23 March 2009

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar

While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of a baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.

LISTEN to this story on a Playaway device:
Call number: AB F LUB (Media Office, Room 146)

Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. Chagrin Falls, Ohio: Findaway World, 2006.

11 March 2009

Everything's Eventual by Stephen King

Presents fourteen short horror stories by Stephen King, including several prize-winning selections as well as "Riding the Bullet," originally published as an e-book.

Call number: F KIN (LA IMC)

King, Stephen. Everything's Eventual. New York: Pocket Books, 2003.

09 March 2009

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

MICHAEL PRINTZ BOOK AWARD WINNER

Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

Call number: F MAR (LA IMC)

Marchetta, Melina. Jellicoe Road. New York: HarperTeen, 2008.

06 March 2009

Marked by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

After being accepted as a fledgling vampire at the House of Night prep school and receiving special powers by a goddess, sixteen-year-old Zoey Montgomery discovers one of her peers is misusing her powers and must decide what the right thing to do is.

Call number: F CAS (LA IMC)

Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Marked. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.

05 March 2009

Midnight Sun (Edward's version of Twilight) by Stephenie Meyer

Read the partial draft of Midnight Sun (Edwards version of Twilight) by Stephenie Meyer!

04 March 2009

LISTEN to 13 Reasons Why

Listen to the beginning of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher!

Ask Mrs. Sandberg in the LA IMC about downloading the entire audiobook from the State Library site!

State Library of Kansas Audio Books, Music & More!

03 March 2009

The Clique by Lisi Harrison

Wealthy Massie is determined to exclude middle class Claire, the daughter of her father's old friend, from her seventh-grade clique at a very exclusive private school in Westchester, New York, but after Massie steals her only friend, Claire strikes back.

Call number: F HAR (LA IMC)

Harrison, Lisi. The Clique. New York: Little Brown, 2004.