New Books

Alyzon Whitestarr by Isobel Carmody (author of the Obernewtyn Series)

When Alyzon, the ordinary member of an extraordinary family, develops enhanced senses, she becomes aware of an evil virus that preys on people's spirits, and realizes that the sickness and its disseminators are aware of her and are a menace to her family.

Blue Moon: The Immortals by Alyson Noel

Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way, but just as her powers are increasing, his are in decline, and as she searches for a way to save him, she finds herself with a wrenching choice to make.

L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad

When nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts is cast in a new reality show, she discovers that the fame and fortune of her new life come at a high price to herself and her friendships.

Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a 300-year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Thirteen-year-old Bertie strives to save Theater Illuminata, the only home she has ever known, but is hindered by the Players who magically live on there, especially Ariel, who is willing to destroy the Book at the center of the magic in order to escape into the outside world.

The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

Eighteen-year-old Christopher, who plans to be a spy, learns of a murder cover-up through his summer job as a morgue assistant and teams up with Tina, a gorgeous newspaper reporter, to investigate, despite great danger.

Angry Management by Chris Crutcher

A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by Chris Crutcher.

Touch by Francine Prose

Ninth-grader Maisie's concepts of friendship, loyalty, self-acceptance, and truth are tested to their limit after a schoolbus incident with the three boys who have been her best friends since early childhood.

Great Summer Reading Program

Thanks to all of you who participated in the 2009 Summer Reading Program!

Stay tuned for pics.

What is your favorite book?

What is the best book you've ever read?

The worst?

Discuss.

Correction

For the YA Summer Reading Program --

The dates for Grimm's Grimmest and Paint and Plant are switched. The correct dates are July 2nd for Paint and Plant (1:30-4) and July 9th for Grimm's Grimmest (4-7).

New Books!

Whew! Preparing for the SRP has made me fall behind, so here's a month's worth of new books for you...

Hunger: a Gone Novel by Michael Grant (Sequel to Gone)

Conditions worsen for the remaining young residents of a small California coastal town isolated by supernatural events when their food supplies dwindle and the Darkness underground awakens.

***Kate says "I love this series! In Gone, everyone over the age of 15 instantly vanishes, leaving the surviving children and teens to fend for themselves. Also, some people have begun developing superhuman powers, which range from healing to supersonic speed to levitation. Hunger picks up right after Gone ends, and conditions in Perdido Beach have worsened, and in addition to the lack of food, the tension between those without powers and those with have risen. If you have a taste for post-apocalyptic fiction with a bit of horror, definitely pick these up."***


Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters (Sequel to: Generation Dead)

Adam's return from death has made Phoebe's love life even weirder. Now she has to choose between two zombie boys. She knows how Adam needs her, but she still has feelings for Tommy. Meanwhile, the zombie population of Oakville, Conn., continues to grow. As their numbers rise, the undead community is becoming increasingly divided.

Hunted: a House of Night Novel by P.C. and Kristin Cast

At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey’s friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren’t Neferet’s secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona looks gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life shows Zoey secrets she doesn’t want to hear and truths she can’t face?

Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison

Spunky teen Madison, though technically dead, uses a stolen amulet to retain the illusion of a body and help her in the struggle between Light and Dark reapers.

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel's back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.

The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones

After a disturbing freshman year at New York University, Mimi is happy to get away to her father's remote Canadian cottage only to discover a stranger living there who has never heard of her or her father and who is convinced that Mimi is responsible for leaving sinister tokens around the property.

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

When Auden impulsively goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having new experiences such as learning to ride a bike and dating.

Being Nikki: an Airhead Novel by Meg Cabot

Studious, socially conscious Emerson Watts learns startling news about the family of Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson's brain was transplanted by the nefarious Stark corporation.

Also in...

