CGHS Library

Read All Summer. Vote for Your Favorite in the Fall.

Shadow and Bone (FIC Bardugo)

Researchy Goodness with History Engine

The House of the Scorpion (FIC Farmer)

On the bottom of Matt’s foot a tattoo states: “Property of the Alacrán Estate.” He is a clone, an exact replica of a powerful drug lord, El Patrón, who rules Opium, a small country between the U.S. and what was once Mexico. While El Patrón dotes on Matt, the rest of the Alacrán family is openly hostile save for one girl, Maria. Everyone seems to know something Matt does not. Who can he trust when everyone seems to be hiding something? (Read the rest of the review.)

CareerSighted Teaser from CareerSighted on Vimeo.

Steampunk! (SC Steampunk)

If you are looking for your standard Victorian England steampunk, you are looking in the wrong place. If you are looking for steampunk themed stories with a twist, then you are in the right place. This anthology was not your typical example of steampunk fiction. It included both short stories and graphic chapters. The places and times ranged from the there-and-then to the here-and-now.

Many of the tales were emotionally gripping while still holding that steampunk sense of adventure. Of these, The Last Ride of the Glory Girls and SteamGirl were both especially fantastic. One takes place in an alternate old west on another planet. It recounts the events leading up to the last robbery of a band of outlaws called the Glory Girls. The steampunk twist mainly comes from the Enigma Apparatus, a device used to stop and travel through time.

The other story, SteamGirl, is a love story about the nerdy boy getting the girl. Only this time, it isn’t the hot girl, it is the nerdy, outcast girl who can tell amazing stories. This particular narrative leaves you wondering whether her stories are truly fiction or accounts of the girl’s own adventures.

I highly recommend this anthology. It is a good read for anyone that is interested in steampunk, gadgets, or adventure. It also provides a good opportunity to those people who get bored when reading thick novels because each section is its own adventure. (Mary Alsobrooks)

Spring Creativity

Grace Wohlschlegel

Erica Hecht

Cassie Siegrist

Photos and Editing by Taylor Alderman

Since Noah

ARKive features photos and video footage of "15,000 of the world’s endangered species. With over 100,000 photos and videos, discover what these animals, plants and fungi look like, what makes them special and why we should protect them."

Digital Library Opening Today

Today is Teen Literature Day

Three guesses how you might celebrate . . . .