Library
St. Regis Public School District #1
St. Regis, Montana
"Creating Learners and Leaders For Life"
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Welcome to our Library!
The St. Regis School Library and Community Library is located at the front of the High School We have over 15,000 books and media items for your viewing pleasure We are a part of the Mineral County Public Library System and can get the books you want to read! And Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. We have 19 computers for your use! Know your favorite author? Favorite title? Favorite subject? … Our books and materials are entered into an online cataloging system called “Tigercat” so search away! You can even access the Internet or do online classes Magazines you can read while here: Time Sports Illustrated Consumer Reports Motor Trend Scientific American Smithsonian Teen Voices Tech and Learning Outside We have the Mineral Independent each week and the Missoulian each week day (old copies available free, need
fire-starter?) New to the Library is a Parent Resource Center with pamphlets you may find helpful Our shelves have been newly reorganized with color coded labels to make finding that just right book easy for everyone.
Please “check us out”!
New Release Picture Books – October 2010
I am
the Dog
by Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Jack E Davis
Jacob trades places for the day with his dog Max and discovers the joys
of chasing balls, eating kibble, and getting scratched behind the ears.
Orangutans are Ticklish: Fun
facts from an animal photographer
by Steve Grubman with Jill Davis
Provides interesting facts about animals and explores what it takes to
photograph them, with animal photographer Steve Grubman sharing some of
his favorite, and scariest, encounters.
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
When
Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her
mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to
train.
While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food,
the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best.
Exposes the hidden lives of such lesser-known figures as Princess Molly
Coddle, Princess Miss Hap, and Princess Anne Phibian, revealing where
they live, what they whisper about, and what sorts of pets they own.
Man
Gave Names to all the Animals
by Bob Dylan,
illustrated by Jim Arnosky
Based on a song by Bob Dylan, tells the story of how man named the
animals of the world. Includes
CD.
An
illustrated story of the comeback of the buffalo from extinction in the
United States, tracing their history in connection with cowboys, Teddy
Roosevelt, and the Native Americans of the plains, and celebrates their
resurgence as herds that roam the national parks.
Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica
Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape,
tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes.
Garage
Tales
(Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown)
by Jon Scieszka with David Shannon, Loren Long, David Gordon
Contains three stories from Trucktown, including "Meet Max," in which a
monster truck needs help when his jumping and flipping lands him upside
down; "Meet Jack and Gabriella," in which the two friends try to get to
Pete's party; and "Meet Izzy," in which an ice cream truck wants to get
dizzy.
The
Eraserheads by Kate Banks,
pictures by Boris Kulikov
Three eraserheads that live with
a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, numbers, letters, and
drawings become trapped in one of his pictures while trying to correct
mistakes.
An
illustrated exploration of mummies from around the world, covering
discoveries that have been made about the way ancient remains have been
treated in various cultures.
The
Cowgirl Way: Hats Off to
America’s Women of the West
by Holly George-Warren
Discusses the migration of people from the eastern part of America to
the western frontier in the 1840s and the related origins of the cowgirl
in the form of sharpshooters, outlaws, legislators, wranglers, and
performers who helped settle the American West.
The
World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale
by Sneed B. Collard III
Photographs, text, and interviews provide an account of the history and
events of the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale in Montana.
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his
mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.
First Dog’s White House
Christmas
by J Patrick Lewis & Beth Zappitello, Illustrated by Tim Bowers
The
dog that lives at the White House invites international guests to a
Christmas party, where they share holiday customs from their respective
countries.
New Release
Novels – October 2010
Big
Time by Tim Green
(Played for the Atlanta Falcons)
ages 8 - 12
A
young boy discovers he can read plays before they happen.
He is discovered by the Atlanta Falcons.
Fame brings lawyers and surprises.
A Best seller!
This
book is the first in Scholastic’s re-introduction of the popular Dear
America Series. Set during
World War II, a Minister and his family uproot in order to help Japanese
Americans who have been sent to encampments.