Drive Me Crazy (Romantic Comedies) *Paperback*
Ultimate Venus, Volume 4 *Manga*
Storm Front (Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files) *Graphic Novel*

Young Adult Summer Reading Program

All programs are on Thursdays at the Wood River Public Library

** Registration required for all programs.**

This ensures we have enough space, refreshments, and supplies for everyone.

To register, stop by or call the Wood River Public Library (254-4832)

June 11^th: 5-7pm Chris McBrien – Handwriting Analysis

What does your handwriting say about you? Join us as Chris McBrien reveals the science of graphology, and explains the science so you can try a bit of analysis of your own!

Pizza will be served. Sign up today!

June 18^th: 2-4pm Tie-Dyeing

Whatever the weather, zazz up a plain white T into a colorful work of art.

**BRING YOUR OWN WHITE COTTON T-SHIRT**

June 25th: 2-4pm Duct Tape Wallet

Looking for the perfect one-of-a-kind accessory? Plain silver Duct Tape & colored Sharpies (for decoration) will be provided.

Bring your own colored Duct-tape for a brighter look.

July 2^nd: 4-6pm “Grimm’s Grimmest” with Storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte

Think you know the real story of Sleeping Beauty? Hear the darker side of your favorite fairy tales as they were originally written.

July 9^th: 1:30-4pm “Paint & Plant”

Go Green! Decorate a terra cotta (clay) pot and then plant it! If you do not register for this program before July 4th, you must provide your own clay pot.

July 16^th: 5:30-7:30 Librarpardy! The Trivia Extravaganza

It’s just like Jeopardy, only at the library.

Starting June 8^th -- Pick up your Book Bingo Card at the Circulation desk or at any YA program.

The Young Adult Summer Reading Program is open to all students entering 6th-12th grade next fall. For more information, call 254-4832 or email katekite@lcls.org.

There are also volunteer opportunities to help out at the Preschool or K-5th grade Summer Reading Program. Contact Kate for more information.

New Books

Bad Girls Don't Die / Katie Alender
When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger.
Request it now

Gentlemen/ Michael Northrup
When three teenaged boys suspect that their English teacher is responsible for their friend's disappearance, they must navigate a maze of assorted clues, fraying friendships, violence, and Dostoevsky's "Crime and punishment" before learning the truth.
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Fragile Eternity / Melissa Marr **Sequel to Wicked Lovely**
Aislinn and Seth struggle with the unforeseen consequences of Aislinn's transformation from mortal girl to faery queen as the world teeters on the brink of cataclysmic violence.
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Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks/ Lauren Myracle
Fifteen-year-old Carly's summer volunteer experience makes her feel more real than her life of privilege in Atlanta ever did, but her younger sister starts high school pretending to be what she is not, and both find their relationships suffering.
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September Sisters/ Jillian Cantor
A teenaged girl tries to keep her family and herself together after the disappearance of her younger sister.
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The Awakening / Kelley Armstrong **Sequel to The Summoning**
Fifteen-year-old necromancer Chloe, having escaped from Lyle House with Derek, Simon, and Rae, finds herself imprisoned in a laboratory run by a sinister organization determined to control her and her supernatural friends.
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Vampire Kisses: The Beginning / Ellen Schreiber
Raven tries to shield her younger brother from the menacing Valentine Maxwell, even as she yearns to attend the prom with her immortal love, Alexander. The first three books in Ellen Schreiber's bestselling Vampire Kisses series capture the thrill of a most unusual romance.
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No Such Thing as the Real World: A Short Story Collection / M.T. Anderson & others
Six award-winning young adult authors present short stories featuring teens who have to face the "real world" for the first time.
Complication / by An Na -- The projection / by M.T. Anderson -- Survival / by K.L. Going -- The longest distance / by Beth Kephart -- Arrangements / by Chris Lynch -- The company / by Jacqueline Woodson.
Request it now

New Graphic Novels
Flight: v.2
My Bad: a Zits Treasury

Earth Day Program

Join us Wednesday, April 22nd for an Earth Day Cleanup at East End Park from 3:30-5.

