Recent Returns

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynn Jones - This is a fun book in a great series by one of my favorite authors. In a fantasy world being devastated by tourists, Querida, the High Chancellor of Wizard's University, has received thousands of complaints about the Pilgrim Parties that Mr. Chesney is sponsoring. Things go from bad to worse when Wizard Derk is informed that, as the "Dark Lord", it is required that he knock down his home and build an evil fortress in its place... 2 copies, 60 checkouts.

Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers - Myers is a fabulous writer - he writes about the streets and life as an urban minority teen, and he KNOWS what that is like. Reese is a hard luck teen at Progress Juvenile Facility. He desperately wants out, but keeps getting in trouble. When he's given a chance to participate in a work program at a Nursing Home he knows it is his last chance - if he can convince Mr. Hooft that he's a good person, maybe he can believe it himself. New book - 4 copies, 10 circs.

This World We Live In by Michelle Pfeffer - Third book in a series, it follows "Life as I Knew It" and "the dead and the gone"; Miranda's father and stepmother return to town with their baby and three strangers in tow. Times are desperate, food is scarce, and nothing will ever be normal again. They struggle to find enough to eat, and make a place for everyone. When another disaster strikes, however, Miranda must make decisions that she never dreamed of making a year, or even a few months, ago. A thrilling conclusion to a deeply emotional series. Book (2 copies) and audiobook - 12 circs.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan - In Mary's world there are simple truths - the sisterhood is always right, and the guardian will always protect you - as long as you do not pass beyond the fence that surrounds the village. But when Mary discovers that her truths may not always be true, she must make decisions about her future, those who love her, and the one she loves. Can there be life outside a world surrounded by so much death? Book (2 copies) and audiobook - 31 circs.

Green Lantern: No Fear - in Space Sector 2814, planet Earth is located. The Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, is back. But his old foes, the deadly Manhunter, and mutated Shark return as well, with shocking violence. 2 copies, 14 checkouts.