WHO WILL SURVIVE?

Three Rivers Rising, by Jame Richards, tells the story of the 1889 Johnstown Flood in a unique way. This is a novel in verse. Beginning in the summer of 1888, the poem chapters introduce us to various people whose lives will be changed by the flood -- if they survive. We meet Celestia, from a wealthy family who vacation at an elite resort on Lake Conemaugh. Also at the resort is Peter who works at the hotel. Celestia and Peter become friends, but their relationship lacks parental approval on both sides because hotel guests and hotel workers were not to socialize in the late 1800's. We also meet Joseph and Maura and their children. Joseph is a railroad engineer who is often gone from his family, but has a special whistle signal to let Maura know his train is coming in. Finally there is Kate who wants a career in the medical profession but is told she can only be a nurse. When the flood occurs, each of these people will be severely challenged to stay alive and keep their loved ones alive, too.

A FAMILY OF THIEVES

Katarina Bishop tries to leave the family business and have a normal life in Ally Carter's book Heist Society. Katarina comes from a family of thieves. Her venture into a normal life is cut short when her friend, Hale, frames her for mischief at her new school and gets her kicked out. There is a good reason -- her father is accused by a powerful mobster of stealing the mobster's priceless art collection, Katarina and her group of teenage thieves have 10 days to return the collection before the mobster has her father killed. In a race against time can Katarina outsmart a super-secret master thief and pull off the greatest heist in her family's shady history? Heist Society is available in the New Book Display.
I noticed that now there is a sequel to Heist Society. Let me know if I should buy this new adventure of Katarina for the IMC.

TWISTS AND TURNS

In Lian Tanner's book Museum of Thieves, the twists and turns are in the Museum of Dunt. Staircases move around, rooms shift from place to pace, and Keepers are needed to hold the Museum together. This strange Museum exists in a city called Jewel where children are carefully protected -- so protected that children are chained to their parents or the Blessed Guardians until their Separation Day when they are free to move on their own. Goldie Roth can't wait for Separation Day but when it is abruptly canceled, Goldie escapes. She finds her way to the Museum. She learns that she is skilled in the ways of thievery which is a requirement to becoming a Keeper. While Goldie is still in training the Blessed Guardians invade the Museum and unleash a terrible evil force. Can Goldie and the other Keepers restore calm to the Museum?
Look for this book in the New Book section by the windows.

WORDS AND PICTURES

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a 533-page novel by Brian Selznick, is an incredibly imaginative book which tells its story through words and pictures. While we anxiously await the arrival of our copy of Selznick's new book Wonderstruck, you should take a look at The Memory Bank by Carolyn Coman and Rob Shepperson. These author/illustrators also tell a story in words and pictures. Hope Scroggins is a champion dreamer. When the World Wide Memory Bank starts running low on dreams,Hope is brought to the Bank. It is at the Bank that Hope finds out she has a little sister that her parents told her to forget!! Can Hope figure out what is happening to the Bank AND find her sister AND get a chance at happiness? Only the words and pictures of The Memory Bank can tell.