Friday, May 18, 2012

Today's Book 05/19/2012

  • Scott, Elizabeth. THE UNWRITTEN RULENew York : Simon Pulse, 2010IL YAISBN 1416978917Brianna and Sarah have been best friends since Kindergarten. Brianna is beautiful. Sarah is not. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan since ninth grade but now he is dating Brianna. When Ryan begins to like Sarah more than Brianna, we have the classic love story. What should Sarah do? If she gives in to her feelings, she knows it will hurt Brianna terribly. After all, it is the unwritten rule that you don't date someone your best friend has feelings for. Will Sarah finally put herself first?

    tags: podcasts ya

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Today's Book 05/13/2012

  • Patterson, James. THE FIREBoston : Little, Brown, 2011IL 5-8, RL 5.0ISBN 0316101907In the final book of the Witch and Wizard series, we find Whit and Witsy Allgood running for their lives. The two know that they may be the world's only hope against the One Who Is The One, but what can two teens with diminishing powers ever hope to do against the cruel dictator? They have watched their parents' execution and have seen the One's army wiping out the Resistance. Whit and Witsy are forced to split up to try to defeat The One. Is Witsy up to this? Does she have enough fire power to defeat someone so cruel?

    tags: podcasts blueduke ya

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Today's Book 05/05/2012

  • Meyer, Marissa. CINDERNew York : Feiwel and Friends, 2012IL YAISBN 0312641893Cinder is a gifted mechanic. Have a repair that needs done? Cinder is your girl. Well, Cinder is actually a cyborg. In New Beijing post-World War IV, Earth is a very different place. Cyborgs are treated poorly. And Cinder is no different. She works all day in her booth in town but all her wages go to her step-mother. No one else in the family works but they sure know how to spend her money. Her step-mother has no use for Cinder other than her paycheck. One of her step-sisters is good to her and that makes it tolerable. While Cinder is not allowed to go to the Prince's ball until her chores are finished, she dreams of the handsome Prince. Little does her step-mother know but Cinder has met him. But when the plague stikes Cinder's step-sister, she is sold to the doctor who is researching a vaccine. Cinder knows that none of the cyborgs who have been experimented on have survived.

    tags: podcasts blueduke YA

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