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“I was walking to school, lost in
feeling sorry for myself—my dad
was dead, my mom in rehab, my
girlfriend missing.”
--first line, Shelter
Have you read?• Diary format• Like Diary of a Wimpy
Kid, but more serious • HUMOUR EMO—look
in Humour section (dark blue label), EMO on spine
Have you read?• Based on Beauty and the
Beast• One of Mrs. Collazo’s
favorites—highly recommended, especially if you enjoyed Cinder
RETELLINGS JAY
Happy 159th birthday!May 15, 1856L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum wrote 55 novels, but his most
famous novel is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Have you returned all your library books? Now is a good time to double-check your account!
Have you read?“T.S Elliot was wrong. My world ended with a bang
the minute we entered the Compound and the silver
door closed behind us.
The sound was brutal.
Final.”
Mrs. Collazo is currently reading…
• New series from the author of Tiger’s Curse
• Egyptian mythology—girl goes to a museum and a mummy wakes up!
• Out in September 2015
Strange, but true!Haunted: From Atlantis to Zombies• 133.1 HAU (nonfiction
section, top of shelf near the outside door)
• Includes case studies, eyewitness accounts, expert reports
• Explains the science behind the spooky stuff
Keep caps/lids closedDo not toss your drink
Be careful!
Prevent spills in the library!
(actual photo of water spill in the library)
“I stare at the drain in the center of the
concrete floor. It was the first thing I saw
when they locked me in this cell, and I’ve barely
looked away since.”
--first line, All Our Yesterdays
SCI-FITER
Looking for a library book?We now have Destiny catalog search stations!
Look for the ipads on top of the circulation desk.
Happy 50th birthday!14 May 1965Eoin Colfer
Author of the Artemis Fowl series, The
Reluctant Assassin, and The
Supernaturalist.
Have you read?Genre: Realistic Fiction
(black label)
For her science project, Cat decides to live as the earliest humans lived--without technology and
eating an all-natural diet.
“And the prince who had once been a bear pulled close
the girl who had once had no name, and kissed her.”
--from Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Did you know?Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry
Potter) is starring as Vicktor Frankenstein in a
movie version of Frankenstein coming out
this October!
Have you read...?Robyn Hunter volunteers at an animal shelter for community service
Many juvenile offenders do community service there as well, including Nick, a boy from Robyn’s past
Mystery with romance MYSTERY MCC
“Take her out back and finish
her off.”--man who kidnapped 16-year
old Cady and plans to kill her
MYSTERY HEN
Love Goosebumps?
Try the Creepover series! These short novels are great for
anyone who wants a creepy scare!
HORRORNIG
520 GIF
“If you added up the mass of all the other
Solar System planets, Jupiter
would still be 2.5 times greater.”
--p. 32; Out of This World: All the Cool Bits About Space
Blood Red Road
• Also a Western, but set in future
• LOVE this book!• Trilogy• Slang takes some
getting used to• SCI-FI YOU
Endangered• Sophie and her mother
live in a bonobo sanctuary in Congo, Africa
• Civil war breaks out—Sophie and her mother hide in the forest with the bonobos
REALISTIC SCH
Half Bad• 16-year old Nathan is
beaten daily, lives in a cage• White witches and black
witches are at war—Nathan’s mother was a white witch; his father is one of the most feared and dangerous black witches
• Lots of action/suspense
PARANORMAL GRE
Girl, Stolen
“Please let me go. I won’t tell…”
MYSTERY HEN
--16-year old Cheyenne, upon discovering she has been kidnapped
World Without Fish
Describes the impact of water pollution over the
next 50 years and the domino effect that is
created when fish and other marine life cannot
survive.
338.37 KUR
“A person can be educated and still be stupid,
and a wise man can have no
education at all.”
--from The False PrinceLIGHT FANTASY NIE
Love adventure with romance?
Want a book that you absolutely CAN’T put
down?
Tiger’s Curse is a must-read! MYTHOLOGY
HOU
Other all-time bestselling children’s fiction series include Goosebumps, The Berenstain Bears, Sweet Valley
High, and Nancy Drew.
“I’ve been collecting bugs since I was ten; it’s the only way I can stop their whispers.
Sticking a pin through the gut of an insect
shuts it up pretty quick.”
RETELLING HOW
“This is a love story, but not like any
you’ve heard. The boy and the girl are far
from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And
good doesn’t win.”
--first paragraph, Tiger LilyRETELLING
AND
WARNING!Once you start reading
Unwind, it is impossible to put down.
You still have to do your homework.
You still have to go to sleep at night.
You have been warned.SCI-FI SHU
Among the Hidden
• Secret, illegal third child lives in his parents’ attic
• Not allowed to leave—schooled at home
• Shadow Children series (6 books)
• Short, easy to read
SCI-FI HAD
Did you hear the news?On 22 April 2015…
Warner Brothers movie studios purchased the
rights to produce a movie based on The
Selection!
SCI-FI CAS
The False Prince“If I had to do it all over again, I would not have
chosen this life.”--first line, The False Prince
PARANORMAL WES