April & Oliver;  by Tess Callahan  (find it on our shelves at FIC CAL)

The story of April and Oliver, two inseparable childhood friends whose existences again collide with the sudden death of April’s younger brother.

Tess Callahan’s website  (http://tesscallahan.com)

 Fire;  by Kristin Cashore  (find it on our shelves at FIC CAS)

In a kingdom called The Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her.  But even with these gifts, she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.  This is a kind of prequel to Cashore’s Graceling.

Kristin Cashore’s blog and website  (http://kristincashore.blogspot.com)

Catching Fire;  by Suzanne Collins  (find it on our shelves at FIC COL)

By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss and Peeta have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families. But because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.  This is a sequel to The Hunger Games.

Suzanne Collins’ website  (http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com)

I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets : Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure : From Smith Magazine;  edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith  (find it on our shelves at 920 ICA)

Smith Magazine sought memoirs that could only be 6 words long and then chose some of the best for this collection.  Creative and thought-provoking.  How would you sum up your life in 6 words?

Smith Magazine  ( http://www.smithteens.com)

The Plan of Chicago : Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City;  by Carl S. Smith  (find it on our shelves at 977.311 SMI)

This was the Chicago Public Library’s “One Book, One Chicago” pick for Fall 2009.  Burnham’s plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features and it remains a living document that continues to inspire discussion and, well, plans!

Burnham Plan Centennial website  (http://burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu)

Charles and Emma : The Darwins’ Leap of Faith;  by Deborah Heiligman  (find it on our shelves at 921 DAR)

Find out how the tension between the theory of evolution and the tenets of religion, a tension that remains to this day, played out in the marriage of Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma.

Deborah Heiligman’s website  (http://www.deborahheiligman.com)

The Rock and the River; by Kekla Magoon
(Find it on our shelves at FIC MAG)

In 1968, 14-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father’s nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans, and his older brother who has joined the Black Panther Party.

SOME OTHERS YOU MIGHT LIKE:

All My Patients have Tales : Favorite Stories From a Vet’s Practice;  by Jeff Wells  (636.089 WEL)

Paper Towns;  by John Green  (FIC GRE)

The Woman Behind the New Deal : The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience;  by Kristin Downey  (921 PER)

Secret Keeper;  by Mitali Perkins  (FIC PER)

What Paul Meant;  by Garry Wills  (225.92 WIL)

Lock and Key : A Novel;  by Sarah Dessen  (FIC DES)

The Voice That Challenged a Nation : Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights;  by Russell Freedman  (921 AND)

Same Difference;  by Siobhan Vivian  (FIC VIV)

Why We Make Mistakes : How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average;  by Joseph T. Hallian  (153 HAL)

Stravaganza : City of Secrets;  by Mary Hoffman  (FIC HOF)

Acts of Light : Martha Graham in the Twenty-First Century;  by John Deane  (792.8 DEA)

• Returnable Girl
• A Grave In Gaza
• Ghostgirls
• The Looking Glass Wars
• The Silver Kiss
• Feed
• Seeing Redd
• Shadow Summer
• Specials
• Ransom My Heart
• The Good Neighbor, Book One : Kin
• Tales From Outer Suburbia
• Need
• The Queen of Attolia
• Paper Towns
• Love Is Hell

They’re all waiting for you.  Come in and find your best ever book!

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas : A Fable by John Boyne
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called “Out-With” in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.  Find it on our shelves at FIC BOY.

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes : And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and Their Patients edited by Lucy H. Spelman and Ted Y. Mashima
From a root canal on a 3000-pound hippo to one doctor’s heartbreaking efforts to save a critically ill lemur, here are acts of rescue, kindness, and cross-disciplinary cooperation between zoo vets and other top scientists. If you’re addicted to Animal Planet, this is the book for you! Find it on our shelves at 636.089 RHI.

The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas
While regularly petitioning the Vatican to make her the first living saint, 15-year-old Antonia Labella prays to assorted patron saints for everything from help with preparing the family’s fig tree for a Rhode Island winter to getting her first kiss from the right boy.  Find it on our shelves at FIC FRE.

All the People in the Bible : An A-Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture by Richard Losch
A comprehensive and fascinating reference work focusing on the lesser characters in the Bible.   Not only for assignments, this book is just fun to browse.  Find it on our shelves at 220.9 LOS

What I Saw and How I Lied; by Judy Blundell

The buzz around this book just keeps growing and growing!  In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenaged Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome changes her life and that of her family forever.  Find it on our shelves at:  FIC BLU.

Isadora Duncan : A Graphic Biography; written and illustrated by Sabrina Jones

In graphic novel format, this biography traces the life of the pioneering modern dancer from her unconventional California childhood to her triumphs in Europe.  It’s an innovative way to tell the story of a great innovator.  Find it on our shelves at: 921 DUN.

