WMA Library

Book of the Week May 19, 2008

2008-05-19T16:34:00.000-07:00

Prince Caspian
written by C.S. Lewis

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensey, the heroes and heroines from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, return in this fourth installment of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series. The four children are transported from an English train station to an island in the world of Narnia. Though Narnia has been at peace since the children left, it is now under the control of Wicked King Mirax. The youngsters, along with Aslan the great lion, must help young Prince Caspian restore Narnia's glorious past. This full-cast dramatization adheres closely to the book's text. Actor Paul Scofield is the "storyteller," and other British actors read the character parts. The production features sound effects and background music, and is a more complete version of the story than the BBC audio production (Bantam Doubleday, 1998). Children familiar with the series will enjoy this impressive production.
Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA

Book of the Week May 12, 2008

2008-05-12T15:51:00.000-07:00

Dream Factory
by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler

When the character actors at Disney World go on strike, the teens hired as replacements learn that it isn’t exactly the Happiest Place on Earth. Ella gets to be Cinderella, simply because the shoe fits. It should be a dream come true, but Ella no longer believes in dreams. Luke is a fur character, Dale the chipmunk. Chip is played by his girlfriend, Cassie, who is perfect in every way. Why, then, does Luke find himself more drawn to imperfect things like the theme park’s Phantom? A team-building scavenger hunt brings Luke and Ella together. As they uncover the Magic Kingdom’s treasures, they discover an undeniable magic between them.

Book of the Week April 21, 2008

2008-04-21T16:35:00.000-07:00

The Poison Apples
Lily Archer

Alice, Reena, and Molly meet at an elite boarding school in rural Massachusetts. It takes them a while to realize that they've all landed there primarily because of their wicked stepmothers, but once discovered, this fact binds them in friendship and their shared desire to exact revenge on the new women in their lives during Thanksgiving break. Because readers see them only from the girls' viewpoints, the insensitivity and self-absorption of their stepmothers are stupendously exaggerated—as is the cluelessness of their fathers. This does provide ample scope for humor, however, and allows the girls to have changes of heart as their perceptions mature a tad. Not essential, but good fun.—Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NY

Book of the Week March 9-23, 2008

2008-03-04T15:56:00.000-08:00

Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher

Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

Book of the Week March 3, 2008

2008-03-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

The Off Season
Written by Catherine Murdock

This sequel to Murdock's Dairy Queen (Houghton, 2006) catches readers up with narrator D.J. Schwenk as she hits her stride in her junior year of high school. She's playing linebacker for her high school football team, hanging out with Brian (the rival high school's quarterback), earning passing grades, and pulling her weight on her family's struggling dairy farm. But "a whole herd of trouble" is coming her way. First, D.J. and, by extension, Brian become the unwitting subjects of a People magazine article. Then D.J. suffers a shoulder injury that threatens her sports career, her gay best friend runs away with an older girlfriend, and D.J. notices that Brian isn't too keen on being seen with her in public. These problems are all put into perspective when D.J.'s older brother, Win, suffers a serious spinal-cord injury during a college football game. D.J. stays by his side in the hospital, a task made even tougher by Win's refusal to communicate, and accompanies him to rehab in Minnesota. There's no too-tidy ending here; readers gain a sense of the wait-and-see and grueling nature of physical rehabilitation. Though not as laugh-out-loud funny as the earlier title, The Off Season depicts a believably maturing D.J., a young woman whose character shines through even as she struggles to find her voice. Readers will root for her at every tragicomic turn, and will hope to hear from her again in future novels.—Amy Pickett, Ridley High School, Folsom, PA

Book of the Week Feb 18, 2008

2008-02-18T14:23:00.000-08:00

The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
by: Alexander Roy

On his deathbed, Alex Roy's father dropped tantalizing hints about the notorious Cannonball Run of the 1970s, the utterly illegal high-speed nonstop race from New York to L.A. that was nothing at all like the one portrayed in the Burt Reynolds movie.

Inspired by his father's dying words, and against the advice of his loyal, lifelong friends, Roy enters the mysterious world of road rallies and underground races—trying both to find himself and to locate The Driver, the anonymous organizer of the world's ultimate secret race—neither of which may exist. But in order to get noticed by The Driver, Roy must first become a force to be reckoned with.

