MyLibraryNYC Best of 2015-16 Gr. 6-12 by Jordan Graham, Outreach Librarian, MyLibraryNYCAugust 12, 2016

MyLibraryNYC is a partnership between the NYC Department of Education and the city's three public library systems, providing enhanced borrowing privileges, Teacher Sets, and support from outreach librarians to over 500 schools in all five boroughs.

We're looking back on our favorite resources from our work with educators, students, and fellow librarians during the last school year in anticipation of the 2016-17 school year. We hope these lists inspire you as you prepare for September!

Books

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

Check out the Teacher Set: Great Books for 7th & 8th Grade, Coretta Scott King Award Winners with Playaway Audiobook

Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

Check out the Teacher Set: Reluctant Readers Assorted Fiction, Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin

Check out the Teacher Set: American Democracy - Foundations and Struggles, Most Dangerous Book Club Set, YALSA Nonfiction Award Winners (Set III)

March: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Ayden

Check out the Teacher Set: National African American History Month, Civil Rights, March: Book One Book Club Set

Teacher Sets

Teacher Sets are only available to educators at participating MyLibraryNYC schools. If you are not a MyLibraryNYC educator, you can access many of the same titles at your local library. You may also be eligible for special borrowing privileges with an Educator Card. Questions? Email us at help@mylibrarynyc.org

Teacher Set orders will open on Monday, August 22nd with delivery resuming on Tuesday, September 6th.

Sibert Nonfiction Award Winners with Playaway Audiobook

Introduce your class to award winning nonfiction. This set is a browsing collection of Winners, and Honor Books from 2013 and 2014 for the Robert J. Sibert Informational Book Medal. Titles include the best in narrative nonfiction, informational texts, and biographies from a given year.

Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Great Graphic Novels for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the ALA). Graphic novels and comics are a great tool to reach struggling readers, hi-lo readers, or readers having trouble engaging.

Hip Hop History

Engage young readers with this set on the history (and future) of Hip-Hop music. This set has personal accounts, general overviews, graphic novel and picture book accounts, and books that look at different musical sounds to be used to find influences in today's music. This set can be used for music appreciation, research reports, biography studies, African American history and to engage reluctant readers.