Carondelet Library: January 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

Book of the Week: The Testing

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The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Do you like adventure? The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau is an adventure- packed story about a young girl named Cía who lives in the five lakes colony which is filled with oceans and plants. Every year there is a graduation ceremony where certain advanced students are picked for the testing. Cía has spent her whole life working her way towards the testing after she found out her dad was selected. On the day of her graduation Cía, along with 5 others from her colony are chosen for the testing but she finds out the testing is not at all what she hoped. Her father tells her she can't trust anyone and then she is off in a skimmer to what is about to be the worst years of her life. Will Cía pass the testing? What will happen to her during the process? Find out in The Testing.

If you're looking for an enticing adventure, survival book then The Testing is the book for you. You'll be hooked as soon as you start! Read The Testing from your local library!

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Book of the Week: Spy School

This post brought to you by student blogger Evie.

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Do you like surprises? Do you like action? Do you like weapons? If you answered yes to the last one, you have a problem. But if you answered yes to the other two, then Spy School is the one for you. A middle school student named Ben Ripley comes home one day to find an FBI agent in his living room asking him if he wants to join Spy School, and for a Gatorade. He says yes, which is the best and worst choice he's ever made. He transfers to the new school, where he meets the smartest and most beautiful girl he's ever met. Her name is Erica. Almost immediately after moving in, an assassin tries to kill him. He takes the guy out with just a tennis racket! From then on, his life becomes more interesting, with assassins, SPYDER, and of course, the horrible plumbing at Spy School. To find out more, read Spy School by Stuart Gibbs.