I've got a good book trailer for Bruiser by Neal Shusterman complete with some background music by one of my favorite bands, MGMT! Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
New Arrival!
We've got a new book in the library, How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell. Here's what Destiny has to say about the book:
"Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon."
If you enjoy the How to Train Your Dragon series, you owe it to yourself to pick this book up today!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Book Trailer for The Demon King
Here's another professionally produced trailer, for the book The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.
Monday, March 21, 2011
BoTW: Bruiser
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman is a 2011 Lone Star book, the very first highlighted on this blog! I've read the first third of the book and I can reliably report that it's a steep departure from Unwind, though it contains some of the teenage angst found in Ansty Does Time. The book's overall theme seems to revolve around child abuse and neglect, and how children persevere against the starkest of family life.
From the beginning, Shusterman introduces some of the most unique characters in recent young adult literature. Bronte and Tennyson are twin siblings named by their literature professor parents after the famed novelist and poet. Bronte has begun dating an infamous boy at school, Brewster "The Bruiser" Rawlins. "The Bruiser" is a hulking teenager, voted by his class as "Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty." And now he's dating Tennyson's sister.
Tennyson will have none of it. He stalks Bronte and Brewster during their mini-golf date, corners Brewster, and threatens Brewster to stay away from his sister. The two nearly come to blows. Later Tennyson accidentally stumbles upon Brewster in the boy's locker room with his shirt off, his back covered with unbelievable scarring and bruising which Tennyson likens to the cratering on the moon. Curious about Brewster's bewildering disfigurement, Tennyson secretly follows him home after school. Hiding behind a nearby dumpster, he witnesses Brewster's uncle brandish a belt, threatening to beat Brewster and his little brother Cody!
From the beginning, Shusterman introduces some of the most unique characters in recent young adult literature. Bronte and Tennyson are twin siblings named by their literature professor parents after the famed novelist and poet. Bronte has begun dating an infamous boy at school, Brewster "The Bruiser" Rawlins. "The Bruiser" is a hulking teenager, voted by his class as "Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty." And now he's dating Tennyson's sister.
Tennyson will have none of it. He stalks Bronte and Brewster during their mini-golf date, corners Brewster, and threatens Brewster to stay away from his sister. The two nearly come to blows. Later Tennyson accidentally stumbles upon Brewster in the boy's locker room with his shirt off, his back covered with unbelievable scarring and bruising which Tennyson likens to the cratering on the moon. Curious about Brewster's bewildering disfigurement, Tennyson secretly follows him home after school. Hiding behind a nearby dumpster, he witnesses Brewster's uncle brandish a belt, threatening to beat Brewster and his little brother Cody!
Is that where Brewster's scars come from? Tennyson suspects yes. But then something strange happens. After hanging out with Brewster at his house, Tennyson notices that his scraped knuckles have inexplicably healed?
What could have caused such miraculous healing? And who (or what) is causing the scars and bruises on Brewster Rawlin's back? Read Bruiser and find out!
Friday, March 11, 2011
New Arrival!
Boom!(or, 70,000 light years) by Mark Haddon just arrived at the library today. Destiny says:
"When Jim and Charlie overhear two of their teachers talking in a secret language and the two friends set out to solve the mystery, they do not expect the dire consequences of their actions."
Sounds like a great alien conspiracy book, especially if you enjoy the notion of aliens posing as human teachers!
"When Jim and Charlie overhear two of their teachers talking in a secret language and the two friends set out to solve the mystery, they do not expect the dire consequences of their actions."
Sounds like a great alien conspiracy book, especially if you enjoy the notion of aliens posing as human teachers!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Book Trailer for Found
Most book trailers are created by students, teachers, and librarians, but more and more you can find professionally developed book trailers developed by the very company that publishes the book. The book trailer below, for instances:
Monday, March 7, 2011
BoTW: Found
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix is the first book in the Missing series. Found starts with a bang when a plane pulls up to an airport terminal full of nothing but crying . . . babies! That's right, babies. No pilot. No flight attendants. No adults. Just a plane load of very loud, angry babies. After the babies are unloaded, the plane vanishes from sight as mysteriously and suddenly as it appeared.
Fast forward more than a decade later to Jonah and Chip, two adopted boys who both receive a letter in the mail that contains one, brief statement: You are one of the missing. The two eventually piece together that they both were aboard that creepy plane thirteen years ago. The boys join forces to investigate their mysterious past and stumble upon a vast conspiracy involving nothing less than evil manipulation of the space-time continuum.
If you like science fiction with a healthy dose of intrigue, Found is your book. And we have the other two books in the Missing series, Sent and Sabotaged. Swing by the library today to check them out or put them on hold. Look for the call number FIC HADDIX.
Fast forward more than a decade later to Jonah and Chip, two adopted boys who both receive a letter in the mail that contains one, brief statement: You are one of the missing. The two eventually piece together that they both were aboard that creepy plane thirteen years ago. The boys join forces to investigate their mysterious past and stumble upon a vast conspiracy involving nothing less than evil manipulation of the space-time continuum.
If you like science fiction with a healthy dose of intrigue, Found is your book. And we have the other two books in the Missing series, Sent and Sabotaged. Swing by the library today to check them out or put them on hold. Look for the call number FIC HADDIX.
Friday, March 4, 2011
New Arrival!
We've got a new book in the library today, Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan. Here's the Destiny summary:
"Sam, having moved with her mother to Jackson, Mississippi, after the death of her father, finds the conservative 1960s values of the town clashing with her family's liberal views and struggles to navigate difficult relationships and understand segregation."
Sounds like a pretty serious but interesting book! Swing by the library today and pick it up!
"Sam, having moved with her mother to Jackson, Mississippi, after the death of her father, finds the conservative 1960s values of the town clashing with her family's liberal views and struggles to navigate difficult relationships and understand segregation."
Sounds like a pretty serious but interesting book! Swing by the library today and pick it up!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Unwind Book Trailer
I really like this book trailer of Unwind. It's very minimal, covering only the initial premise of the book. Nevertheless, I think it's very effective at getting people interested in the book.
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