson, Ken, 1950-,


Library Journal Starred, May 2015. Library Journal Starred. "Argues for an end to the outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the challenges of the twenty-first century"--OCLC.
Date Published:2015

Braving the wilderness : the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone /

Brown, Brené,


Everywhere and nowhere -- The quest for true belonging -- High lonesome : a spiritual crisis -- People are hard to hate close up : move in -- Speak truth to bullshit : be civil -- Hold hands : with strangers -- Strong back : soft front : wild heart -- Notes -- Index.
Date Published:2017

Just read it : unlocking the magic of independent reading in middle and high school classrooms /

Amato, Jarred,


The fundamentals of independent reading -- Strategies to sustain independent reading success -- Leveling up and maximizing the impact of independent reading. Shows middle and secondary ELA teachers the transformative power of independent reading in a school and community and shows them how to create a classroom environment where independent reading thrives.
Date Published:2024

Alone

Freeman, Megan E.,


Booklist, December 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2020. Kirkus Review, November 2020. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Review. "When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day"--Amazon.
Date Published:2021

Booklist, December 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2020. Kirkus Review, November 2020. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Review. "When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day"--Amazon.

Date Published:2021

The flip side

Walz, Jason, 1974-,


After losing his best friend to cancer, grieving Theo navigates a haunting alternate reality that embodies his depression, where he faces a shape-shifting monster and teams up with a mysterious girl to survive in a world where everyone has vanished.
Date Published:2025