ttfn by lauren myracle - three best friends, all juniors, all enjoying life and friendship, have everything under control. But then life throws them curve balls. Angela gets tragic family news; Maddie decides to let her wild side loose; Zoe struggles to keep a secret from Maddie. Told completely via IM, it's a tale that will keep you intrigued, amused, and entertained to the very last smiley. 20 circs for a fun one!
Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine - 1926 is a hard time to be an orphan in NYC. And the Hebrew Home for Boys is even harder. Dave's story is one of loss, tragedy, hard work, joy, and triumph. He meets cruel relatives, kindly strangers, and hard-won gains. Also 20 circs for this moving story.
Faultline by Janet Tashjian - Becky Martin at 17 knows what she wants from life, and is starting to get there - she is going to be a comedian; when she meets Kip, he seems like the perfect guy for her - a rising star on the San Francisco comedy stage. And he adores her. But gradually, Becky discovers that all is not perfect. Kip becomes demanding, then verbally abusive, and worse... How is it possible for one guy to make a girl feel both wonderful, and worthless? And what should she do about it? What CAN she do about it? Only 3 circs for this too terrifyingly real story.
Sand Chronicles volume 1 by Hinako Ashihara - when her parents divorce, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from the big city to rural Shimane. Ann finds it hard to adjust - the kindness of her new neighbors seems overwhelming and intrusive. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann finds that she needs every ounce of kindness she can find. 14 circs.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Winter Books
I thought today I'd put together a short list of Winter-themed books, to go with the chilly weather we've been having.
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - the winter in this story is as much thematic as real, but this is a gut-wrenching novel about self-destruction that everyone and anyone should read!
The Devouring by Simon Holt - Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and devour souls on the night of the Winter Solstice, become terrifyingly real for Reggie, when she begins to fear they're victimizing her timid younger brother.
The Diamond of Darkhold (Book of Ember Vol 2) by Jeanne duPrau - Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the device which the Book seems to promise will help their new community through the Winter.
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - Aislinn, who can see fairies, is reluctantly dragged into a war between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, with her life, her love, and the fate of Summer all hanging in the balance.
The Winter Road by Terry Hokenson - Willa, still grieving after the death of her brother, flies her small plane solo into norther Ontario to pick up her mother, but crashes in the wintery wilderness. Thus begins her 18 day survival struggle.
Blackthorn Winter - Juliana is spending the winter away from California, in a bleak and colorless village in England. She has two problems - the memories she cannot find, all from before her adoption at age 5, and the village busybody who is murdered next door. The two elements of this story conspire to create a suspenseful and atmospheric mystery.
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett - When Tiffany Aching, witch-in-training, interrupts the Dance of the Seasons, and attracts the interest of the Winter spirit, she needs the help of sword-weilding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to set the seasons aright.
There's a little of everything in these novels - survival, fear, comedy, mystery and the fey. I hope you'll all find something worth reading!
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - the winter in this story is as much thematic as real, but this is a gut-wrenching novel about self-destruction that everyone and anyone should read!
The Devouring by Simon Holt - Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and devour souls on the night of the Winter Solstice, become terrifyingly real for Reggie, when she begins to fear they're victimizing her timid younger brother.
The Diamond of Darkhold (Book of Ember Vol 2) by Jeanne duPrau - Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the device which the Book seems to promise will help their new community through the Winter.
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - Aislinn, who can see fairies, is reluctantly dragged into a war between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, with her life, her love, and the fate of Summer all hanging in the balance.
The Winter Road by Terry Hokenson - Willa, still grieving after the death of her brother, flies her small plane solo into norther Ontario to pick up her mother, but crashes in the wintery wilderness. Thus begins her 18 day survival struggle.
Blackthorn Winter - Juliana is spending the winter away from California, in a bleak and colorless village in England. She has two problems - the memories she cannot find, all from before her adoption at age 5, and the village busybody who is murdered next door. The two elements of this story conspire to create a suspenseful and atmospheric mystery.
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett - When Tiffany Aching, witch-in-training, interrupts the Dance of the Seasons, and attracts the interest of the Winter spirit, she needs the help of sword-weilding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to set the seasons aright.
There's a little of everything in these novels - survival, fear, comedy, mystery and the fey. I hope you'll all find something worth reading!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Recent Returns and Feature Review
These three graphic novels were returned just today - have you read them yet?
