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Click here to access the TPS Library Resources homepage: http://www.tulsaschools.org/depts/Fulton_library/Web%20Pages/logon.asp
Student can obtain the logon and password from Mrs. Anderson.
The Thoreau Demonstration
Academy Library Information Center combines print and non-print resources to
integrate the curriculum and enhance life-long learning
skills.
The goal of the Library Information Center is for all
children to achieve the ability to locate, interpret and utilize resources to
develop their information literacy skills. The information literacy skills
taught to students will support the P.A.S.S. objectives for information literacy
and core subject areas. Tools that will accomplish this goal include
computers with Internet access, on-line databases and encyclopedias, CD-ROM
databases, multi-media encyclopedias, and various other computer programs,
Microsoft Office Suite, reference and non-fiction books as well as fiction books
and magazines for pleasure reading.
Book Check-out:
All library materials removed from
the library must be checked out. All books should be returned to the library on
or before the date stamped.
Over-due Books:
A fine of 5¢ per day will be charged
for late books. Weekends, holidays, or any day school is not in session are not
included in the fine calculation.
Overnight Books:
Magazines and some reference books
may be checked out overnight. These books are due back in the library the next
day before TRIBES . A fine of 25 cents per day will be charged for late
overnight books.
Computers:
The library currently has 32 computers
available for student use. All computers have Microsoft Office Suite and
Internet access.
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The Thoreau library encourages
students to read the Sequoyah list selections. The books on the Young Adult List (grades 7 & 8) are available
at TDA. These books are popular and are almost always checked-out.
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American Library Association,
Association for Library Service to Children established the The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery The medal is presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The recipients must be citizens or residents of the United States. |
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COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND DATABASES |
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| Online databases are available for students to access from home. See Mrs. Anderson or your teacher for access information. | EBSCO Elementary School Online Research - search over 50 full-text magazine articles |
| Gale Research Products - Discovering Science, Biography, Authors, Multicultural, Jr. Reference Series | |
| Discoverer SIRS - Social Studies research tool featuring current events, and World Almanac for Kids | EBSCO Searchasaurus - Elementary School Online Research of magazine articles includes animal encyclopedia |
| Oklahoma Department of Libraries - Research tool for students and teachers includes Books in Print, PrediCasts, General Business File, Health , National Newspaper Index and Legal Trac | |
