What is Hoopla?
Hoopla is a tool that lets students and staff borrow audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music from the San Francisco Public Library by using your Chromebook, laptop, or any internet device. It's perfect for read alouds or for research.
All SFUSD students automatically have a Scholar card at SFPL, but Hoopla is usually best for 3rd-5th graders.
Get excited about books!
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Meet Me on Mercer Street, by Booki Vivat
Listen to this book talk about Meet Me on Mercer Street.
From the cover:
Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend, Nisha, people-watching and doodling whatever is happening in their neighborhood. But when she comes back from a summer away, the local corner store is boarded up, the adults in town are all on edge, and Nisha is nowhere to be found! Everything is changing, and Kacie’s not sure what to do about it. But Kacie just might have what it takes to figure out what’s really happening on Mercer Street.
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale, by Jon Klassen
Listen to the first chapter of The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale.
From the book's cover:
In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?
A Mischief of Mice, by Christie Matheson
Watch and listen to a read aloud of A Mischief of Mice.
From the book's cover:
A mischief of mice has gone missing on a blustery fall day. Now a scurry of squirrels is scared, while a band of coyotes howls nearby. Did an unkindness of ravens do something mean? Could a prickle of porcupines possibly help? Luckily, a sleuth of bears comes along to help solve the mystery.
Want a thought partner for Hoopla?
Reach out to Jessica Pederson, Yick Wo's teacher librarian, via email at pedersonj@sfusd.edu.
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This page was last updated on December 8, 2024