CMS Learning Commons
January 2021
Library books On Demand!!
To check out library books students can either stop by the library before or after school, or during advisory. Students can also use the online catalog to place books on hold then those books will be delivered to the student's ELA class. To place books on hold students log in to Classlink, go to the Learning Commons Resources folder and click on Destiny Discover. Then they can search for books and put them on hold.
Ebooks and Audiobooks Available through Sora (Overdrive)
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is a great resource for parents. They have reviews of popular books, movies and TV shows and they regularly put out new content with tips for parents about medial and technology. Check it out at https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog
Genre spotlight: Mystery
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
Girl, Stolen by April Henry
Sixteen year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her mom fills her prescription at the pharmacy. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, their car is being stolen--with her inside! Griffin hadn't meant to kidnap Cheyenne, all he needed to do was steal a car for the others.
But once Griffin's dad finds out that Cheyenne's father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes―now there's a reason to keep her. What Griffin doesn't know is that Cheyenne is not only sick with pneumonia, she is blind. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare, and if she does, at what price?
Prepare yourself for a fast-paced and hard-edged thriller full of nail-biting suspense.
Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey
When the widely disliked Honeywell Stingers football coach is found murdered, 17-year-old Millie is determined to investigate. She is chasing a lead for the school newspaper—and looking to clear her father, the assistant coach, and prime suspect.
Millie's partner is gorgeous, smart—and keeping secrets
Millie joins forces with her mysterious classmate Chase who seems to want to help her even while covering up secrets of his own.
She’s starting to get a reputation . . . without any of the benefits.
Drama—and bodies—pile up around Millie and she chases clues, snuggles Baxter the so-ugly-he’s-adorable bassett hound, and storms out of the world’s most awkward school dance/memorial mash-up. At least she gets to eat a lot of pie.
Best-selling author Beth Fantaskey’s funny, fast-paced blend of Clueless and Nancy Drew is a suspenseful page-turner that is the best time a reader can have with buried weapons, chicken clocks, and a boy who only watches gloomy movies . . . but somehow makes Millie smile. Bee-lieve it.
Shannon Jones CMS Librarian
Email: shannon.jones@gcisd.net
Website: https://cms.gcisd.net/
Location: 1100 Bogart Dr, Colleyville, TX,
Phone: 817-305-4900
Twitter: @CMSColtsLibrary