BoTW: Gym Candy

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker is another Lone Star award winner from this past year. It's about a young high school football player who feels so much pressure to excel, he turns to steroids to improve his game. The book paints a pretty bleak picture of steroid use, and doesn't pull any punches in describing the drug's many side effects. The ending is especially intense and hard hitting. Gym Candy is a must-read for any sports fan, but also has broad appeal for any reader that likes a good book.

New Arrival!

Erin Hunter continues the Warriors: Power of Three series with this latest title, Sunrise.


For more Warriors content, visit the official website.

Library Tip of the Week

Did you know you can put your own books on hold? You can!

Here's how:

1. Go to Smith's Destiny library page.
2. In the upper right hand corner, click "Login."
3. Enter your student id number (sxxxxxx) and password.
4. If you logged in correctly, your name should display in the upper right hand corner.
5. Now, do a search of the book you want to put on hold.
6. When you find the book, click on its title to bring up its detailed information.
7. Off on the right side, you should see a red symbol that says "Hold It."
8. Click on that symbol.
9. You're done! When the book comes in, Mr. Thomson will check it out to you.

Keep in mind that when you put a book on hold, you are put in a queue. There could be one or five or twenty people in front of you that get to check the book out before you do. Also, holds expire after a few weeks. So if you put a book on hold and you don't get the book in a month or so, put in another hold.

BoTW: Hunger Games

Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games is a fast-paced, action-filled book about a harsh gritty future where society forces its citizens to fight to the death in a game competition televised live. Think a modern day version of the Roman gladiator games. Katniss Everdeen takes the place of her younger sister for the games and has to use all her survival skills to out-think, fight, and even kill her fellow contestants.




















If you like The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins also wrote the Gregor the Overlander, the first book in the Underland Chronicle series. The Gregor series is more a fantasy title than The Hunger Games and much less violent, but a great adventure story.

New Arrival!

This week's New Arrival! is Zombie Blondes by Brian James.

Do you like cheerleading? Do you like zombies? If you answered "yes" to even one of those questions, then you'll love Zombie Blondes!

Library Tip of the Week

Did you know that you can check out a magazine? You can! Everyone at Smith can check out the following:

• Two books for two weeks
• One magazine for three days

You also renew a book that you have already checked out and put popular titles on hold. Stop by the library and talk with Mr. Thomson for more information!

Dr. Slobber!

Dr. Slobber is my second Champions Online toon. I know, I know, he looks like a Wolverine wanna-be. I couldn't agree more. But Dr. Slobber is so much cooler because he's a certified doctor! Of what, I couldn't tell you. Just don't ask Dr. Slobber where he got his medical degree. He's a little touchy about that.