Skyview Middle School Library

The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Listen to the first chapter here. You can also watch the book trailer here.

Genre: Mysteries

About the Book: Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why — or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man’s touch — and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.

With Thanksgiving coming soon, I have gathered a collection of books that will inspire gratitude and thankfulness. Browse the collection here and come to the library to check them out!

Not feeling particularly thankful? Watch this short video about gratitude (you may have to login with your KPBSD ID & password).

Every Friday I will try to post the first chapter of a featured book. This week’s book is Found, by Joseph Bruchac. You will find it in the Skyview Library. Listen to the first chapter here. Check it out! For more titles, click on the First Chapter Fridays link on the right side of the blog page.

Genre: Survival; Thriller and Suspense

About the Book: Nick, a teenage Native American survival expert, needs to avoid being found by the outlaws in relentless pursuit of him. Can he stay safe until the odds are in his favor?

Find everything you need here to learn about the Battle Books! Visit the library soon to get your copy.

Before you visit the library, check out this short presentation. It will help you understand how the Skyview library works!

Skyview Library Procedures – getting started

If you’re looking forward to some free time and more time for reading this summer, you’re in luck!! You can get free audiobooks and ebooks from these resources. Click here for details. Happy Reading!!!

Please note that all library books are due no later than May 7, and the final day to turn in your reading challenge bingo sheet is May 7!!

• Check your library account to see if you have any books checked out
• Don’t know how check your library account? Click here
• Check PowerSchool to see if you have any lost/missing book fees

This week’s featured book is Notorious, by Gordon Korman. To listen to the first chapter, click here (Part 1) and here (Part 2). This book is available through the KPBSD digital library, using the Sora app.

Genre: Mystery, amusing

About this book: Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, which is split between the United States and Canada. The only thing weirder than Centerlight itself is his neighbor Zarabeth, aka ZeeBee.

ZeeBee is obsessed with the island’s history as a Prohibition-era smuggling route. She’s also convinced that her beloved dog, Barney, was murdered—something Keenan finds pretty hard to believe.

Just about everyone on Centerlight is a suspect, because everyone hated Barney, a huge dog—part mastiff, part rottweiler—notorious for terrorizing the community. Accompanied by a mild-mannered new dog who is practically Barney’s opposite, ZeeBee enlists Keenan’s help to solve the mystery.

As Keenan and ZeeBee start to unravel the clues, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that dates back to Centerlight’s gangster past. The good news is that Keenan may have found the best friend he’s ever had. The bad news is that the stakes are sky-high.

And now someone is after them. . . .

Today’s featured title is Somewhere Only We Know, by Maurene Goo. You can get this book at the Skyview Library. Listen to the first chapter.

Genre: Romance

Description: 10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger.

11:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious.

12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same.

From April 29 – August 4 2021,  SYNC gives you two free titles every week.

How do you get them?

1. Register for SYNC 2021 and follow the instructions
2. Download Sora from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com in your browser.
3. If you’ve never used Sora before, do this:

• In Sora, tap I have a setup code (at the bottom of the screen).
• Enter this setup code: audiobooksync.
• Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC.
• Tap Explore (the binoculars at the bottom of the screen) to see the week’s featured titles [SYNC 2021 starts April 29].

4. If you already use Sora, do this:

• In Sora, open the menu (in the top-right corner).
• Select Add a library.
• Search for audiobooksync and select the library from the results.
• Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC

New titles will be available each Thursday at midnight Eastern time (i.e., 12:01am ET). You can access the titles for 7 days, until the next Wednesday at 11:59pm.

Want text alerts so you don’t miss a title?

• TEXT syncya to 866-984-0598 or visit audiobooksync.com

Questions? Visit the library blog, see the librarian or email her at mmiller2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us