Free Audiobook Downloads this Summer!

Teens can get 2 free audiobook downloads each week this Summer for 10 weeks.  Each week, kids can listen to one popular young adult title paired with a classic that connects with its theme from the top audiobook publishers absolutely free. Downloads are in MP3 format and are Mac and Windows compatible. Each audiobook will be available for download for only 7 days, but once downloaded can be listened to at any time.  The downloads are available through http://www.audiobooksync.com/. 

Here is a list of the titles that will be available and a schedule for their release:

•  June 14-20: The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (Scholastic Audiobooks) and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, adapt. by Frank Galati (L.A. Theatre Works)
• June 21- 27: Irises by Francisco X. Stork (Listening Library) and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Tantor Media)
• June 28-July 4: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (Listening Library) and Tales from the Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang (Naxos Audio)
• July 5-11: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (AudioGo) and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (AudioGo) 
• July 12-18: Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka (Harper Audio) and The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories by Mark Twain (Recorded Books)
• July 19-25: Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter (Oasis Audio) and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (AudioGo)
• July 26-Aug. 1: Pinned by Alfred C. Martino (Listen & Live Audio); and a title to be announced (Brilliance Audio)
• Aug. 2-8: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Hachette Audio) and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Blackstone Audio)
• Aug. 9-15: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, (Harper Audio) and Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard (Galaxy Press)
• Aug. 16-22: The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera (Bolinda Audio) and The Call of the Wild by Jack London(Naxos Audio)

Summer Reading Rocks!

Yes, you can continue to read all Summer long!

You can even continue to check out e-books and audiobooks from the digital library using your devices. Don't let your brain go to waste over the Summer! READ!

For more information on the digital library visit, http://friscoisd.lib.overdrive.com/.  The website also includes information on how to get started and software downloads or apps that you will need in order to check out on your device. It is easy!

Also, Frisco ISD is hosting an online Summer Reading Program. Here you can find ideas for good books that you may enjoy reading, discuss what you are reading with other Frisco ISD readers, and find other fun activities. For more information, please visit http://fisd-reads.blogspot.com/.

See you at the pool with a good book, Rams! Don't forget to READ, READ, READ!!!

RMS Review: City of Bones

The Book: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Review: T.J. W.

Why would you recommend this book? I would recommend this book because it has great details. It really will catch your attention. If you like books with fantasy, this is the best book for you.

What did you like about the book? I liked how there was another world no one but the downworlders know about. I like that it's hard to put the book down because it is so good.

What did you dislike about the book? Nothing! I loved everything about the book.

Final thoughts about the book? If you love suspense and fantasy then you will be hooked on this book!

RMS Review: Truancy

The Book: Truancy by Isamu Fukui
The Reviewer: Jozhua J.

Why would you recommend this book? Why not! It's the type of book that makes you think about what would happen if this was reality. It creates a world that is based on school and school alone with kids rebelling.

What did you like about the book? It pretty much answered one of my "what if" questions and caught my attention because of the fast-paced action parts that kept me on my toes.

What did you dislike about the book? In some of the scenes there was a lot of dialog. Those scenes needed more action!

Final thoughts about the book? I wuold recommend this book to boys because it is action packed and thrilling with rockets shooting all over the place.

RMS Review: The Skin I'm In

The book: The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake
The Reviewer: Diamond F.

Why would you recommend this book? This book changed my life. It helped me learn to love myself the way that I am. No one can change me!

What did you like about the book? I liked how the teacher helped Maleeka learn to love herself the way she was. She was a good role model.

What did you dislike about the book? I disliked how the other kids bullied Maleeka.

Final thoughts about the book? Everyone should read this book! It shows how people can feel when they are not accepted.

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare
Call Number: F CLA

Book One of The Infernal Devices series
Prequel to The Mortal Instruments series

Summary: Magic is dangerous, but love is more dangerous still. When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos. Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by, and torn between, two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette

by Carolyn Meyer
Call Number: F MEY

Summary: History paints her as a shallow party girl, a spoiled fashionista, a callous ruler. Perhaps no other royal has been so maligned, and so misunderstood as Marie-Antoinette. From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. She tried to please everyone - courtiers, her young husband, the king, the French people, but often fell short of their expectations. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman can't help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and unimaginable luxuries. But as Marie-Antoinette's lifestyle gets ever more recklessly extravagant, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay. In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last Queen of France.

