Library Tip of the Week

October 18th-24th is Teen Read Week. This year's theme is "Read Beyond Reality @ Your library," encouraging everyone (but especially teens) to read something out of this world! Check out the American Library Association's website devoted to Teen Read Week at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2009/home.cfm

BoTW: Peter and the Starcatchers

Looking for a great fantasy book? Love Peter Pan and Tinkerbell? Then check out Peter and the Starcatchers, a retelling of the Peter Pan story by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Check out Wikipedia's entry about Peter and the Starcatchers, including summaries of the book and the major characters, comparisons between this book and the original written by Barrie, and critical opinions of the book.

And if you like Peter and the Starcatchers, read the sequels, Peter and the Shadow Thieves and Peter and the Secret of Rundoon.

Look for all three books in the Fiction section, under the call number FIC BARRY. For lots more information about the book, visit the website http://www.peterandthestarcatchers.com/

New Arrival!

The Seventh Daughter by Frewin Jones is a new fantasy title about an alternative world on the other side of modern day London. Tania and Edric must join forces to fight the evil Sorcerer King and save King Oberon and The Faerie Court. It's the third book in The Faerie Path series.

Library Tip of the Week

You can access Smith's library from the comfort of your own home! Here's how:

1. Go to Cy-Fair's homepage at http://www.cfisd.net/.
2. In the middle tool bar, mouse over to departments.
3. In the pop-up toolbar, click on "libraries."
4. Click on "middle school."
5. Click on "Smith."

That's it! The Smith library page works the same at home as it does at school, so feel free to search for hot titles, put books on hold, or check to see what you have checked out.

Cirque du Freak Movie

The Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan is a fan favorite here at Smith. Check out the trailer for the upcoming movie, The Vampire's Assistant.

You can check out more Cirque du Freak stuff at the official website: http://www.thevampiresassistant.net/

BoTW: The Traitor's Gate

Do you like a good mystery? Do you like historical fiction? If you do, you'll enjoy The Traitor's Gate by Avi. The story begins with a mysterious meeting between two shadowy men. Are they trading in government secrets? Yes! John Hoffman's father works for the navy and has access to a new rifle design that promises to revolutionize firearms in the 19th century. John himself gets sucked into the intrigue when his father gets thrown into debtor's jail. John must play the role of adolescent detective to save his family from shame and bankruptcy.

The best part of this book is the setting: 19th century London, inspired by the writing of Charles Dickens. In fact, Avi mentions Dickens often throughout his book, most often the novel David Copperfield.

New Arrival!

Anthony Horowitz is famous for his Alex Rider series, but his latest book The Switch has nothing to do with a teenage spy. The book is about a boy who wishes his life were different. He gets his wish when he's magically transformed into an entirely different person, the son of a poor carnival worker.

Look for it in the blue Fiction section with the call number FIC HOROWITZ.

Is the book checked out already? Log in too Destiny and put it on hold!