We've been busy placing holds on copies of Abandon by Meg Cabot for everyone who joined us for the June Book Club. We'll call you when your copy arrives at the library. [You can login here with your library card number and PIN number (the year you were born) to see if your copy is on its way.]
Didn't come to June Book Club, but want to join us for August? No problem! Just place a hold on Abandonhere, and then join us August 23rd @ 2pm!
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New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, a dark, fantastical story about this world... and the underworld.
Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone... because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid.
Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away... especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most.
But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.
Will Pierce escape the Underworld? Does she even want to?
In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
“Ms. Marcus, the teacher who assigns and encourages Lonnie’s poetry, tells the class, “Every line should count.” Narrator DionGraham, like Lonnie, takes the teacher’s advice and delivers a performance that will lead the listener back to Chapter One the minute the audiobook closes.” –AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
Place a hold on the print version of Locomotion here!
Check out this interview with author, Jacqueline Woodson!
Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
“…Narrator Mark Shanahan captures student/ coach relationships, the journey to the finals, and the pain that Bobby and Ivan endure as they face death and divorce amid the everyday …” –AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Schecter
Read by Kirsten Potter
Published by Oasis Audio
Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & Mark Antony–the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself, and when war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of all she’s ever loved.
“Potter’s delivery of vivid, sensory details transports the listener back to the sands of ancient times.” –AudioFile Magazine
Or if you'd prefer the print version you may request it here!
Published by AudioGO
The twin empires of Egypt and Rome mingle and clash in this towering tragedy. Impulsiveness, passion, mistaken identity, and dark humor all color the fascinating dalliance between Antony and Cleopatra, the larger-than-life pair at the center Shakespeare’s play.
““The challenge of taking a play created for the stage and translating it to the audio format may seem daunting, but this production does just that—exceptionally well.” –AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
Everyone thinks Evan is sick . . . Everyone thinks science will find a cure. But Evan knows he is not sick; he is transforming. Evan’s metamorphosis has him confined to his bed, constantly terrified, and completely alone. Alone except for his visits from the Wuftoom, a wormlike creature that tells him he is becoming one of them.
Clinging to his humanity and desperate to help his overworked single mother, Evan makes a bargain with the Vitflies, the sworn enemies of the Wuftoom. But when the bargain becomes blackmail and the Vitflies prepare for war, whom can Evan trust? Is saving his humanity worth destroying an entire species, and the only family he has left?
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
Join the conversation by checking out The Iron King by Julie Kagawa here
or start reading immediately with the eBook here!
"Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?"
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.
A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
Check out The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith here!
It's week five of SYNC: High Hilarity! Until July 18, download these two audibooks for free!
Guys Read: Funny Business
By Jon Scieszka [Ed.] et al.
Read by Michael Boatman, Kate DiCamillo, John Keating, Jon Scieszka, Bronson Pinchot
Published by Harper Audio
Ten stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend’s face, from the following esteemed writers: Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo.
“The audio adds top names in narration. Their timing and tones make each story, whether slapstick or slightly disgusting, even stronger. The range of hilarity is wide.” –AudioFile Magazine
Not sure this book is for you? Watch the video below and decide!
Download the free audiobook here! Or place a hold on the print version here.
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories
By Mark Twain
Read by Norman Dietz
Published by Recorded Books
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a wild yarn involving a case of mistaken identity, a gambler who’d bet on anything, and a very unusual frog named Daniel Webster. First published in 1865, the tale was immensely popular, and in 1867 an expanded version was published with 26 additional short stories, told as only Mark Twain could tell them.
“Narrator Norman Dietz does not disappoint in this comical and oftentimes poignant collection of seven Mark Twain short stories . . . There’s a deadpan quality to Dietz’s comedic delivery that adds to the humor.” –AudioFile Magazine
Download the free audiobook here! Or place a hold on the print copy here.
Today is the last day to download these audiobooks for free!
Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake, read by August Ross Published by AudioGO
Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. When he arrives in a new town, Cas doesn’t expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he’s never faced before . . .
“It’s the old boy meets girl story, if the boy is a wry, self-destructive ghost-hunter bent on avenging his father and the girl is a homicidal ghost trapped in a house full of everyone she’s ever murdered. Needless to say, Cas and Anna are my new favorite twosome. When I got to the last page, I flipped back to the first.”—Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Red Glove
Download your free copy of Anna Dressed In Bloodhere!
Rather read the print version? Place a hold here.
The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins, read by Ian Holm Published by AudioGO
One night on the road to London, Walter Hartright meets a mysterious woman dressed all in white and answers her pleas for help. Wilkie Collins’s masterpiece of terrible secrets, concealed identities, abductions, fraud, cruel aristocrats, and sinister foreigners . . . “This involved tale of greed, subterfuge, disappointed love, and stoic loyalty is told from several points of view. Ian Holm renders each remarkably well.” –AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
Download your free copy of The Woman In White here!
Or place a hold on the print version here.
Get these while you can; a new pair will be available for download tomorrow!
What are Cupcake Wars? It's a chance to make the craziest decorated cupcake you can think of with frosting, candy, and creativity! All materials will be provided, just make sure you wear old clothes or an apron in case of a frosting disaster.
Please let us know if you are planning to join us so we have enough cupcakes. Hope to see you there!
Looking for inspiration? Check out these books all about creative cupcakes:
Our Divergent Book Club went well this June! At the end of the meeting everyone in attendance voted on the book we will talk about in August and the winner is:
Abandon by Meg Cabot!
New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, a dark, fantastical story about this world... and the underworld.
Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone... because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid.
Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away... especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most.
But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.
Anyone is welcome to come to the meeting August 23rd @ 2pm if you've read the book!