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan
Call Number: F RIO

Summary: Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Witch & Wizard

by James Patterson
Call Number: F PAT

Summary: The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into a secret prison for no reason they can comprehend. The New Order, as it is known, is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Being a Normal Teenager. But while trapped in this totalitarian nightmare, Wisty and Whit discover they have incredible powers they'd never dreamed of. Can this newly minted witch and wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents--and maybe the world?

Gimme a Call

by Sarah Mlynowski
Call Number: F MLY

Summary: A new life is just a phone call away! Devi's life isn't turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted the past three years going out with Bryan - cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn't join any clubs... and now that Bryan has broken up with her, she has nothing left. Not even her stupid cell phone - she dropped it in the mall fountain. Now it only calls one number... hers. At age fourteen, three years ago! Once Devi gets over the shock-and convinces her younger self that she isn't some wacko-she realizes that she's been given an awesome gift. She can tell herself all the right things to do... because she's already done all the wrong ones! Who better to take advice from than your future self? Except... what if getting what you think you want changes everything? Fans of Sarah Mlynowski's Magic in Manhattan series will love this hilarious new novel with a high-concept premise.

Roland Smith, the RIF author, Visits RMS!!!

Roland Smith, author of our "Read it Forward" book, I, Q: Independence Hall visited Roach on Thursday, May 13th. Students that participated in the program got an opportunity to hear him speak. He discussed the many interesting careers that he had that inspired him to be a writer. His visit was a good finale to the "Read it Forward" program here at RMS.

Beastly Movie!!!

Yep, another major movie release is coming out that is based off of a YA book! The book and movie: Beastly by Alex Flinn.

Beastly was a popular Lone Star book that was released a few years ago. It is based off of the classic story Beauty and the Beast.

Check out the movie trailer:

http://www.beastlythemovie.com/

The movie is coming out this July. See you in the theater, Rams! Save some popcorn for me!!!

Heist Society

by Ally Carter
Call Number: F CAR

Also available as an audio book - AUD F CAR

Summary: When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own - scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected. Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster's art collection has been stolen, and he wants it returned. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help. For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family's (very crooked) history and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way.

What I Saw and How I Lied

by Judy Blundell
Call Number: F BLU

Also availble as an audio book - AUD F BLU

Summary: When Evie’s father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe’s company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the family secrets that surround him...until he mysteriously drowns. Now Evie must find out what happened...and how far she’ll go to protect her family. With What I Saw and How I Lied, Judy Blundell gives us a girl’s-eye view of a twisted family history.

Million-Dollar Throw

by Mike Lupica
Call Number: F LUP

Summary: What would you do with a million dollars, if you were 13? Nate Brodie is nicknamed "Brady" not only for his arm, but also because he's the biggest Tom Brady fan. He's even saved up to buy an autographed football. And when he does, he wins the chance for something he's never dreamed of - to throw a pass through a target at a Patriots game for one million dollars. Nate should be excited. But things have been tough lately. His dad lost his job and his family is losing their home. It's no secret that a million dollars would go a long way. So all Nate feels is pressure, and just when he needs it most, his golden arm begins to fail him. Even worse, his best friend Abby is going blind, slowly losing her ability to do the one thing she loves most - paint. Yet Abby never complains, and she is Nate's inspiration. He knows she'll be there when he makes the throw of a lifetime. Mike Lupica's latest sports novel is also his most heartwarming.

They Never Came Back

by Caroline Cooney
Call Number: F COO

Summary: In a busy school cafeteria, a teenage girl is confronted by a classmate who questions her identity. He explains to the students who have crowded around that the girl bears an uncanny resemblance to his cousin, who was taken away by social services five years ago. Her parents abandoned her, fleeing the country after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars. The students are intrigued, but the girl shrugs off the attention as a case of mistaken identity. As the days pass, however, the boy refuses to relent and even brings his parents in to back him up. But they are not the only adults involved. An FBI agent who has been working the case these past five years believes that whoever this girl is, she can serve as bait to help the FBI capture the fugitives. In this powerful novel that explores the possibility of mistaken identity, the evils of money and greed, and the heartfelt obligations of family and loyalty, Caroline B. Cooney has once again crafted a page-turner that will resonate with readers.

Woods Runner

by Gary Paulsen
Call Number: F PAU

Summary: Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston. But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel's parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy and horror of this war. But he also discovers allies, men and women working secretly for the patriot cause. And he learns that he must go deep into enemy territory to find his parents: all the way to the British headquarters, New York City.

