From the Desk of Ms. Millette --Week of 10/21/20 - 10/27/20 (Teacher Edition)

Each week I will feature books, resources, and events to support you and your students. A similar newsletter goes out to students.

Announcements

  • Wish you had all of the resources your students need for a project in one place? I can make a research webpage for your course / project! Send me an email or swing by the library to discuss details!

What Should I Read Next?

Browse the library catalog. Username and Password found HERE.

Check out these new books--all currently available in the library. Request one HERE.

Recent Book Talks

Virtual Book Displays--Check out our new displays on Dystopian Fiction and All Things Voting Related

Dystopia / Horror / Survival
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Graphic Novel
Pumpkinheads by Faith Erin Hicks

Realistic Fiction
Again Again by E. Lockhart

Sports
Golden Arm by Carl Deuker

Featured Film

Request access to film HERE. To see our complete list of films, click HERE.

Just Mercy (click arrow for details--->)

Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” “Creed II”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “The Glass Castle,” “Captain Marvel”) star in “Just Mercy,” an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen. Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson. A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

FEATURED RESOURCES

Libro.fm is an audio book subscription service. With an educator account, you get access to 8-9 titles per month. The titles are chosen for you--some children's books, some middle grade, some young adult, and some professional titles. The titles are new releases and often award winning. Sometimes you will get an advance copy of a book before it is released. If you have a commute and are looking for some good books to listen during your ride that you can then connect with students about, check out libro.fm! To register for an educator account, go here.

Experience the benefits of meditation through guided meditations, animations, articles, and videos. The Boston Public Library has 100 licenses to assign to BPL cardholders. Licenses expire on the 1st of each calendar month, but you may return here to obtain a new license. You can register for a Boston Public Library eCard HERE. Be sure to click on the link to Headspace on the BPL site to create your new account with your BPL card. This way it will link it to the FREE account that you get. Let me know if you have any issues or need help!

EVENTS / PROGRAMS

Concord Festival of Authors (all sessions on Zoom)

Made possible by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library

There are A LOT of really awesome sessions at this festival. Mostly literary (creative writing, poetry, short story writing, Little Women book to screen, and more!) and history (civil war legacies, applying history to present challenges, anti-racism and reconstruction (then and now), history of slavery in new england, but some science (goodbye ice: arctic poems) as well. I am featuring the YA authors session this week, but I encourage you to check out the sessions--most of them are free. Complete listing of events is HERE.

Young Adult Writers--Saturday, Oct 24 @ 4pm

Featuring authors Susan Kaplan Carlton (In the Neighborhood of True), Jennifer De Leon (Don't Ask Me Where I'm From), and Marcella Pixley (Trowbridge Road)

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Origin Stories with JJK (Youtube Channel)

Massachusetts graphic novelist and National Book Award Finalist Jarrett Krosoczka interviews other teen award winning graphic novelists about their books, their art, and how they came to be the writers and illustrators they are today. Four episodes have dropped so far including:

Hudson High School Drama Society

THIS WEEKEND!

10/23 @7pm

10/24 @7pm

10/25 @2pm

Hudson High School’s theater season kicks off with the Halloween classic The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.

Come see The Headless Horseman from the safety of your own home on October 23 at 7:00, October 24 at 7:00, and October 25 at 2:00. To watch the show, just log onto HUDtv.org. Click on the education YouTube link on the right side of the page. Access to the show will be available 15 minutes before the show starts. Please note that logins will not be allowed after the show begins. Due to the scary nature of the show, it is rated PG-13, but is recommended for the entire family to enjoy together. Please email Kathleen McKenzie at kmckenzie@hudsonk12.ma.us for more information.