Texas Lone Star Books 2012
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Transcript of Texas Lone Star Books 2012
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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