St. Dragon Girl, vol 1. by Natsumi Matsumoto - Momoka, an extraordinary martial artist, and Ryuga, a sorcerer, are friends from childhood. When Ryuga summons a dragon spirit to help him in his work banishing demons, it enters Momoka's body instead. Together they must fight demons and try to rescue Momoka's dearest friend Shunran, who has been kidnapped by a serpent demon to become his bride. This romantic, lively and well-written manga is sure to please! 16 circs, and I promise to buy more, soon!
X-Men Misfits, Vol 1. by Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman - This X-men remix is a perfect mix of teen angst, first love, and what it's like to be on the outside, looking in. Follow Kitty Pride's first year at Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - as the only girl in attendance! Only 2 circs as yet for this brand-new novel...
Batman, Year 100 by Paul Pope - in 2039 in Gotham City, a federal agent is killed, and the city is invaded by the Feds, out for the Killer's blood. Detective Gordon, grandson of the former Commissioner of the GCPD, launches his own investigation, and discovers that the man they are chasing is a man who shouldn't exist at all... a legend called BATMAN! 13 circs for this fascinating peek into Batman's future.
And now for a FEATURE REVIEW. Last week I mentioned F. E. Higgins' new book The Eyeball Collector. Then I took it home and read it. This is a great book! Hector is a young man bent on revenging his father's death, who plans and begins to carry out a meticulous crime. But along the way he has adventures that are fascinating, creepy, and amazing. Higgins' stories have been compared to Dickens in their complexity, with their odd names (like Lady Mandible and Baron Bovrik de Vandolin) and the dark, gritty, world she creates. When Hector leaves Urbs Umidas for Withypitts Hall in pursuit of his villain, he enters a world more bizarre and far more frightening than he can imagine...
I don't want to reveal too much, but if you've read his other books, The Black Book of Secrets and The Bone Magician, you'll find that together they form a trio of tales that is greater than the sum of their parts. Any fantasy or historical fiction lover will thrill to Hector's tale, and you'll find yourself very intrigued by Peggy and Ludlow as well. A superb book.
St. Dragon Girl, vol 1. by Natsumi Matsumoto - Momoka, an extraordinary martial artist, and Ryuga, a sorcerer, are friends from childhood. When Ryuga summons a dragon spirit to help him in his work banishing demons, it enters Momoka's body instead. Together they must fight demons and try to rescue Momoka's dearest friend Shunran, who has been kidnapped by a serpent demon to become his bride. This romantic, lively and well-written manga is sure to please! 16 circs, and I promise to buy more, soon!
X-Men Misfits, Vol 1. by Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman - This X-men remix is a perfect mix of teen angst, first love, and what it's like to be on the outside, looking in. Follow Kitty Pride's first year at Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - as the only girl in attendance! Only 2 circs as yet for this brand-new novel...
Batman, Year 100 by Paul Pope - in 2039 in Gotham City, a federal agent is killed, and the city is invaded by the Feds, out for the Killer's blood. Detective Gordon, grandson of the former Commissioner of the GCPD, launches his own investigation, and discovers that the man they are chasing is a man who shouldn't exist at all... a legend called BATMAN! 13 circs for this fascinating peek into Batman's future.
And now for a FEATURE REVIEW. Last week I mentioned F. E. Higgins' new book The Eyeball Collector. Then I took it home and read it. This is a great book! Hector is a young man bent on revenging his father's death, who plans and begins to carry out a meticulous crime. But along the way he has adventures that are fascinating, creepy, and amazing. Higgins' stories have been compared to Dickens in their complexity, with their odd names (like Lady Mandible and Baron Bovrik de Vandolin) and the dark, gritty, world she creates. When Hector leaves Urbs Umidas for Withypitts Hall in pursuit of his villain, he enters a world more bizarre and far more frightening than he can imagine...
I don't want to reveal too much, but if you've read his other books, The Black Book of Secrets and The Bone Magician, you'll find that together they form a trio of tales that is greater than the sum of their parts. Any fantasy or historical fiction lover will thrill to Hector's tale, and you'll find yourself very intrigued by Peggy and Ludlow as well. A superb book.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
New Books!
