Battle of the Books

Please plan on meeting in the library during lunch (bring your lunch) every Tuesday for the rest of February and March.

This will be time to meet with your teams, make sure everyone is on track with your reading, and have PRACTICE COMPETITIONS. We are one month away from our Millikan Battle of the Books!

Millikan Quote of the Week Art Contest

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” – Alexander Hamilton

Illustrate this quote and it will be displayed in the library. Come in during lunch, before, and after school for drawing supplies.

Battle of the Books 2017

2016-2017 Book List

Click on the title for Los Angeles Public Library availability.

Title	Author
Walk Two Moons	Sharon Creech
George	Alex Gino
Son of the Mob	Gordon Korman
Touching Spirit Bear	Ben Mikaelsen
My Life in Dog Years	Gary Paulsen
Elsewhere	Gabrielle Zevin
When You Reach Me	Rebecca Stead
Mysterious Benedict Society	Trenton Lee Stewart
Rules	Cynthia Lord
The Tequila Worm	Viola Canales
Anya’s Ghost	Vera Brosgol
The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again	J. R. R. Tolkien
The Witches	Roald Dahl
Ender’s Game	Orson Scott Card
The Wells Bequest	Polly Shulman
The Pearl	John Steinbeck
M. C. Higgins the Great	Virginia Hamilton
A Single Shard	Linda Sue Park
One Crazy Summer	Rita Williams-Garci
Inside Out and Back Again	Thanhha Lai

Library Electives

Are you interested in an elective which will challenge you, teach you valuable job and life skills, and allow you to help others?

Click on either of the titles below to apply for one of the library electives.

Library Practice - Open to 8th graders only.

Learn everything about the inner workings of a library from circulating books to advanced research methods. Regular research assignments will teach library students how to find the best and most relevant information and how to use it effectively and responsibly. Students will also be required to read regularly and post reviews (written, video, podcast, etc.) of books in our library. There will rarely be a quiet moment in Library Practice.

Turtle Techs - Open to 7th and 8th graders who can take the elective AND the homeroom class.

Learn technology and logical problem solving skills to provide technical support on campus to students and teachers. Students will maintain a tech support blog in which they write articles, produce videos, and podcast about technology updates, concerns, and tips important to our school community. Students may provide one-on-one support or teach classes on a variety of topics. No experience necessary, but we require a logical mind, willingness to learn and improve, and strong work ethic.

Congratulations Millikan Battle of the Books!

The Millikan Battle of the Books team took second place at the regional competition. They did an incredible job!

If you would like to recommend books for next year's Battle, please click here. All nominations must be received by May 15.

Add your voice to the national poem.

US Poet Laureate, Juan Filipe Herrera, has launched a program for a collective epic poem called "La Familia." Learn more at his website Casa De Colores. Please let us know if your poem is chosen to be included!

Maker Days

Want to code using Raspberry Pi? What do you want to make? The sky is the limit!
Does origami sound fun? How about when you get to add flashing lights?

Come by the library during lunch on Mondays if you'd like a little bit of instruction. Get comfortable experimenting and learning on your own. Supplies are out every day.