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July 27, 2011

New Books – Week of July 27th

, R.J. Anderson In a dying faery realm, only the brave and rebellious faery Knife persists in trying to discover how her people’s magic was lost and what is needed to restore their powers and ensure their survival, but her quest is endangered by her secret friendship with a human named Paul. The Gathering, Kelley […]

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July 22, 2011

New Books – Week of July 18th

Forever, Maggie Stiefvater As the werewolves are hunted by those intent on destroying them, Sam and Grace risk everything to be together.     The Dead, Charlie Higson Ed, Jack, Bam, and the other students at Rowhurst Academy must run for their lives when a mutant disease attacks the adults and turns them into flesh-eating […]

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July 22, 2011

Hunger Games – New Poster

This week the poster for the upcoming   movie was released. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out. It, like, moves and stuff. Feel the heat! 244 days until the movie.

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July 15, 2011

More new books – Week of July 11

Cast, P.C. Dragon’s Oath In early nineteenth-century England, long before he’s a professor at the Tulsa House of Night, Bryan Lankford is a troublesome yet talented human teen who thinks he can get away with anything…until his father, a wealthy nobleman, has finally had enough, and banishes him to America. When Bryan is Marked by […]

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July 15, 2011

New Books – Week of July 11th

, Alexander Gordon Smith Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, fourteen-year-old Alex Sawyer thinks that he has escaped the hellish Furnace Penitentiary, but instead he winds up in solitary confinement, where new horrors await him. Silver Phoenix, Cindy Pon With her father long overdue from his journey and a lecherous merchant blackmailing her […]

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July 14, 2011

More Teen Book to Movie News

School Library journal has about the film version of Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. going. And The Hollywood Reporter has an article about a movie version of Heist Society, by Ally Carter, to be directed by Drew Barrymore. Seriously, what would Hollywood do without all these great teen books!?!

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July 13, 2011

Pictures from Harry Potter Party at Evans

The Evans Branch hosted a Harry Potter Party to celebrate the release of the eighth, and final, Harry Potter movie. A fun time was had by all and we took plenty of pictures, so be sure to check them out at Flickr.

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July 8, 2011

New Book – Week of July 4th

, Louise Rennison Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.

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July 6, 2011

Summer Book Reviews

Summer book reviews have started coming in at the libraries. Remember, if you write a review between now and Friday, August 6th, you are automatically entered in a weekly drawing for a $10 gift card. If you’d like to enter, fill out our online book review form. Drawings take place on Fridays. In the meantime, […]

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July 5, 2011

Teen Book Festival 2011

Ever wonder what the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival is all about? Well, now you can take a look at what goes on during the day at the world’s greatest book festival for teens in this video created by Nazareth College. (Including a funky little jingle you’ll be humming all day.) See anyone you know? […]

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