Wake / Watch / Wonder By Robert J. Sawyer (2009/2010/2011) Caitlin Decter has a rare condition called Tomasevic's syndrome, which means she's been blind since birth. So when a Japanese scientist offers her a chance to implant a tiny chip into her eye which will allow her to see, she jumps for it. Much to […]
Robopocalypse By Daniel H. Wilson (2011) In a twisted Terminator-esqe future, Archos, an artificial intelligence construct has become both self-aware and rebellious, turning hordes of machines against their human masters. The chilling dystopia rendered by Daniel Wilson is made even more ominous by his background; in real life Wilson is a robotics expert, and his […]
The Geomancer's Compass By Melissa Hardy (2012) Whatever Miranda Liu was expecting to do over the summer, it certainly wasn't travelling to Moose Jaw to battle a malevolent ghost! And yet when she discovers that her family is the bearers of a century-old curse, she finds herself exploring this sleepy Saskatchewan town, Chinese cultural history […]
Incredible Change-Bots Two By Jeffrey Brown (2010) This book's all about robots that can change into cars and other things. They're probably going to take over the world if they can work out their emotions and stuff. Lazer battles! Bew bew bew bewbewbew!!!! Yisss. Get Incredible Change-Bots Two from the library today! Graphic Novel Have […]
Broken Pencil Broken Pencil reviews the best zines, books, websites, videos and music from the underground and reprints the best articles from the alternative press. Also, ground breaking interviews, original fiction, and commentary on all aspects of the independent arts. From the hilarious to the perverse, Broken Pencil challenges conformity and demands attention. Get Broken […]
See What I See By Gloria Whelan (2011) When eighteen-year-old Kate arrives on the Detroit doorstep of her long-estranged father, a famous painter, she is shocked to learn that he is dying and does not want to support her efforts to attend the local art school. Get See What I See from the library today! […]
Ink By Amanda Sun (2013) On the heels of a family tragedy, Katie Green must move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shiuzuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn't know the language, she can barely hold a pair of chopsticks, and she can't seem to get the hang of taking her […]
Tokyo Heist By Diana Renn (2012) After a high-profile art heist of three van Gogh drawings in her home town of Seattle, sixteen-year-old Violet Rossi finds herself in Japan with her artist father, searching for the related van Gogh painting. Get Tokyo Heist from the library today! Book Have you read Tokyo Heist? […]
Adorkable By Sarra Manning (2012) Welcome to the dorkside. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Jeane Smith's a blogger, a dreamer, a jumble sale queen, CEO of her own lifestyle brand, and has half a million followers on Twitter. Michael Lee's a star of school, stage, and playing field. A golden boy in a […]
BZRK By Michael Grant (2012) They’re crawling through your hair, into your eyes, rewiring your brain… In Michael Grant’s twisted scientific thriller BZRK, tiny nanobots surround us, and are used by scientists to manipulate not only world events but our very consciousness. This fast-paced sexy book envisions human bodies as microscopic battlefields between cybernetic horrorshows, […]