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Greetings From Mrs. Tetschner

Hello Patriots!

I am really, really missing you. I hope you and your families are doing well -- and that you are continuing to read, read, and read!

Reading is one of the best activities you can do to keep your brain engaged and growing!

Remember you can check out ebooks and audio books via Sora Overdrive. The directions are on this webpage -- over to the right.

I need your help!

I am trying to compile a list of the books Patriot students and staff read during the quarantine. So, far only teachers have emailed me. Everyone, once you have finished a book email me the title and the author and I will add it to the list.

Can we make it to 500?

My idea this week is to read a "classic." Ask your older brother, older sister, mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa about a book they enjoyed when they were your age -- and give it try! When I was your age, I enjoyed Nancy Drew books. An updated version, called Nancy Drew Diaries, is currently available on Sora!

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I hope you are enjoying the quarantine version of the library's website.

Remember to check it out each week for new information, new book recommendations, mind-blowing (?) puzzles, SAT-level vocabulary words, and a cheesy "librarian" joke.

Stay safe,

Mrs. Tetschner

Links to Award Winning Books

Mrs. Tetschner is currently reading...

Unfriended by Rachel Vail
ISBN: 9780147511546
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table with the group she has dreamed of joining, she can hardly believe her luck. Everyone seems so nice, so kind to one another. But all is not as it seems with her new friends, and soon she's caught in a maelstrom of lies, misunderstandings, accusations and counter-accusations, all happening very publicly in the relentless, hyperconnected social media world from which there is no escape. Six eighth-graders, four girls and two boys, struggle to understand and process their fractured glimples into one another's lives as they find new ways to disconnect, but also to connect, in Rachel Vail's richest and most searching book.

Tricky Words of the Week

My uncle emigrated (left a country) from Russia and immigrated (entered a country to live) to the United States.

Thinking Outside the Box!

Commonym Of The Week -- In this type of puzzle, you are given three items. The trick is to see if you can figure out how the three items are connected. Example: What do a tree, elephant, and car have in common? The answer is that they all have trunks.

Last week's answer: What do tow, row, and show have in common? They are all boats.

What do gray, red, and timber have in common?

Tom Swifty of the Week -- In this type of puzzle, you are given a sentence with a blank. The blank is usually filled in with an adverb (a word that describes how something is done). You have to use the context clues in the sentence to try to figure out which adverb fits the best. Example: "Sorry I am late. I had to change my tire, Tom said _____________." The answer could be "flatly" or "deflatedly" since we know from the context clue that Tom was changing a deflated or flat tire on his car.

Last week's answer: "I know what herb would taste good with this soup," Tom said ___sagely______.

"I've been feeding the crocodile," Tom said __________________.

NBA Word Puzzle of the Week -- In this puzzle, I have created a silly clue for the name of one of the NBA teams. (Do you remember doing this with the NFL teams?) Yes, they may be a little cheesy because I am making them up. Email me if you have a good one. Example: Imprisoned insects. Answer: Celtics -- Cell Tics -- Get it?

Last week's answer: Needed In Winter = Heat

Cowboy Accessories =

Good luck! I will post the answers the next Monday!

Vocabulary Challenge

If you could perform one altruistic act, what would it be?

altruistic

definition: unselfish, concerned for the welfare of others

Cheesy Librarian Joke

Student: Why does Voldemort prefer Twitter to Facebook?

Librarian: Because he only has followers, not friends.

Available on Sora Overdrive: Grab a Kleenex, Mrs. Tetschner recommends...

Wish by Barbara O'Connor
ISBN: 9781250144058
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same silent wish since fourth grade, hoping that someday it will come true. When her irresponsible parents send her to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family members she doesn't know, she needs that wish to come true more than ever. A stray dog, a great friend, and the love of a big-hearted aunt and uncle just might make it happen.
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
ISBN: 9780061881640
Publication Date: 2009-03-17
School Library Journal Best Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best * Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice * Connecticut Book Award Winner * American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award Winner This poignant and joyful novel is filled with meaningful moments and emotional resonance. Addie is waiting for normal. But Addie's mother has an all-or-nothing approach to life: a food fiesta or an empty pantry, her way or no way. Addie's mother is bipolar, and she often neglects Addie. All-or-nothing never adds up to normal, and it can't bring Addie home, where she wants to be with her half-sisters and her stepfather. But Addie never stops hoping that one day, maybe, she'll find normal. "A heroine with spunk and spirit offers an inspiring lesson in perseverance and hope. First-rate." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
ISBN: 0385323069
Publication Date: 1999-09-07
Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. It's 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things. 2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. "[A] powerfully felt novel." --The New York Times
My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
ISBN: 0312660952
Publication Date: 2011-02-15
After Granny dies, Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana - far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read a phone bill, and the classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to live with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she is able to leave, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life.Set in the South in the late 1950's, this tender coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a story filled with beautiful language, unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home.
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
ISBN: 0399245375
Publication Date: 2006-10-05
Paris has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her brother, who's been sent to a boys' home. Over time, the Lincolns grow on Paris. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can't ignore the feeling that she never will, especially in a town that's mostly white while she is half black. It isn't long before Paris has a big decision to make about where she truly belongs. Nikki Grimes has created a portrait of a young girl who, in the midst of being shuffled back and forth between homes and realizing things about other people and the world around her, gradually embarks on the road to discovering herself.

