September in Review

With the IMC staff focusing on the new laptop computer and getting them ready for classroom use during September, it's amazing we had any time to prepare new books. However, 42 new books have been added to the IMC collection. In non-fiction we have added books covering such topics as volcanoes and man-made disasters, fortune telling, and the Hoover Dam and Jerusalem to biographies of Jimmy Carter, Tom Cruise, Jeff Gordon, Gregor Mendel, Stephanie Meyer, Alfred Nobel, and Louis Pasteur.

The 28 new fiction books cover all genres from adventure to mystery, sports to suspense, historical to humorous. I especially enjoyed Patricia and Frederick McKissack's new book The Clone Codes. These authors are know for their historical fiction featuring many aspects of Black history, but this new book is science fiction. Set in the world of 2170 where clones are used as slaves, the story parallels the civil rights movement of our recent history. On the run from bounty hunters who arrested her mother for supporting the freedom of clones, Leanna learns some surprising truths about herself. Leanna also learns what freedom is from several famous historical people who appear as holograms and who predict an amazing future for Leanna -- if she can survive. This first book in a new series has plenty of action and I am looking forward to the next installment.