Book Club @ 2pm!

Divergent book club is today at 2pm! Stop by if you've read the book, even if you didn't sign up ahead of time.

At the end of our discussion we'll vote on the book for the August book club, so stick around!

SYNC Week 2

Week Two of SYNC is here! This week's theme is sisters with free audiobooks of Irises by Francisco X. Stork and Sense and Sensability by Jane Austen!

Irises by Francisco X. Stork

Two sisters discover what's truly worth living for in the new novel by the author of MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD.
TWO SISTERS: Kate is bound for Stanford and an M.D. -- if her family will let her go. Mary wants only to stay home and paint. When their loving but repressive father dies, they must figure out how to support themselves and their mother, who is in a permanent vegetative state, and how to get along in all their uneasy sisterhood.

THREE YOUNG MEN: Then three men sway their lives: Kate's boyfriend Simon offers to marry her, providing much-needed stability. Mary is drawn to Marcos, though she fears his violent past. And Andy tempts Kate with more than romance, recognizing her ambition because it matches his own.
ONE AGONIZING CHOICE: Kate and Mary each find new possibilities and darknesses in their sudden freedom. But it's Mama's life that might divide them for good -- the question of *if* she lives, and what's worth living for.

IRISES is Francisco X. Stork's most provocative and courageous novel yet. If you'd like to read the print version of Irises place a hold on it here.
 
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

Place a hold on the print version here.

Gaming @ the Library

Don't forget! Gaming @ the library is today at 2pm! We have a Wii console and board games available for use.

Remember: Attending any teen program earns you another entry into our Grand Prize drawing for a Samsung Galaxy Player and accessories donated by Alley Kat's Quilt Shop of Marquette!

While you're here check out Level Up by Gene Luen Yang with art by Thien Pham, a graphic novel about a young man stepping out from what's expected of him and making his own choices: But will he choose video games or medical school?

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero.

Jesse says: "I'm reading this one right now and it is so good! I will be reading everything Trish Doller ever writes because she has created some of the most realistic characters I've ever encountered in a teen novel. Very, very well-written and literally impossible to put down!"

Place a hold on Something Like Normal by Trish Doller here.

Free SYNC Downloads!

Free SYNC downloads begin this week!

Click here to download the first two titles:

The Eleventh Plague
By Jeff Hirsch
Read by Dan Bittner
Scholastic Audiobooks

In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.

 In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. Then Stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. And when they play a prank that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing–and their lives–forever.

The Grapes of Wrath
By John Steinbeck, Frank Galati [Adapt.]
Read by Shirley Knight, Jeffrey Donovan, and a Full Cast
Published by L.A. Theatre Works

Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family.

Make sure you download them before June 21st when the new pair of FREE audiobooks will be available.

If you'd rather read the print versions you may place holds on The Eleventh Plague here and The Grapes of Wrath here.

Trivia today @ 2pm!

Don't forget! Today we have Own the Night Chair Trivia @ 2pm!

Two teams will test their knowledge of vampire, werewolf, and just plain scary pop culture. In a twist, all answers will be available before the questions are asked. Sound easy? Think again! Stick around for a booktalk that fits the theme Own the Night.

Remember: Attending any teen program earns you an entry into our Grand Prize drawing for a Samsung Galaxy Player, Skullcandy Ink'd earbuds, and an Insignia portable mp3 case with built-in speakers! The entire Grand Prize was donated by Alley Kat's Quilt Shop of Marquette, so make sure to Like them on facebook!

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

What if the world's worst serial killer...was your dad?

Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.

But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminal's point of view.

And now bodies are piling up in Lobo's Nod.

In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows?

 

 

Place a hold on I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga here.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.


The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.


Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.
 

 

Place a hold on Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi here.

Summer Reading June 11-15

Haven't signed up for Summer Reading yet? No problem! Come in this week to sign-up and receive your goodie bag and free book. Sign-up for our June Book Club at the same time and also receive a free copy of Divergent by Veronica Roth!



Own the Night Chair Trivia!
Thursday, June 14th 2-3:30pm

It was such a hit at our Hunger Games launch party that we’ve brought it back! Two teams will test their knowledge of vampire, werewolf, and just plain scary pop culture. In a twist, all answers will be available before the questions are asked. Sound easy? Think again! Stick around for a booktalk that fits the theme Own the Night.

Partials by Dan Wells



The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island while the Partials have mysteriously retreated. The threat of the Partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to RM in more than a decade. Our time is running out.

 

Kira, a sixteen-year-old medic-in-training, is on the front lines of this battle, seeing RM ravage the community while mandatory pregnancy laws have pushed what's left of humanity to the brink of civil war, and she's not content to stand by and watch. But as she makes a desperate decision to save the last of her race, she will find that the survival of humans and Partials alike rests in her attempts to uncover the connections between them—connections that humanity has forgotten, or perhaps never even knew were there.


Dan Wells, acclaimed author of I Am Not a Serial Killer, takes readers on a pulsepounding journey into a world where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question—one where our humanity is both our greatest liability and our only hope for survival.

Recovered from an off-site ParaGen records facility on July 17, 2063, the below archival footage is from an investor reel, dated March 1, 2056.

 

Place a hold on Partials by Dan Wells here.

June Book Club: Divergent

Like to talk about books? Stop by to talk about Divergent by Veronica Roth June 28^th @2pm!

This Hunger Games read-alike follows Tris as she chooses one of five factions to spend her life in. But making the choice doesn’t guarantee admission; now she must prove her worth or end up factionless, a fate worse than death. This dystopia set in a future Chicago will keep you riveted until the end, then clamoring for its sequel, Insurgent.

Don’t leave early; at the end of our discussion we’ll be choosing the book for August Book Club! Pre-registration is required. Sign-up at the front desk to receive your free copy of the book!

You can also place a hold on the library's copy or if you'd prefer to listen to the audiobook version, you can download it here.

The Great Scavenger Hunt Begins Today!

The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest Summer Reading Program, hosted by YA author Kay Cassidy, starts today!

How it works:
1. Go to www.kaycassidy.com/hunt and look at the list of participating books.
2. Choose the book you want to read and print off the trivia challenge.
3. Read the book!
4. Answer the trivia challenge questions and give the completed page to any of the librarians at the front desk.
5. Get at least 8 out of 10 correct and your librarian will enter you into the monthly contest.

Every month from June to August, YA author Kay Cassidy will choose one lucky winner. If you are the winning hunter, you'll receive a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble to use in stores or online. Plus when you win, your library wins too...a bundle of more great participating books that you can read!

Welcome to the hunt!
(All text copyright Kay Cassidy. Participating hunters through age 19 are eligible for the prize, but anyone is welcome to participate for the fun of it!)

Remember to check back to see who the winners are!

Sync Your Headphones June 14th!

Visit audiobooksync.com for a full list of titles!

Remember, you can always download audiobooks from the library's website!