New Books

Shark Girl-by Kelly Bingham - After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future. (Follett)

The Last Knight - by Hiliari Bell - In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, tell of their noble quest to bring Lady Ceciel to justice while trying to solve her husband's murder.(Follett)

The Choice - by Nicholas Sparks

Epic - by Conor Kostick

Crackback - by John Coy (Football Fiction)

Elves of Cintra - by Terry Brooks  (Fantasy)

Playing for Pizza - by John Grisham

The Blind Side: evolution of a game - by Michael Lewis  (Football Nonfiction)

The Good Guy - by Dean Koontz (Mystery Fiction)

Fake ID - by Walter Sorrells (Mystery)

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend - by Janette Rallison (High School/Dating Fiction)

Reading Club--next meeting is Tues, March 4th

currently reading:

To Kill a Mockingbird                

by Harper Lee
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SAT Question of the Day

Dictionary

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Scholarship, Financial Aid, and College Websites

CISD College Information PageinAid!                                          FastWeb CollegeBoard                                  Guide to Federal Student Aid              Mapping Your Future                              Scholarship Scams                               Peterson's College Guide                     Princeton Review            

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News Sources

Abilene Reporter News                          
Fort Worth Star Telegram                      

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 Career Resources
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
http://www.acinet.org/ http://online.onetcenter.org/find/ http://www.careerservices.uab.edu/
NEW_CAREER_SERVICES/
DoWithMajor/majors/default.html www.bridges.com

Research            Resources

Ebscohost Database- (Get User ID and  Password from Librarian.)                       

Gale Group- (Get User ID and Password from Librarian.)                       

Britannica Encyclopedia- (Get User ID and Password from Librarian.)  

United Streaming - (For Teachers - Get User ID and Password from Librarian)

Search Engines:  Google   Ask.com

Subject Directories:  Librarian's Internet Index   Google Direc.

Online Encyclopedia:  MSN Encarta          

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MLA Research and Citation

(always follow teacher's instructions, first)

CitationMachine                                 
Example MLA Citations                       
MLA Instructions                              
Sample MLA Research                        
MLA Quotations                          
Parenthetical Citation            

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