Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Five Forks Superstar Librarian Interviews Jackson Pearce!!!!!1!!1!!


Superstar Librarian Anni Thompson, from Five Forks Library, was given the remarkable opportunity to meet a wicked cool local teen author! Can you believe it (I'm still having trouble coming to the realization that it actually happened)? Her name is Jackson Pearce, and she wrote this totally brilliant book called As You Wish, that is available through the Gwinnett County Public Library (there is a waiting list though. Sorry). Her book is so incredibly awesome you will wish you knew her personally, because not only is she an awesome author, but she is like, so amazingly funny and brilliant in person. For realz. Check her out online, because she's got all these websites and even when you're not reading her book, you can bask in the glory that is author exposure.

Ms. Pearce totally thinks you should read these books (we've gone to the trouble of providing links in our catalog, so there's absolutely no excuse not to request them. You're welcome).

Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell

Fade and Wake by Lisa McMann

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

New Teen Books in November

I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones
(Charmed Life #2)
Teen Inspirational
Released: 11/3/2009
After her stepdad enters a new wrestling reality show, Bella is pulled along for the ride as her life goes on display for all the world to see. While the cameras roll, Bella must solve a prom-queen mystery, deal with her returning ex-boyfriend, and keep her cool as she works alongside newspaper editor Luke Sullivan.

Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica
Teen Fiction
Released: 11/3/2009
Nate Brodie is nicknamed Brady, not only for his arm, but also because he's the biggest Tom Brady fan. When he wins the chance to win a million dollars by throwing a pass through a target at a Patriots game, Nate should be excited, but all he feels is pressure to succeed.

Shadowland by Alyson Noel
(Immortals #3)

Teen Romance
Released 11/17/2009

Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives--and fought off the world's darkest enemies--so they could be together forever. But just when their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse falls upon Damen... one that could destroy everything. Now a single touch of their hands or a soft brush of their lips could mean sudden death--plunging Damen into the Shadowland. Desperate to break the curse and save Damen, Ever immerses herself in magick--and gets help from an unexpected source... a surfer named Jude.

Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
(Alex Rider series)
Teen Adventure
Released: 11/17/2009
A charity broker/con artist raises a million dollars in donations and invests them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of a virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country on one windy day. The antidote? Alex Rider.
A Prince Among Killers by Susan Vaught
(Oathbreakers #2)
Teen Fantasy
Released: 11/24/2009
The second half of the "Oathbreaker" story opens at the assassins' stronghold, Triune, as Aron and his sworn comrades try to find peace in a world on the brink of war. Dari and Stormbreaker grow closer as they search for Dari's missing twin; Nic and his captors find it harder to conceal their secrets; and Aron must decide whether the bond he keeps to his family will prove stronger than the oaths he has sworn to his closest friends.
Invisible Lines by Mary Amato
Teen Fiction
Released: 11/24/2009
From the author of The Word Eater and The Mole-Rat Letters comes a funny and touching novel of how sports, art, and one special teacher can change a boy's life forever.
The Fourth Apprentice by Erin Hunter
(Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1)
Teen Fantasy
Released: 11/24/2009
Four warrior clans have shared the land around the lake as equals for many moons. But a prophecy foretells that three ThunderClan cats will hold the power of the stars in their paws. Jayfeather and Lionblaze know that they are two of the cats in the prophecy. Now the brothers must wait for a sign from StarClan to discover the identity of the third cat. Meanwhile, Dovekit and Ivykit--kin of the great leader Firestar--are poised to become ThunderClan apprentices. Soon one sister will have an ominous dream--and will begin to realize that she possesses mystical skills unmatched by any other cat.
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Teen Southern Fiction
Released: 11/30/2009
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever--and one secret could change everything.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

What IF?

You were stranded on an island.  What book would you hope you had brought with you?  It would be something you would read over and over again till you were rescued.  Why would you have selected this book?  What is it about this book that you love it so much you would want to read it over and over again?