Texas Lone Star

Books 2012

Compiled by Rhonda Thomas, SMS Librarian, Denton, ISD

French horn virtuoso Elsie Wyatt resents having to

join her high school's marching band playing a melliphone, but finally

finds a sense of belonging that

transcends the pressure she has always felt to be

as good as her father, principal French horn player in the Boston

Symphony Orchestra.

http://youtu.be/BGh0BRGozKQThe author talks about her book.

Book Trailer by Donna Kearley

Years after Darra Monson's father stole a minivan with Wren Abbott hiding in the back, the girls come

face to face at summer camp and together they try to work through what happened to them

and the impact it had on their lives.

A presentation by the Author At minute 7:20 she reads from the book.

Twelve-year-old Teddy

investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star

attraction--Henry the

hippopotamus--is murdered. Book Trailer 56 sec.

Book Trailer by Donna Kearley

Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight more

tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk.

Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales and

equally as fun, horrifying and

gruesome. Not for the faint of heart! Book Trailer by Publisher 30 sec.

Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth Shepherd

unexpectedly travels through time to the eighteenth century,

and she must find out why her mother lied

about her date of birth to hide her ability,

research her history, and work with Gideon, another time traveler.

Author Interview 1 min. 44 sec.

Book Trailer :54 secBook Trailer by Rhonda Thomas 1 min.50 sec.

When North Carolinian fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands

joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they

face a tropical storm and a fugitive

kidnapper.Author Interview 6:00 minutes 3:00 min about book, 3:00 tour by author of area

where a future book may be set.

In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his

mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is

sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt

in their vast house in Hampshire, where he

uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain. Before Alex Rider, there was Sherlock Holmes!Book Trailer 58 sec. Author Interview 2 min. 26 sec.Bookhouse 180 Review 3 min.

In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border

patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have

overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny

Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps

and become a bounty hunter.

Zombie Lit. at its best!Author Talk: 2:45 minutes

Book Trailer by Grayson Jackson You Tube 1 min. 14 Sec.

Book Trailer by Anna Modrow 1 min. 40 sec.

Because of her younger brother Tommy's cystic fibrosis, a wish

foundation sends fifteen-year-old

Bee's family to San Francisco to swim with sharks and surf with a hero.The Author at Home in New England

3 min. 52 sec.Book Trailer by MerMer Librarian You Tube 1 min. 11 sec.

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to

find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from

the recurring nightmare that began

when his mother became ill--an

ancient, wild creature that wants him to face

truth and loss. Publisher's Book Trailer

1 min. 20 sec.Author's Book Talk and Info. about author Siobhian Dowd

2 min. 35 sec.

Victor and Konrad Frankenstein are inseparable twin brothers who stumble upon The Dark

Library, where secret books of alchemy and ancient

remedies are housed, but after their father forbids them

to ever return to the library Konrad falls gravely ill and

Victor seeks out a cure for his brother beyond traditional medicine. Quite a Thriller!

Soon to be a movie from the studio who brought us the

Twilight films.

Publisher's Book Trailer Author on Frankenstein

Author's Book Talk

Man of the iron heads -- Jo-Jo, the

dogfaced girl -- Erik's rules. A collection of

three novellas by Gary Paulsen that

explores the diverse meanings

of family. The Author on Writing 3 min.

In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice

Prior must choose among five

predetermined factions to define her identity for

the rest of her life, a decision made more

difficult when she discovers that she is an

anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

Publisher's Book Trailer 46 sec.

Author's Book Talk 2 min. 17 sec.Book Trailer by Gloria Smith 1 min. 30 sec.

Sixth-grader Mac is a guy who can solve

your problems, sometimes as a favor,

but usually for a price. Troubles arise

when high school crime boss, Staples,

muscles in with a gambling ring and

threats of real violence.Funny Author Book Talk: 4:35 minutes

Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many

challenges, including an abusive father, a

brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police

officers, and isolation, but when he meets a

girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close

relationship with her and finds a safe place at

the local library.Author's Book Talk 3 min. 2 sec.

In 1941 Lithuania, the Soviet secret police show up at fifteen-

year-old Lina Vilkas's home. They

throw Lina, her younger brother, and their mother

onto a train bound for Siberia,

beginning a decade-long nightmare.

Awesome Author Book Talk

3:36 minutes worth the time

Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma discover a book that transports

them back fifteen years in time. Thus

begins their adventure with the Atlas, one of

three Books of Beginning--powerful

magical volumes whose secrets brought

the universe to life.Publisher's Book Trailer 59 sec. Short Author's Book Talk 50 sec.

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old

Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb

and her track team finds a wonderful

way to help rekindle her dream of running

again.

Author's Book Talk

Lone Star Book Trailers 2012\The Running Dream.pptx

Rhonda Thomas

When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International

Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to

stop it, she must also uncover its

connection to herself and the alluring

shapeshifter, Lend.Publisher's Book Trailer :49 sec.Author's Book Talk 1:56 minutes

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