US Library - Electronic Resources

New Books

To view new books and DVDs in the Upper School library, please go to the Online Patrons Catalog and follow these directions: Click on Upper School Library; Click on Resource Lists; Click on Public Lists tab; Click on the most recent month. To read more about a particular item, click on its title.

Student Bookgroup

The Student bookgroup meets every 2-3 weeks on Monday afternoon at 3pm in the Upper School Library. Over the summer, the group is reading Incarceron by Catherine Fisher and Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. Please see Ms. Carstensen for copies of the books. Past books have included:

• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
• The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
• Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
• Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
  
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  
• Charles and Emma: the Darwins' leap of faith by Deborah Heiligman

Faculty/Staff Bookgroup

The Faculty/Staff Bookgroup is reading Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. This group meets every 4-6 weeks on Monday or Thursday afternoon at 3:15pm. Please see Angela Carstensen if you are interested in joining the group. Past books have included:

• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
• Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
• The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
• Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
• Little Bee by Chris Cleave
  

Reading Lists

The 2010 Upper School Summer Reading is available here.

Vacation Reading/Recommended Books

Winter Break Recommended Reading list, created in December 2009 by the Student Bookgroup and Ms. Carstensen.  Winter Vacation Reading List 2009

You may also enjoy this vacation reading list created by the Upper School Student Bookgroup in December 2007.  Winter Vacation Readings List 2007

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Upper School Librarian