Eyeball Collector by F. E. Higgins -- After his father is blackmailed, Hector Fitzbaudly sets out to find the man responsible, who had been a gentleman, a swindler, and an Eyeball Collector--stealing jewels from the wealthy to make false eyes to replace his missing one.
Lost Conspiracy by Francis Hardinge -- Two young sisters who live on a beautiful island soon become caught in a deadly web of deceit. Neither girl is exactly what she pretends to be, and when they are drawn into a sinister conspiracy, one discovers that the only thing more dangerous than the secret she hides is the truth she must uncover.
Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley -- Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors’ longtime fans and newcomers alike
Graphic Novels:
Amazing Spider-Man. Death and Dating -- Random earthquakes don't happen in New York - trust us, we live here. So how did one trap Spidey and a subway car full of New Yorkers underground? But there's more to these passengers than meets the eye as a high powered mob trial's verdict is in their hands.
Wonder Woman. The Circle -- An army of foes called the Olympians have risen to begin their all-out assault on war across the globe and only Wonder Woman can stop them!
Superman. The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird -- Explore the world of Krypton through the legendary adventures of Flamebird and Nightwing, two heroes who hail from Superman's doomed planet! These reprints from the SUPERMAN FAMILY series in the late 1970s shed a light on the heroes Superman looked up to as a child. And with a new Flamebird and Nightwing currently running through the DC Universe, there's no time like the present to catch up on the exploits of their namesakes!
Batman Chronicles vols 7-8
Kitchen Princess vols. 2 and 5
Fullmetal Alchemist vols. 20-21
Naturto vol. 46
InuYasha vols 41-42
Lost Conspiracy by Francis Hardinge -- Two young sisters who live on a beautiful island soon become caught in a deadly web of deceit. Neither girl is exactly what she pretends to be, and when they are drawn into a sinister conspiracy, one discovers that the only thing more dangerous than the secret she hides is the truth she must uncover.
Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley -- Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors’ longtime fans and newcomers alike
Graphic Novels:
Amazing Spider-Man. Death and Dating -- Random earthquakes don't happen in New York - trust us, we live here. So how did one trap Spidey and a subway car full of New Yorkers underground? But there's more to these passengers than meets the eye as a high powered mob trial's verdict is in their hands.
Wonder Woman. The Circle -- An army of foes called the Olympians have risen to begin their all-out assault on war across the globe and only Wonder Woman can stop them!
Superman. The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird -- Explore the world of Krypton through the legendary adventures of Flamebird and Nightwing, two heroes who hail from Superman's doomed planet! These reprints from the SUPERMAN FAMILY series in the late 1970s shed a light on the heroes Superman looked up to as a child. And with a new Flamebird and Nightwing currently running through the DC Universe, there's no time like the present to catch up on the exploits of their namesakes!
Batman Chronicles vols 7-8
Kitchen Princess vols. 2 and 5
Fullmetal Alchemist vols. 20-21
Naturto vol. 46
InuYasha vols 41-42
Spy Adventure Books
Do you love to read about spies, secret agents, and danger?
Then try some of these titles!
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover - by Ally Carter. Cammie Morgan arrives in Boston, where Macey's father is about to receive the vice presidential nomination. The girls soon find themselves trapped in a kidnapping plot, in the third installment of the Gallagher Girls series.
Dear Ellen Bee - by Mary Lyons. "...I've put all the papers in order by date, so you'll have a story. Not just an ordinary tale about the Civil War which freed our people from slavery. Most folks think rifles and cannons put down the Southern rebellion. No, this scrapbook tells of Ellen Bee, two spies who won the war with softer weapons..."
Crocodile Tears - by Anthony Horowitz. A charity broker/con artist raises millions of dollars in donations and invests them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of a virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country on one windy day. The antidote? Alex Rider.
Spy Goddess Vol 1: Chase for the Chalice by Michael Spradin. Spy Goddess Rachel Buchanan is kicking butt, manga-style. Blackthorn Academy is sending her and her friends on their next mission-to Japan. But can Rachel handle her spy assignments: 1) taking down Blankenship's band of ninja assassins and 2) surviving as a brassy, sassy American girl in the middle of Tokyo? And is that "tension" between Rachel and Alex something Pilar should start worrying about? Heck, is it something Rachel should start worrying about? Better make time for assignment 3) repeating the phrase: "I do not have a crush on my best friend's boyfriend!" Don't miss the Rising Sun, Tokyo fun, and Rachel-kun . . . all in Spy Goddess manga!
