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The Scott Media Center is staffed by these helpful individuals:

Scott Middle School Media Center
Open 7:45 to 3:15.

Mission Statement

"The Scott Media Center is a welcoming place where we respect ourselves and one another, promote a love of reading, and develop people who are able to find and ethically use ideas and information.

mikaelsen: "mikaelsen" LPS middle school media specialists Darla Reinwald (Pound), Jean Hellman (Scott), and Norma Daberkow (Park) and district media coordinator Glenda Willnerd enjoyed author Ben Mikaelsen's presentation on April 16 at Mahoney State Park. Stop by the media center to check out one of his books: Rescue Josh McGuire, Petey, Touching Spirit Bear, Stranded or Sparrow Hawk Red. Find out more on Mr. Mikaelsen's web page.
 LPS middle school media specialists Darla Reinwald (Pound), Jean Hellman (Scott), and Norma Daberkow (Park) and district media coordinator Glenda Willnerd enjoyed author Ben Mikaelsen's presentation at Mahoney State Park. Stop by the media center to check out one of his books: Rescue Josh McGuire, Petey, Touching Spirit Bear, Stranded or Sparrow Hawk Red. Find out more on Mr. Mikaelsen's web page at http://www.benmikaelsen.com/.

  • Mrs. Hellman's Czech It Out blog has Summertime Reading Recommendations
    Podcasts of Mrs. Hellman's Recommended Reads
  • Extras by Scott Westerfeld
  • Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
  • Gym Candy2
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
  • Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
  • Maximum Ride: Saving the World and other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
  • Podcasting 101

  • Summertime at Lincoln City Libraries

  • 2008-2009 GOLDEN SOWER NOMINEES FOR THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

  • Anna's Blizzard - Hart, Alison. c2005. 141p Historical Fiction

  • Each Little Bird that Sings - Wiles, Deborah. c2005. 259p

  • Gossamer - Lowry, Lois. Mifflin, c2006. 140p Fantasy

    "Intelligence is not always knowing the answer. It is always asking the question." Maya Angelou

    • Evaluating Web Pages

    Scott Student Podcasts

    Copyright Friendly Wiki page from Joyce Valenza: sources of images and sounds you can use for research.

    Scott's Online Catalog: browse the books at Scott.

    Lincoln City Libraries: browse the collections at the city libraries.

    LPSDO Video Catalog: browse videos available at District Office.

    LPSDO VOD Catalog: preview videos purchased in the last two years.

    NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER

    busch:

    Kurt Busch by Janey Levy
  • Non-fiction: Biography
  • Looking for a skinny biography? You will like this skinny (48 pages) book with its large type and many color photos about NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. His fast rise through the ranks of NASCAR included some bumps in the road...feuds with other drivers and officials, an off-track traffic citation and learning to control his temper.

    • left for dead:

    Left For Dead:Lincoln Hall's Story of Survival by Tim O'Shei
  • Australian Lincoln Hall was stranded while returning from the top of Mount Everest in 2006. Two members of his climbing team had already died and Lincoln, suffering from altitude sickness, became unconscious. The local climbing experts tried to wake him up. They assumed he was dead and left him, taking his water, food and oxygen with them. A family friend called his wife, Barbara with the news. Read Left for Dead to find out how he was rescued!

    • bears:

    When Bears Attack! by Richard Marshall Gaines
  • Non-fiction 599.78 GAI
  • . Tells stories of bear attacks, gives tips to avoid them and what to do if attacked, plus information about the different species of bears and their characteristics.
    • drphil:
    Dr. Phil: Self-Help Guru and TV Superstar by Mary Main podcast
  • Non-fiction: Biography

  • Tells the life story of psychotherapist and talk show host Phil McGraw, describing his early years in Texas and his rise to fame.

    barbaro:

    Barbaro: America's Horse" by Shelley Mickle
  • Non-fiction: 636.1 MIC
  • Tells the inspiring story of the racehorse Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, whose racing career was cut short by an accident in the 2006 Preakness. Includes eight pages of color photos.

    escape:

    Escape to the Forest:Based on a True Story of the Holocaust by Ruth Yaffe Radin
  • Fiction: Historical
  • A young Jewish girl living with her family in the town of Lida at the beginning of World War II recalls the horrors of life under first the Russians then the Nazis, before fleeing to join Tuvia Bielski, a partisan who tried to save as many Jews as possible. Based on a true story.

