Try some of these new titles!
Candor by Pam Bachorz (in about a 100 words)
What if you were the only one who knew that everyone in your town was brainwashed? What if it was your dad doing the brainwashing and you knew how to reverse it? This is the dilemma that Oscar Banks finds himself in. He’s trapped in pastel perfect Candor where no one ever does anything bad and “academic success is your highest priority.” He’s been helping kids get out for a fee for a while now, but that all changes when he meets and falls for new girl Nia. He decides to help her fight the brainwashing and stay in Candor, but at what cost?
Snap by Carol Snow (in about a 100 words)
Madison thinks she’s just going on a beach vacation with her parents. When they get there, her parents start acting weird and reveal that they’ve lost their home. The seedy beach town that they’ve come to is where she’ll be living from now on. She meets some quirky new friends and starts to come to terms with the changes in her life when her camera starts taking pictures of people who aren’t really there. Then she finds out that the people appearing in her photos all suffer tragedy within days of their image appearing in her camera. Something strange is going on in Sandyland, but what.
Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor (in about 100 words)
These three short stories by Laini Taylor are beyond fascinating. They’re all supernatural romances that center around kisses. In “Goblin Fruit”, a girl who feels perennially out of place in her school and annoyed by her strange family at home. But maybe her strange family is right, when she is approached by a boy who is not what he seems. “Spicy Little Curses” centers around a girl who’s been sentenced to a life of silence by a curse delivered by an unwilling ambassador to Hell. What happens when a man tempts her to speak? Finally, Esme of “Hatchling” is experiencing some strange changes and memories of a kiss she knows she never experienced. And why are there wolves outside her London window? The only thing more gorgeous than these stories might be the artwork that illustrates each. If you like paranormal romance, then you must pick this one up.
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16 July 2010
18 June 2010
Book Review Time!
Check out these great books at any FCPL library!
Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander (in about 100 words):
Austin Gray has never really felt like she fit in anywhere. After being teased (by the horrid Dean) about her lack of curves at her small town’s Christmas parade, she decides that next year she’s going to be off the curb and in the parade as the FFA Sweetheart “hood ornament”. In order to be elected FFA sweetheart, she has to successfully raise an animal to compete in the county fair and learn to hunt or fish. Will she finally find a place where she fits in? Will she figure out what it is she needs to defeat Dean Ottmer’s wisecracks? This is a great story about figuring out what truly matters.
Everwild by Neal Shusterman (in about 100 words):
First, if you haven’t read Everlost, do so before you pick up this book. This isn’t a sequel that you can pick up midstory. The premise of Everlost is that there is a place that is neither earth or heaven, where children who’ve died sometimes end up. It is a treacherous place of gangs and quicksand that will suck you down to the middle of the earth. Nick, Mary, Allie, and the reformed Mikey McGill are scattered about Everlost at the beginning of Everwild. Nick’s stealing souls (that’s right…souls) from Mary. Mary is trying to find Nick to destroy him. Allie and Mikey are trying to find Allie’s parents so just maybe Allie can leave Everlost. There are many, many twists and turns and secrets to uncover in the pages of Everwild. Fans of the first book are sure to love the sequel.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (in about 100 words):
Auden has never really gotten to be a kid. She always had to be perfect for her parents. She made the best grades, went to the best schools, and never took chances to balance out her wild and crazy older brother. The summer after she graduates from high school, she decides to go and live with her dad, her new stepmom, and baby half-sister for a little while to see if she can break out of her restrictive life with her control freak mom. While in the small beach town where her dad lives, Auden finally deals with a lot of emotion she had pent up during her parents’ nasty divorce (while watching him make the same mistakes with his new wife) and really learns how to be a kid and interact with other teens her age by making new friendships and starting a new romance with the quiet, loner guy who works down the beach.
P.S. Don't forget to swing by Central Library at 2 tomorrow and check out the Garage Band Contest!
Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander (in about 100 words):
Austin Gray has never really felt like she fit in anywhere. After being teased (by the horrid Dean) about her lack of curves at her small town’s Christmas parade, she decides that next year she’s going to be off the curb and in the parade as the FFA Sweetheart “hood ornament”. In order to be elected FFA sweetheart, she has to successfully raise an animal to compete in the county fair and learn to hunt or fish. Will she finally find a place where she fits in? Will she figure out what it is she needs to defeat Dean Ottmer’s wisecracks? This is a great story about figuring out what truly matters.
Everwild by Neal Shusterman (in about 100 words):
First, if you haven’t read Everlost, do so before you pick up this book. This isn’t a sequel that you can pick up midstory. The premise of Everlost is that there is a place that is neither earth or heaven, where children who’ve died sometimes end up. It is a treacherous place of gangs and quicksand that will suck you down to the middle of the earth. Nick, Mary, Allie, and the reformed Mikey McGill are scattered about Everlost at the beginning of Everwild. Nick’s stealing souls (that’s right…souls) from Mary. Mary is trying to find Nick to destroy him. Allie and Mikey are trying to find Allie’s parents so just maybe Allie can leave Everlost. There are many, many twists and turns and secrets to uncover in the pages of Everwild. Fans of the first book are sure to love the sequel.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (in about 100 words):
Auden has never really gotten to be a kid. She always had to be perfect for her parents. She made the best grades, went to the best schools, and never took chances to balance out her wild and crazy older brother. The summer after she graduates from high school, she decides to go and live with her dad, her new stepmom, and baby half-sister for a little while to see if she can break out of her restrictive life with her control freak mom. While in the small beach town where her dad lives, Auden finally deals with a lot of emotion she had pent up during her parents’ nasty divorce (while watching him make the same mistakes with his new wife) and really learns how to be a kid and interact with other teens her age by making new friendships and starting a new romance with the quiet, loner guy who works down the beach.
P.S. Don't forget to swing by Central Library at 2 tomorrow and check out the Garage Band Contest!
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