Out of my Mind

by Sharon Draper
Call Number: F DRA

Summary: Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school, but no one knows it. Most people, her teachers and doctors included, don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks and knows...but she can't, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She can't write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her mind, that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak for the first time ever. At last Melody has a voice...but not everyone around her is ready to hear it. Get ready to meet a girl whose voice you'll never, ever forget.

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima
Call Number: F CHI

Also available as an audio book - AUD F CHI

Summary: Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick silver cuffs engraved with runes. They're clearly magicked-as he grows, they grow, and he's never been able to get them off. While out hunting one day, Han and his Clan friend, Dancer catch three young wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. After a confrontation, Han takes an amulet from Micah Bayar, son of the High Wizard, to ensure the boy won't use it against them. Han soon learns that the amulet has an evil history---it once belonged to the Demon King, the wizard who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. With a magical piece that powerful at stake, Han knows that the Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back. Meanwhile, Raisa ana'Helena, Princess Heir of the Fells, has her own battles to fight. She's just returned to court after three years of relative freedom with her father's family at Demonai camp - riding, hunting, and working the famous Clan markets. Although Raisa will become eligible for marriage after her sixteenth name-day, she isn't looking forward to trading in her common sense and new skills for etiquette tutors and stuffy parties. Raisa wants to be more than an ornament in a glittering cage. She aspires to be like Hanalea---the legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world. But it seems like her mother has other plans for her---plans that include a suitor who goes against everything the Queendom stands for. The Seven Realms will tremble when the lives of Han and Raisa collide in this stunning new page-turner from bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima.

Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083

by Andrea White
Call Number: F WHI

Summary: It's 50 degrees below zero. The wind and snow blow so hard, you can't see your hand in front of your face. Your heating fuel is nearly gone, and so is your food. How do you survive? Five fourteen year olds face this desperate situation on a deadly journey in Antarctica. It is 2083. They are contestants on a reality TV show, Antarctic Survivor, which is set up to re-create Robert F. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. But in 2083 reality TV is not just an act. Contestants literally relive - or die during the simulations of events. Robert Scott and his team were experienced explorers and scientists, but their attempt to reach the Pole proved fatal. What chance does the Antarctic Survivor team have? This action packed, riveting adventure - full of fascinating direct quotes from Scott's journals and other accounts of the expedition is both a heart wrenching drama from the past and a disquieting glimpse into the future.

Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age

Edited by Ariel Schrag
Call Number: 741.5 STU

Summary: A very unscientific poll recently revealed that 99.9% of all people who attended middle school hated it. Fortunately, some of those people have grown up to be clever and talented comic artists, with an important message to share: Everyone can survive middle school! With a sense of humor as refreshing as it is bitingly honest, seventeen artists share their stories of first love, bullying, zits, and all the things that make middle school the worst years of our lives.

Project 17

by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Call Number: F STO

Summary: High atop Hathorne Hill, near Boston, sits Danvers State Hospital, an abandoned mental institute rumored to be the birthplace of the lobotomy. Locals have long believed the place to be haunted. On the eve of the hospitals demolition, six teens break in to spend the night and film a movie. What starts as a playful dare escalates into a nightmare

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

by Brandon Sanderson
Call Number: F SAN

Summary: A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from the powerful secret network that rules the world...the Evil Librarians. Alcatraz Smedry doesn’t seem destined for anything but disaster. On his thirteenth birthday, he receives a bag of sand, and his life takes a bizarre turn. This is no ordinary bag of sand...so it’s too bad that Alcatraz doesn’t keep a closer eye on it. It is quickly stolen by the Evil Librarians who secretly rule the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing truth. The bag of sand will give the Evil Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them...by infiltrating the local library, armed with nothing but eyeglasses and a talent for klutziness.

3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows

by Ann Brashares
Call Number: F BRA

Also available as an audio book - AUD F BRA

Summary: The author of the bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series introduces the girls in a new sisterhood in this new series. Summer is a time to grow, and Polly, Joe, and Ama each sprout into young adulthood over the course of one summer.

Game

by Walter Dean Myers
Call Number: F MYE

Summary: Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come up with something big to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is.

Book Tweet: Keeper of the Night

by Kimberly Willis Holt
Call Number: F HOL

Keeper of the Night in 140 characters or less:

After Isabell’s mom commits suicide, her family has a hard time coping with their loss. Isabell becomes the care taker of her family and the keeper of their secrets.

