tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191004141235017962024-03-14T03:31:14.818-04:00International Academy School LibraryWelcome to the International Academy School Library! As an authorized IB World School, we offer the MYP and DP to all students in grades 9-12. We are a public school.
The library is run by Mrs. Janek, a certified school librarian. This blog is a place to highlight book reviews, post interesting articles, write about school libraries and share best practices.
www.iatoday.orgMs. Klaudia Janekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902063689182004814noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-74966261732901355012024-03-12T08:02:00.003-04:002024-03-12T08:02:50.625-04:00History Internal Assessment Resourceskjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-26926703785936943652024-03-12T08:01:00.001-04:002024-03-12T08:01:46.295-04:00Secret Magical EE Portalkjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-70471077979891895422022-01-21T09:13:00.003-05:002022-01-21T09:13:52.127-05:00January 2022 New Books!!!kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-51570917478006198942019-11-14T23:54:00.001-05:002019-11-14T23:56:39.881-05:00Day #1 at AASL19We arrived in Louisville last night at 10:20pm after a full day of work. The drive wasn't too bad and we did not run into any bad weather. I have to say that arriving at the convention center for registration and things starting afternoon, was a really nice, slow start to the day. Day 2 and 3 will be way more intense - no doubt.
We walked through the IdeaLab which was totally kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-52326169477216970832019-11-07T08:48:00.000-05:002019-11-07T08:56:15.578-05:00ALA Annual Conference 2019Wow! Going to the American Library Association Conference is informative, exciting, overwhelming and exhausting; all in good ways. One of the main reasons I wanted to go this year is because it’s amazing to be surrounded by so many librarians and because it’s one of the best places to learn about what is going on in our field and in other types of libraries. There are many times that I only dokjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-72825299971690489352019-04-18T13:37:00.002-04:002019-04-18T13:37:21.110-04:00Ideal Libraries Guide for Schools in Practice
I wrote this article for Follett Community, check it out:
https://www.follettcommunity.com/s/article/ideal-libraries-guide-in-practice-klaudia-janek
kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-9860834627267385992019-02-04T13:43:00.001-05:002019-02-04T13:43:17.481-05:00Front Desk by Kelly Yang book reviewEveryone should read this book! Read my review here:
https://libresbooksmi.blogspot.com/2019/02/front-desk-by-kelly-yang-book-review.html
kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-37846325471183677342019-01-23T15:42:00.000-05:002019-01-23T15:42:08.895-05:00The VanGogh Deception by Deron Hicks book reviewLooking for a great middle grade book?
Try this one:
https://libresbooksmi.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-vangogh-deception-by-deron-hicks_23.html
kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-41939902588101203002019-01-11T13:12:00.004-05:002019-01-11T13:13:48.430-05:00What this story needs is a munch and a crunch by Emma J. Virján book review
As a high school librarian, my life is dominated by YA books. While I love them, they are just as long as adult books and take and an hours long commitment. And sometimes you just need to delve into something different for a change or a break. I have found myself choosing to review more picture books and middle grade books, just because it’s fun. I also have a built in audience at home that kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-43482297156681673722019-01-11T10:56:00.000-05:002019-01-11T10:56:00.401-05:00Wandmaker by Ed Masessa book review
This is a middle-grade urban fantasy book that is a follow up to the authors 2006 release of The Wandmaker’s Guidebook, which was an interactive book and wand-assembly kit. This is also the 1st book in a 2 book series (according to Novelist). Henry Leach is 11 years old and is the 7th son of a 7th son. He is originally from Arizona. He was born into wandmaking, but does not know much about the kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-12088531012683925882018-12-14T12:08:00.000-05:002018-12-14T12:08:00.319-05:00Dog Man by Dav Pilkey book review
This book is the first book in the Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey. The story starts off with a behind the scenes look at George and Harold, who have been friends since kindergarten, and have been making comic books together. Dog Man was their first comic, but by 4th grade, they had moved on to making Captain Underpants. Then they got nostalgic and wanted to go back to more simpler times with Dog kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-40868096002803831832018-12-13T12:11:00.004-05:002018-12-13T12:11:54.037-05:00The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith book review
What a great middle grade book! The author has more recently written a Black Panther graphic novel so you might not even realize you already have his work in your library. The Mesmerist is set in Victorian England. It contains secret societies, faerie magic, a sinister evil creature and the power of family and friendships. Jessamine and her mother run a business for themselves communicating kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-7124058747651760512018-11-27T15:55:00.002-05:002018-11-27T16:03:13.163-05:00The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine book review
Julian and his family have just moved to Main to run a B & B. Julian has two moms and a sister is always grouchy. Julian is nine years old and wise beyond his years. He has quite the vocabulary and consistently posts his FARTs (Facts and random thoughts) throughout the book. Julian loves astronomy and part of the reason he was ok with the move is that Maine has a lot more space where he cankjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-76293834918550287432018-10-12T14:02:00.002-04:002018-10-12T14:26:27.191-04:00Thoughts on name changing...
