In Eric Walter's book, Rule of 3, the power goes out across the globe. To begin with everyone feels the frustration of common place technology not being available. However, as the power outage continues with no end in sight, mankind is thrust back into the Dark Ages.

    Rule of 3 follows the story of Adam Daley, your average high school student, who drives a beat up old car from the 70s and has a crush on a girl he thinks is out of his league. When the power goes out at school and all the students are sent home, Adam thinks the kids in his community will have a long weekend full of TV ahead of them. He realizes how wrong he is when people begin looting local grocery stores for food to feed their families. However, with the help of his neighbor, a retired military man, Adam discovers that "civilized" is a word from the past and survival has become the reality.

    I just finished reading Rule of 3  and all I can think about is, "What would I do in that situation?" Only the best writers create a world so realistic that you can imagine it happening in the future. As I was reading I became immersed in Adam's adventure. I would stop to think, "What would it be like to haul water from the creek,which is over a mile away, to my house everyday just to cook dinner?" or "What would it be like to not have a phone or a TV?" Rule of 3  was not only fun to read but it also stayed with me for days, making me constantly evaluate my survival skills.

    Readers who enjoy dystopian or EMP novels will LOVE this book without a doubt. It is definitely a must have for your library or personal collection. Teachers, just imagine the discussions that could come from a book like this, especially when we have students who cannot function without electronic devices. So make Rule of 3 the next book on your list!

Happy Thursday everyone! Over the summer Tome Society was recognized by Amazon Smile as a viable non-profit organization to receive donations from your designated Amazon purchases. Just make sure to order from www.smile.amazon.com.

Now, the Tome Society is a member of the Kroger Community Rewards Program! This means that you can designate Tome Student Literacy Society as your charity of choice at Kroger. Whenever you make a purchase at your local Kroger, a portion of your purchase will be donated to the Tome Society on your behalf.

If you would like to choose Tome Society as your Kroger Community Rewards organization just follow the steps below!

1. Go to krogercommunityrewards.com
2. Have your Kroger Plus card handy so that you can register your card to the organization you wish to receive your donation.
3. Click on Sign In/Register
4. If you are a new online customer, click on SIGN UP TODAY in the 'New Customer?' box.
5. Sign up for your account by entering your zip code, clicking on a favorite store, entering your email address, and creating a password.
   
6. Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number
7. Enter the Tome Society NPO number: 77022 and select the Tome Student Literacy Society from the list.
8. To verify you are enrolled correctly, look on the right side of your information page to see Tome Society's name.
   
9. If you use your phone number at the register, Call 800-576-4377  and select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.
10. Finally, just swipe your Kroger Plus card or give your phone number at the register at your favorite store for your purchase to count toward the Kroger Community Rewards Program

Good morning advisers, this blog is for you. The Tome Society It-List has been released. The Tome Society, Jr. Tome, and Club Tome each have their own It-List to read from for the year. Each of the lists can be found on our website, www.tomesociety.org, under the Books Tab. In an effort to make the It-List stress free for advisers and teachers alike, we have divided the list into Books of the Month. This way the students have a schedule to follow while reading our awesome It-List books. Along with the Books of the Month, advisers will find discussion guides, book trailers, and a link to the authors website in order to help with organizing club meetings.

The books featured for the month of August are:

Tome Society (9th-12th)
Stitching Snow
Rule of 3

Junior Tome (6th-8th)
Rule of 3

Club Tome (4th-5th)
I Kill the Mockingbird

Below you will find the previews for August's Books of the Month!

Great news Book Lovers! Author Holly Lauren will be making an appearance at the Tome Society Book Fair at the Mall of Georgia Barnes and Noble. On August 22, 2015 from 2-5 pm Holly will be signing a limited number of Advanced Reader Copies of Veritas, the final book in the GenEx Saga, which will be released in September! This a great opportunity for those of you who literally can't wait to get your hands on the final book in the GenEx Saga.

After Holly's book signing event, at 5:30 pm Tome Society Students will be reading their Tempus fan fiction as well as other It-List fan fiction.

If you are like me and can never leave Barnes and Noble without at least FIVE books then rest assured, your purchases can go to help Tome Society. Just make sure to use our Book Fair ID: 11644200 when you check out. Can't make it to the store?  Shop online from August 20-25 and use the same Book Fair ID. The money raised at this event will go towards helping promote student literacy at the 4th-12th grade levels.

Holly is the author of the GenEx Saga, which includes Tempus, Expertus, and Veritas the final book in the series that will be released in September. Holly was born and raised in Dahlonega, Georgia. When she isn’t dreaming up new plotlines for her next book she enjoys spending time with her husband and two adorable daughters.

Tempus won a spot on the 2015-2016 Tome It List and is a must have book for your collection. This book is character driven with plot-twists around every corner.

Chapel Ryan isn't crazy. At least, that's what she's been trying to convince herself of for most of her life. But after being hallucination-free for three years, Chapel finds herself facedown on her English classroom’s gritty linoleum floor. When she looks up, everyone around her is suspended in animation. Mouths hang open mid-yawn, feet hover mid-cross, Ms. Freeman’s arm flexes mid-sentence diagram. It's another hallucination. Or, is it? Chapel prepares to tear herself back to reality when something happens. Something that has never happened before in any of her hallucinations--someone moves. And not just any someone—it’s the new guy with a scar over his lip and a reputation as black as his perfectly styled hair. And all of the sudden Chapel's white-knuckle grip on her life has slipped, and with it, her assurance that what she's experiencing isn't real.