5/31/09

Start reading!

Because we just got a whole batch of new books in at the library! Come by and check 'em out!

The Big Game of Everything by Chris Lynch
Jock and his eccentric family spend the summer working at Grampus's golf complex, where they end up learning the rules of "The Big Game of Everything."

Diary of a Chav by Grace Dent
Fifteen-year-old Shiraz tries to imagine a life for herself beyond the limited expectations of family and peers in her working-class English neighborhood.

Freefall by Anna Levine
As war between Israel and Lebanon breaks out in 2006 and her compulsory service in the Israeli army draws near, teenaged Aggie considers joining an elite female combat unit.

The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus: The Cracked Mirror by Brian Keaney
Continues the struggles of Dante, Bea, and those both sworn to and pitted against the sinister Sigmundus, a creature that seeks to control the minds and wills of all fall under its dominion.

She's So Money by Cherry Chava
Maya, a high school senior bound for Stanford University, goes against her better judgement when she and a popular but somewhat disreputable boy start a profitable school-wide cheating ring in order to save her family's Thai restaurant, which she fears will be shut down due to her irresponsible actions.

Up All Night by a whole bunch of cool authors
Presents five short stories about teens who stay up all night, written by award-winning authors, including Libba Bray and Patricia McCormick.

Watch this space for more books soon!

5/10/09

More Books on CD

Some new additions to our YA Books on CD collection!

Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants graduates from high school and spends their last summer before college learning about life and themselves.

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.

To find out which other YA Books on CD we own click here!