| SIRS Knowledge Source - Social Studies research tool for students and teachers | EBSCO Middle School Online Research - search over 90 full-text magazine articles |
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List of Selected Quizzes |
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| Thoreau Demonstration Academy, 12/3/2008 | ||
| Book Title | Author | Lexile | Reading Level | GRL | Points | Word Count | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemyst, The | Scott, Michael | 890 | 5.7 | - | 21 | 86,147 | Fiction |
| All Shook Up | Pearsall, Shelley | 890 | 5.7 | - | 14 | 49,307 | Fiction |
| Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips | Morpurgo, Michael | 780 | 4.5 | T | 8 | 27,917 | Fiction |
| Among The Free | Haddix, Margaret Peterson | 810 | 6.3 | Z | 12 | 42,941 | Fiction |
| Antsy Does Time | Shusterman, Neal | 890 | 5.7 | - | 16 | 60,382 | Fiction |
| Atticus Of Rome: Rome 30 B.C. | Denenberg, Barry | 1100 | 10.4 | NR | 8 | 23,005 | Fiction |
| Aurora County All-Stars, The | Wiles, Deborah | 750 | 4.5 | - | 12 | 43,982 | Fiction |
| Battle Of The Labyrinth, The | Riordan, Rick | 590 | 3.3 | - | 21 | 85,134 | Fiction |
| Bearwalker | Bruchac, Joseph | 860 | 5.5 | - | 11 | 38,822 | Fiction |
| Big Field, The | Lupica, Mike | 970 | 7.6 | - | 15 | 55,379 | Fiction |
| Black Book Of Secrets, The | Higgins, F.E. | 830 | 5.4 | - | 14 | 52,709 | Fiction |
| Bone: Eyes Of The Storm | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 3.6 | NR | 7 | 16,066 | Fiction |
| Bone: Ghost Circles | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 4.8 | - | 6 | 12,200 | Fiction |
| Bone: Old Man's Cave | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 4.7 | - | 6 | 12,360 | Fiction |
| Bone: Rock Jaw | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 3.5 | NR | 3 | 2,745 | Fiction |
| Bone: The Dragonslayer | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 6.2 | NR | 6 | 12,818 | Fiction |
| Bone: The Great Cow Race | Smith, Jeff | N/A | 3.7 | NR | 4 | 10,200 | Fiction |
| Book Without Words, The | Avi | 960 | 6.4 | W | 11 | 37,170 | Fiction |
| Bounce | Friend, Natasha | 570 | 3.2 | - | 11 | 39,734 | Fiction |
| Bound | Napoli, Donna Jo | 800 | 4.8 | W | 10 | 36,329 | Fiction |
| Boy At War | Mazer, Harry | 530 | 5.1 | T | 8 | 23,158 | Fiction |
| Boy Who Dared, The | Bartoletti, Susan Campbell | 760 | 4.6 | - | 10 | 33,898 | Fiction |
| Breaking Dawn | Meyer, Stephenie | 690 | 4.3 | - | 40 | 186,225 | Fiction |
| Brett McCarthy: Work In Progre | Padian, Maria | 700 | 4.3 | - | 15 | 55,833 | Fiction |
| Bridge To The Stars, A | Mankell, Henning | 700 | 4.3 | - | 12 | 44,225 | Fiction |
| Brisingr | Paolini, Christopher | 1050 | 7.7 | - | 54 | 254,770 | Fiction |
| Calder Game, The | Balliett, Blue | 830 | 5.4 | - | 14 | 52,537 | Fiction |
| Carpe Diem | Cornwell, Autumn | 740 | 4.5 | - | 18 | 69,766 | Fiction |
| Cast Two Shadows | Rinaldi, Ann | 610 | 7.9 | NR | 10 | 64,273 | Fiction |
| Cornelia And The Audacious Esc | Blume, Lesley M. M. | 650 | 3.5 | Q | 15 | 64,183 | Fiction |
| Crimes & Punishments of Miss P | Jonsberg, Barry | 740 | 6.1 | NR | 15 | 61,787 | Fiction |
| Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy | Carter, Ally | 940 | 6.5 | - | 15 | 54,826 | Fiction |
| Dangerously Alice | Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds | 820 | 4.7 | - | 16 | 62,598 | Fiction |
| Darkness Before Dawn | Draper, Sharon M. | 670 | 6.1 | Z | 15 | 56,199 | Fiction |
| Darkside | Becker, Tom | 790 | 5.2 | - | 14 | 54,558 | Fiction |
| Darkwing | Oppel, Kenneth | 730 | 4.5 | - | 23 | 96,418 | Fiction |
| Deep And Dark And Dangerous | Hahn, Mary Downing | 650 | 4.3 | - | 14 | 50,935 | Fiction |
| Diary Of A Wimpy Kid | Kinney, Jeff | N/A | 5.3 | NR | 7 | 18,445 | Fiction |
| Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick | Kinney, Jeff | N/A | 5.3 | NR | 8 | 22,311 | Fiction |
| Double Dutch | Draper, Sharon M. | 760 | 4.3 | T | 12 | 44,956 | Fiction |
| Double-Click For Trouble | Woodworth, Chris | 620 | 3.5 | - | 11 | 38,923 | Fiction |
| East | Pattou, Edith | 900 | 6.4 | Y | 22 | 100,430 | Fiction |
| Eclipse | Meyer, Stephenie | 670 | 4.2 | - | 33 | 148,202 | Fiction |
| Eggs (Spinelli) | Spinelli, Jerry | 610 | 3.4 | - | 9 | 32,337 | Fiction |
| Eighth Grade Bites | Brewer, Heather | 780 | 4.7 | - | 12 | 42,414 | Fiction |
| Elephant Run | Smith, Roland | 750 | 4.5 | - | 17 | 64,438 | Fiction |
| Enchanted Castle, The | Nesbit, E. | 890 | 5.7 | - | 17 | 68,146 | Fiction |
| Enter Three Witches (Cooney) | Cooney, Caroline B. | 720 | 4.5 | - | 16 | 61,247 | Fiction |
| Extras | Westerfeld, Scott | 790 | 4.6 | - | 16 | 60,057 | Fiction |
| Fablehaven | Mull, Brandon | 700 | 4.2 | - | 17 | 75,037 | Fiction |
| Fall Of The Templar, The | Benz, Derek | 850 | 5.5 | - | 17 | 69,828 | Fiction |
| Fight Game | Wild, Kate | 760 | 4.6 | - | 16 | 61,959 | Fiction |
| Fire From The Rock | Draper, Sharon M. | 830 | 5.4 | - | 15 | 58,845 | Fiction |
| Firestar's Quest | Hunter, Erin | 830 | 4.7 | - | 27 | 123,428 | Fiction |
| Forged By Fire | Draper, Sharon M. | 780 | 5.1 | Z | 7 | 33,164 | Fiction |
| Found (The Missing) | Haddix, Margaret Peterson | 750 | 4.6 | - | 15 | 59,260 | Fiction |
| Game | Myers, Walter Dean | 800 | 5.3 | - | 12 | 42,355 | Fiction |
| Garden Of Eve, The | Going, K. L. | 780 | 4.6 | - | 12 | 41,906 | Fiction |
| George's Secret Key To The | Hawking, Lucy | 850 | 5.5 | - | 12 | 50,101 | Fiction |
| Gifts (Le Guin) | Le Guin, Ursula K. | 830 | 6.7 | Y | 17 | 75,944 | Fiction |
| Girl, Barely 15: Flirting For | Limb, Sue | 660 | 3.8 | - | 15 | 56,067 | Fiction |
| Girls, The | Koss, Amy Goldman | 710 | 5.5 | S | 8 | 23,027 | Fiction |
| Go Big Or Go Home | Hobbs, Will | 700 | 4.3 | - | 11 | 40,083 | Fiction |
| Goodbye, Vietnam | Whelan, Gloria | 810 | 6.1 | V | 6 | 25,449 | Fiction |
| Grim Grotto, The | Snicket, Lemony | 1120 | 8.6 | V | 11 | 48,453 | Fiction |
| Guinevere's Gift | McKenzie, Nancy | 790 | 5.2 | - | 19 | 78,920 | Fiction |
| Hard Hit | Turner, Ann | N/A | 5.1 | - | 4 | 4,845 | Fiction |
| Harlem Summer | Myers, Walter Dean | 910 | 7.2 | NR | 10 | 34,179 | Fiction |
| Harris And Me | Paulsen, Gary | 1060 | 5.2 | V | 9 | 32,678 | Fiction |
| Helen Keller: Her Life In Pict | Sullivan, George | 770 | 4.7 | - | 6 | 4,166 | Nonfiction |
