New titles on the shelves

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FICTION

Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton
After years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a Seeker, Quin Kincaid, fifteen, learns that she will be using the ancient artifacts and sacred knowledge as an assassin.

New Books

This list of "new books" is actually a couple of weeks old, as I had accidentally left it in draft format instead of publishing it! But anyhow! It's most likely new to you! Click below for the full list of the latest additions to the teen collection!

Fiction

Geek Girl by Holly Smale
When she is accidentally discovered by a modeling agent, fifteen-year-old Harriet jumps at the chance to transform herself from a geek to a fashion model.

More new graphic novels!

Continuing from last week, here's more of the new graphic novels that have been added to the teen collection! You can click the link in the descriptions to go to the library listing of the book if you'd like to put a hold on it!

Kingdom Hearts II by Shiro Amano (vol. 2)

When Roxas disappeared, Sora awakened from his deep slumber along with his allies, Donald and Goofy. Now the trio continues their mission to save the worlds from the forces of darkness and to find King Mickey and Sora's best friend Riku. But this time a new menace to the peace of Kingdom Hearts bears down on Sora and his friends--the Nobodies and Organization XIII.

New titles!!

There are going to be lots of additions in the coming weeks, so let's get started on what's new at the library! Also, I'm changing up the format here to give a little more information on each title. In addition to the title and author, each entry will have a book cover, and a link to the library copy on our website! Let me know what you think of the changes!

Fiction

The Glass Sentence (book 1 of The Mapmaker Trilogy) by S.E. Grove

In 1891, in a world transformed by 1799's Great Disruption--when all of the continents were flung into different time periods--thirteen-year-old Sophia Tims and her friend Theo go in search of Sophia's uncle, Shadrack Elli, Boston's foremost cartologer, who has been kidnapped.

lots of new books!

Looking for something new to read during the month of August? We've got some new stuff in this week to check out!

FICTION

• Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
• Marvelous by Travis Thrasher
• Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
• A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
• The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (book 2 of The Chronicles of Kazam)
• Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
• Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
• Conversion by Katherine Howe
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally
• Hungry by H.A. Swain
• Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
• The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson (book 1 of The Remnant Chronicles)
• Splintered by A.G. Howard (replacement)
• Unhinged by A.G. Howard (sequel to Splintered)
• Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (book 3 of The Grisha Trilogy)
• Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
• The One by Kiera Cass (book 3 of The Selection series)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi

AUDIO BOOKS

• Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
• Four by Veronica Roth (a Divergent companion book)
• Four: The Son by Veronica Roth (a Divergent companion book)
• The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (book 2 of The Raven Cycle)
• Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Summer Reading Club starts today!!

Today marks the official start of Summer Reading Club 2014! From now until August 22, for every five books you read, fill out a short form that lists the title and author of the book. The first slip you hand in you'll receive a McDonald's food voucher plus a free book! Every five books you read after that will get you an additional free book! Then on top of that, each week we'll have random drawings for other prizes, like Amazon and Barnes and Noble gift cards, etc.

Then on top of THAT, there will be weekly county-wide drawings for prizes like iTunes gift cards, iPod shuffles and even a Kindle Fire! Practically anything you read will count for the Summer Reading Club; read magazines, manga, graphic novels, books, audiobooks, online scanlations, whatever! So come in, get your Summer Reading Club slips, and start earning stuff for your Summer reading!

Book Club Book Review: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

The Primos Middle School Book Group met to discuss Hope Was Here. Final Score? 4 out of 5!

4 out of 5

This was my first Joan Bauer book, though I know she's a popular author. It's got a lot of interesting personal and town-wide problems that pop up and some great main characters who are always standing strong for what they believe is right. It also has lots of talk of diners and diner food, can't go wrong with that!

Great books with terrible covers!

The Oxford Public Library teen blog has a great display up featuring great books that have horrible covers. What a great idea! Here's a look at their display from their blog:

Just looking at their display, I will totally agree that the cover for Going Bovine is probably not helping it fly off the shelves, though I've read enough about the book to know that it's supposed to be a really good title! I know that I totally judge a book by its cover, so this is a pretty important topic! Those in my book clubs know that I like to look at covers from other editions and compare. What titles have you read that you thought were great but had really bad covers? Off the top of my head, I can think of Across the Universe, which when I first picked it up for book club I was not sure what to expect, but it pulled me in almost immediately!

It's more exciting than two people kissing in space, I swear!!

Happy October!

It's October! It's Fall! This is my favorite time of the year! So what better way to celebrate than with zombies?
First, my zombified profile, which is my new Facebook profile for the month:

This was actually less grotesque than my first try...

While one of my displays will be reserved for Teen Read Week, I'm putting up a windowsill display for zombie books!

Does anyone have any favorite books they like to read this time of the year, zombie or otherwise? Write about it in the comments! I like to break out an H.P. Lovecraft collection myself!

Links for Hunger Games Fans

If you have read all of the books and can't wait for the movie in March, here are some great sites about the Hunger Games!

Hunger Games Movie Official Site
I could watch the trailer 10 times in a row, but the site also has posters, widgets to embed on your blog or website, and a movie photo gallery!

Hunger Games Movie on Facebook
Sign up for advanced movie ticket purchase reminders, see photos from the movie, and get all of the lastest info.

Visit the Capitol
Use your Facebook or Twitter account (or create a login) to find out which district you're from.  Then, explore the Capitol as a citizen!  You can also Like the Capitol on Facebook.

Hunger Games Book Series Official Site
Lots of information about the three books, videos from Suzanne Collins, and play the Trial by Fire and Tribute Trials games!

Fansites
Lots of fans have created their own websites for the Hunger Games.  Here are some of of the best-known:

• Down with the Capitol
• The Hob
• The Hunger Games Trilogy
• Jabberjays.com
• Mockingjay.net

Surprise

Anyone out there get through the entire Lemony Snicket series? If you have, you know that the thirteenth book, The End, has thirteen chapters. Or so you think. There is a little surprise waiting for you at the end.

Picture this: You're nearing the end of the final installment in the Lemony Snicket series. You're kind of sad. You've made it through thirteen miserable stories. You notice though, that there is about twenty or so pages left. What is going on? Surprise! Another book is waiting for you! Chapter Fourteen! The real ending of the unfortunate lives of the Baudelaire children awaits!