Monday, November 23, 2009

New Books


The Magic Thief
by Sarah Prineas

Conn's life is forever changed when he tries to pick the pocket of the wizard Nevery and instead gets a strong jolt of magic, but, instead of punishing the boy, Nevery takes Conn under his wing, teaches him magic, and enlists his help in finding the person responsible for stealing the city's dwindling magic supply.




The Lost Years of Merlin
by T.A. Barron

A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.




Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra
by Obert Skye

As Leven, Geth, and Winter continue their quest to save Foo from the invading armies of rants, a new threat arrives, the Dearth.




Jellicoe Road
by Melina Marchetta

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.





The Help
by Kathryn Stockett

Skeeter returns home to Mississippi from college in 1962 and begins to write stories about the African-American women that are found working in white households, which includes Aibileen, who grieves for the loss of her son while caring for her seventeenth white child, and Minny, Aibileen's sassy friend, the hired cook for a secretive woman who is new to town.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

More New Titles...


The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman

The orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures.





The Girl Who Could Fly
by Victoria Forester

Piper McCloud's ability to fly sets her apart from the other kids, so her mother sends her to an exclusive school for children with exceptional abilities, but even there she does not fit in with the other students.






Football Genius
by Tim Green

Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.





The Fires of Merlin
by T.A. Barron

Having voyaged to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself, the young wizard Merlin must face fire in many different forms and deal with the possibility of losing his own magical power.




Ender in Exile
by Orson Scott Card

"A Tom Doherty Associates book." Ender is offered the choice of living in isolation on Eros at one of the Hegemony's training facilities, but chooses tojourney out to the colonies with his sister, Valentine.

Monday, November 2, 2009

October Reading Contest Winners


These students and teachers have won the reading contest for the month of October. Congratulations to all those who entered. Keep up the reading! Enjoy your movie passes and be sure to check out the new movies coming out this holiday season.

Jacob Buenning
Rebecca Hustead
Rachel Bartholomew
Mrs. Livingston
Jordan Evans
Lydia Wood
Kessa Cottam
Tyler Cottam
Skyler Swaney