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Chelsea High School

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Media Clerk
Mrs. Shannon Krug
skrug@chelsea.k12.mi.us
734.433.2201 ext.1030

Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Mission Statement
The Chelsea School District media center program supports the curriculum of the school by providing resources that enhance, extend, and support classroom teaching. The program assists all students and staff in locating, assessing, using, and evaluating all types of information as a foundation for life-long learning and strives to best prepare our students for the challenges of the 21st century.

Mrs. Krug recommends:

Fantasy Fiction
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip
book cover image Descendant of the Crane with red headed crane, lily pads, and a woman's back holding a candle    book cover image of Sorcery of Thorns with woman with holding sword    book cover image for We Hunt the Flame with image of moon and woman in flowing cape with bow and arrow    book cover image of Wicked Saints with a cathedral built up into a mountain    book cover image for Riddle-Master with image of a tree, moon, and yellow light

Science Fiction
The Illuminae Files series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Railhead series by Philip Reeve
Illuminae Files series book covers: Orange fog, Blue fog, White on black fog    book cover image of Aurora Rising with close-up image of a girl's face with a shining eye and white streak in her black hair    book cover for Railhead with futuristic image of a rail wheel axle book cover image for Black Light Express with train tracks and the light of a train surrounding by black book cover image for Station Zero with futuristic tunnel and bridge with spots of light
 
Fiction / Mystery
Charlotte Holmes novels by Brittany Cavallaro
4 book covers including A Study in Charlotte, The Last of August, The Case for Jamie, A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro. Includes images of detective scenes with people looking for clues.

Historical Fiction
Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, Salt to the Sea, and The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book covers for Between Shades of Gray: green leaf sticking out of snow, Out of the Easy: tank top on hanger hanging above a suitcase, and Salt to the Sea: life preserver floating in the sea  cover of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys with girl's face turned away in yellow dress holding a hotel key and red envelope  book cover image of All the Light We Cannot See with image over small French town surrounded by water

Non-Fiction
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee and
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
Endurance: Shackleton's incredible journey by Alfred Lansing
The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon
Book cover image of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You    American Wolf book cover: Face of wolf up close    Book cover of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan. Image of clouds over vast blue water with a lighthouse/ breakwater in distance.    book cover image of Endurance with ship stuck in ice    book cover image for The Great Halifax Explosion with image of red burning fire over water

Keep Up-to-Date!
Chelsea District Library
http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/.

Challenges and Contests! 
Write Michigan - Short story writing contest.
Doodle 4 Google - Create a doodle for the year's theme.
The Hub Reading Challenge - Read 25 books from the year's list between February and June.
CODE.org - Excellent site to start learning how to CODE! Use Code Studio to find free courses.