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!