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Books of the Month 2022-2023
Tome Society (grades 9-12) August
Junior Tome (grades 6-8) August - The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling September - Real by Carol Cujec with Peyton Goddard October - I Am Defiance by Jenni L. Walsh November - Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan December - Oddity by Eli Brown January - Ten Thousand Tries by Amy Mackechnie February - Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes March - Pony by RJ Palacio April - Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan May - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Club Tome (grades 2-5) August - Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly September - The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington October - The Girl and the Witch’s Garden by Erin Bowman November - The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson* December - Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley* January - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus February - Rescue by Jennifer Nielsen March - Wilderlore by Amanda Foody April - The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe* May - Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti Reading Bowl Exam Lists Tome Society (grades 9-12) Exam #1
Junior Tome (grades 6-8) Exam #1
Club Tome (grades 3-5) Exam #1
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We are thrilled to introduce the 2022-2023 It List nominees!
Tome Society (grades 9-12) Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Hush by Dylan Farrow Deeplight by Frances Hardinge Fireborne by Rosaria Munda Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price The June Boys by Court Stevens Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson The Life and Deaths of Frankie D by Colleen Nelson Eyes of the Forest by April Henry Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim On the Hook by Francisco X. Stork Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen We Were Kings by Court Stevens I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Small Favors by Erin A. Craig Junior Tome (grades 6-8) Oddity by Eli Brown Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordian The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera I Am Defiance by Jenni L. Walsh Pony by R.J. Palacio The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan Real by Carol Cujec with Peyton Goddard Ten Thousand Tries by Amy Makechnie Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes Club Tome (grades 2-5) Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody The Girl and the Witch's Garden by Erin Bowman Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti The Elephant's Girl by Celesta Rimington The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe* The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson* Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley* Rescue by Jennifer Nielsen A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus *These titles will not be tested on Reading Bowl exams. Reminder: This Friday, September 24th, is the deadline for Reading Bowl team registration and Reading Bowl team modification requests. Use the links below to access these forms and please email readingbowl@tomesociety.org with any Reading Bowl questions. We are looking forward to a great year of Tome Reading Bowl! 2021-2022 Tome Society Reading Bowl Team Registration Reading Bowl Roster Modification Request ______________________________________________________________ We need volunteer readers! Check out our "To Be Read" lists and sign up for a book or two to read and review! Read a great book lately that you think should be on the It List? Submit a review and our team will check it out! Find all the links at tomesociety.org/volunteers ______________________________________________________________ We have a limited number left of our limited edition Wildflower Tees! These are super soft and an adorable peach color. Order yours today - once they're sold out, they're gone!  More ways to support Tome Society:
Did you know September 14th is National Coloring Day? To celebrate, we have a FREE printable of 3 bookmarks that you can color yourself! Click HERE to download and print.  Use the links below for the discussion guides for the August Books of the Month.
Elementary
Middle
High You can find the September "Books of the Month" discussion guides for all levels LIVE now on the Advisers Only password protected page. Discussion guides for September - May are available on the Advisers Only page by the beginning of each month. Advisers will receive the 2021-22 password via receipt email upon receipt of chapter dues. Not a registered chapter? Click here to register for the 2021-2022 school year. Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2nd virtual race! Congratulations to all the winners! Watch your emails over the next 2 weeks for an email with a tracking number for your race swag. Stay tuned for the next race in the series!  4 days left to register for the I Read Faster Than I Run virtual race! Submit your time for a chance to win a medal in your age group. On the time submission form, there is also a place to provide a chapter/school name. The chapter with the most participants will win a $50 Amazon gift card! All chapters with at least one participant will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Register here Submit your time here: https://forms.gle/mCgHzvXo6cgYx8em6  Our April It List author interviews with Margaret Haddix, JC Cervantes, and Annie Sullivan are all available to watch! Check the adviser page for links to the videos. Awards and student swag packs have been mailed! Be on the lookout for your packages. We need volunteer readers! Check out our Volunteer page for links to our sign up lists by grade level. Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Tome Student Literacy Society Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. How it works: 1. Open the Amazon app on your phone 2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 3. Select "Tome Student Literacy Society Inc" as your charity 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app Every little bit helps! Less than 2 weeks left for the I Read Faster Than I Run virtual race!