Promised Land : Thirteen Books That Changed America; by Jay Parini

Need a little context for the works you read in your American Lit or U.S. History classes?  Take this chronological tour of Parini’s choices for books that, as Pat Schroeder put it, “reveal the DNA of a nation’s culture.”  In spite of Americans’ view of themselves as a “practical” rather than an “intellectual” people, ideas have shaped and transformed our history and culture in profound ways.  Follow Parini as he makes his case for the powerful influence of books.  Find it on our shelves at:  810.9 PAR.

My Lost and Found Life; by Melodie Bowsher

When her mother is accused of embezzling a million dollars and vanishes, spoiled, selfish Ashley must fend for herself by finding a job and a place to live.  Booklist called this novel, “part sexy romance, part urban survival adventure.”  It’s a quick and easy read that lets you imagine what it would be like to be completely on your own just as you graduate from high school.  Find it on our shelves at:  FIC BOW.

Mom, no! I don’t want a Quinceanera; at least not a traditional quinceanera. What do you do when your Mom has been planning your quinceanera since your birth? Then there are your friends, whom you’ve told, “Oh, I’m not having a celebration” and they plan one for you. YIKES!!! How are you going to resolve this dilemma? Curious how this crisis will end? Estrella’s Quinceanera by Malin Alegria is the book for you.

“When the simmering tensions of the present mingle with the dark secrets of the past, it is kindly Bliss who becomes the focus of a deadly struggle for power.” Are you intrigued? Read Bliss by Lauren Myracle……maybe not on a dark and dreary night.

First off, we purchased all 3 books in Michael Lawrence’s Withern Rise trilogy:  A Crack in the Line (vol.1), Small Eternities (vol. 2), and The Underwood See (vol. 3).  One of the seniors recommended the series to Mr. Longo (Tolkien-lover that he is) and he passed the recommendation on to us.  The series follows Alaric and Naia, both 16-years-old in the first volume, who live in parallel worlds but are able to cross into alternate realities.  There is adventure for sure, but the books also deal with some important themes and raise interesting questions to ponder and discuss. (Find them on our shelves at FIC LAW.)

We also have What You Should Know About Politics — But Don’t : A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues by Jessamyn Conrad (320.6 CON).  Just because the elections are over, it doesn’t mean we should go back to being politically oblivious.  The issues that were important in the election continue to be important now.

You don’t have to be a scientist to enjoy Neil Shubin’s Your Inner Fish : A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (611 SHU), a fascinating look at the evolution of the human body through examining the fossil record.  And it’s short, too!

In addition to the books listed above, we’ve added travel guides that cover all the regions of Italy, biographies of Charlemagne and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and 3 books in a series about life in Elizabethan England.  Feel free to stop by and check out any of these books — or browse our shelves and discover some treasures on your own!

On Call : A Doctor’s Days and Nights In Residency;
by Emily Transue (find it on our shelves at 610.92 TRA)

Stolen Voices : Young People’s War Diaries from World War I to Iraq;  edited with commentaries by Zlata Filipovic and Melanie Challenger  (302.2309 STO)

Censorship on the Internet : From Filters to Freedom of Speech; by Wendy Herumin  (363.31 HER)

Theories for Everything : An Illustrated History of Science from the Invention of Numbers to String Theory; by John Langone  (509 LAN)

Why a Curveball Curves : The Incredible Science of Sport; edited by Frank Vizard  (613.71 WHY)

The Way Toys Work : The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch-a-Skech, Boomerang, and More; by Edwin Sobey

Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America; by Jacqueline Barnitz  (709.8 BAR)

Drawing Manga; by Selina Dean  (741.5 DEA)

Get a Hobby! : 101 All-Consuming Diversions for Any Lifestyle; by Tina Barseghian  (790.13 BAR)

The Great Adventure : Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America; by Albert Marrin  (921 ROO)

Twyla Tharp : Dancer and Choreographer; by James Robert Parish  (921 THA)

A Medieval Knight; by James Barter  (940.1 BAR)

American Colonies; by Alan Taylor  (973.2 TAY)

Are you waiting to read the next Stephenie Meyer book? We have it! Bella’s love for a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare. Stephenie Meyer’s vampire love saga can be found in the fiction section of the library. A review said this series “is a love story with a bite.”
Twilight is book #1, New Moon is book #2, Eclipse is book #3 and
Breaking Dawn is book #4. call number FIC MEY

Are you looking for a good book but find you are too busy? Let us suggest some newly arrived short stories.
Such A Pretty Face: amusing tales of our relationship with beauty. call number SC SUC
Who Am I Without Him?: “Hilarious and anguished, these twelve short stories speak with rare truth”. call number FIC FLA
Red Spikes: “…the remarkable, luminous, mysterious short stories of Margo Lanagan.”
call number FIC LAN
What They Found: Love On 145th Street:”…love can be found, and can thrive in unlikely places.” call number FIC MYE

All the short story titles above are shelved in the fiction area of the library.

Does your taste run to history? We have a great book describing the American Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. The Worst Hard Times: The Untold Story Of Those Who Survived The Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan call number 973.917 GA