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    Welcome to the Downtown HS Library

    • Teacher Librarian: Ms. Dudash
    • Hours: Ms. Dudash works Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
    • Contact Ms. Dudash at dudasht@sfusd.edu
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      Book Club Fall 2026

      Change and Transformation

      Explore our school-wide semester theme through short stories, essays, and podcasts.

      Earn English credits by joining the weekly library book club with Ms. Dudash!  We meet at lunch on Tuesdays 12:30-1:15pm in the library. Ask Ms. Dudash for details.

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      Past Weekly Library Book Clubs

      Students earned English credits for meeting weekly to read these books.
      cover of the book Binti

      Spring 2026

      Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
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      Book Cover image for Monster

      Fall 2025

      Monster by Walter Dean Myers
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      Image of the book cover for The Poet X

      Sping 2025

      The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
      Learn more about The Poet X
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      Fall 2024

      Change and Transformation (articles and podcasts)
      cover of the book Binti

      Spring 2024

      Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
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      crossover book cover

      Fall 2023

      The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
      Learn more about The Crossover
      Image of the book cover for The Poet X

      Spring 2023

      The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
      Learn more about The Poet X
      Book cover image of This Is Ear Hustle

      Fall 2022

      This Is Ear Hustle by Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor
      Learn more about This Is Ear Hustle
      Cover image of the novel Blackout

      Spring 2022

      Blackout by Clayton, Jackson, Stone, Thomas, Woodfolk, Yoon
      Learn more about Blackout
      cover image for Punching the Air novel

      Fall 2021

      Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
      Learn more about Punching the Air
      cover image for Born a Crime

      Spring 2021

      Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
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      Cover art for the book The Poet X

      Fall 2020

      The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
      Learn more about The Poet X
      Cover image for the book Just Mercy

      Spring 2020

      Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
      Learn more about Just Mercy
      Cover image of the book There There

      Fall 2019

      There There by Tommy Orange
      Learn more about There There

      This page was last updated on August 11, 2026