    • nothing:

    The Big Nothing by Adrian Fogelin (author of Crossing Jordan)
  • Fiction: Realistic

    • NEW Drugs and Diseases books:

  • ALZHEIMERS DISEASE by WEBBER 2005
  • ALZHEIMERS DISEASE by BORDA 2006
  • ANTI ANXIETY DRUGS by TOUFEXIS 2006
  • ANTI DEPRESSANTS by MITCHELL 2004
  • AUTISM by BARDHAN 2005
  • BARBITURATES by HENN 2007
  • COCAINE by WAGNER 2003
  • CODEINE by KANE 2007
  • DRUGS by LYNETTE 2008
  • DRUGS by LISHAK 2008
  • EPILEPSY by HAUGEN 2005
  • GHB AND ANALOGS by WOLF 2007
  • KETAMINE by LOCKWOOD 2007
  • LEPROSY by LYNETTE 2006
  • MALARIA by LYNETTE 2006
  • METHAMPHETAMINE by SPALDING 2007
  • METHAMPHETAMINE by MEHLING 2008
  • MORPHINE by BUSSE 2006
  • OPIUM by SANTELLA 2007
  • PEYOTE AND MESCALINE by OLIVE 2007
  • PHOBIAS by STEWART 2005
  • PREDATORY DRUGS by CONNELLY 2006
  • PRESCRIPTION DRUGS by RAMEN 2007
  • RITALIN by FERREIRO 2004
  • ROHYPNOL by ADAMS 2007
  • SLEEP AIDS by OLIVE 2006
  • ALCOHOL by NAKAYA 2008
  • CLUB DRUGS by KARSON 2008
  • COCAINE AND CRACK by ROLEFF 2008
  • HALLUCINOGENS by MCCAGE 2008
  • HEROIN by EGENDORF 2007
  • INHALANTS by MCCAGE 2008
  • MARIJUANA by NAKAYA 2007
  • METHAMPHETAMINE by BERNE 2007
  • NICOTINE AND TOBACCO by NAFF 2007
  • PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS by EGENDORF 2007
  • ALCOHOL 2007
  • AMPHETAMINES 2005
  • ANTIDEPRESSANTS 2005
  • CLUB DRUGS 2006
  • COCAINE 2006
  • HALLUCINOGENS 2005
  • MARIJUANA 2005
  • NICOTINE 2006
  • OPIATES 2005
  • VACCINES 2007
  • ABUSING PRESCRIPTION by WOLNY 2008
  • CRYSTAL METH by HARROW 2008
  • DOWNERS DEPRESSANT by PORTERFIEL2008
  • INHALANT ABUSE by ROBINSON 2008
  • OXYCONTIN ABUSE by SLADE 2008
  • UPPERS STIMULANT ABUSE by BREZINA 2008

    January, 2008

    • NEW FICTION:

  • ttyl by Lauren Myracle (we've added 2 more copies!)
  • ttfn by Lauren Myracle (2 copies)
  • L8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle (2 copies)
  • Mississippi Trial--1955 (we've added 2 more copies!)

    NEW DRUGS Series:

    Alcohol by Green, Carl R. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Cocaine and crack by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Book, c2005.

    Ecstasy and other party drugs by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Book, c2005.

    Heroin by Weintraub, Aileen, 1973- - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Inhalants by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Marijuana by Laliberte, Michelle. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Methamphetamine and amphetamines by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Nicotine and tobacco by Green, Carl R. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    Steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2005.

    U.S. MILITARY books:

    The U.S. Air Force and military careers (#04795SX) by Camelo, Wilson. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The U.S. Army and military careers (#19023S9) by Rice, Earle. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The U.S. Coast Guard and military careers (#24559SX) by Gray, Judy Silverstein. - Enslow Publishers, c2008.

