Free Book!

As a holiday gift to all her faithful readers, Maureen Johnson is giving away free and unlimited electronic copies of her book Suite Scarlett until January 15! You can download the whole book to you iPhone, Kindle, B&N Nook or just a copy you can read on your computer. All you have to do is visit her blog before the 15th!

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Mark Your Calendars!

Watch out for new books in your favorite series in 2010!

• Heartless- Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars Bk. 7)- January 2010
• Fang- James Patterson (Maximum Ride Bk. 6)- March 2010
• Lord Sunday- Garth Nix- (Keys Bk. 7)- March 2010
• Burned- P.C. Cast (House of Night Bk. 7) - April 2010
• This World We Live In- Susan Beth Pfeffer- April 2010
• Spirit Bound- Rachelle Mead (Vampire Academy Bk. 5)- May 2010
• Runaway- Meg Cabot (Airhead Bk. 3)- May 2010
• Linger- Maggie Stiefvater (sequel to Shiver)- July 2010
• Hunger Games 3 (Title to be announced) by Suzanne Collins- August 2010

Review: After by Amy Efaw

After is the story of Devon, a straight-A student from a working class family who hides her pregnacy, gives birth alone and throws her baby in a dumpster. Following Devon through her hearing and first days in juvenial detention, the author explores how a teenager who had everything going for her got to this place and the denial and panic that led her to perform such a horrific act. It's interesting to hear about the attempted murder from the mother's side but be prepare- it's an addictive read and you might be up all night!

Program Reminder: Creative Writing Workshop!

Next week we'll be having a Creative Writing Workshop on Wednesday 11/18 from 7-8:30. Have a great idea for a story or poem? Writing instructor Steve Andriolo will help you transform your ideas into well crafted poems and short stories. He is the same instructor that did the workshop this summer but the activities will be different so if you attended that one you can still come to this one as well! You need to register for it so email me at kolivari@bernards.org or register on our website if you'd like to come!

2009 Teens' Top Ten

More than 11,000 teen voters chose Paper Towns as their favorite book in the 2009 Teens' Top Ten! Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teen nominators from teen book groups in 15 school and public libraries around the country choose their favorite books of the previous year. Then teens from all across the country vote on their favorite of the nominated titles each year during Teen Read Week.

This year's winners are:

Paper Towns by John Green

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Wake by Lisa McMann
Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Grace has always had a strange connection with the yellow eyed wolf who roams in her backyard. When a wolf attack on a high school student sends her town into a panic, she runs into the woods in an attempt to save her yellow-eyed wolf. When she is met by a yellow-eyed boy named Sam she knows that he is her wolf and it's love at first sight. The narration alternates between Grace and Sam as they revel in the fact that they can finally be together and panic as they try to prevent Sam from turning back into a wolf forever.

If you like romance of the supernatural variety, Twilight (or wanted to like Twilight but thought it fell short), or wolves than this one is definitely for you.

Still need more convincing? Check out the book trailer: