Another post except we had another round of winter weather! This week's post will continue the book reviews as well as an update on animated videos.
First, thanks to some hardworking library assistants, there are two library videos in the final stages of production. (In other words, the students have finished the voices, and I have to get the animation and the music in place.) These soon-to-be finished videos involve following copyright and website analysis, two skills needed in our technology-oriented research these days. I hope to have them posted by next week's blog! (Along with the final two videos in the series: databases and e-books.)
Now for (drum-roll, please!) a book review:
The Only Thing to Fear by Caroline Tung Richmond: It's been years since the end of World War II and the Nazi-defeat of the Allied forces. Through the use of their genetically-enhanced super soldiers, the Germans rapidly turned the tide of that war and now control Europe and much of the United States. (The West Coast is controlled by the Japanese, and Italy received a token part of the U.S. as well.) While there are pockets of Resistance fighters, they find it hard to succeed at overthrowing the Nazis due to the newer classes of super soldiers. Now meet 16-year-old Zara, whose chaffs at the restrictions placed upon her because she is an American and because she is of mixed Japanese-American heritage. When it seems the Nazis are taking everything away from her, she must decide how far she is willing to go to fight back. She also must decide if she will accept help from the most unlikely of sources. This is not your ordinary "what if" book. Instead, the what-if's are interwoven with hints of science fiction, lots of adventure, and a great story line.
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