Dangerous Times (Nathan Fox #1) by L. Brittney. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Fox is an actor in the same company as a young Will Shakespeare. But nothing can prepare him for the world he's about to enter at the request of England's spymaster general.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Isabel and her sister Ruth were promised freedom. But when that promise is broken, she finds herself caught up in a struggle between those seeking freedom from British rule, and those whose allegiance lies with the English. Isabel learns that the freedom she is spying to preserve does not apply to her kind, and must make her own decisions who and what to struggle for. A really really great read!
The Lab by Jack Heath. This fantastic new adventure series introduces 16-year-old superhuman Six of Hearts, the strongest and most effective agent in The Deck, a team of special agents fighting to uphold justice in a completely corrupt world.
Then try some of these titles!
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover - by Ally Carter. Cammie Morgan arrives in Boston, where Macey's father is about to receive the vice presidential nomination. The girls soon find themselves trapped in a kidnapping plot, in the third installment of the Gallagher Girls series.
Dear Ellen Bee - by Mary Lyons. "...I've put all the papers in order by date, so you'll have a story. Not just an ordinary tale about the Civil War which freed our people from slavery. Most folks think rifles and cannons put down the Southern rebellion. No, this scrapbook tells of Ellen Bee, two spies who won the war with softer weapons..."
Crocodile Tears - by Anthony Horowitz. A charity broker/con artist raises millions of dollars in donations and invests them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of a virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country on one windy day. The antidote? Alex Rider.
Spy Goddess Vol 1: Chase for the Chalice by Michael Spradin. Spy Goddess Rachel Buchanan is kicking butt, manga-style. Blackthorn Academy is sending her and her friends on their next mission-to Japan. But can Rachel handle her spy assignments: 1) taking down Blankenship's band of ninja assassins and 2) surviving as a brassy, sassy American girl in the middle of Tokyo? And is that "tension" between Rachel and Alex something Pilar should start worrying about? Heck, is it something Rachel should start worrying about? Better make time for assignment 3) repeating the phrase: "I do not have a crush on my best friend's boyfriend!" Don't miss the Rising Sun, Tokyo fun, and Rachel-kun . . . all in Spy Goddess manga!
Dangerous Times (Nathan Fox #1) by L. Brittney. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Fox is an actor in the same company as a young Will Shakespeare. But nothing can prepare him for the world he's about to enter at the request of England's spymaster general.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Isabel and her sister Ruth were promised freedom. But when that promise is broken, she finds herself caught up in a struggle between those seeking freedom from British rule, and those whose allegiance lies with the English. Isabel learns that the freedom she is spying to preserve does not apply to her kind, and must make her own decisions who and what to struggle for. A really really great read!
The Lab by Jack Heath. This fantastic new adventure series introduces 16-year-old superhuman Six of Hearts, the strongest and most effective agent in The Deck, a team of special agents fighting to uphold justice in a completely corrupt world.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Game day is fast approaching
In just over two weeks (Dec 30) we will be having TEEN GAME DAY!
This is our first-ever ALL DAY LONG gaming event, so let's make it a fun and busy one...
From 2:00 til 8:30 at Central Library - we'll have games, games and more games! There will be snacks, too. And it is all FREE!
So bring a friend and come race Mario Kart, Brawl with the Supersmash Brothers, and join in the Rock Band, among other things...
I look forward to seeing you there!
This is our first-ever ALL DAY LONG gaming event, so let's make it a fun and busy one...
From 2:00 til 8:30 at Central Library - we'll have games, games and more games! There will be snacks, too. And it is all FREE!
So bring a friend and come race Mario Kart, Brawl with the Supersmash Brothers, and join in the Rock Band, among other things...
I look forward to seeing you there!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Just Arrived
New books will be coming upstairs any day -
Pop by Gordon Korman - After moving to a new town, HS Quarterback Marcus Jordan befriends a retired linebacker who teaches him a lot about football, but whose childish behavior lands Marcus in hot water, repeatedly.
Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted - Cody has traveled the world with his secret agent father, but he's never before attended Junior High School. When he meets an Iraq War veteran next door, he finally begins to adjust. But then mysterious things happen, and Cody begins to fear that his father's work has followed him...