Killer Pizza

by Greg Taylor
Call Number: F TAY

Summary: Pizza you'll die for! Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world-famous chef, but up until now, his only experience has been watching the Food Network. When Toby lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, where pies like The Monstrosity and The Frankensausage are on the menu, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel and Strobe, are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team. But none of them are prepared for what's really going on at Killer Pizza: It's a front for a monster-hunting organization! Learning to cook pizzas is one thing, but killing hideously terrifying monsters? That's a whole other story. Still, if Toby quits Killer Pizza, will monsters take over his town?

Suite Scarlett

by Maureen Johnson
Call Number: F JOH

Summary: Scarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of New York City. Her nineteen-year-old brother, Spencer, is an out of work actor facing a family deadline to get his career in order. Eighteen-year-old Lola has the delicate looks of a model, the practical nature of a nurse, and a wealthy society boyfriend. Eleven-year-old Marlene is the family terror with a tragic past. When the Martins turn fifteen, they are each expected to take over the care of a suite in the once elegant, now shabby Art Deco hotel. For Scarlett’s fifteenth birthday, she gets both a room called the Empire Suite, and a permanent guest named Mrs. Amberson. Scarlett doesn’t quite know what to make of this C-list starlet, world traveler, and aspiring autobiographer who wants to take over her life. And when she meets Eric, an astonishingly gorgeous actor who has just moved to the city, her summer takes a second unexpected turn. With Mrs. Amberson calling the shots, Spencer’s career to save, Lola’s love life to navigate around, and Marlene’s prying eyes everywhere, things won’t be easy. Before the summer is over, Scarlett will have to survive a whirlwind of thievery, Broadway glamour, romantic missteps, and theatrical deception. The show, as they say, must always go on...

Shift

by Jennifer Bradbury
Call Number: F BRA

Summary: Some friends fade away...others disappear.

Imagine you and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. Imagine that the two of you get into a fight - and stop riding together. Imagine you reach Seattle, go back home, start college. Imagine you think your former best friend does too. Imagine he doesn't.

Imagine your world shifting....

Sure Fire

by Jack Higgins with Justin Richards
Call Number: F HIG

Summary: For fifteen-year-old twins Rich and Jade, their lives have just been turned upside down. When their mother is tragically killed in a car crash, their long- lost father John Chance appears to collect them at the funeral. He's a bachelor who lives on his own, and it's clear that Rich and Jade aren't welcome. But when Chance suddenly disappears, Rich and Jade uncover the truth: He's a spy. And now, whoever kidnapped their father is after them, too. Dangerous, fast-paced, and packed with action.

Need

by Carrie Jones
Call Number: F JON

Summary: Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since life's been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother's pretty much checked out. Now Zara's living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays safe. Zara doesn't think she's in danger; she thinks her mother can't deal. Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn't a figment of her imagination. He's a pixie and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He's the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he's trailing Zara.

The Summoning

by Kelley Armstrong
Call Number: F ARM

Summary: My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again. All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost-and the ghost saw me. Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? It's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House . . . before its skeletons come back to haunt me.

Gone

by Michael Grant
Call Number: F GRA

Summary: In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE. Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents-unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers-that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...

Absolutely Maybe

By Lisa Yee
Call Number: F YEE

Summary: Meet Maybelline Mary Katherine Mary Ann Chestnut, named for two Miss Americas and her mother Chessy's favorite brand of mascara. Chessy teaches the students in her charm school her Seven Select Rules for Young Ladies, but she won't tell Maybe who her real father is -- or protect her from her latest scuzzball boyfriend. So Maybe hitches a ride to California with her friends Hollywood and Thammasat Tantipinichwong Schneider (aka Ted) -- and what she finds there is funny, sad, true, and inspiring .

Right Behind You

By Gail Giles
Call Number: F GIL

Summary: When he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret. How can Kip tell anyone that he really is--or was--a murderer?

City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare
Call Number: F CLA

Summary: Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Book One of the Mortal Instruments series.

The Devouring

by Simon Holt
Call Number: F HOL

Summary: The Vours are evil, demonic figures that inhabit human bodies during the darkest hours of the winter solstice. After Reggie reads about them in an old journal, she assumes they are figments of a madwoman's imagination. But after her little brother begins acting strangely, Reggie soon finds out what happens when fear comes to life.

Book Fair is Coming To RMS!!!

Monday, October 19th through Friday, October 23rd from 8:10 until 4:25 @ the RMS Library.

We will have the latest, newest titles like Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and books by Roland Smith, the renowned author who will be visit RMS in May!!! Come on down to the RMS Library and check it out!!!

