The Firebug of Balrog CountyBy David Oppegaard Mack Druneswald is a high school senior living in Balrog County. (Mack has named it Balrog County after the fiery monster in Lord of the Rings. Its real name is something as boring as the place itself.) But Mack has more to contend with than boredom. His mother […]
Secret Daughter Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda interweaves the stories of Kavita and Somer, two mothers connected by one daughter. When Somer, in America, realizes she cannot have a child of her own, she and her husband, Krishnan, decide to adopt. Kavita, having already lost one daughter in a country that favours boys, decides […]
Horten’s Miraculous MechanismsBy Lissa Evans Stuart Horten is very short for his age – his name, S.Horten or shorten, is rather unfortunate. When his family moves to another town at the beginning of the summer, Stuart is bored, has no friends, and is tormented by the triplets that live next door: April, May and June. […]
As Dead as it getsBy Katie AlenderI’ll be completely honest I was waiting for the first book in this trilogy and I got tired of waiting so instead I decided to start at the end. Here at the library we often find ourselves unable to find the first book in a series and we don’t […]
The City of Ember By Jeanne DuPrau At age 12, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow are finishing school and ready to begin working. In the City of Ember, everybody works and contributes to the efficient running of the city. But city progress is faltering. Ember is a city of darkness. Its citizens rely completely on […]
The Rithmatist By Brandon Sanderson Joel is a high-school student who, despite his poverty, attends the exclusive Armedius Academy. He has access to some of the best teachers in the United Isles. Yet he squanders the opportunity to excel at most academic subjects because more than anything, he wants to become a Rithmatist. Rithmatists are […]
Love in the Time of Global WarmingBy Francesca Lia Block Penelope Overland’s life has been completely destroyed by the Earth Shaker, the global earthquake-turned-tsunami that has left the world in ruins. Pen is one of the few survivors, although her parents, best friends and little brother have disappeared. Seemingly trapped in her Los Angeles home, […]
The WitchesBy Roald DahlI must warn you that this one really scared me as a child. Even though I was scared I would ask my Mom to read it to me again and again. This classic Roald Dahl adventure follows a young boy and his grandmother as they hatch a plot to rid the world […]
Murder in the mystery suiteBy Ellery AdamsI picked up this book on the recommendation of a friend. She told me that I would love the setting of this mystery novel. Well she was more than right! Set in the countryside near a quaint town is the hotel of every library employees dreams. The resort hotel […]
Bad Hair DayBy Sarah Mlynowski Imagine having a magical mirror that allows you to cross over to all of your favourite fairy tales. You can walk through the mirror at midnight and play around in the fairy tale, you even have the power to change the story. This is number 5 in the Whatever After […]