Friday, July 18, 2014
Cold Calls by Charles Benoit
A college-bound soccer player who only makes a single mistake. A goth girl who hides her past. A dutiful daughter whose questions go too far. Three teens from different schools and different walks of life have one thing in common:
I know your secret.
A chilling thriller.
An unsettling mystery.
A provocative exploration of bullying, culpability, and the cost of keeping secrets.
278 pages
Lexile HL 770
Monday, July 14, 2014
Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy
In this stunning trilogy opener, Reedy envisions a near-future America on the verge of disaster, where political discord, economic crisis, and a controversial new law have created tension between state and federal governments. Enter 17-year-old Pfc. Daniel Wright, a football-playing, truck-driving, country music–loving high school senior and member of the Idaho National Guard. When his unit is called to help with a potential riot in Boise, things get out of hand, eventually sparking a full-blown conflict between Idaho and the Feds. Caught between duty to family, loyalty to the military, and his own sense of honor, Daniel becomes a pawn in a much larger game between governor and president. In a story line tied to current affairs.
Danny Wright never thought he'd be the man to bring down the United States of America. In fact, he enlisted in the Idaho National Guard because he wanted to serve his country the way his father did. When the Guard is called up on the governor's orders to police a protest in Boise, it seems like a routine crowd-control mission ... but then Danny's gun misfires, spooking the other soldiers and the already fractious crowd, and by the time the smoke clears, twelve people are dead.
Video Book Talk
Author Website
CBS Interview with the Author Trent Reedy
374 pages
Lexile HL 760
Also Known as Elvis by James Howe
Part 4 of the Misfit's Series-The series that inspired No Name CallingWeek
- The Misfits
- Totally Joe
- Addie on the Inside
- Also Known as Elvis
288 pages
No Name Calling Week
Author Interview
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
A Young Scientist's Guide to Faulty Freaks of Nature by James Doyle
The Young Scientist’s Guide to Faulty Freaks of Nature is your guide to some of the strangest science ever seen, and in it you’ll discover that some of the things scientists told you were “wrong” were actually right! Fictional hobbits? They are real! You’ll even meet an all-new creature called a “spider-goat.” So if you have a thirst for the weird, the wonderful, and the downright wacky, then this is the science book for you.
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