All-In by Pete Hautman - Den is a pro gambler at 17, winning nearly a quarter-million dollars, but then he falls for Cattie Hart, and trouble follows. Can he win back his losses, avoid defeat at the table by his arch-rival, and walk away with the girl?
Love the One You're With, written by Annabelle Vestry, created by Cecily Von Ziegesar --- newest Gossip Girl: The Carslyles - How can a Caribbean vacation go wrong? The Carlyle triplets receive news that throws their vacation into a shambles of adventure. The last and best of the series!
Graphic Novels:
YuYu Hakusho vol. 18 - the next-to-last book! - The Demon Plane Unification Tournament - who will rule?
Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider infiltrates the notorious Point Blank Academy armed only with a false ID and some gadgets. Can he find out what is going on before they catch him?
InuYasha vol. 40 - InuYasha faces the loss of his sword, Tetsusaiga, in a showdown battle with corrupt swordmaker Toshu, who created the weapon Dakki, the only blade capable of defeating Tetsusaiga in battle.
Batman. Gotham after midnight by Steve Niles - Trick or Treating in Gotham can be terrifying - and tragic. Two people have been invited to a party where they will be challenged to survive the most horrifying haunted house ever!
Pop by Gordon Korman - After moving to a new town, HS Quarterback Marcus Jordan befriends a retired linebacker who teaches him a lot about football, but whose childish behavior lands Marcus in hot water, repeatedly.
Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted - Cody has traveled the world with his secret agent father, but he's never before attended Junior High School. When he meets an Iraq War veteran next door, he finally begins to adjust. But then mysterious things happen, and Cody begins to fear that his father's work has followed him...
All-In by Pete Hautman - Den is a pro gambler at 17, winning nearly a quarter-million dollars, but then he falls for Cattie Hart, and trouble follows. Can he win back his losses, avoid defeat at the table by his arch-rival, and walk away with the girl?
Love the One You're With, written by Annabelle Vestry, created by Cecily Von Ziegesar --- newest Gossip Girl: The Carslyles - How can a Caribbean vacation go wrong? The Carlyle triplets receive news that throws their vacation into a shambles of adventure. The last and best of the series!
Graphic Novels:
YuYu Hakusho vol. 18 - the next-to-last book! - The Demon Plane Unification Tournament - who will rule?
Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider infiltrates the notorious Point Blank Academy armed only with a false ID and some gadgets. Can he find out what is going on before they catch him?
InuYasha vol. 40 - InuYasha faces the loss of his sword, Tetsusaiga, in a showdown battle with corrupt swordmaker Toshu, who created the weapon Dakki, the only blade capable of defeating Tetsusaiga in battle.
Batman. Gotham after midnight by Steve Niles - Trick or Treating in Gotham can be terrifying - and tragic. Two people have been invited to a party where they will be challenged to survive the most horrifying haunted house ever!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Recent returns
Beyond the Grave (39 clues, book 4) by Jude Watson -- Can Amy and Dan find the next clue before their rivals do? Abandoned by their uncle, the Cahills rush off to Egypt in their quest. The Ekaterina and Tomas branches of the family are feuding, and a clue has been stolen. 6 circs for this audio, and 4 for the playaway.
The Black Circle (39 clues, book 5) by Patrick Carman -- whisked away to Russia, Amy and Dan have lost contact with the only trustworthy adult they knew. But a mysterious telegram sends them on a search for treasures stolen by the Nazis, and the truth behind the murder of the last Russian Royal family. Will Amy and Dan avoid a deadly Lucian trap, and can they discover what really happend the night their parents died? 6 circs for this title in audio.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens -- an absolute classic, set in Victorian England, the story of David's life is an ongoing trial, from the death of his father before his birth, his youth with his Aunt Betsey, and his adult struggles with betrayal, loss and the meaning of loyalty. Everyone should read a Dickens novel once in their lives, and David Copperfield is perhaps the best one (certainly my favorite!). 4 circs for this copy with the special introduction by Philip Reeve.
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness book 5) by Tamora Pierce -- Having achieved her dream of becoming the first ever female Knight Errant, Alanna is not sure what to do next. In this final novel of the series, Alanna discovers a worthy future, both as a woman and a warrior... 66 circs!
