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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

YA Highway

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YA Highway is a group of YA authors who share what they're written, read, and love about the YA genre. Their website features book reviews, author reviews, and discussions.

If you're a fan of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy be sure to visit their site tonight at 9pm for a live chat with the author!
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Haven't read Insurgent yet? Place a hold on a copy here!

Friday, May 25, 2012

Own the Night this summer!


The Teen Summer Reading Program is coming up! Sign-up June 5th-15th at the front desk for your free book, reading log, book bingo sheet, Hunger Games bookmark, and more! More information about this summer's program will be posted soon.


BONUS: Who wrote the original Dracula book?
Tell us the answer at the front desk during sign-up for a prize!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Drowned Cities

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi



Soldier boys emerged from the darkness. Guns gleamed dully. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. Ugly brands scored their faces. She knew why these soldier boys had come. She knew what they sought, and she knew, too, that if they found it, her best friend would surely die.

In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool--who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses. One is taken prisoner by merciless soldier boys, and the other is faced with an impossible decision: Risk everything to save a friend, or flee to a place where freedom might finally be possible.

This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.
Place a hold today!



Thursday, May 17, 2012

Meg Cabot chat today!

Don't forget! Today at 5pm you have the chance to video chat LIVE with Meg Cabot, author of Underworld, book two of the Abandon Trilogy, The Princess Diaries, and The Mediator Series.

Click here to join the chat!

Independent Book Blogger Awards

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Do you like to read about books?

Do you like to read about what others think about books?

Book blogs are the places to do it!

This year GoodReads hosted the first annual Independent Book Blogger Awards.

The winner for the Young Adult and Children's category is:
Click here to view other finalists in the category, or here to view all 804 nominated blogs. The other categories 10,000 users voted in are Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and Publishing Industry.

What's your favorite book blog? Let us know in comments and we may feature it in this blog!

New books!

Your patience is being rewarded! Check out some of the many new books we have for you:





Remember, if a book is checked out you can always place a hold on it in the library's catalog.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

EpicReads




EpicReads on Facebook is your connection to YA books, authors, and cheap or free stuff! Follow the link above for great deals on YA eBooks, or click here to be entered into the May Grab Bag Sweepstakes - you could win a bag of free books!

Enter your email at epicreads.com to be alerted when their new site goes live!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Meg Cabot Live Video Chat!

Underworld by Meg Cabot
Don't miss the chance to talk with author Meg Cabot live May 17th at 5pm! She'll be talking about her new book Underworld as well as other series and her life as a writer.

Click here for the live video chat.

Meg Cabot is the author of the bestselling Princess Diaries series as well as the Mediator and 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series, as well as many other books!

To see which books by Meg Cabot are available at the library, click here.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Best of the Best

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YALSA's Best of the Best Reading Challenge is back for 2012!

The Challenge: Read/listen to at least 25 titles from YALSA's Best of the Best list beginning after 12:01am EST April 1st and ending before 11:59pm EST June 30th. All books must be started and finished within this time frame to be eligible. (Conquer the challenge by reading all 80 titles!)

The Prize: Everyone who finishes the challenge is entered into a random drawing for a YALSA tote bag full of 2011 and 2012 young adult lit! Those who conquer the challenge will receive an elite digital badge to post on their blog or website.

Visit YALSA's 2012 Best of the Best Reading Challenge 2012 website for more information and to declare your attempt by commenting on the article. Also, make sure to comment here if you are taking the challenge!



Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Story Siren


Do you like free books? Do you like hearing about new books before they come out? Check out The Story Siren a blog run by Kristi, an avid YA reader and blogger. Her blog features reading challenges, new books by great authors, and giveaways!