Generation Dead

By Daniel Waters
Call Number: F WAT

Summary: Phoebe is just your typical goth girl with a crush. He's strong and silent and DEAD. All over the country,a strange phenomenon is happening. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they are no longer the same - they stutter, and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed "living impaired" or "differently biotic," they are doing their best to fit into a society that doesn't want them. Fitting in is hard enough when you don't have the look or attitude, but when almost everyone else is alive and you're not, it's close to impossible. The kids at Oakvale High don't want to take classes or eat in the cafeteria next to someone who isn't breathing and there are no laws that exist to protect the differently biotic from the people who want them to disappear - for good. With her pale skin and Goth wardrobe, Phoebe has never run with the popular crowd, but no one can believe it when she falls for Tommy Williams, the leader of the dead kids. Not her best friend, Margi, whose fear of the differently biotic is deeply rooted in guilt over the past and especially not her neighbor, Adam, the star of the football team. Adam has just realized his feelings for Phoebe run much deeper than just friendship. He would do anything for her, but what if protecting Tommy is the one thing that would make her happy?

Football Hero

By Tim Green
Call Number: F GRE

Summary: Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane "Tiger" Lewis, who's about to graduate from college-and is being courted by the NFL. But Ty's guardian, Uncle Gus, won't let him play. Uncle Gus needs Ty to scrub floors and toilets for his cleaning business while he cooks up gambling schemes with the local mob boss, a man called "Lucy." When Lucy hears just how famous Ty's older brother is, he becomes suddenly friendly. Are the questions Lucy is asking Ty really about fantasy football . . . or is the Mafia using Ty to get valuable insider info from his superstar brother? Desperately worried, Ty must come up with a plan to save Thane's football career-and, ultimately, his life. Author of the New York Times bestselling Football Genius, former NFL player Tim Green will have you on the edge of your seat rooting for Ty-and enjoying an up-close look at what it's like to be inside the NFL.

Being Dead

By Vivian Vande Velde
Call Number: SC VAN

Summary: A sixteen-year-old will give anything to be with her true love--even though he died two hundred years ago. . . A sopping-wet little dead girl stalks a teen who had nothing to do with her death--honest! . . . A heartless man dances with his wife--after she's passed away. From the hilarious to the horrific, master storyteller Vivian Vande Velde explores the world of the dead--and the undead--in this surprisingly moving collection of unnerving tales.

Rewind

By William Sleator
Call Number: F SLE

Summary: When Peter is hit by a car, he is given the ultimate do-over: go back to any point in time before that fateful moment, and alter the events leading up to his death. If he fails, he will die again -- this time, for good. Now Peter's racing against time to save his own life, but what should he change? His adoptive parents don't understand him, the school jock is out to get him, and no one appreciates his own talents. This may be his last chance -- can Peter cheat death, or will he be lost forever?

Shark Girl

By Kelly Bingham
Call Number: F BIN

Summary: On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything — absolutely everything — changed. Now she’s counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she knows kids will whisper, "That’s her — that’s Shark Girl," as she passes. In the meantime there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life? In this striking first novel, Kelly Bingham uses poems, letters, telephone conversations, and newspaper clippings to look unflinchingly at what it’s like to lose part of yourself - and to summon the courage it takes to find yourself again.

The Poison Apples

by Lily Archer
Call Number: F ARC

Summary: We all know the stories of Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, but have you ever heard of Alice Bingley-Beckerman, Reena Paruchuri, or Molly Miller? Of course you haven't. Not yet. What these girls have in common with their fairy tale sisters is this: they are the stepdaughters of three very evil stepmothers and they're not happy about it. They think they are alone in their unhappiness until they arrive at Putnam Mount McKinsey, a posh boarding school located in lovely rural Massachusetts. Here is where they will plot their revenge, but first they have to meet. In her first novel, Lily Archer tells a knowing, wickedly funny story about how friendship just may turn out to be more happily-ever-after than family.

Sucks to Be Me

by Kimberly Pauley
Call Number: F PAU

Summary: Sixteen-year-old Mina is forced to take a class to help her decide whether or not to become a vampire like her parents which means that she faces a choice between her best friend and her current crush versus potential new friends and possible boyfriends in her vampire class.

Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover

By Ally Carter
Call Number: F CAR

Also available as an audio book - AUD F CAR

3rd Novel in a series which includes I'd Tell You I Love You, but then I'd Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy.

Summary: Cammie Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston and the two escape a kidnappers' plot using their espionage skills, and when Macey goes on the campaign trail with her father, the vice-presidential nominee, Cammie and other friends use their spy training as part of the security team.

Go Big or Go Home

by Will Hobbs
Call Number: F HOB


Summary: Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.