YA DVD Monthly Round-Up

All new YA DVDs, added to PPL's collection in the last month! Come in and check them out!

College Road Trip
Raven-Symone, Martin Lawrence

Melanie's really excited to go to college - Georgetown is her dream school. But her dad isn't so sure - he thinks the closer Northwestern would be a much better choice, then he can keep his eye on his little girl. But when Melanie's acceptance to Georgetown hinges only on an interview, she sets out on a road trip to chase her dream.

The Legend of Tillamook's Gold
Suzanne Marie Doyon

After her father loses his job and her family moves to a small, coastal Oregon town, fourteen-year-old Julie finds an ancient coin on the beach and spends her summer investigating a Native American legend about long-lost mountain treasure.

Picture This
Ashley Tisdale

A high school girl is invited to a party by the most popular boy in school -- only trouble is she's grounded.

Coming to a library near you...

Worried about Bella and Edward, and let's not forget Jacob, Alice, Jasper or Charlie, shall we?

You don't have long to wait! Breaking Dawn, the fourth, and final, book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer is being released this weekend on August 2.

We'll be getting our copies then too, so make sure you reserve your copy soon!

YA Audiobooks!

We recently ordered a whole bunch of YA books on CD! These are great to listen to while outside, in the car on your summer road trips, or just hanging out on the beach. Give 'em a try - there are more on the way!

Here's the ones we just added:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle Trilogy:
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Rebel Angels
The Sweet Far Thing

Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series:
The Sea Of Monsters (Book Two)
The Titan's Curse (Book Three)
The Battle Of The Labyrinth (Book Four)

Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series:
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse

Series Spotlight: The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

So, you've read Twilight. You liked it a lot. You want a new series to sink your teeth into (pun kind of intended, I'm sorry). I have one!

No, it doesn't have vampires. But it does have romance and fantasy and historical aspects, and a strong female voice in one Gemma Doyle. And, most importantly, it's awesome (and a big fat series, for those of you who like your books loing and involved).

Check out A Great and Terrible Beauty first (because it's first). Then, Rebel Angels, then the, unfortunately, last The Sweet Far Thing. You won't regret it - and you'll learn some stuff too! It's like a Twilight meets Pride and Prejudice meets The Secret Garden. It sounds weird, but it all works itself out.

Also, once you've finished off those three, check out Maureen Johnson's interviews with the trilogy's author, Libba Bray, who is delightful and hilarious.

Interview One
Interview Two
Interview Three

(Oh, and you might just like Maureen Johnson's stuff too - try her new book, Suite Scarlett!)

Happy reading everyone! And don't blame me if you're hooked, I warned you.