FSMS TOME Society
(TOME rhymes with home!)
What Is It?
The Tome Student Literacy Society (Tome Society) is a nonprofit organization based in North Georgia. Tome Society provides student competitions; an annual It List of clean, entertaining, and encouraging children's and young adult literature; book club activities; curriculum materials for educators; and an annual conference for both students and educators. All activities promote self-esteem, leadership skills, character ethics, and nurture critical thinking, creativity, and imagination in the digital age.
The “It” List
The Tome It List is a list of 10 current books chosen by the Tome Society that aims to provide students with engaging novels that are clean and well written.
The Jr. Tome 2019-2020 IT List:
- 24 Hours in Nowhere, Dusti Bowling
- Arlo Finch and the Valley of Fire, John August
- City of Ghosts, Victoria Schwab
- Lifeboat 12, Susan Hood
- Lights, Camera, Disaster, Erin Dionne
- The Exact Location of Home, Kate Messner
- The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale
- The Legend of Greg, Chris Rylander
- The Memory of Forgotten Things, Kat Zhang
- The Only Road, Alexandra Diaz
Competitions
Tome offers students a variety of competitions that they may participate in throughout the year. And believe it or not you do NOT have to read a ton of books! Tome competitions include activities that involve reading as well as technology, drawing, writing, creating, recording, and even charity work! Tome has something for everyone!!
Tome Competitions:
It List Book Trailer
It List Book Review Blog
It List Promotional Book Flyer
It List Fan Art
It List Poem
It List Fan Fiction
It List Book TalkIt List Theme Essay
Historical Fiction Infographic
Digital Graphic Cover Redesign
It List Book Review Vlog (Individual or Partner)
Infographic (Individual or Partner)
Reading Bowl
Current Issues Portfolio
Library Video Commercial
Tome Service Award
Character to Author Letter
Book Print Video
***See Mrs. Mathews for further information.