| Hideout | Bunting, Eve | 690 | 6.1 | NR | 6 | 29,149 | Fiction |
| Host, The | Meyer, Stephenie | 640 | 4.1 | - | 43 | 203,043 | Fiction |
| How I Live Now | Rosoff, Meg | 1620 | 8.5 | Y | 12 | 46,748 | Fiction |
| How To Steal A Dog | O'Connor, Barbara | 700 | 4.4 | - | 9 | 34,512 | Fiction |
| Interworld | Gaiman, Neil | 830 | 5.4 | - | 14 | 53,887 | Fiction |
| Jack Plank Tells Tales | Babbitt, Natalie | 860 | 5.6 | - | 6 | 17,932 | Fiction |
| Jeremy Fink & The Meaning of L | Mass, Wendy | 770 | 7.2 | X | 19 | 74,049 | Fiction |
| Jo's Boys | Alcott, Louisa M. | 1210 | 7.1 | NR | 26 | 100,255 | Fiction |
| Kingdom Keepers, The | Pearson, Ridley | 640 | 4.5 | R | 16 | 60,425 | Fiction |
| Land Of The Silver Apples, The | Farmer, Nancy | 710 | 4.3 | - | 26 | 110,422 | Fiction |
| Lawn Boy | Paulsen, Gary | 780 | 4.5 | - | 5 | 14,250 | Fiction |
| London Eye Mystery, The | Dowd, Siobhan | 640 | 3.7 | - | 14 | 49,614 | Fiction |
| Lost And Found (Clements) | Clements, Andrew | 780 | 4.5 | - | 8 | 28,109 | Fiction |
| Lost Boy | Newbery, Linda | 740 | 4.5 | - | 11 | 39,158 | Fiction |
| M.C. Higgins, The Great | Hamilton, Virginia | 620 | 6.2 | X | 16 | 68,941 | Fiction |
| Marley & Me | Grogan, John | 1050 | 6.9 | NR | 21 | 89,627 | Nonfiction |
| May Bird, Warrior Princess | Anderson, Jodi Lynn | 910 | 6.4 | T | 15 | 57,270 | Fiction |
| Maze Of Bones, The | Riordan, Rick | 610 | 3.4 | R | 11 | 45,894 | Fiction |
| Middle School Is Worse Than | Holm, Jennifer L. | N/A | 4.6 | - | 5 | 8,113 | Fiction |
| Mister Monday | Nix, Garth | 800 | 3.9 | T | 16 | 73,320 | Fiction |
| Money Hungry | Flake, Sharon G. | 650 | 5.9 | T | 9 | 31,577 | Fiction |
| My Louisiana Sky | Holt, Kimberly Willis | 770 | 5.9 | NR | 8 | 37,195 | Fiction |
| New Moon | Meyer, Stephenie | 690 | 4.3 | NR | 29 | 133,409 | Fiction |
| Nightrise | Horowitz, Anthony | 660 | 3.8 | - | 23 | 98,515 | Fiction |
| Ninth Grade Slays | Brewer, Heather | 780 | 4.7 | - | 16 | 61,912 | Fiction |
| No Talking | Clements, Andrew | 820 | 4.7 | - | 7 | 23,715 | Fiction |
| November Blues | Draper, Sharon M. | 770 | 4.6 | - | 18 | 71,878 | Fiction |
| One And Only Zoë Lama, The | Cohen, Tish | 780 | 4.7 | - | 10 | 38,830 | Fiction |
| Outcasts, The | Matthews, L. S. | 760 | 4.6 | - | 17 | 65,182 | Fiction |
| Passion And Poison | Del Negro, Janice | 830 | 5.4 | - | 6 | 12,941 | Fiction |
| Peak | Smith, Roland | 780 | 5.4 | Y | 16 | 63,145 | Fiction |
| Penderwicks On Gardam Street | Birdsall, Jeanne | 850 | 5.5 | - | 17 | 64,189 | Fiction |
| Peter And The Secret Of Rundoo | Barry, Dave | 820 | 4.8 | - | 22 | 91,564 | Fiction |
| Peter And The Shadow Thieves | Barry, Dave | 780 | 6.7 | X | 24 | 101,820 | Fiction |
| Peter Pan In Scarlet | McCaughrean, Geraldine | 930 | 7.3 | Y | 15 | 57,547 | Fiction |
| Postcard, The | Abbott, Tony | 630 | 3.5 | - | 17 | 64,758 | Fiction |
| Quest Begins, The | Hunter, Erin | 840 | 5.5 | - | 19 | 75,108 | Fiction |
| Raining Sardines | Flores-Galbis, Enrique | 820 | 5.3 | - | 11 | 36,732 | Fiction |
| Red Scarf Girl, The | Jiang, Ji-li | 780 | 6.1 | Z | 14 | 54,818 | Nonfiction |
| Reincarnation | Weyn, Suzanne | 770 | 4.7 | - | 17 | 65,798 | Fiction |
