Cosumnes Oaks High School Library
WELCOME to the Cosumnes Oaks High School library website. Although we are not open for students inside the library at this time due to Distance Learning you are still able to access all the resources that we have available. Need a book for English class? You can search the library catalog through your portal and also watch a tutorial (see below on this page) if you're not sure how to do that. Also, put books on hold and make appointments to pick up books. Need to do research? We've got you covered! Our EBSCO databases are accessible below on this main page or also under the tab-Services We Offer. And, as always you can access all of our databases from the portal too. We hope that you will utilize this web-site as a resource to access library books, access research resources, and make appointments at the library for the pick-up/drop-off of materials. We miss you all and look forward to having all students back on campus! And don't forget to check out just a few of the newest books in our collection at the bottom of this page.
Mrs. Lew and Mrs. Hoblitzell
Textbook Check-out
Monday: 1:00-3:30 PM
Tuesday: 2:00-5:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00-5:00 PM
Access to books is easy during distance learning! Simply watch the tutorial to the right. You can put books on hold and schedule a pick-up time that works best for you.
Our hours for library pick-up or drop-off are:
Monday: 1:00-3:30 PM
Tuesday: 2:00-5:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00-5:00 PM
To make an appointment you can go the the COHS Distance Learning HQ at http://cohs.egusd.net/home or use the link below:
https://cohs-library.youcanbook.me/
Author spotlight: Jason Reynolds
Below is his Bio page from his website, https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/ , and if you've not yet read his books then you should! Immediately!
HERE'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO:
NOT WRITE BORING BOOKS.
Well, if you've made it here, that means you've survived the huge picture of my face! Congrats! And to reward you, I'm going to tell you all about...me. Sorry. No cake. No confetti. No money falling from the ceiling...this time.
So, I'm a writer. And when I say I'm a writer, I mean it in the same way a professional ball player calls himself an athlete. I practice everyday and do the best I can to be better at this writing thing, while hopefully bringing some cool stories to the world. The stories are kinda like my slam dunks. Except, I'm dunking words. In your FACE! Ha!
I graduated from the University of Maryland (where I spent about 65% of my time writing and reciting poetry all over campus...yeah, that was me) with a B.A. in English, then packed my bags and moved to Brooklyn because somebody told me they were giving away dream-come-true vouchers.
And if I ever find the person who told me that... let's just say, no one was giving away anything. ANYTHING. Lucky for me I had all these crazy stories to keep me going. Ten years later, here I am, doing my best to string together an "ABOUT" section on my own website about my own books. Crazy.
Here's what I know: I know there are a lot — A LOT — of young people who hate reading. I know that many of these book haters are boys. I know that many of these book-hating boys, don't actually hate books, they hate boredom. If you are reading this, and you happen to be one of these boys, first of all, you're reading this so my master plan is already working (muahahahahahaha) and second of all, know that I feel you. I REALLY do. Because even though I'm a writer, I hate reading boring books too.
New Books
Agatha is a Hawk, brave and fierce, who protects her people by patrolling the high walls of their island home. She is proud of her job, though some in her clan whisper that it is meant to keep her out of the way because of the condition she was born with.Jaime, thoughtful and anxious, is an Angler, but he hates the sea. Worse, he’s been chosen for a duty that the clan hasn’t required for generations: to marry. The elders won’t say why they have promised him to a girl in a neighboring clan, but there are rumors of approaching danger.When disaster strikes and the clan is kidnapped, it is up to Agatha and Jaime to travel across the haunted mainland of Scotia to Norveg, with help along the way from a clan of nomadic Highland bull riders and the many animals who are drawn to Agatha’s extraordinary gift of communication. Thrilling and dark yet rich with humor and compassion, this is the first book in the Shadow Skye trilogy, written by a wonderful new voice in fantasy and introducing a welcome new kind of hero.
Jason Zhou, his friends, and Daiyu are still recovering from the aftermath of bombing Jin Corp headquarters. But Jin, ruthless billionaire and Daiyu’s father, is out for blood. When Lingyi goes to Shanghai to help Jany Tsai, a childhood acquaintance in trouble, she doesn’t expect Jin to be involved. And when Jin has Jany murdered and steals the tech she had refused to sell him, Lingyi is the only one who has access to the encrypted info, putting her own life in jeopardy.
Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend.
Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. Maybe it's Freddy, who is rapidly losing her friends, including Doodle, who needs her now more than ever.
Fortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnists like Anna Vice to help her through being a teenager in love.