About
We are a High School Library that offers a range of resources to support our students' academic and personal growth. Our library is a welcoming space where students can access books, eBooks, playaways, and more. This website also features video presentations of new books and helps you navigate the library.
Our mission is to foster a love for reading and learning in our students.
Come visit us and discover all that we have to offer!
Ms. Schmahl - HS Librarian
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Genre Categories
Stories that could never happen in real life: magic, spells, talking animals, dragons, made-up worlds, & other strange creatures.
Stories where imagined elements don't exist in the real world: time travel, space travel, set in the future, technological and scientific advances.
Stories that focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people: emotionally satisfying, optimistic ending.
Stories that could actually happen: takes place in present day, normal people as characters, resemble real life, believable setting.
Stories that are set in the past: includes real places and events from history, characters are made up.
Stories that revolve around a main character on a quest to solve a crime (usually a murder or disappearace). Reader is a detective until the end of the story.
Stories that are action-packed, page-turners with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear: plenty of plot twists and chilling events.
Stories where a sport, sporting event, or athlete is prominently featured in the plot of the book: themes can include; aggression, failure, honor, pride & hope.
Old stories that are still popular: often articulate universal themes like love, morality, death & adversity: a work so "excellent" it becomes a classic.
Stories that are defined by a strong element of danger: features a fast-paced, action-packed plot, usually takes place in exotic, interesting & dangerous locations.
Stories concerned with warfare; typically about naval, air, or land battles - with combat scenes central to the drama. Holocaust involves Nazi Germany.
Stories whose characters are sexually or gender diverse: a novel treats its characters as fully human and their sexuality as one element of that life experience.
"Graphic Novel" is a format, not a genre. Similar to comic books, they use sequential art to tell a story, generally stand-alone stories with more complex plots.
Stories about a crime that actually occurred. Most explore a single event like a kidnapping or murder: explore dark & distressing subject matter and reader discretion is advised.
A true story account of a person's life written by someone else. Generally span a subject's lifetime & include major events that explore their emotional, intellectual, & spiritual lives.
A collection of true or factual books. Organized by the Dewey Decimal System & arranged based on their topic. Present true events & information as accurately as possible.
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