Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A new kind of book club for teens
Come join Miss Linda on Monday, September 17th for a new kind of book club. There will be discussion, food, and prizes. She has some great activities planned. We hope to see you there.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
New YA books available for check-out
Being by Kevin Brooks
Two desperate fugitives embark on an odyssey to clear Robert's name and to find out who (or what) he is.
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
Cyd is sent to New York to meet her biological father. Will the summer be all she expected it to be?
Shrimp by Rachel Cohn
This is the sequel to Gingerbread (above). In this book Cyd is back in San Francisco for her senior year of high school. She has changed over the summer. Did others change as well?
The Melting Season by Celeste Conway
Giselle is the daughter of two famous ballet dancers. In this book she realizes some important truths that help her move forward with her life and her dancing.
Kid B by Linden Dalecki
Breslin (Kid B) wants to escape from Beaumont, Texas, and pursue his talents as a break dancer.
Ambergate by Patricia Elliott
Orphan Number 102 tries to evade the Protectorate soldiers who are trying to capture her. Who can she trust?
The After Life by Daniel Ehrenhaft
When Will's millionaire father dies, a bizarre clause in the will sends him on a road trip from Miami to New York with his twin half-siblings.
The Two-Headed Wizard by Mishio Fukazawa
This is the second book in the series Adventures of Duan Surk.
There are two new Chicks with Sticks books by Elizabeth Lenhard
It's a Purl Thing and
Knit Two Together
Tell by Norah McClintock
David knows more than he is telling about his stepfather's murder.
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Five sisters live in Transylvania with their father. They go through a hidden portal and cross over into the magical world of Wildwood.
Siberia by Nikolai Maslov
Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
This book is by the same author as "A Brief Chapter in My Imposible Life".
Saving Grace by Katherine Spencer
Grace has a difficult time after her brother dies. She gets into various kinds of trouble until a girl helps her find her way back to family, friends, and even God.
Two desperate fugitives embark on an odyssey to clear Robert's name and to find out who (or what) he is.
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
Cyd is sent to New York to meet her biological father. Will the summer be all she expected it to be?
Shrimp by Rachel Cohn
This is the sequel to Gingerbread (above). In this book Cyd is back in San Francisco for her senior year of high school. She has changed over the summer. Did others change as well?
The Melting Season by Celeste Conway
Giselle is the daughter of two famous ballet dancers. In this book she realizes some important truths that help her move forward with her life and her dancing.
Kid B by Linden Dalecki
Breslin (Kid B) wants to escape from Beaumont, Texas, and pursue his talents as a break dancer.
Ambergate by Patricia Elliott
Orphan Number 102 tries to evade the Protectorate soldiers who are trying to capture her. Who can she trust?
The After Life by Daniel Ehrenhaft
When Will's millionaire father dies, a bizarre clause in the will sends him on a road trip from Miami to New York with his twin half-siblings.
The Two-Headed Wizard by Mishio Fukazawa
This is the second book in the series Adventures of Duan Surk.
There are two new Chicks with Sticks books by Elizabeth Lenhard
It's a Purl Thing and
Knit Two Together
Tell by Norah McClintock
David knows more than he is telling about his stepfather's murder.
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Five sisters live in Transylvania with their father. They go through a hidden portal and cross over into the magical world of Wildwood.
Siberia by Nikolai Maslov
Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
This book is by the same author as "A Brief Chapter in My Imposible Life".
Saving Grace by Katherine Spencer
Grace has a difficult time after her brother dies. She gets into various kinds of trouble until a girl helps her find her way back to family, friends, and even God.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
New Audio Books
The Hoopster- By Alan Lawrence Sitomer- YA CDBK FIC Sit
Andre Anderson spends his summer playing basketball with his pals and working at a magazine, where he is assigned to write an article dealing with race. As an African American, the teen is reluctant to take on this subject as his first assignment, but he comes to think about it more deeply and writes an explosive piece.
Skelton Key- By Anthony Horowitz- YA CDBK Fic Hor
Alex Rider is a 14 year old boy who never knew his father. His uncle, John Rider, who worked for MI6, told him that his father died in a plane crash and had been training to be a spy all his life only Alex just didn't no it yet. One day, Alex's uncle dies while on a mission and Alex is contacted by MI6. Soon after, Alex is sent on a number of missions by MI6.
In Skelton Key, Alex starts out by trying to save Wimbledon from a Chinese betting conspiracy and ends up with a contract on his life. Alex heads off to Cuba to help the CIA track down a missing bomb and soon finds himself in the clutches of an ex-Soviet general trying to destroy the world. It's up to Alex to save the world.
Princess Academy- By Shannon Hale- YA CDBK Fic Hal
The thought of being a princess never occurred to the girls living on Mount Eskel. Most plan to work in the quarry like the generations before them. When it is announced that the prince will choose a bride from their village, 14-year-old Miri, who thinks she is being kept from working in the quarry because of her small stature, believes that this is her opportunity to prove her worth to her father.
The Face on the Milk Carton- By Caroline B. Cooney- YA CDBK Fic Coo
The message on the milk carton reads, "Have you seen this child?" Three-year-old Jennie Spring was kidnapped 12 years earlier, but Janie Johnson, looking at the photo, suddenly knows that she is that child. Fragments of memory and evidence accumulate, and when she demands to know about her early childhood years, her parents confess what they believe to be true, that she is really their grandchild, the child of their long-missing daughter who had joined a cult.
Andre Anderson spends his summer playing basketball with his pals and working at a magazine, where he is assigned to write an article dealing with race. As an African American, the teen is reluctant to take on this subject as his first assignment, but he comes to think about it more deeply and writes an explosive piece.
Skelton Key- By Anthony Horowitz- YA CDBK Fic Hor
Alex Rider is a 14 year old boy who never knew his father. His uncle, John Rider, who worked for MI6, told him that his father died in a plane crash and had been training to be a spy all his life only Alex just didn't no it yet. One day, Alex's uncle dies while on a mission and Alex is contacted by MI6. Soon after, Alex is sent on a number of missions by MI6.
In Skelton Key, Alex starts out by trying to save Wimbledon from a Chinese betting conspiracy and ends up with a contract on his life. Alex heads off to Cuba to help the CIA track down a missing bomb and soon finds himself in the clutches of an ex-Soviet general trying to destroy the world. It's up to Alex to save the world.
Princess Academy- By Shannon Hale- YA CDBK Fic Hal
The thought of being a princess never occurred to the girls living on Mount Eskel. Most plan to work in the quarry like the generations before them. When it is announced that the prince will choose a bride from their village, 14-year-old Miri, who thinks she is being kept from working in the quarry because of her small stature, believes that this is her opportunity to prove her worth to her father.
The Face on the Milk Carton- By Caroline B. Cooney- YA CDBK Fic Coo
The message on the milk carton reads, "Have you seen this child?" Three-year-old Jennie Spring was kidnapped 12 years earlier, but Janie Johnson, looking at the photo, suddenly knows that she is that child. Fragments of memory and evidence accumulate, and when she demands to know about her early childhood years, her parents confess what they believe to be true, that she is really their grandchild, the child of their long-missing daughter who had joined a cult.
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