Before we get to the weekly article, access to campus is still not available, however the library staff is in working and taking requests for books. We are also on to answer questions about tech and research. Form to Request Books or Sora (Audio/eBooks) – We are happy to receive your book requests, and you can drop off books for the library in front of the Chevron on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am – 2pm.
What’s Outside the Nichada Gates?
Last week I wrote about Zoom Fatigue and how it is something we can combat. This week I encourage you to SAFELY get out of your house. Amid COVID we have been encouraged to self distance and protect ourselves. I completely agree with this, however, we all need to eat. I also teach the Media Studies class which produces PantherNation. The team felt that we had exhausted the stories on COVID so we decided to look for things we could right about close to home.
We took on writing about the locations around Nichada offering different services and more importantly food. Lots of times, in this community we fail to ‘recognize’ the local folks who are our neighbors. There are some amazing people right outside the gate. You can get your motorcycle or golf cart fixed, a great cup of coffee, or some amazing food!
Take a look at the videos produced by members of the PantherNation team covering the people providing some of the important services we need here in Nichada in the article titled What’s Outside the Nichada Gates?
Stay safe Panthers!
Bell’s Recommendation:
Sharks in the Time of Saviors – by Kawai Strong Washburn
A different type of book, both raw and mystical. We meet Nainoa as a young boy who falls in the water and is surrounded by sharks, yet he is not bitten, he is carried in the mouth no less to his mother’s anxious arms. From this crazy start, we learn about a family of five struggling to make it in the world. Mom and Dad work odd jobs to make ends meet but it is Nainoa’s gift that changes things. Then his brother and sister get their breaks. This is a book that gives a glimpse into how difficult it can be for families even today and also gives us hope via a ‘gift’ that one of the children has. It also gives an interesting look into Hawaiian culture and the struggles of island life for locals. There are struggles, issues with drugs and some sex in this book so it isn’t for everyone.
Melinda’s Recommendation:
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Middle Grade)
Coyote Sunrise is a 12 year old girl who lives on a school bus with her dad, Rodeo. They have been living on the bus and traveling for 5 years ever since her two sisters and mother were killed in a car crash. They would have continued traveling, free without a specific destination wherever life took them had Coyote not found out that something very special to her may be lost forever. She needs to return home urgently in order to save it, the only problem was getting there without Rodeo suspecting where the final destination was. They had not been back to their home since the tragedy and she knew her dad would never willing go back, it would be a no-go. Coyote is wise beyond her years, a keen observer, pragmatic and an absolute joy – you find yourself rooting for her every mile traveled as this quest unfolds with the help of fellow passengers they pick up along the way – the Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is just that!
