Castilleja School Library

Author Mary Roach Visits Castilleja!

07 February 2014

This Wednesday during EOP, Mary Roach – bestselling author of such quirky nonfiction books as Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal – spoke to Castilleja juniors and seniors about her experiences as writer. After a short interview led by Ms. Sherouse, students had the chance to ask […]

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Go On A Blind Date…With A Book!

05 February 2014

Tired of the usual romantic Valentine’s Day events? We’re shaking things up! All February long, come into the library to go on a blind date with a book. We hope this program will inspire you to pick up something you’ve never thought of reading before – because you won’t know what it is until you […]

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Castilleja Fights ‘Til the End!

04 February 2014

Castilleja took 2nd place at the 46th annual Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt on Monday night. After working hard from Friday afternoon to Sunday to research and document answers to 90 obscure trivia questions, our team did a great job defending their answers and critiquing the other teams’ documentation. It was a close race throughout the […]

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My Favorite Things: The Amelia Bloomer Project

28 January 2014

You may know that when the bicycle came to be popular, women’s clothing reformers advocated for the acceptability of trousers so that girls could enjoy riding without fear of getting their skirts tangled up. Thus “bloomers” came to be, and while she did not invent them herself, the reformer and feminist Amelia Bloomer became associated […]

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Wonder Women: A review by Ms. Wickboldt

22 January 2014

Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection by Deborah L. Spar. Several weeks ago I was listening to Bloomberg Radio as I was driving to work. Deborah Spar was one of the guests that morning, talking about her new book. I remember thinking that I should capture the title somewhere so that I […]

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Sphinx’s Princess Turned Queen: Two Book Reviews by Kaitlin R. ’18

17 January 2014

Looking for something good to read? Try these! Sphinx’s Princess by Esther Friesner Do you like Egyptian mythology? How about a runaway princess? Throw in a splash of romance and we’re all set. Nefertiti is a young girl leading a content and happy life with her father and younger sister. That is, until her father’s […]

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