One of us is lying by Karen M McManus
Five students at Bayview High get detention after being caught having mobiles that they’re not allowed to have. When one of the students dies from an allergic reaction after having a glass of water it first appears to be an accident. But when the police find traces of peanuts in the glass it´s obvious that this was no accident. Someone must have put the peanut oil in the glass meaning for him to die. Who could have done that?
The hate U give by Angie Thomas
Starr lives in a poor, black neighborhood and goes to a private school where most of the students are rich and white. She tries to keep her two worlds separated from each other but when her old friend Khalil gets shot by the police, she finds herself in a difficult position. She was the only eyewitness but not everyone wants the truth to be known. Will Starr be brave enough to speak up?
Every day by David Levithan
A is a person who inhabits a different person’s body each day. The first thing A does in the morning is to check that day’s body, is it a boy or a girl, is it the body of a tall or short person and what color is the skin. Getting used to a new body every day is the easy part. The tricky thing is to adjust to a new context, that person’s life, home, family, friends, boy-friend or girlfriend, school and so on. One of the most difficult things is to leave everyone you’ve gotten to know every day. Now A’s gotten used to this and has also accepted the fact that having a relationship would be impossible. But then one day, A wakes up in a body that belongs to Justin A thinks that Justin’s not a very nice person, but when A meets Justin’s girlfriend Rhiannon, he falls in love for the first time. They spend a wonderful day together, but of course, the next day A wakes up in a new person’s body. But it’s impossible to forget Rhiannon and A really wants to meet her again. So, what do you do? Do you try to forget the love of your life or do you try to figure out a way that makes it possible for you to be together?
We talked about the library and how to use it. We also went on a digital library tour.
You find the presentation here.