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I don't know if you saw this young man who recently squelched protesters at a University of Washington library, but I think he is my new hero!

Book club is the MVP of Patriot wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell's career

Do you go to the Cashmere Public Library?

There are two events coming up that I wanted to showcase this month. If you have never got to use a 3-D printer, now you can on Feb. 16th here in Cashmere! Also, Mrs. Geneinhart's husband will be speaking at the Cashmere Public Library March 2nd. Both events should be great!

Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy - Confidence

Did you know you can practice for the SAT for FREE???? The officials at the College Board and Khan Academy have teamed up and created a FREE test-prep program that can be tailored to fit your needs. Check it out at satpractice.org

10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article - EasyBib Blog

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There's a lot of hype right now about "Fake News". If you are interested learning more, this is a good article to read concerning this increasing concern.

10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article - EasyBib Blog: Fake news is popping up everywhere! Use these 10 tips to spot them a mile away.

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2017! 

I suppose many of you took time to make a few resolutions for the new year. Well, if you haven't, here's a suggestion: "I will read more in 2017!" If you need a couple of book ideas, consider these . . .

All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven, is another book I have recently read that deals with mental health, this time specifically suicide. However, the topic is handled so carefully in this lovely story about Finch and Violet. This unlikely duo teams up to work on a project that takes them throughout their state, and in doing so both of them grow closer. Both Violet and Finch deal with their own fears past and present, but somehow bring out the best in each other - for a time. As Violet grows out of her own hole, Finch slides deeper into his. It is soon to become a movie, so make sure you read it before you see it in the theater. 

Another book that is coming out in a movie, A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, who wrote it in 2011 from an idea he received from the late Siobhan Dowd. Again, you should read it before you see the movie. It's been awhile since I have read it, but I remember being moved by this book that deals with grief, death, love and loss. The artwork is amazing and won the Kate Greenway Medal for illustrations. It also has won the Carnigie Medal for literature. Because it has illustrations, you might think this is a children's book, but anyone could read this book and be challenged by its amazing journey through Conor's nightmares as he deals with his mother's illness and father's remarriage.

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

I recently "read" Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (I listened to the audio version) and I can't get this amazing book out of my mind. If you are interested in mental illness or schizophrenia in particular, you need to read this book. It really helped me see how a young man (14 year old Caden Bosch) slowly sinks into a delusional world and totally looses all sense of reality. Based partly on the experiences of the Shusterman's son, who is also the book’s illustrator, this story will captivate you. Beware, it is a little confusing as you go through Caden's delusional journey, but stick with it and I think you won't be sorry.

Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak, calls Challenger Deep "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary."

National Book Award and Golden Kite Award Winner

For more information about Challenger Deep:

Interview with Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep, 2015 National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature

Five questions for Neal Shusterman