    The U.S. Marine Corps and military careers (#17516S2) by Stein, R. Conrad. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The U.S. Navy and military careers (#02924SX) by Kiland, Taylor Baldwin, 1966- - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    NEW SPORTS books:

    Americas's team : the Dallas Cowboys (#11025T5) by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    Burning up the court : the Miami Heat (#07625T1) by Young, Jeff C., 1948- - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    Dodger blue : the Los Angeles Dodgers (#28638T1) by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    Kings of the court : the Cleveland Cavaliers (#10861T0) by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    Power in pinstripes : the New York Yankees (#06881T7) by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    Steel tough, the Pittsburgh Steelers (#24932T6) by Aretha, David. - MyReportLinks.com Books, c2008.

    NEW BIOGRAPHIES:

    Duke Ellington : "I live with music" c2008.

    Halle Berry : "beauty is not just physical" c2006.

    Kevin Garnett : all-star on and off the court c2008.

    Lance Armstrong : cycling, surviving, inspiring hope c2008.

    Louis Armstrong : "jazz is played from the heart"c2008.

    Ray Charles : "I was born with music inside me" c2008.

    Steve Nash : leader on and off the court c2008.

    Tiki Barber : all-pro on and off the field c2008.

    NEW DISEASE series:

    The AIDS update (#07762T0) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow, c2008.

    The asthma update (#17776R3) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The breast cancer update (#18448T3) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow, c2008.

    The diabetes update (#04889RX) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The flu and pneumonia update (#12455R4) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The food poisoning update (#20742T3) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow, c2008.

    The sickle cell anemia update (#14380S9) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow, c2006.

    The STDs update (#27660R1) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow Publishers, c2006.

    The tuberculosis update (#10213R4) by Silverstein, Alvin. - Enslow, c2006.

    You asked for it!: information requested by students and staff including pirates, probability, mosaics, football...and more.

  • Big6 problem-solving model. Get ideas on how to do research or solve a problem here!

  • Bridges and Transportation

  • Careers: information about careers and colleges.

  • Cities of the World: photos of international cities.

  • Copyright: charts and articles to help you with copyright issues

  • Diseases & Infections: several web sites and databases about diseases.

  • Golden Sower: books nominated for the Nebraska Library Commission's annual student-chosen award.

  • Great Reads: looking for a great read?? Teens Top Ten, Guys Read, popular paperbacks, selected audio books, books for the college bound and award winning books.

  • Mrs. Jones' Spelling Games

  • LACA Links: analyze and practice citations.

  • LPS Resources: online resources. Stop by the media center to pick up the passwords needed to use these away from school.

  • Nebraska Blue Book information about state and county government

  • Nebraska Plants & Weeds

  • Pearson SuccessNet

  • VOD--Video on Demand: watch LPSDO videos online.

  • What Middle Schoolers are Reading

    • What Mrs. Sadler's Students are Reading


  • Listening for lions - Whelan, Gloria. {IL 5-8, -Fic-} -- HarperTrophy, 2006, c2005., RL 6, 194p Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1919, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital. Lexile: 900 Historical Fiction

  • Out of order - Hicks, Betty. {IL 3-6, -Fic-} -- Roaring Brook Press, 2005., RL 4.2, 169p Four youngsters, ages nine to fifteen, narrate one side of the story of their newly blended family's adjustment, interwoven with grief and loss. Lexile: 680 Realistic Fiction

  • Room one : a mystery or two - Clements, Andrew, 1949-{IL 3-6,-Fic-} -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006., RL 5.1, 162p Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. Lexile: 840

  • Rules - Lord, Cynthia. {IL 3-6, -Fic-} -- Scholastic Press, 2006., RL 3.5, 200p Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic. Lexile: 780 Realistic Fiction

  • Satch & me : a baseball card adventure - Gutman, Dan. {IL 5-8, -Fic-} -- HarperCollins, c2006., RL 4.1, 175p With his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe takes Flip with him to find out whether Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever. Lexile: 660

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  • Whittington - Armstrong, Alan W., 191p Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor's story. Lexile: 760

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  • Wing nut - Auch, Mary Jane. 231p Twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, this time finding work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home. Lexile: 740 Realistic Fiction

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