TomeCon Swag

We missed seeing our students in person this year.  As soon as school resumes, see your teacher/adviser to get your TomeCon Swag.  Buttons and bookmarks are waiting for each student that registered. 

Jr. Tome Award Winners

Jr. Tome Reading Bowl Winners:
  1. Freedom Middle School
  2. North Habersham Middle School
  3. CA Gray Junior High
  4. Malcom Bridge Middle School
Middle Chapter of the Year Recipients
  • Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School (Overall Chapter of the Year Champion & Highest Point Earning Middle School Chapter)
  • Teasley Middle School (Superior Chapter of the Year & Bronze Chapter)

Alexandria Diaz
jr. Tome Featured Author of The Only Road
​"Ask the Author" Flipgrid

Dusti Bowling
Jr. Tome Featured Author of 24 Hours in Nowhere

The cave in 24 Hours in Nowhere was inspired Kartchner Caverns in Arizona. Learn a little more about Kartchner Caverns here (don't forget to watch the short video at the bottom of the page).  
"Ask the Author" Flipgrid

Alan Gratz

More "Ask the Author" FlipGrids

Jr Tome Society Discussion Guides

Graphic Novels with JOey Weiser

Learn more from Joey Weiser's "How to Create a Page" step-by-step guide. 
  • Try hand drawing your own comic strip with this template.
  • Or make your own digital comic strip with StoryBoardThat. 

magician kyle jarrard 
Check out more from Kyle HERE!

CREATE: Black Out Poetry
Instructions:
Watch the video and advance through the slideshow above. 

Materials Needed:
Pages from old books, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Sharpies or other markers (and/or colored pencils)

What is it?
Poems “written” by marking out all of the unwanted words on a page. These poems often form a picture as well. 


  • Record and share yourself reading your poem on our Flipgrid (click the button link above). 
    • Make sure in your video you hold up your Black Out Poetry creation so your image can be clearly seen in your video.   
  • THEN - Reply to someone else’s posted poem and answer these questions about their posted poem. 
  1. I think this poem is about ________.
  2. My favorite part of the poem is _____.
  3. The poem reminds me of ________. ​

More Create Activities
Click on Each Image below to Get Started

We can't wait to see you at  TomeCon 2021

Select AUthor Previews
​for 20-21 It List Titles

Jaleigh Johnson - Door to the Lost
James Preller - Blood Mountain
Sarah Beth Durst - Fire & Heist
             James Riley - Revenge of Magic

Purchase Tome T-shirts
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