Register here: http://www.tomesociety.org/store/p10/I_Read_Faster_Than_I_Run_Virtual_Race_.html All participants will receive a super soft tie dye shirt and a fun sticker! Medals will be awarded for 1st place in age groups for 5K and 10K distances. Participants will be able to submit which chapter they are affiliated with. The chapter with the most participation will win a $50 Amazon gift card! All chapters with at least one participant will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! The April It List author interviews with Margaret P. Haddix and JC Cervantes are available now on the adviser resources page. Our interview with Annie Sullivan will be available 4/26. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the authors! In May, we will be talking with Heather Hepler and Jennifer Nielsen. Submit your questions using the links on the homepage under the TomeCon All Year Long icon. We are still processing and shipping awards and TomeCon student swag packs. Be on the lookout for an email with tracking information once your package has shipped. Help Tome grow! Know a school in your district that does not have a Tome Society chapter? We'd love for you to share our contact information with them! Please feel free to email us or to share our website or email address with any prospective chapter advisers. Orders for the TomeCon 2021 Student Swag Packs are due by this Wednesday, March 31st.
Order here to pay via credit card: http://www.tomesociety.org/store/c3/Tome_Swag.html Order here to pay via school check: https://forms.gle/d9BdLu1w47yLEneb7 Each pack includes 10 buttons, 10 stickers, and 10 grade-level bookmarks. __________________________________________ Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the awards ceremonies! The videos of the awards ceremonies are available on the adviser page (tomesociety.org/advisers). Also available on the adviser page are the TomeCon Comes To You curriculum plans for an at-school field trip! _________________________________________ We're hosting another virtual race! The race will run until April 30th. All registrants will receive an awesome tie-dye shirt and a fun sticker. You'll be able to submit your time for a chance to win a medal in your age group! Sign up here: http://www.tomesociety.org/store/p10/I_Read_Faster_Than_I_Run_Virtual_Race_.html Registration price increases after 4/9 so sign up today! Be on the lookout for more information on participation incentives for your schools! Below are the Books of the Month and the Reading Bowl exam lists for 2021-2022.
High School August
1, Empress of All Seasons 2. When We Were Lost 3. American Road Trip 4. Sorcery of Thorns 5. Lovely War 6. Between the Lines Reading Bowl Exam 2 1. The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe 2. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine 3. Butterfly Yellow 4. Nameless Queen 5. Woven in Moonlight 6. The Truth App 7. Fractured Tide Reading Bowl Exam 3 1. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin 2. Sisters of Sword and Song 3. 10 Things I Hate About Pinky 4. The Silence of Bones 5. Ignite the Sun 6. Rebel Spy 7. Twin Daggers Middle School August - Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh September - Ground Zero by Alan Gratz October - The Unteachables by Gordon Korman November - Ali Cross by James Patterson December - Clean Getaway by Nic Stone January - 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin February - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston March - Wink by Rob Harrell April - Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk May - The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu Reading Bowl Exam 1 1. Nowhere Boy 2. Ground Zero 3. The Unteachables Reading Bowl Exam 2 1. Ali Cross 2. Clean Getaway 3. 96 Miles 4. Amari and the Night Brothers Reading Bowl Exam 3 1. Wink 2. Echo Mountain 3. The Kingdom of Back Elementary School (books with a * will not be tested on Reading Bowl exams but can be used for competitions) August - Very Rich by Polly Horvath* September - The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf October - Cape by Kate Hannigan November - Remarkables by Margaret Peterson Haddix December - Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan January - We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey February - City Spies by James Ponti March - Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone April - Seekers of the Wild Realm by Alexandra Ott* May - Stella by McCall Hoyle* Reading Bowl Exam 1 1. The Boy at the Back of the Class 2. Cape by Kate Hannigan Reading Bowl Exam 2 1. Remarkables 2. Mañanaland 3. We're Not From Here Reading Bowl Exam 3 1. City Spies 2. Sky Song |
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