| Rescue, The (Lasky) | Lasky, Kathryn | 850 | 5.2 | S | 11 | 39,995 | Fiction |
| Rhiannon | Grove, Vicki | 1050 | 9.4 | - | 24 | 102,311 | Fiction |
| Right Behind You | Giles, Gail | 590 | 3.2 | - | 12 | 42,790 | Fiction |
| Rising Star Of Rusty Nail, The | Blume, Lesley M. M. | 790 | 5.2 | - | 15 | 56,077 | Fiction |
| Rules | Lord, Cynthia | 780 | 4.5 | R | 9 | 31,111 | Fiction |
| Rules For Life | Ryan, Darlene | 610 | 3.8 | V | 10 | 37,128 | Fiction |
| Rules Of Survival, The | Werlin, Nancy | 660 | 8.1 | NR | 15 | 54,602 | Fiction |
| Saving Zoe | Noel, Alyson | 1040 | 9.3 | - | 17 | 64,231 | Fiction |
| Savvy | Law, Ingrid | 1070 | 8.5 | - | 15 | 57,184 | Nonfiction |
| Schooled | Korman, Gordon | 740 | 4.6 | - | 11 | 40,399 | Fiction |
| Secret Life Of Sparrow Delaney | Harper, Suzanne | 840 | 5.5 | - | 17 | 68,808 | Fiction |
| Seer Of Shadows, The | Avi | 720 | 4.4 | - | 11 | 39,002 | Fiction |
| Siren Song, The | Ursu, Anne | 970 | 6.7 | - | 22 | 87,926 | Fiction |
| Skybreaker | Oppel, Kenneth | 750 | 6.1 | W | 23 | 104,065 | Fiction |
| Smiles To Go | Spinelli, Jerry | 490 | 4.3 | - | 11 | 38,609 | Fiction |
| Someone Is Hiding- Alcatraz... | Bunting, Eve | 630 | 4.9 | NR | 6 | 29,338 | Fiction |
| Song Of The Sparrow | Sandell, Lisa Ann | N/A | 5.2 | - | 10 | 29,477 | Fiction |
| Spin The Bottle | Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody | 820 | 5.4 | - | 13 | 48,283 | Fiction |
| Spirit Line, The | Thurlo, David | 870 | 5.6 | V | 12 | 44,195 | Fiction |
| Spotting The Leopard | Myers, Anna | 770 | 5.8 | NR | 7 | 33,376 | Fiction |
| Starcross | Reeve, Philip | 1150 | 9.7 | - | 16 | 61,859 | Fiction |
| Suite Scarlett | Johnson, Maureen | 690 | 4.3 | - | 21 | 86,609 | Fiction |
| Sunrise Over Fallujah | Myers, Walter Dean | 780 | 4.7 | - | 17 | 69,018 | Fiction |
| Ten Ways To Make My Sister | Mazer, Norma Fox | 690 | 4.2 | - | 7 | 21,487 | Fiction |
| Thief And The Beanstalk, The | Catanese, P. W. | 780 | 4.7 | - | 15 | 63,215 | Fiction |
| Trouble | Schmidt, Gary D. | 930 | 6.6 | - | 19 | 79,810 | Fiction |
| Tunnels | Gordon, Roderick | 990 | 8.4 | - | 27 | 119,190 | Fiction |
| Twilight | Meyer, Stephenie | 720 | 4.4 | NR | 25 | 118,909 | Fiction |
| Urchin And The Heartstone | McAllister, M. I. | 870 | 5.7 | - | 18 | 72,596 | Fiction |
| Urchin Of The Riding Stars | McAllister, M. I. | 780 | 5.4 | - | 17 | 66,739 | Fiction |
| We Are The Ship | Nelson, Kadir | 900 | 6.2 | - | 5 | 14,771 | Nonfiction |
| When The Black Girl Sings | Wright, Bil | 730 | 4.5 | - | 15 | 57,812 | Fiction |
| When Zachary Beaver Came... | Holt, Kimberly Willis | 700 | 5.8 | Y | 12 | 44,098 | Fiction |
| Wind Tamer | Morrison, P. R. | 920 | 6.4 | - | 17 | 68,118 | Fiction |
| Wish List, The | Colfer, Eoin | 520 | 6.1 | W | 13 | 49,528 | Fiction |
| Within Reach: My Everest Story | Pfetzer, Mark | 970 | 5.3 | X | 16 | 69,759 | Nonfiction |
| Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay | Sparrow, Rebecca | 760 | 4.6 | - | 11 | 38,217 | Fiction |
| Zen And The Art Of Faking It | Sonnenblick, Jordan | 840 | 5.5 | - | 13 | 46,793 | Fiction |
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