Friday, October 21, 2011

Recent returns

Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough -- Tamsin is from a powerful magical family, but she has no Talent of her own, despite her grandmother's prophecy to the contrary. She's always longed to be respected for herself, but when she finally meets a stranger who mistakes her for her powerful sister, Tamsin can't resist the situation. But will she survive the adventure that follows? 15 circs for this marvelous paranormal (and a sequel!)

Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes -- 5 very different kids end up in detention, and form a band to compete in the school talent show. But when they end up becoming popular, things go from crazy to worse! 12 hilarious checkouts - and 16 for the movie!!

Searching for Dragons by Patricia Wrede -- second in the "Enchanted Forest Chronicles". Those evil magicians are back at work, draining power from the enchanted forest - so King Mendanbar and Princess Cimorene are forced to ally with each other to solve the problem, hopefully once and for all! 165 checkouts for this perennial favorite.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Richard Appignanesi (adapted) - a steampunky, graphic novelization of a romantic comedy - in which Viola, her twin brother Sebastian, Countess Olivia and Duke Orsino fall in and out of love, mistake each other's identities, and create much confusion. A wonderful play, and a wonderful adaptation. 1 circ for this new GN.

Batman, the Return of Bruce Wayne by Grant Morrison -- after being blasted back in time, Batman has no memory, but finds himself leaping forward from era to era, all the while his friends of the future hunt for him to stop a terrible accident. 13 circs.

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