Diplomacy of Wolves (book 1 of the Secret Texts) by Holly Lisle - Kait Galweigh is a young diplomat, trapped and hunted by her family's enemies, the House of Sabir. She dares not use her own innate wizardly powers, for fear that she will be slain out of hand - even by her own family! But unless she finds a way to unleash it, her enemies will crush Calimekka in a reign of terror... 4 circs.
The Black Circle (39 clues, book 5) by Patrick Carman -- whisked away to Russia, Amy and Dan have lost contact with the only trustworthy adult they knew. But a mysterious telegram sends them on a search for treasures stolen by the Nazis, and the truth behind the murder of the last Russian Royal family. Will Amy and Dan avoid a deadly Lucian trap, and can they discover what really happend the night their parents died? 6 circs for this title in audio.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens -- an absolute classic, set in Victorian England, the story of David's life is an ongoing trial, from the death of his father before his birth, his youth with his Aunt Betsey, and his adult struggles with betrayal, loss and the meaning of loyalty. Everyone should read a Dickens novel once in their lives, and David Copperfield is perhaps the best one (certainly my favorite!). 4 circs for this copy with the special introduction by Philip Reeve.
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness book 5) by Tamora Pierce -- Having achieved her dream of becoming the first ever female Knight Errant, Alanna is not sure what to do next. In this final novel of the series, Alanna discovers a worthy future, both as a woman and a warrior... 66 circs!
Diplomacy of Wolves (book 1 of the Secret Texts) by Holly Lisle - Kait Galweigh is a young diplomat, trapped and hunted by her family's enemies, the House of Sabir. She dares not use her own innate wizardly powers, for fear that she will be slain out of hand - even by her own family! But unless she finds a way to unleash it, her enemies will crush Calimekka in a reign of terror... 4 circs.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Recent returns
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 71 circs for 4 copies of this book by an incredibly popular author - Ruby is alone; come to live with a wealthy sister she hasn't seen in ten years. Everything seems to be going just great, but Ruby finds she can't open up, can't relax and accept her good fortune. Only Nate, the boy next door, seems to understand, maybe because of the secrets he's keeping...
The Giver by Lois Lowry - 9 copies with over 150 circs! This is one of my all-time favorite books. Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world, but when he becomes the Giver's apprentice, he begins to understand too much about his society's deeper secrets. Can he break free of society's expectations and do what he knows is right? And will it lead to good, or evil, if he does so?
Challenge of the Gods (Wonder Woman) by George Perez - The amazon princess Diana (known as Wonder Woman to the media) has decided to stay in "Man's world" and face down both Cheetah, who seeks to steal her magic rope of truth, and Zeus himself! 11 circs for this 2nd volume of Wonder Woman tales.
JLA: American Dreams by Grant Morrison - the JLA become the protectors of our world and team up with Superman, among others. Features the first appearance of Zauriel. 55 circs!!!
Girls by Lori Lansens - 16 circs. Conjoined twins Ruby and Rose Darlen are known as "the girls". Raised by their Aunt Lovey, abandoned by their mother, living in a country farmhouse, they are now nearly 30. It is time to tell the story of their lives, as they have lived it, wrapped in each other's arms. A powerful story of love and connection.
The Giver by Lois Lowry - 9 copies with over 150 circs! This is one of my all-time favorite books. Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world, but when he becomes the Giver's apprentice, he begins to understand too much about his society's deeper secrets. Can he break free of society's expectations and do what he knows is right? And will it lead to good, or evil, if he does so?
Challenge of the Gods (Wonder Woman) by George Perez - The amazon princess Diana (known as Wonder Woman to the media) has decided to stay in "Man's world" and face down both Cheetah, who seeks to steal her magic rope of truth, and Zeus himself! 11 circs for this 2nd volume of Wonder Woman tales.
JLA: American Dreams by Grant Morrison - the JLA become the protectors of our world and team up with Superman, among others. Features the first appearance of Zauriel. 55 circs!!!
Girls by Lori Lansens - 16 circs. Conjoined twins Ruby and Rose Darlen are known as "the girls". Raised by their Aunt Lovey, abandoned by their mother, living in a country farmhouse, they are now nearly 30. It is time to tell the story of their lives, as they have lived it, wrapped in each other's arms. A powerful story of love and connection.
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