Do I know you?

In Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, by Gabrielle Zevin, Naomi takes a serious fall down some steps and awakes to find that she has no memory of the last four years of her life. As she works to try to rebuild her life, she comes to realize that she doesn't really like her friends or her boyfriend. She is not even sure that she would like herself. This book asks the reader to step outside of yourself and try to see you as others see you. Would you like who you see?

I'm Famished...No, make that Famine...

Jackie Morse Kessler, tackles eating disorders and the apocalypse in Hunger, the first in this series. When Lisabeth Lewis decides she can no longer live, death gives her a new outlook on life. He has presented her with scales, the symbol of office for Famine. Through her transformation as Famine, she learns to master the Thin voice (her self-doubt) and her battle with anorexia.
The story is well crafted, with beautiful sentences, wit, and humor. Kessler's treatment of a complex problem is at times funny, and at times haunting. An intriguing read which will leave you wanting more.
Fortunately, there will be more. Rage is due out soon!

Time to call the critter getter

Monster was awesome! A little slow at first, but after you get past the preliminaries, its really interesting: A. Lee Martinez creates an interesting world full of dragon cats, talking paper gnomes, angels, Inuit walrus dogs, and some weird cat lady who happens to control the universe. Monster is an exterminator of sorts; if you can call a troll a pest. Judy works the night shift at the local supermarket; it might not be the best life, but she's happy (when no one bothers her). When a yeti posts up in the ice cream aisle, their paths cross and the adventure begins. Monster is a fantastical fiction you don't want to miss


Thanks, Shannon!

Book review--100 dogs

The Dust of 100 Dogs, by A. S. King, tells the story of Emer Morrisey, famed teenage pirate. After her family is killed in Ireland, her uncle sells her to be the bride of a man in France. Upon arrival in Paris, she escapes and lives in the Parisian underground until hitching a ride to the Caribbean. Once there, she finds herself aboard a pirate ship. Eventually, Emer gets her own ship and crew and eventually is reunited with Sean, her true love. After making plans with Sean to give up the pirating life and live happily every after, they set off to Jamaica to begin their new lives. While burying treasure on the beach, the scorned Frenchman kills Sean and curses Emer to live the "lives of 100 dogs."
Flash forward 300 years and 100 dog lives later...Emer has now been reborn as a person with all her memories in tact and only one thing on her mind--getting back to Jamaica and the treasure she left there so many years ago.

Purchase suggestions

book review--Meridian

MERIDIAN By: Amber Kizer Publishing in 08/09 Meridian is a human portal, but she doesn't know that, through her younger years, all she saw was death everywhere. On her 16th birthday things changed, her parents left her and told her to go to her aunt… where she found out the she was…. A Fenestra. In this book the protagonist is a weak and confused girl, who slowly gains her courage through riveting situations. If you tend to like Meg Cabots' Mediator series then this might be an awesome read.

Last of the new books this year

We just got several boxes of new books that are ready to be checked out! There isn't much time left in the school year, so you better hurry if you want to get one. After a week of testing, we will be open normal hours on Friday, May 1. Check the modified hours on the door for the schedule for the next two weeks.