In this riveting memoir, Roy straps you into his highly modified BMW M5 and takes you on a terrifying 120 mph lap of Manhattan (his version of the French cult film Rendezvous), then tackles the Gumball 3000 and the Bullrun—the two most infamous road rallies in the world. He creates a character for himself and his car, Polizei Autobahn Interceptor, and they stick out among the Lamborghinis and Ferraris driven by millionaire playboys, software moguls, Arab princes, movie stars, leggy Czech supermodels, gear-heads, and tech whizzes. Out of the hundred-plus rally drivers, a select few—Alex Roy among them—compete as if these are full-on honestto-god road races, traveling from London to Morocco, from Budapest to Rome, from San Francisco to Miami at speeds approaching 200 mph.

With his M5 armed with amyriad of radar detectors, laser jammers, and police scanners, and his trunk crammed with a variety of fake uniforms, the obsessively prepared Roy evades arrest at almost every turn, wreaking havoc on his fiercest rivals, and gaining the admiration of police forces around the globe.

But his rise to the top of the rally-driving world ultimately proves hollow, until he meets a young film producer documenting the obscure post–Cannonball Run races and the holy grail of cross-country racing—the N.Y.-to-L.A. speed record of thirty-two hours and seven minutes set back in 1983. Can that time even be approached today, much less beaten? As Roy reveals in The Driver, there are reasons why no one has tried in twenty-four years. But should he try? Can he do it?

Full of hilarious, sexy, and shocking stories from a life lived at the right-hand edge of the speedometer, The Driver offers a never-before-told insider's account of the fast, dangerous, and unbelievable society that has long been offlimits to most of us. Filled with insane driving and Roy's quixotic quest to win both for his late father and for himself, The Driver is the tale of one man's insatiable drive beyond life in the fast lane.

About the Author
Alexander Roy has been driving in international road rallies since 2003. He finished first in the 2006 Gumball 3000. With his shaved head and ability to outthink his fellow rally participants, he is known as the Dr. Evil of the road rally scene. Roy is coproducing and will also be featured in the upcoming movie 32 Hours, 7 Minutes about the legendary fastest drive from New York to L.A. in 1983. When he is not on the road, he lives in New York City. The Driver is his first book.

Book of the Week Feb 11, 2008

2008-02-06T15:32:00.000-08:00

The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn

Maggie Bean's having a tough year. Since her dad lost his job he spends more time watching TV than talking to his family, and her mom's totally stressed about money. So Maggie focuses on what she does best: keeping up her straight-A average and eating chocolate.

Lots and lots of chocolate.

But everything changes when Maggie gets a chance to try out for the synchronized swim team. Becoming a Water Wing has always been Maggie's dream -- who wouldn't want to have an instant circle of friends and wear that cute silver bathing suit? As a Water Wing, maybe she'll start believing she's more than just a socially awkward bookworm. Maybe people will see past the extra weight she's recently gained to the funny, cool girl hiding underneath. And maybe, just maybe, Peter Applewood will finally notice her.

It all depends on Maggie Bean, who thinks she knows who she is, but is about to find out for sure.

Book of the Week Feb 4, 2008

2008-01-30T16:24:00.000-08:00

The Chaos Code by Justin Richards

Matt Stribling is stuck spending another vacation with his brilliant, yet scatterbrained archaeologist father. His dad’s house is often a mess, so when Matt arrives to find the place turned upside down and his father missing, he’s not immediately worried. But a cryptic message and some strange sandy footprints quickly persuade Matt that all is not right. With the help of some unusual family friends, Matt discovers that his father had been searching for an ancient code, one rumored to have brought down the Mayans, and maybe even the fabled civilization of Atlantis. Now in the hands of a madman using high tech computers to decipher it, the code is being readied for new and sinister uses. Matt and his friend, Robin, will traverse the globe, battling terrifying sand creatures and mercenaries alike in their efforts to stop the chaos code from being fully reactivated—and dooming the modern world to a catastrophe not seen since the days of Atlantis.

Book of the Week - Jan 28, 2008

2008-01-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

I Am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen

With her mother dead of the plague, and her beloved brother newly married and moved away, Cornelia van Rijn finds herself without a friend or confidante—save her difficult father. Out of favor with Amsterdam’s elite, and considered brash and unreasonable by his patrons, Rembrandt van Rijn, once revered, is now teetering on the brink of madness. Cornelia alone must care for him, though she herself is haunted by secrets and scandal. Her only happiness comes in chance meetings with Carel, the son of a wealthy shipping magnate whose passion for art stirs Cornelia. And then there is Neel, her father’s last remaining pupil, whose steadfast devotion to Rembrandt both baffles and touches her. Based on historical fact, and filled with family dramas and a love triangle that would make Jane Austen proud, I Am Rembrandt’s Daughter is a powerful account of a young woman’s struggle to come of age within the shadow of one of the world’s most brilliant and complicated artists.

