Naruto to the Rescue

A new addition to the Terronez collection is the manga series Naruto. In volume 1, Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, begins the action-packed manga saga of a twelve-year-old boy undergoing the tests of the ninja in his home village. He is a showoff, a klutz, and an unpopular young man, yet hidden within him is a terrible power – a nine-tailed fox demon that once claimed the life of the village’s greatest champion. Cleverly written and wonderfully drawn, Naruto doesn’t fail to deliver in the action department, yet offers a strong dose of comedy, making this journey extremely enjoyable. So, all you anime fans make sure you check out Naruto from the Terronez Library Media Center.

Fruit Basket

Another fun read can be found in the Fruit Basket series of mangas. Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. After stumbling upon the teenage squatter, the Sohmas invite Tohru to stay in their house in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family’s secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!

Be sure to visit the library’s Manga Mania section – it is found in the nonfiction section at Dewey 741.5

Students, in order access the Internet from the Terronez Middle School campus you must have a signed (by both you and your parents/guardian) Acceptable Use Policy form on file in the library. It does not matter if you turned it in to your 1st period teacher. If the Acceptable Use Policy form is not on file and recorded in the library database, then you may not access the Internet while on campus. If for any reason you happen to lose your AUP form, you may obtain one at this site:

http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/technology/bp/

 
Remember, that accessing the Internet is a privilege and may be revoked if you break the rules outlined in the Acceptable Use Policy form.

 

Do you love the thill of competition? Do enjoy showing off what you know? Do you enjoy reading books and telling others about those books?

Then Battle of the Books is for you.

What is Battle of the Books?

Battle of the Books is a competition between several schools over who knows more about 30 selected books. Teams are formed into five or six students. Each student on the team is responsible for becoming the “expert” on about five or six books. Each team then competes in a tournament style competition with the winners of the earlier rounds advancing to the following rounds of competition. The winners from each bracket then compete in the championship “battle.”

Throughout the year, our Battle of Books club practices and competes in mini competitions against one another to prepare for the competition against other schools.

More complete information on the Battle of Books can be found at http://www.battleofthebooks.org