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"Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past."

A Curse as Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce
"Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep the family's woolen mill running in the face of an overwhelming mortgage and what the local villagers believe is a curse, but when a man capable of spinning straw into gold appears on the scene she must decide if his help is worth the price."

Texas Goth by Rosemary Clement-Moore
"Seventeen-year-old Amy Goodnight has long been the one who makes her family of witches seem somewhat normal to others, but while spending a summer with her sister caring for their aunt's farm, Amy becomes the center of weirdness when she becomes tied to a powerful ghost."

My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
"In the dangerous dark of winter in an Eastern European village during the early seventeenth century, Peter learns from a gypsy girl that the Shadow Queen is behind the recent murders and reanimations, and his father's secret past may hold the key to stopping her."

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Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Click on the link to enjoy Lauren's book talk on this popular science fiction title.

NEW FAVORITES

New books!

The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler.

“It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.”

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

“Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.”

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

“Two years after sixteen-year-old Chloe discovered classmate London's dead body floating in a Hudson Valley reservoir, she returns home to be with her devoted older sister Ruby, a town favorite, and finds that London is alive and well, and that Ruby may somehow have brought her back to life and persuaded everyone that nothing is amiss.”

The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

“Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.”

How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

"Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated."

What have YOU been reading?

A review by Kara, Grade 6

A review by Kara, Grade 6
The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins
(5 Stars)

This book takes place in the future. North America as we know it is no more. Instead, there are twelve districts centered around a placed call the Capitol. The main character, Katniss Everdeen, is 16 years old. She lives in District 12, which is the coal mining district. She lives with her mother and sister Prim. Years ago, the districts tried to revolt against the Capital. One district, District 13, was even destroyed completely. As a reminder to the districts not to revolt again, each year the Capitol forces two children, a male and a female from each district, ages 12 -18, to participate in the Hunger Games. When it comes time for what they call the reaping, Prim is chosen! Katniss knows her fragile sister couldn’t survive the harsh games, so she immediately volunteers to take her place. Peeta, a baker’s son is also chosen from District 12 and off to the games they go. The Hunger Games takes place in an arena full of difficult obstacles. But there can only be one winner. Can Katniss survive? If so, will she have to kill Peeta?

Find out in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games series.

I greatly enjoyed this book. I suggest it, but it can be gory and romantically disturbing at times. It is a thriller.

The library is always looking for guest reviewers. Drop your review to Mrs. C in the Youth Services Department.

January 27 Early Release Day Party

Students in middle school are invited to join us this Friday (January 27) for another Early Release Day Party from Noon to 3 pm. This time we will be making Artist Trading Cards and Duct Tape Crowns. We'll also set up some board games and the Wii.

What are Artist Trading Cards (ATC)? Check here, and here.

Bring your snack.
See you there.

HANDLE WITH CARE

Just a few minutes ago, as I was straightening up the new book display in the Young Adult area, I found something that made me very sad. Our new copy of This Dark Endeavor: the Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel was badly damaged. Though it only has a few torn pages, I will have to remove it from the collection because any more tearing will make the last few pages impossible to read.

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Please, if you return a book that has torn pages, gotten wet, has food stains, or been damaged in any way, tell us. If you tell us right away it gives us an opportunity to repair the book A.S.A.P. Be aware that if the book is badly damaged, as was This Dark Endeavor, and we have to withdraw it from our collection we will ask you to pay for it. (You get to keep the book!) However, by paying the replacement fee it will allow us to purchase a new copy, allowing the book to be available for the next person who wishes to read it.

Send me an email telling me what you've read that you have liked.
kids@scarborough.lib.me.us

Three new books!

Remember Toby McGill? We first met him in Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor. While working at the pizza place Killer Pizza, Toby and his friends are shocked when they find out the shop is really a front for an underground monster hunting organization. Now they are back in this new installment.

Killer Pizza: The Slice. Toby, Annabel, and Strobe's visit to New York City is cut short when they are sent on a secret mission delivering a defecting monster to the Monster Protection Program.

Stephen Biesty, best known for his Cross Section books, has paired up with writer Stewart Ross in a book about explorers. Into the Unknown: how great explorers found their way by land, sea, and air highlights specific travelers and what they used to get around. There is Pytheas the Greek, Leif Eriksson, Captain Cook, and Umberto Nobile, to name a few. For each entry, Biesty has a pull-out section showing details about the explorers mode of transport. It is a lovely book; one that readers can dip into over and over again.

Every wonder what to do if a pack of wolves threatened to attack you? What if you were pinned under a fallen rock? These and many more make up The Worst-Case Senario Survive-O-Pedia. After a brief explanation on how the accidents can happen, the book explains in four or more easy steps, how to come out alive. The book's design reminds me of Ripley's Believe It or Not! with it's two page spreads, limited text, color photos, and entertaining diagrams. This is a great book to take along on those long car rides.

Stop in and we point out more new books!