Book Of the Week Jan 16,2008

2008-01-16T14:47:00.000-08:00

MIMUS
written by Lilli Thal translated by John Brownjohn

Will peace come to Moltovia after years of battling with neighboring kingdom Vinland? The Moltovians are eager to believe so, and when the mistrusted Count Tillo brings a sealed message from the King, asking for Prince Florin to join him at Vinland's court for the signing of the Peace Treaty, even the suspicious Councillor agrees. Betrayal by Vinland forces Florin into the jester's hands, where he becomes just another performing "monkey" kept in the king's stable. Or does he? And is the jester just a trickster, or is he a trickster with a heart? Young Prince Florin learns to navigate a court riddled with betrayal and deception. He makes friends in odd places—including the scullery and the torture chamber—and discovers what true honor and friendship, as well as evil, are. This exciting epic, set in a mediaeval world rich in complexity, is both hilarious and touching. A great read for a rainy day or the quiet hour before sleep.

BOOK OF THE WEEK Dec 17, 2008

2007-12-17T16:13:00.000-08:00

Mistletoe
Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman, Hailey Abbott, and Nina Malkin

Glittering white snowflakes. The handsome blond ski instructor. The sparkle on a cashmere skirt. Hot cocoa and kisses in front of a crackling fire. The holiday season is the ESSENCE of magic...and romance. Four of today's bestselling teen authors -- Melissa de la Cruz (The Au Pairs), Aimee Friedman (South Beach), Hailey Abbott (Summer Boys), and Nina Malkin (6X) -- bring us delectable tales of love and lust and holiday cheers (and tears) in this one-of-a-kind collection that teens will devour faster than a plate of Christmas cookies

BOOK OF THE WEEK Dec 10, 2007

2007-12-12T16:03:00.000-08:00

THE MYSTERIOUS EDGE OF THE HEROIC WORLD
by E.L. Konigsberg

"ninety percent of who you are is invisible."
Amedeo Kaplan seems just like any other new kid who has moved into the town of St. Malo, Florida, a navy town where new faces are the norm. But Amedeo has a secret, a dream: More than anything in the world, he wants to discover something -- a place, a process, even a fossil -- some treasure that no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would also like to discover a true friend to share these things with.

William Wilcox seems like an unlikely candidate for friendship: an aloof boy who is all edges and who owns silence the way other people own words. When Amedeo and William find themselves working together on a house sale for Amedeo's eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender, Amedeo has an inkling that both his wishes may come true. For Mrs. Zender's mansion is crammed with memorabilia of her long life, and there is a story to go with every piece. Soon the boys find themselves caught up in one particular story -- a story that links a sketch, a young boy's life, an old man's reminiscence, and a painful secret dating back to the outrages of Nazi
Germany. It's a story that will take them to the edge of what they know about heroism and the mystery of the human heart.

Two-time Newbery winner E. L. Konigsburg spins a magnificent tale of art,
discovery, friendship, history, and truth.

BOOK OF THE WEEK Dec 3, 2007

2007-12-05T15:49:00.000-08:00

Jinx by Meg Cabot

The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfor-tune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally outrun her bad luck. Or at least escape the havoc she's caused back in her small hometown.

But trouble has definitely followed Jinx to New York. And it's causing big problems for her cousin Tory, who is not happy to have the family black sheep around. Beautiful, glamorous Tory is hiding a dangerous secret—one that she's sure Jinx is going to reveal.

Jinx is beginning to realize it isn't just bad luck she's been running from. It's something far more sinister . . . and the curse Jinx has lived under since the day she was born might just be the only thing that can save her life.

Book of the Week for November 12-19

2007-11-09T12:37:00.000-08:00

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family. She’d know about her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back.

But Naomi picked heads.

Book of the Week for October 29-November 4

2007-10-29T09:58:00.000-07:00

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said than done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world...for spies.

Cammie may have a genius IQ , but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semester? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely?

Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her best friends learn that their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests--code name: "Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top-secret status at risk.

Soon Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls and surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart--and her beloved school--are higher than ever.

TEEN READ WEEK!

2007-10-15T09:20:00.000-07:00

It's Teen Read Week--yay!

This year, the theme is LOL @ Your Library. Some of the activities surrounding this event:

Raffle: enter your name to win fabulous prizes
On display: funny books
Prizes: Every student who checks out a book throughout the week wins a prize
Contest: The student who submits the best doctored photo wins a $20 spa gift card
Share: Write your favorite joke on the bulletin board

October 19: Family Guy marathon. Upper school only. 7 p.m.
October 20: Entertainment game night (Trivial Pursuit 90s edition, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader game, High School Musical DVD game, etc.). Upper and middle school welcome. 7 p.m.

Snacks served at both events!

Book of the Week for October 13-20

2007-10-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Love, Stargirl picks up a year after Stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of Stargirl. The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a year's time. In her writing, Stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in Mica, Arizona, with involvements with new people in her life.

In Love, Stargirl, we hear the voice of Stargirl herself as she reflects on time, life, Leo, and—of course—love.

Give-a-Book

2007-10-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much to the parents who sponsored a book at the WMA library over Parents' Weekend! For those of you who would still like to donate, please contact me at sludwig@wmanet.org.

Book of the Week for October 5-12

2007-10-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

They Came from Below by Blake Nelson

Seventeen-year-old Emily and her best friend Reese can't wait for summer vacation on Cape Cod. Every year, it's the same thing: high hopes that they may finally hook up with some cool guys...and it never happens. But this year, they're sure it's going to be different. So it's totally amazing when out of nowhere they meet two unbelievably adorable boys who are just too cute to be true! Which, they soon discover, may be the case. A lot of odd things happen when Steve and Dave are around. Reese figures it's because they're not from around here. So where are they from, France? Well, not quite... Summoned from the depths of the sea by the dire threat of global pollution, friendly aliens "Steve and Dave" have manifested themselves in human form and come ashore in a last desperate effort to save the oceans.

Raw Danger! review by Alex Shirley

2007-10-03T11:27:00.001-07:00

System: PS2
Rating: T for Teen
Company: Agetec
Date Released: June 2007

Just by looking at the cover, you can tell that this is one INTENSE game. Before I tell you about the overall ups and downs of this game, let me start off with an excerpt that really won't give that much information about it...

You start the game as a 22-year-old waiter, serving guests at a Christmas banquet, which is also celebrating the construction of an underground system of structures in the city of Del Ray, New York. The year is 2010. So far, all is well. You follow a waitress around, helping her, and occasionally get scolded by your boss. The Head Chef is also making you rush back and forth between guests. But, you're getting paid, right?

But disturbing things are happening. A leak breaks out in the hallway, and a pipe is dripping. And when you give the mayor his water, his assistant is urgent. The managers round up the guests and take them to the main hall. You're in the bathroom to check for more guests, and... the world falls apart.

You can find this beginning online, but basically, you're trapped in the building as rising water licks at your feet. You constantly dodge rushing waters, broken electrical outlets, and crumbling floors. Again, you're with the waitress, and as you try to move through the city, a story and a huge conspiracy theory becomes apparent to you. You solve the mystery of the flood and a murder by playing several characters, including a doctor, a convict, a taxi driver, and a high school student. All of these people are somehow connected, and they are all in huge danger.

Be aware, Agetec doesn't have access to the technology of the ages (coincidentally) so the graphics, although pretty good, aren't the best. The character's feet will more than once melt into a wall or object, and minor characters have the same response to your presence every time you try to talk to them. Plus, when someone turns around, they don't walk, they rotate.

The controls are generally easy to use. That is, before you're trying to push a cart or a ladder. You will constantly be frustrated by your inability to move the object in the direction you want it to, but luckily, it doesn't happen so much. Other characters will ask for your help, even ones that you will play later in the game, so you will have to move rubble, drive cars, and hang from wires. This is generally easy, if you know what to do.

The interesting part about the game is that whatever you do in previous levels will sometimes dramatically affect what happen later in the game. If you treat your partner right, they could consider you your best friend or even your boyfriend. And if you move a piece of rubble out of the way to pass through, it will create a problem for the next character you play. Even items you leave inside a dumpster will stay there in order for someone else to find it.

That's it. Believe me, it's an awesome game! If you're not too accustomed to state-of-the-art graphics, you may want to play it again and again. You can find it at most GameStop stores, and sometimes a rental shop. It's only $14.95 + tax, and it's a deal! Hope you have fun!

Book of the Week for September 27-October 4

2007-09-27T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley

Molly Ollinger can't stand perky Cassie Birchmeyer. When they are forced to collaborate on a school project, their bickering escalates into a food fight in the Sunshine Day School cafeteria. But because Sunshine Day isn't your average high school, the girls' punishment isn't detention—it's to work in the cafeteria as lunch ladies. Ewww. They'll have to cook up a way to get along in order to get themselves out of the kitchen. Seasoned with hilarious original songs, slams on traditional school-lunch menus, not to mention downright tasty recipes, Hot Lunch is the best thing to hit school lunch since Tater Tots.

