The James Logan Courier

LUNCH: Spicy Chicken Salad with Cheddar, Tomatoes
and Ranch Dressing, Milk, Fresh Fruit, Fun Chips
All Veggie Pizza

ACTIVITIES:
Come support the jv and frosh womens basketball teams as they compete in the Winter Jam basketball tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday here at Logan in both gyms.

Guest passes for the Winter Ball are now available in the Activities Office at lunch or your House Office. The due date for returning them is December 12.

Note: Each week, The Courier spotlights books newly arrived, or expected to arrive, in the James Logan Media Center.

Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Sharyn November (Editor)
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: Firebird (April 6, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0142405493
ISBN-13: 978-0142405499

From firebirdbooks.com:
Charles de Lint. Alan Dean Foster. Diana Wynne Jones. Kelly Link. Patricia A. McKillip. Tamora Pierce. These are just a few of the acclaimed and bestselling authors who have contributed original stories to Firebirds Rising, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds.

This collection takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magic, humor, adventure, and—best of all—the unexpected. The one thing readers can count on is marvelous writing. Firebirds Rising proves once again that Firebird is more than an imprint—it is a gathering place for writers and readers of speculative fiction from teenage to adult, from the United States to Europe, Asia, and beyond.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 10, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2007 by Reed Elsevier, USA)

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Stone Cold. David Baldacci. Grand Central, $26.99
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. Creation in Death. J.D. Robb. Putnam, $25.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
3. Book of the Dead. Patricia Cornwell. Putnam, $26.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 3
4. Home to Holly Springs. Jan Karon. Viking, $26.95
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 2
5. Rhett Butler's People. Donald McCaig. St. Martin's, $27.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
6. Protect and Defend. Vince Flynn. Atria, $26.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2
7. Playing for Pizza. John Grisham. Doubleday, $26.95
Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 7
8. The Chase. Clive Cussler. Putnam, $26.95
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
9. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead, $25.95
Last Week: 7; Weeks on List: 25
10. World Without End. Ken Follett. Dutton, $35
Last Week: 4; Weeks on List: 5

By Cheryl Truman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Once you're done with the gifts and the food and every broadcast of "A Christmas Story" you can stand before you begin to hope that Ralphie does shoot his eye out, what's left to do with that intermission between the holidays and New Year's?

You can read.

It's that one time of year when you will in fact have an afternoon to yourself. Nobody hurrying to athletic practice, a host of other relatives to spirit folks to the movies, and a corner somewhere with lots of pillows, a sofa throw coated with cat hair and a gray treeless view — perfect reading weather.

By Ashley Carter, Courier Staff Writer

The untimely death of Kanye West's mother clearly has a great effect on his career right now. His undeniable love for his mother was constantly expressed through his music and in public appearances.

After privately bearing his grief and canceling shows in the wake of her death, he's been back on stage. YouTube has video of him breaking down in tears at a recent show in Paris, after introducing a song, Hey Mama, he dedicated to her.

By Karen Mui, Courier Staff Writer

Knowing that the first steps are always the most pivotal in any learning experience has motivated Logan teacher Perri Darweesh to take action and focus on helping freshmen take their first steps toward success in high school.

This large undertaking began last year, when administrators approached Darweesh and asked her to form four groups who met casually in order to provide academic assistance to any students who felt they needed it. As the year carried on, Darweesh began to realize this system was not benefiting those who truly needed the help, and the sporadic meetings did little to make an impact. She also realized that she would not be able to single‑handedly tutor them.

From wikipedia:
John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805–October 13, 1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad.

Early life

John Lloyd Stephens was born November 28, 1805, in the township of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. He was the second son of Benjamin Stephens, a successful New Jersey merchant, and Clemence Lloyd, daughter of an eminent local judge. The following year the family moved to New York City. There Stephens received an education in the Classics at two privately-tutored schools. At the early age of 13 he enrolled at Columbia College, graduating at the top of his class four years later in 1822.

Read Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, by John Lloyd Stephens, free from google.books.