By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services / Archives Assistant May 23rd, 2017
A new informative display is up in the Baker Reading Room about the United States Constitution, and it features this challenging puzzle of the U. S. Constitution itself. Stop by and help us piece it together and learn something about this important document in the process!
By Sandy Chauvin - May 19th, 2017
Like great fashion, the books you read tell a lot about you. Here are a few that will look great as accessories with any spring outfit:
Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir by Stan Lee, Peter David and Colleen Doran
Touchstone 2015
Call Number: Graphic Novel L51
“In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee—comic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes—shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.
In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir—illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran—Lee tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics, through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current resurgence in movies, Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career.
This funny, moving, and incredibly honest memoir is a must-have for collectors and fans of comic books and graphic novels of every age.” (Amazon description)
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Clarion Books 2017
Call Number: Fiction Sa1
“Friendships, family, grief, joy, rage, faith, doubt, poetry, and love—this complex and sensitive book has room for every aspect of growing up!”—Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor–Winning author of The Surrender Tree
“Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it’s senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he? This humor-infused, warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging is a triumph.” (Amazon description)
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
G.P. Putnam’s Sons 2017
Call Number: Fiction Se4
“Lucky Boy presents two very different American stories, tied together by the fate of a child. When Soli Castro-Valdez leaves her small Mexican village for the United States, she endures the difficult journey but arrives pregnant and undocumented. Meanwhile, Kavya Reddy, whose parents immigrated to the US from India, is living a more peaceful life with her dot.com-employed husband in Berkeley. Unable to have a child, Kavya becomes a foster parent—and when Soli winds up in immigrant detention, her son Ignacio winds up with Kavya. But the story has just begun.” (Amazon review)
By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services / Archives Assistant May 18th, 2017
The Shattuck crew team of 1911 on the boathouse dock with Long Pond behind them. SPS Alums everywhere are dusting off their old crew blazers in preparation for Anniversary Weekend – only two weeks away! Read more about this photo by clicking HERE.
By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services / Archives Assistant May 17th, 2017
By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services / Archives Assistant May 16th, 2017
Outdoor Storytime with Mrs. Kittler and SPS community friends – painting chameleon colors and enjoying a wonderful story on the grass near the pond.
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