Attend Our SAT/ACT Practice Test This Weekend!

Join Kaplan for this FREE 3.5 hour Combo Practice Test that will help students decide which test is right for them. Students will receive results that compare their performance on each of the analogous test sections of the two exams—for example, SAT math section vs. ACT math section. This is a perfect opportunity to experience both tests. Results will be given out and discussed at a second meeting on Thursday, February 17 from 7:00-8:00 PM.

Registration is required. Registration will close on Thursday, February 10 at 4:45.

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. This year's winner is Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. “This taut, suspenseful novel is a relentless adventure story featuring nuanced characters in thought-provoking conflicts. Bacigalupi artfully intertwines themes of loyalty, family, friendship, trust and love,” said Printz Award Committee Chair Erin Downey Howerton.

Check out my review here.

The committee also named four Printz Honor Books:

Stolen by Lucy Christopher
The rugged Australian outback becomes Gemma’s prison after she is drugged and abducted by a handsome, obsessed stranger in a first novel filled with searing imagery and archetypal characters.

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Vera Dietz wants to be ignored, but the ghost of her ex-best friend won’t leave her alone in this dark comedy that examines relationships, identity, grief and flowcharts.

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
In Sedgwick’s grim, chilling story set in the Arctic Circle, Sig finds his father’s frozen corpse as human predator Wolff arrives seeking retribution and a hidden Gold Rush treasure.

Nothing by Janne Teller
Pierre Anthon’s nihilism causes his classmates to begin a search for life’s meaning in this bold, unsettling parable translated from Danish.

The Library has an iPhone App!

The library has an app for Apple devices called BookMyne! You can place holds, renew items and search the catalog by keyword or by snapping a picture of the barcode on a book. If you need suggestions, the app allows you to place holds directly from the NYT Bestseller lists or recommendation lists using your Goodreads account. Get the app for free from the App Store or the MAIN homepage. Next time you are browsing the bookstore you can check right away to see if the library has the book and can save you some money!

Flipped: The Movie!

I have another book-to-movie post for you! We just got in a DVD copy of Flipped which is of course based on the much loved novel by Wendelin Van Draanen., about Bryce and Juli and their feuding egos. Come in and check it out!

Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

This is another great postapocalyptic adventure for all you dystopian fans! Nailer is a teenager living in extreme poverty in a shanty town along the American Gulf Coast. The only source of income for his people is scavenging washed up oil tankers for copper. Every day Nailer strives to stay alive, “make quota” and avoid his violent, drug-addicted father. After a violent hurricane, Nailer and his friend Pima find a "lucky strike"- a luxury oceanliner filled with riches. As they are making plans for how to unload the treasures and get rich before anyone on their crew discovers the ship, they realize there is a survivor onboard. The daughter of a shipping-company owner is trapped in the wreckage and promises to show them a world of priviledge if they free her. Nailer and Pima must decided whether to believe her and take the time to save her and risk others finding the ship or slit her throat and scavange as much as they can from the ship before anyone else gets there. Can they trust her? Can they keep her hidden from Nailer's father? This book is faced paced and exciting and the story is really original which is hard to do given the huge amount of dystopian books that have been coming out lately! If you love this book, Bacigalupi has a couple adult books you can check out!

Scott Pilgirm Takes Over the Library!

If you didn't get to see Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in the theater, now's your chance to check it out on DVD! The movie is based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley (which we also have!) and follows professional slacker and part-time muscian Scott Pilgrim as he tries to win the heart of the super cool Ramona Flowers by defeating her seven evil exes. It's a super fun movie with an awesome soundtrack (we have that too!) that you don't want to miss!
All 6 books are in the Teen Graphic section, the CD is in our music collection and you can check out the DVD from the rental collection.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

TAB will meet tomorrow night 11/10 from 7:00-8:00 PM. We'll be making holiday cards to send to the troops and planning our project for next month! If you need volunteer hours for school this is a good way to get started on your hours!