Where Are the New Books? When Are They Ready?

If you haven't already found the section of the IMC for new books, here are the directions. On the book shelves along the wall which holds the non-fiction books, there is one section that contains a sign that says "Check Us Out - New Books." The top 3 shelves in this section are the newest books in the IMC collection. There you will find fiction books, paperbacks, non-fiction and biography books.

My usual plan for the week has me taking the final steps on new books on Friday so the New Book section is restocked by Monday morning for those edgar students who want the newest books. Books that have been in the New Book section for a while are removed and reshelved in their proper place. This week will be different. Due to the Book Fair, I didn't get to spend much time on new books today. I will start working on them Monday so you may expect new books on the shelf by Tuesday or Wednesday.

In the mean time take a look at the bulletin board by the Exit Only door in the back of the IMC. We are highlighting some samples from the IMC audiobook collection. These books come with audiocasettes or audio CDs of the entire book so you can listen and follow along in the book. To see the whole list of audiobooks, go to the Lakeview I.P.A.C. and do a subject search for audiobooks. If you find a title you like, check it out!

Shortcut Leads to Danger

Mitty Blake is a teenager living in New York City in Caroline Cooney's book Code Orange. Mitty would rather do anything other than his advanced biology project. The weekend before the project is due, Mitty's parents drag him to their country home with no public library and no Internet. Desperate, Mitty finds three old medical books in the house's library room. One of these books about infectious diseases contains an envelope with what looks like smallpox scabs. Thinking his has found a gold mine, Mitty posts his find on the Internet when his family gets back into the city hoping for a buyer. But now Mitty is in real danger. If the scabs are from a smallpox victim, could Mitty contract the disease? And who would be interested in buying smallpox scabs -- a medical facility as Mitty hopes or terrorists? The suspense is heart-pounding as Mitty gradually realizes that his shortcut on a bio project could be a shortcut to his death.