Willa's family is a blended family in Susan Beth Pfeffer's book Blood Wounds. Willa and her Mom, Terri, joined Jack and his daughters Brooke and Alyssa when Jack and Terri married. Jack insisted that they were a "happy family." Certainly this new family was better than Jack and Val, Brooke and Alyssa's mother, who argued all the time, especially since Val was rich and spent lots of money giving everything to her girls. Terri had taken Willa when she was four and ran away from her abusive husband, Dwayne, and the poor, small Texas town of Pryor. But there are hidden problems that the blended family never talked about until the police came to protect Willa and Terri. Dwayne had killed his new family, a young wife and three little girls, and was now on his way to Terri and Willa. Dwayne's attempt to visit Terri makes Willa want to know more about her father and his new family and brings Willa to question her own happy family. This powerful new book is available in the New Book section of the IMC.
Friday, February 17, 2012
A HAPPY FAMILY?
Willa's family is a blended family in Susan Beth Pfeffer's book Blood Wounds. Willa and her Mom, Terri, joined Jack and his daughters Brooke and Alyssa when Jack and Terri married. Jack insisted that they were a "happy family." Certainly this new family was better than Jack and Val, Brooke and Alyssa's mother, who argued all the time, especially since Val was rich and spent lots of money giving everything to her girls. Terri had taken Willa when she was four and ran away from her abusive husband, Dwayne, and the poor, small Texas town of Pryor. But there are hidden problems that the blended family never talked about until the police came to protect Willa and Terri. Dwayne had killed his new family, a young wife and three little girls, and was now on his way to Terri and Willa. Dwayne's attempt to visit Terri makes Willa want to know more about her father and his new family and brings Willa to question her own happy family. This powerful new book is available in the New Book section of the IMC.
Friday, February 3, 2012
RUNAWAY TO ADVENTURE
If you
have ever felt that your parents are overly protective and watching your every move, you will understand how Alvin fells in Donna Jo Napoli's book North. When his mother enlists a neighbor to walk him to and from school, Alvin decides he has to run away from his Washington D.C. home. Inspired by his hero Matthew Henson, the bold Arctic explorer, Alvin decides to follow in Henson's footsteps to the North Pole showing his mother that he can take care of himself. Traveling by passenger train, boxcar, small plane, dogsled, and finally on foot, Alvin makes his way north. This story carries you along with Alvin through his trials, his friendships, and those who help him along his way. It's an amazing adventure for a twelve-year-old and for you, the reader. North is available on the New Books shelf.
have ever felt that your parents are overly protective and watching your every move, you will understand how Alvin fells in Donna Jo Napoli's book North. When his mother enlists a neighbor to walk him to and from school, Alvin decides he has to run away from his Washington D.C. home. Inspired by his hero Matthew Henson, the bold Arctic explorer, Alvin decides to follow in Henson's footsteps to the North Pole showing his mother that he can take care of himself. Traveling by passenger train, boxcar, small plane, dogsled, and finally on foot, Alvin makes his way north. This story carries you along with Alvin through his trials, his friendships, and those who help him along his way. It's an amazing adventure for a twelve-year-old and for you, the reader. North is available on the New Books shelf.
Friday, January 27, 2012
A SCIFI-MYSTERY
If you're a fan of the TV show Bones and a reader of Young Adult fiction, then you are also interest in Kathy Reichs's book Virals. Kathy Reichs is the author of the books that the TV show is based on and this is her first book for YA. She blends the mystery of a secret laboratory with the science fiction of an unusual strain of a canine virus that affects humans. Throw in some spine-tingling, dangerous adventures and, of course, some bones and you have Virals, the first book in a projected trilogy. Tory Brennan, niece of the female scientist on Bones, lives on a island where her scientist father works. With friends from school she rescues a wolfdog pup from a secret lab unknowingly exposing all of them to the virus. Now they start to have strange ailments and exhibit heighten senses and abilities. When they stumble upon a buried skeleton that strangely disappears, Tory and her friends have to get to the bottom of the mystery. Virals is available on the New Books shelf.
Friday, January 20, 2012
TWINS, MAYBE?
Have you ever felt that you have a twin out there in the world somewhere? That's the way Missy feels in Caroline Cooney's new book Three Black Swans. Her cousin Claire is so like her that they finish each other's sentences and practically read each other minds. Missy decides to create a video showing that Claire is her long-lost identical twin and posts it on You Tube. That posting leads to an unexpected result which completely changes the lives of both girls. Ms. Cooney has once again created an amazing story that feels like the truth or could be in the news headlines. Three Black Swans is on the New Book Shelf and ready for check-out.
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