Sora: Overdrive

Hello Patriots!

The method used to log in to Sora Overdrive has changed.

You no longer need a special username and password. From now on, you will log on to Sora the same way you logged on to computers at school. The username is your OPS email, and the password is your student number.

All Patriots have room on their virtual bookshelf to check out two digital books -- e books (which you read right on the screen) or audio books (to which you listen).

You can use the link in this box, or you can follow this "click" path.

(1) Go to Nathan Hale Middle School's website.

(2) Click on "library" on the menu bar.

(3) Click on the light blue button that says Sora Overdrive.

(4) Select Omaha Public Schools

(5) Select "student"

(6) Username = OPS email

(7) Password = student number

You can keep a digital book two weeks before it needs to be renewed. Digital books that have not been renewed will be returned automatically.

Here is the link...

Sora Overdrive

How many books are the Patriots reading?

Help me keep track of the books our Patriot community is reading during this quarantine. Send me an email at angela.tetschner@ops.org when you finish a book. I'd love to hear what you thought about it, and I'll add it to our list.

1. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (Mrs. Tetschner)

2. Soul of the Sword by Juie Kagawa (Mrs. Tetschner)

3. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (Mrs. Tetschner)

4. Bombay Blues by Tanjua Desai Hidier (Mrs. Tetschner)

5. The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper (Mrs. Tetschner)

6. Kiss Josey for Me by Florence Marie Ankeny Cox (Mr. Moriarty)

7. Warcross by Marie Lu (Mrs. Foley)

8. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (Mrs. Peters)

9. Run, Hide, Fight Back by April Henry (Mrs. Peters)

10. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (Mrs. Peters)

11. The Lonely Dead by April Henry (Mrs. Peters)

12. How Carrots Won The Trojan War by Rebecca Rupp (Mrs. Peters)

13. A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell (Mrs. Peters)

14. The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron (Mrs. Tetschner)

15. All Fall Down by Ally Carter (Mrs. Tetschner)

16. See How They Run by Ally Carter (Mrs. Tetschner)

17. Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter (Mrs. Tetschner)

18. The Toll by Neal Shusterman (Mrs. Kissinger)

19. Mindfulness for Teachers by Patrica Jennings (Mr. Schmidt)

20. Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants by Dav Pilkey (Mr. Schmidt)

21. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Mrs. Bridgeford)

22. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Ms. Birkemeier)

23. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Ms. Birkemeier)

24. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Ms. Boesch)

25. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey (Ms. Benson)

26. The Perfect You by Dr. Caroline Raf (Ms. Benson)

27. The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe (Mrs. Taylor)

28. Refugee by Alan Gratz (Mrs. Taylor)

29. Becoming by Michelle Obama (Ms. Benson)

30. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Mrs. Tetschner)

31. Little Fires Everywhere by Cleste Ng (Ms. Moore)

32. In Her Bones by Kate Moretti (Ms. Moore)

33. Who Switched Off My Brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf (Mr. Williams)

34. The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs (Mrs. Tetschner)

35. Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (Mrs. Tetschner)

36. Dust and Decay by Jonathan Maberry (Mrs. Tetschner)

37. Flesh and Bone by Jonathan Maberry (Mrs. Tetschner)

38. A Piece of My Soul by Cuesta Benberry (Dr. Rivers)

39. Listening With Your Heart by Wayne Peate, MD (Dr. Rivers)

40. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks (Dr. Rivers)

41. The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change Your Life by Verna Cornelia Price, PhD (Dr. Rivers)

42. Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy (Mr. Bedore)

43. The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan (Mr. Bedore)

44. A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn by James Donovan (Mr. Bedore)

45. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle by Jane Leavy (Mr. Bedore)

46. Coolidge by Amity Shlaes (Mr. Bedore)

47. The Lost by Natasha Preston (Nurse Cunningham)

48. Fire and Ash by Jonathan Mayberry (Mrs. Tetschner)

49. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (Mrs. Patton)

50. Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen (Mrs. Taylor)

51. News of the World by Paulette Jiles (Mrs. Taylor)

52. Lost Boy Lost Girl by John Bul Dau (Mrs. Siert)

53. The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacIntyre (Mrs. Siert)

54. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Mrs. Siert)

55. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (Mrs. Tetschner)

56. In Her Bones by Kate Moretti (Ms. Moore)

57. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Mrs. Tetschner)

58. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (Mrs. Tetschner)

59. Catwoman: Soul Stealer by Sarah J. Maas (Mrs. Tetschner)

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What new books would you like to see in Sora Overdrive?