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Book Talks 2018-2019: Voll

These are the books we pitched this year. We usually consult with teachers about student interests, reading abilities, and prior successes. We also peek at class lists to see if we can find curricular alignment with social studies or science.

Featured Books

NCHS's bookshelf: voll-december-2018

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
by Josh Neufeld
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Agony of Victory: When Winning Isn't Enough
The Agony of Victory: When Winning Isn't Enough
by Steve Friedman
tagged: voll-december-2018
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
by James Patterson
tagged: voll-december-2018
American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
by Walter Isaacson
tagged: voll-december-2018
Are Natural Disasters Increasing?
Are Natural Disasters Increasing?
by Stefan Kiesbye
tagged: voll-december-2018
Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court
Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court
by Jay Wright
tagged: voll-december-2018
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
by Phillip Hoose
tagged: voll-december-2018
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
tagged: voll-december-2018
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden
tagged: voll-december-2018
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL
by Mike Freeman
tagged: voll-december-2018
Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
by John Branch
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story
by Ken Dornstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking
tagged: to-read and voll-december-2018
The Children of Henry VIII
The Children of Henry VIII
by Alison Weir
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Cold War
The Cold War
by Charles Piddock
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Coming Storm: The True Causes of Freak Weather— And Why It's Getting Worse
The Coming Storm: The True Causes of Freak Weather— And Why It's Getting Worse
by Mark Maslin
tagged: voll-december-2018
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
by Larry Colton
tagged: voll-december-2018
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story
by Jim Dent
tagged: voll-december-2018
Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries
Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries
by Brenda Z. Guiberson
tagged: voll-december-2018
Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
by Anderson Cooper
tagged: voll-december-2018
Draft Season: Four Months on the Clock
Draft Season: Four Months on the Clock
by Bobby Deren
tagged: voll-december-2018
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
tagged: voll-december-2018
Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska
Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska
by Michael D'Orso
tagged: voll-december-2018
Earth and Mars. Rosalind Mist
Earth and Mars. Rosalind Mist
by QED
tagged: voll-december-2018
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
by Eliot Asinof
tagged: voll-december-2018
Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time
Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time
by Michio Kaku
tagged: voll-december-2018
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
by Jane Dunn
tagged: voll-december-2018
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by Scott Kelly
tagged: voll-december-2018
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
by Blaine Harden
tagged: hamill-march-2018-pd-8 and voll-december-2018
Exploration: New Lands, New Worlds
Exploration: New Lands, New Worlds
by Michael Allaby
tagged: voll-december-2018
Fantasy Football Math: Using STATS to Score Big in Your League
Fantasy Football Math: Using STATS to Score Big in Your League
by Matt Doeden
tagged: voll-december-2018
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
by James R. Hansen
tagged: voll-december-2018
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by Loung Ung
tagged: to-read, gallo-march-2018-pd-7, swvbc2018-2019, and voll-december-2018
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Grand Design
The Grand Design
by Stephen Hawking
tagged: voll-december-2018
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
tagged: voll-december-2018
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
by William Dudley
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
it was amazing
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
tagged: polisci-reads, tblr, 10th-grade-booktalks-2017, to-read, and voll-d...

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Featured Books

NCHS's bookshelf: voll-december-2018

You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
by Al Michaels
tagged: to-read, 10th-grade-booktalks-2016, gallo-march-2018-pd-2, gallo-ma...
Witness to Our Times: My Life as a Photojournalist
Witness to Our Times: My Life as a Photojournalist
by Flip Schulke
tagged: voll-december-2018
Why New Orleans Matters
Why New Orleans Matters
by Tom Piazza
tagged: voll-december-2018
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
tagged: english-book-room and voll-december-2018
Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez
Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez
by José Báez
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen Hawking
tagged: voll-december-2018
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
by Steve Sheinkin
tagged: voll-december-2018
Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
by Jim Dent
tagged: voll-december-2018
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
by Jeff Benedict
tagged: voll-december-2018
Summary: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Summary: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Readtrepreneur Publishing
tagged: voll-december-2018
Striking Gridiron: A Town's Pride and a Team’s Shot at Glory During the Biggest Strike in American History
Striking Gridiron: A Town's Pride and a Team’s Shot at Glory During the Biggest Strike in American History
by Greg Nichols
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Science of Hurricanes
The Science of Hurricanes
by Angela Royston
tagged: voll-december-2018
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France
by Katie Whitaker
tagged: voll-december-2018
Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal
Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal
by Ken Bensinger
tagged: voll-december-2018
Rafa
Rafa
by Rafael Nadal
tagged: voll-december-2018
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
by John Guy
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback
The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback
by Bruce Arians
tagged: voll-december-2018
QB: My Life Behind the Spiral
QB: My Life Behind the Spiral
by Steve Young
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever
The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever
by John Feinstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
The Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
by John Brenkus
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
by Neal Bascomb
tagged: voll-december-2018
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
by Barbara Demick
tagged: voll-december-2018
Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL
Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL
by John Feinstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
My Losing Season: A Memoir
My Losing Season: A Memoir
by Pat Conroy
tagged: voll-december-2018
My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir
My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir
by Brian Turner
tagged: voll-december-2018
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
by Alison Weir
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Lost Executioner: A Journey to the Heart of the Killing Fields
The Lost Executioner: A Journey to the Heart of the Killing Fields
by Nic Dunlop
tagged: voll-december-2018
Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember
Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember
by John Feinstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry
The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry
by John Feinstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease
Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease
by Rafe Sagarin
tagged: voll-december-2018
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
by Mark Fainaru-Wada
tagged: voll-december-2018
The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball
The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball
by John Feinstein
tagged: voll-december-2018
The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America
The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America
by Gregg Easterbrook
tagged: voll-december-2018
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
tagged: to-read, 10th-grade-booktalks-2016, gallo-march-2018-pd-2, and voll...
Into the Wild
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
tagged: voll-december-2018

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