An
orphan sent by stagecoach to a distant relative befriends a street-wise
boy. When she receives an
unexpected inheritance they must deal with another relative who
discovers her fortune.
(First in series) Luce’s
time in a strict boarding school is brightened when she sees Daniel.
Daniel however, stays as far away from her as he can anxious to
keep a dark secret. A page
turning thriller that is exciting and darkly romantic.
(If
you like Junie B you will love Frannie!)
Frannie just wants a job so when her class is visiting the local
radio station and the radio host has taken a break, Frannie jumps right
in. Of course she has to fix
the problems she creates.
A
gripping mystery where the library has no books.
Instead you check out items from Grimm Fairy Tales.
What magic is contained in Cinderella’s slippers or the talking
mirror? What happens when
the objects are returned but the magic is gone?
If the magic thief is not caught, Elizabeth will be blamed.
A
collection of short stories from the funniest writers around with
something for every guy
(333Last book in this popular young reader series.)
Amy and Dan are on a mission to find the 39 clues in order to
reunite their backstabbing family (who killed their parents) and save
the world.
The
Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan
ages 10 – 14
(First book in The Heroes of Olympus series.)
Jason, Piper and Leo are students at the Wilderness School.
Adventure – Mystery mixed in with amnesia, secrets, ghosts,
and power tools.
Getting picked on by the school bully is no fun until you actually save
his life. Now he is
Mack’s protector, especially when he is discovered to be one of the
Magnificent 12 from a 3000 year old man who appears in the boys
bathroom. Humorous story.
(Originally written as a screen play) An abandoned boy, Ernie, who grows
up in an orphanage is sent to a working farm as a last measure.
The town has an unsolved mystery of a kidnapped baby and Ernie
sets out to solve it. Along
the way he discovers a whole new land of little people who appear
through puddles. A strange
connection exists and more mystery leads to further adventure.
The
Scorch Trials by James Dashner
ages 12+
(Sequil
to th Maze Runner) The Earth is a wasteland with no government or order
and people covered in wounds are driven to insanity by their disease.
Thomas must cross the scorched land to arrive at a safe haven.
Does he hold the secret to freedom?
(Companion to “Savvy”) A family has an amazing gift for on their 13th
birthday they are given a magical power.
What will Ledger Kale’s gift be, and how will he ever get it
under control?
Spaceheadz by Jon Scieszka & Francesco Sedita ages 7 – 10
(will probably be a series - Diary of a wimpy Kid style)
Space aliens disguised as two fifth-graders and a hamster who
talk like TV commercials have just joined Michael K.’s class.
Can life get any weirder?
Jacob has been given an astonishing power when he hears the words “you
are indestructible” whispered to him by a dying man.
He has 13 days to figure out how to harness this awesome power.
Turtle is an 11 year old girl who goes to stay with relatives she’s
never met in Key West Florida in 1935.
When she meets her cousins and discovers they are all boys she
must come out of her shell.
(Inspired by stories of the author’s great grandmother who immigrated to
Key West.)
Second novel in the addictive Fallen series… where love never dies.
It took an eternity to find one another, but now Daniel has told
Luce he must go away to hunt down the Outcasts – immortals who want to
kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce
at a school for unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the off spring of
fallen angels and humans.
Luce learns what Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her
previous lives causing her to suspect Daniel has some dangerous secrets.
Wimpy kid series #5. While
trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley,
middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members
that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think
seriously about his future.
Jeff Kinney offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the “Diary
of a Wimpy Kid” movie with photographs, script pages, storyboard
sketches, costume designs, and original art offering an inside look at
the film adaptation
Newest novel (#6) in the Vampire Academy series.
After a devastating betrayal, Rose and Lissa’s friendship is
destroyed as Rose stands trial and Lissa becomes the first in line for
the Royal Crown. |