Book of the Week for September 19-September 26

2007-09-20T13:09:00.000-07:00

Right Behind You by Gail Giles

When he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret. How can Kip tell anyone that he really is--or was--a murderer?

By the author of What Happened to Cass McBride?

Banned Books Week

2007-09-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

Every year, libraries all over the country celebrate Banned Books Week, which is really a celebration of our freedom to read whatever we want. Us librarians care a lot about that sort of thing--and we work really hard to make sure YOU have the chance to read whatever your heart desires, which means not banning books!

Books get banned when someone thinks that book shouldn't be in a library for any number of reasons. Sometimes people think it is offensive, inappropriate, or simply bad literature. Some interesting examples of books that have been banned over the years are:

1984
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Animal Farm
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Beloved
Brave New World
Catcher in the Rye
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Color Purple
The Egypt Game
Fahrenheit 451
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Gone with the Wind
James and the Giant Peach
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Little House on the Prairie
To Kill a Mockingbird
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where's Waldo?
A Wrinkle in Time

In our library, we'll have some of these books on display, as well as some cool photos up of your teachers holding their favorite banned books.

If you have any questions about Banned Book Week, please come ask me!

Book of the Week for September 11-September 18

2007-09-13T06:27:00.000-07:00

The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty

The Zing family lives in a world of misguided spell books, singular poetry, and state-of-the-art surveillance equipment. They use these things to protect the Zing Family Secret -- one so huge it draws the family to the garden shed for meetings every Friday night. Into their world comes socially isolated middle grader Listen Taylor, whose father is dating a Zing. Enter Cath Murphy, a young teacher at the elementary school that Cassie Zing attends, suffering from a broken heart. How will the worlds of these two young woman connect? Only the reader can know!

By the author of The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie, The Year of Secret Assignments, and Feeling Sorry for Celia.

Welcome back!

2007-09-13T06:22:00.000-07:00

We've been back in classes for a week! I hope all of you are settling in well and catching up with your friends and making new ones.

There's a lot of new stuff happening here this year. You should definitely come visit and see our new carpet and layout. Make yourself comfortable in The Nook, the new reading area which was designed with the help of two of your classmates, Ariel Landers and Kim Marker. Be sure to tell them how nice it looks.

If you have any questions about where things are now that we've moved things around, please do not be afraid to ask me for help!

As usual, we have tons of new books in, including all the brand-new YA titles. I also bought a bunch of new DVDs that you can borrow whenever you want. And don't forget about our ginormous game library, which you can use here or take home if you're a boarder.

We've got a bunch of free books in our paperback exchange box at the front of the library. Take one and donate one of yours that you've already read. (Faculty and staff, this goes for you, too.)

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Upper School Book Group, please email me. Our first book is going to be The Book Thief. We'll try to meet at least once a trimester, and we'll have lots of snacks. I hope you'll consider joining!

Okay, that's it for now. Have an amazing start to the school year, and remember that you are always welcome in the library!

Book of the Week for September 3-September 10

2007-09-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

The first BOTW for the 2007-08 school year is....

Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks!

Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot?

Reviews are coming soon!

2007-09-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

Please consider writing reviews of the movies, books, CDs, TV shows, or video games you've watched/played/read/listened to this summer. Submit them to me and I will post them on the library website AND put your name in a raffle to win a $10 spa gift card (there will be one winner each trimester).

The reviews should be anywhere from 50-200 words. Please include your name and as much info as you can about the thing you're reviewing.

I would especially like reviews of:

-Harry Potter 7 (the book)
-Harry Potter 5 (the movie)
-High School Musical 2
-Hairspray
-Eclipse (the new book in the Twilight series)
-Any of the super good reality TV shows that come out over the summer (Hell's Kitchen, So You Think You Can Dance, -America's Got Talent, etc...)

Ms. Ludwig

Author blogs

2007-08-15T12:39:00.002-07:00

I added some of my favorite author blogs over there on the right. Check them out if you get a chance. If you have any favorite authors who aren't on the list, send me a link to their blog!

September's not so far away...

2007-08-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

Things are crazy in the library right now. Nothing is where it's supposed to be. Hopefully everything will be in order by the time you get back!

There are so many fun things planned for this year--I can't wait.

Hope your summers are going well! See you soon!

Ms. Ludwig