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Q & A with author Ally Carter!

August 3, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

We had questions, and Ally Carter was kind enough to provide us with some great answers!  The topic: her sensational novel, Uncommon Criminals which is our featured fiction work of the week. If you loved the book like we did the following questions should capture your interest and also give you a sneak peak for what Ally […]

Hot Summer Read: Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

August 3, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

  Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter Katarina Bishop, best known as the girl who robbed the greatest museum in the world, is back for her second adventure. She is tasked with stealing the infamous Cleopatra Emerald. But this heist is going to be even more challenging, for three reasons. All Katarina has to do is […]

Quote of the Week

August 2, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

"Because of their size, paren’ts may be difficult to discipline properly" – P.J. O'Rourke

Hot Summer Read: Gate 7

August 1, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

  Gate 7, Volume 1  by Steve Dutro, William Flanagan and Philip Simon  Chikahito Takamoto’s visit to Kyoto leads to a mystical adventure. While visiting the shrine of Kita no Tenmangu, he finds himself in the mystical world of Hana and her team – who are strangely dressed and have supernatural powers. The team is not […]

Contest: What was the most notorious scandal of the new millenium?

July 30, 2012 | James M. | Comments (24)

  Image by Infrogmation Scandalous! by Hallie Fryd describes 50 of the most shocking scandals in the twentieth century. What dirt do you remember from the 21st?   To be entered into this week's contest: In one hundred words or less, describe the celebrity scandal you think has made the most noise since the year 2000. Also, explain why you think […]

Hot Summer Read: Scandalous!

July 30, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

Scandalous!: 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About (So You Can Impress Your Friends) by Hallie Fryd  Who doesn’t enjoy a good celebrity scandal? Think all those endless celebrity screw-ups are a recent thing? Think again! Since way back when, famous people have been finding ways to shock and surprise us. Find out about 50 […]

YAG Video Challenge! …and the winner is….

July 4, 2012 | James M. | Comments (9)

<drum roll sound effect> We are SuPeR DuPeR excited to announce that the winner of the 2012 YAG Video Challenge with an astonishing amount of votes is Oakwood Village!! All the videos were beyond amazing this year! Congrats to the Oakwood Village YAG.  You can view all the entries on the YAG Video Challenge page. View the […]

Teen Wii @ Woodview Park

July 2, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

Think you've got game??? Check out Teen Wii afternoon @ Woodview Park on Wednesday, July 11 starting at 2 p.m. and bring your game face to what should be an intense afternoon of console gaming. Check the event page for more details. Woodview Park Branch (16 Bradstock Road)Wednesday July 112:00 PM  

Teen Book Club @ Albion

June 29, 2012 | James M. | Comments (0)

Like talking about books offline too? Then stop by the Albion Library to join a book club aimed specifically at teens! Get together with your peers to discuss some of the hottest books out there, as well as some of your personal favourites. For ages 12-18.   Albion Library (1515 Albion Road)Monday July 9th – 6:00 […]

Awesome August Read: Shaken by Eric Walters

August 4, 2011 | James M. | Comments (22)

About a month ago I was attracted by the bright red bulls-eye on Shaken, a book recently penned by Canadian author Eric Walters. I found this book to be a fantastic eye opening account of the fairly recent earthquake in Haiti. Walters paints a picture of this catastrophic tragedy through the story of his main […]