The Library will provide refreshments and supplies. We will meet at the park, NOT at the Library. East End Park is located on Fourteenth Street, next to the City Garage.

If you're interested in participating - comment on the blog, email me at katekite@lcls.org, or stop by Wood River Library and ask for Kate.

What's New? - April 10th

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
** Last book in the "Mortal Instruments" Trilogy**

Still pursuing a cure for her mother's enchantment, Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris, the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters, and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help of a newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers important truths about her family's past that will not only help save her mother but all those that she holds most dear.

Also check out: Book 1 - City of Bones ; Book 2 - City of Ashes


Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Seventeen-year-old Jessica, adopted and raised in Pennsylvania, learns that she is descended from a royal line of Romanian vampires and that she is betrothed to a vampire prince, who poses as a foreign exchange student while courting her.


King of the Screwups by K.L. Going (author of Saint Iggy and Fat Kid Rules the World)

After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father's expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay "glam-rocker" uncle.


Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks (author of Evil Genius)

Fifteen-year-old vampire Nina has been stuck for fifty-one years in a boring support group for vampires, and nothing exciting has ever happened to them--until one of them is murdered and the others must try to solve the crime.


New Graphic Novel Series Flight
Flight is a graphic anthology series featuring a variety of artists and styles.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5

Also just in -
Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison
Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

New Books -- March 19th

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.

Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.

Dope Sick by Walter Dean Myers
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.

Evermore by Alyson Noel
Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.

The Season by Sarah MacLean
Showing no interest in the sumptuous balls, lavish dinner parties, and country weekends enjoyed by the rest of early nineteenth-century London society, seventeen-year-old Lady Alexandra Stafford seeks adventure as she investigates the puzzling murder of the Earl of Blackmoor, father of devilishly handsome Gavin.

Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.


Two ways to request a book
A. 1) Click on any title, or visit webcat.lcls.org (our online catalog).
2) Log into "My Account". You must have a library card (from any area public library).
3) You will need the number underneath the barcode on your library card (all numbers, no spaces) and your pin (try the last 4 digits in your phone number).
4) Click on "Request" or "Request this title".
5) Choose which library you'd like to pick it up at and click "Submit". You will get a confirmation if the request went through.

B. Call us at 254-4832 and ask to request a title.

Help us name our blog

Help us give our blog a zazzier name! We're now taking suggestions for a new blog name or tagline. The submissions will be voted upon during the month of April. Submit your blog name or tagline by March 31st.

Thanks!

New Books - Week of March 2nd

Envy by Anna Godbersen - Book 3 of the Luxe series

Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin her sister Diana's side, however, those watching New York's favorite family begin to suspect that all is not as it seems behind the stately doors of No. 17 Gramercy Park South.

Farther uptown, Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the city's most celebrated couple. But despite the glittering diamond ring on Penelope's finger, the newlyweds share little more than scorn for each other. And while the newspapers call Penelope's social-climbing best friend, Carolina Broad, an heiress, her fortune—and her fame—are anything but secure, especially now that one of society's darlings is slipping tales to the eager press.

In this next thrilling installment of Anna Godbersen's bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan's most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes the most practiced smiles hide the most scandalous secrets. . . . From Publisher description

Max by James Patterson - New Maximum Ride novel *out March 16th*

Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock have barely recovered from their last arctic adventure, when they are confronted by the most frightening catastrophe yet. Millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii and someone--or something--is destroying hundreds of ships. Unable to discover the cause, the government enlists the Flock to help them get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.

While Max and her team are exploring the depths of the ocean, their every move is being carefully tracked by Mr. Chu--a criminal mastermind with his own plans for the Flock. Can they protect themselves from Mr. Chu's army of mercenaries and save the ocean from utter destruction?


The House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast
Marked -- Betrayed -- Chosen -- Untamed