Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

The trailer for the last Harry Potter movie is here!

Children's Choice Book Award 2011

Voting has begun for this years Children's Choice Book Awards! The Children's Choice Book Awards is the only national book awards program where the winning titles are selected by children and teens of all ages. The nominees for the teen category are determine by TeenRead.com readers. The site asks readers to write in their nominee for best book of the year. The list in compiled and the top 5 vote getters became the award nominees.

This year, the nominees are:

• Burned (House of Night, Book 7) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
• Fang (A Maximum Ride Novel) by James Patterson
• Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
• Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5) by Richelle Mead
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Cast your vote by tomorrow at http://www.bookweekonline.com/voting/7-12.

Bumped by Megan McCafferty

In Megan McCafferty’s new novel, Bumped, everyone in the world has contracted a virus that causes infertility after the age of 18, making teen pregnancies the only way to continue civilization. Chapters alternate between twins Melody and Harmony, separated at birth and just meeting for the first time. Melody has become the first “Reproduction Professional,” or “RePro”, in her school. She has a contract to “bump” and produce a baby for a wealthy couple. Harmony has recently run away from her religious enclave in order to convince Melody to break her contract and embrace God instead. In a case of mistaken identity, Harmony intercepts the news the Melody will “bump” with the world’s most famous surrogate father and the plot (and a huge mess!) unfolds from there. Each twin begins to doubt their motives and original plans.

I think you’re going to love this book! It’s fast-paced and upbeat (if you can call a dystopia upbeat!) and once you get the hang of all the slang it’s a quick read. The end is a bit of cliff-hanger though so you’ll have to wait for Book #2 for the conclusion!

Program Today!

Stop in to the library after school from 3:00-4:00 PM today for some Wii, PS3 and snacks!

Paper Cranes for Japan

Come out to the library today anytime from 3:00-9:00PM and you can help Japan by making paper cranes! In response to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, the Seattle based organization Students Rebuild has partnered with the Bezos Family Foundation to donate $2 for every crane received to Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction efforts in Japan. The cranes will be used in an art installation as a symbolic gift to Japan. An origami teacher will be on hand at 3:00 PM to teach those present how to make the cranes and staff, and volunteers will pass on the instructions for anyone who drops in later. Come at any time and make cranes for as long or as short as you want!

Book review and Give Away!

Lauren Oliver, the author of Before I Fall, is back with her second novel and it's quite a bit different from her first! In Delirium, the United States borders are closed to the rest of the world with an electric fence and everyone is treated for the deadly disease amor deliria nervosa (formerly known as love and now called delirium) at the age 18. Without love, Lena and others who buy the government line believe that without love there will be no suffering and unhappiness. Lena meets Alex, a member of the resistance and quickly succumbs to delirium. Once Lena sees the world outside the fence where freedom and love reign, she is desperate to save herself and escape before her 18th birthday. The plot may be a little predictable but it's definitely worth the read anyway. Lena is likable, the world Oliver creates is creepy and interesting and you'll want to know how this one ends (and be ready for the release of book 2!).

Now for the GIVE AWAY! I have a copy of this book signed by the author to give away. Just comment on this post by Friday 4/15 and I'll randomly select a winner!

Cool site alert!

Turnstyle is a just-launched website written and produced by young adults. In their words, "Turnstyle delivers a mix of news, opinion, commentary, and entertainment produced by bloggers, filmmakers, photographers, and poets. It’s content with an edge that has visual allure and eclectic pacing". Partially funded by Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Turnstyle features high quality writing on a bunch of topics, both serious and light-hearted. In just the last few days, they've covered Coachella, safe investing, the government shutdown, how to make great coffee, trends in online dating, NASA news and a photo series titled "Old People in Bathing Suits". Check it out at http://turnstylenews.com/.

Calling all Harry Potter fans!

If you are a Potter fan and have nothing to do over Spring Break, I’ve got a couple ideas for you!

Next Friday, April 15, we’ll be showing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 here at the library on our big screen at 1:00 PM! Everyone is welcome to attend (not just teens!) but keep in mind that it is rated PG-13 if you are bringing younger siblings or friends!

Also, Discovery Time Square in NYC is hosting Harry Potter: The Exhibition. The exhibit features more than 200 authentic costumes and props from the Harry Potter films displayed in settings inspired by the films sets - including the Great Hall, Hagrid's hut and the Gryffindor common room. I can't wait to go! Check out the museum’s ad:

HP WEB 30 sec from Discovery Times Square on Vimeo.

New in April!

• Eona: The Last Dragoneye- Alison Goodman (Sequel to Eon)


• The Anti-Prom- Abby McDonald


• Where She Went- Gayle Forman (Sequel to If I Stay)


• We'll Always Have Summer- Jenny Han (Book #3 in the Summer Series)


• The Gathering- Kelley Armstrong


• Shine- Lauren Myracle


• Red Glove- Holly Black (Sequel to White Cat)


• The Last Little Blue Envelope- Maureen Johnson (Sequel to Little Blue Envelopes)


• City of Fallen Angels- Cassandra Clare (Book #4 in the Mortal Instruments series)


• Abandon- Meg Cabot


• Plague- Michael Grant (Book #4 in the Gone series)


• Forever Summer- Alyson Noël

The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta is the sequel to Saving Francesca, although you don’t really need to have read Saving Francesca to enjoy this book. The story focuses on Francesca’s friends, Tom Mackee who abandoned the circle of friends and his sort-of girlfriend Tara after his beloved Uncle Joe was killed by a suicide bomber in London. Unable to handle his grief, Tom fell in with new friends who party hard. After a particularly reckless night, Tom decides to leave his new friends, move in with his pregnant aunt, work on reconnecting with his old friends, sort out his deep feelings for Tara and reunite his parents who separated after Tom’s recovering alcoholic dad started drinking again to deal with his grief. This all sounds like the makings of a depressing novel, but Tom’s family is loving and realistic despite being slightly dysfunctional and you are really rooting for Tom through all of his struggles and I think you’ll be as pleased with the ending as I was!