One of my favourite parts of the summer is its the time when I get to read whatever I want. In school, there were always books that I was assigned to read- books that I might have even enjoyed reading, except that having them foced on me in some class or another always made slogging […]
Best Bad advice contest – Win an iPad mini! Ever had a situation you didn’t know how to deal with? If so, you may have chosen to write into an advice column to get an expert opinion on how to solve your particular dilemma. In this contest, we’re switching things up a bit, and asking […]
Mariko Tamaki presents "Tell Me All About It," a workshop for writers of all kinds (diary writers, blog writers, poetry writers, song writers, comic writers and fiction writers).Come learn about reveling in the details and to explore different ways to describe in your writing. Mariko is the author of the graphic novel 'Skim,' and the […]
Enchanted By Alethea Kontis (2012) When Sunday Woodcutter, the youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week, kisses an enchanted frog, he transforms back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland–a man Sunday's family despises. Get Enchanted from the library today! Book Already read Enchanted? What did you think? Write […]
Loki's Wolves By Kelley Armstrong & Melissa Marr (2013) "Matt Thorsen is a direct descendent of the order-keeping god Thor, and his classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke are descendents of the trickster god Loki. When Ragnarok–the apocalypse–threatens, the human descendents of the gods must fight monsters to stop the end of the world." Get Loki's […]
Gil Marsh By A.C.E. Bauer (2012) High school track star Gil Marsh comes to terms with the loss of his close friend and teammate, Enko, and his own mortality while on a journey to find Enko's grave in this modern retelling of the ancient Sumerian tale of Gilgamesh. Get Gil Marsh from the library today! […]
Ichiro By Ryan Inzana (2012) Raised by a Japanese mother in New York City, his American father killed in a war, Ichiro finds it difficult to figure out where he fits in. A trip to Japan leaves the boy with his grandfather, in a country he does not know. And one night Ichi gets dragged […]
Starling By Lesley Livingston (2012) Mason Starling, a champion fencer at Gosforth Academy, finds her school overrun with terrifying creatures after a mysterious, ferocious storm falls on Manhattan and the mysterious stranger who saves her life becomes her only ally as they work together to discover his past and learn of Mason's family's dark allegiance […]
The Odyssey Graphically retold by Gareth Hinds (2010) Retold in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. Get The Odyssey at the library today! Graphic Novel Already read The Odyssey? What did you […]
Starcrossed / Dreamless / Goddess By Josephine Angelini (2011) When shy sixteen-year-old Helen Hamilton starts having vivid dreams about three ancient, hideous women and suddenly tries to kill a new student at her Nantucket high school, she discovers that she is playing out some version of an old tale involving Helen of Troy, the Three […]