I think that as school librarians, we have done ourselves a huge disservice with the changing of names. (in both the space and our titles) A library is a library no matter what label you give it (information commons, learning commons, media center, information center, etc) The public and university libraries have not messed with the word "library" and they are not losing their jobs left and kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-24658027319793066972018-10-12T09:53:00.000-04:002018-10-12T09:53:36.119-04:00On MakerSpaces in my high school libraryDuring a recent professional conversation on FaceBook the question was posted about the value about makerspaces and what we do with them. I am not convinced that my library is the place for it. I have long held this view and it might not be very popular. BUT, I can be pretty confident that my students will be ready for university/college life utilizing the library and going higherkjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-51383860769053947142018-05-21T09:08:00.002-04:002018-05-21T09:10:24.982-04:00NewsPrints student book review by Rua
This book is about a girl who dresses up as a boy in order to stay at a specific orphanage and work as a Newsie (a boy who sells newspapers). While she is doing her job she meets a peculiar boy who doesn’t have a home and can repeat voices exactly as heard. So she brings him with her and shows him what life and joy is. As the story progresses, they go through some troubles because the boy was akjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-29694109449956320822018-05-02T13:52:00.000-04:002018-05-02T13:52:21.187-04:00This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab - book review by Nicole
In a world that contains monsters, Verity (V-city) is plagued by them. These monsters that all fear are created from crimes, specifically murders. The best way to describe them is through the “children’s” song sung throughout the city:
“Corsai, Corsai, tooth and claw,
Shadow and bone will eat you raw.
Malchai, Malchai, sharp and sly,
Smile and bite and drink you dry.
Sunai, Sunai, eyes like kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-14612979527578314362018-04-30T16:32:00.001-04:002018-04-30T16:32:21.061-04:00Swing it, Sunny by Jennifer and Matthew Holm book review
This is the follow up to the book Sunny Side Up. Jennifer and Matthew Holm continue the story of Sunny’s life after her older brother is sent off to military school. Sunny really misses her brother Dale. She knows that he was sent to boarding school because he was getting in trouble with drinking and drugs. Their parents did not really have another way to deal with it. In addition to all kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-41380998102289077412018-04-16T14:02:00.000-04:002018-04-16T14:02:03.240-04:00A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield book review
This is a very readable YA non-fiction history book documenting and explaining what happened during the Chicago Race Riots of 1919. During the riots 38 people died and 537 were hurt. This book starts out by explaining how segregation worked in Chicago. There were a lot of unwritten rules and invisible lines. The black community was made up of those who had been living in Chicago for a kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-86644372577915071432018-04-16T11:59:00.001-04:002018-04-16T11:59:18.473-04:00Restart by Gordon Korman - student book review by Arav
Where do I even begin with this book? The many interesting characters? The interesting premise? The somewhat satisfying conclusion? I honestly do not know. If I had to be brief, Restart by Gordon Korman is a book that I could wholeheartedly recommend to a lot of people as, barring some slight problems, manages to deliver an interesting ride unlike any other.
The plot of Restart revolves kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-78942457949995458852018-04-09T14:00:00.003-04:002018-04-09T14:00:55.009-04:00The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - book review
The story starts on December 20 (coincidentally the day I started this book, somewhat on purpose 😁) and is set in Harlem. Readers will get to enjoy a detailed map on the inside of the book cover. The characters include twins Isa and Jessie (12 years old), Oliver (9), Hyacinth (6), and Laney (4). They are close to their parents and they seem to be a biracial family living in a diverse area.kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-82254478396793166882018-04-09T09:17:00.001-04:002018-04-09T09:17:37.938-04:00Change Places With Me by Lois Metzger - student book review by Alyssa
Change Places with Me is an intriguing example of speculative fiction, set in the near future, 2029, and exploring the idea of a future technology and the impact it could have on our lives. The main character, introduced to the reader in part one of the book as Rose, wakes up to find herself a completely different person than she was before. She’s happier, more outgoing, more normal - and she’skjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-63131519205310624922018-04-09T08:59:00.001-04:002018-04-09T08:59:55.306-04:00With Malice by Eileen Cook student book review by Alyssa
With Malice is the sort of book that, when you finish it, you’ll have to sit there for a few minutes completely blown away by how it ended. It follows the story of Jill Charon, a senior in high school who was accused of murdering her best friend while on a trip in Italy - but has no memory of the entire trip. Throughout the novel, Jill is faced with undeniable evidence that she was, in fact, kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-42790364637994929692018-04-06T15:09:00.001-04:002018-04-06T15:09:47.576-04:00Exo by Fonda Lee - student book review by Rua
This book is set in a very futuristic world, with Sci-fi Elements embedded. It’s about how aliens came to earth and shared the Earth with the humans. They have given the humans very modern technology, including an embedded shield called an exo in a human's body. This exo is like an extra layer on top of the skin that when on can deflect any harm to the body including bullets. It will also Ms. Klaudia Janekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902063689182004814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219100414123501796.post-40634731401888023392018-03-29T12:17:00.002-04:002018-03-29T12:17:37.964-04:00The Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet - student book review by Nicole
Following the story of love and friendships, Farrant writes alongside the plot of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Full of drama and small talk, Farrant reflects period habits through the childish view of Lydia. Turning 15, Lydia Bennet, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, receives a journal from her older sister Mary. With complete Georgian Era countryside splendour, Lydia kjanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791817634067016722noreply@blogger.com0