New Arrival! The Prisoner of Cell 25

In The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Vey, Michael has special electrical powers. Michael is going to need them because something is hunting him down! Destiny summarizes:

"Fourteen-year-old Michael discovers he has special electrical powers and, with the help of his best friends, becomes aware that there are other teens with similar powers, but something or someone is hunting them and, after Michael's mother is kidnapped, he will need to rely on his powers and his friends to rescue his mom, protect himself, and save the others."

Check out The Prisoner of Cell 25 today!

New Arrival! The Poisoned House

Teenagers love a good ghost story which makes The Poisoned House by Michael Ford a potentially popular book here at Smith! Here's what Destiny says:

"As the widowed master of an elegant house in Victorian-era London slips slowly into madness and his tyrannical housekeeper takes on more power, a ghostly presence distracts a teenaged maidservant with clues to a deadly secret."

Are you ready to be scared? Stop by the library and check out The Poisoned House today!

All library books due May 4th!

Wow! Did that school year fly-by or what! April is a busy month here at Smith. Students take the STAAR test April 25th-28th. If you need a library book to read after you finish testing, be sure to stop by the library the week before the test. The library will be closed that week of testing so don't wait until the last minute to get your book!

Finally, all library books will be due May 4th and the library will stop checking out books that day as well. If you've been hanging on to an overdue book, please get it turned in today!

New Arrival! Scorpia Rising

Anthony Horowitz is back with Scorpia Rising, the latest book in his long-running Alex Rider series. If you're new to the series, here's what Destiny says:

"Alex Rider must once again do battle against the terrorist organization responsible for the death of his parents--Scorpia--when their plot in the Middle East poses a threat to humanity, but this time around the risks are bigger and Alex will not walk away so easily."

Check out Scorpia Rising today!

New Arrival! Crossed

Crossed by Ally Condie is the sequel to the 2011 Lonestar book Matched and one of the library's most popular books. Destiny says:


"Cassia, having arrived in the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, learns he has escaped from the Society and follows a series of clues he left, which result in rebellion, betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander."


Keep up with the series and check out Crossed today!

New Arrival! The Gift and The Fire

Have you read James Patterson's Witch and Wizard? If you have, you'll likely be chomping at the bit to read the next two books in the series, The Gift and The Fire! Here's the Destiny summary for The Gift:

"After escaping imprisonment by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, who possess magical powers, establish themselves as leaders of the Resistance, a hidden community of teenagers like themselves, hunted by the state and determined to defy its ban on the arts, magic, and all other forms of creativity."

And here's what Destiny says about The Fire:

"Whisty Allgood and her brother Whit must come up with a better plan after her efforts to use her fight and fire to defeat The One Who is the One--the evil leader who killed their family and banned everything they hold dear in the world--only adds to his power."

Stop by and get caught up with the Witch and Wizard series today!

New Arrival! The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Not long ago, I shared with Smith 6th-graders Tom Angleberger's Darth Paper Strikes Back. Turns out Tom wrote a book before this titled  The Strange Case of Origami Yoda  and we've got it here in the library! Destiny says:

"Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda."

Stop by the library, check out The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and make your very own Origami Yoda!