Have a great Memorial Day weekend and enjoy the nice weather! We’re here until 5 today if you want to take anything out. After today we will re-open Tuesday at 10am.
Tags: holidays, lower macungie library
Summer Reading Info
24 May
Hey guys, summer reading information goes out on June 2nd! A few things to know:
- Thanks to the Friends group, we’ll be doing a book discussion again! Sign up for the Hunger Games book discussion on 7/12 at noon… and we’ll not only feed you lunch, but the first 12 people signed up get a free copy of the book to keep… as long as you show up to talk on the 12th!
- We’ll have the Teen Read Raffle again, where you get a raffle entry for every book you read (2 if you write a review!) and we’ll pull a winner for a weekly prize… Rita’s coupons, maybe a gift card somewhere. Respond in the comments if you have any ideas what we should get as prizes.
- We’re going to be doing a couple of “series” here on the blog. One will be called “Future Me” and if you come in (once the signups go out) and tell us a possible career path you’re interested in, we’ll create a blog post with some video clips from someone in that field answering a few questions on how they got into their field. (Or if you have any specific questions.) The second will be Summer Reading is Killing Me, and if you let us know what book(s) you plan to read for summer reading, we’ll create a blog post just on that title with links to information or what we have here in the library. If you have any specific questions or comments about the book that your classmates might find helpful, get a conversation going to help each other out!
Those are the big points! But stay tuned for details and come in anytime June 2nd or after for more information. Definitely come in right away if you want to be guaranteed a free copy of Hunger Games! All teen program info is in the YA area in the back. If you haven’t subscribed to the blog through email or RSS feed, why not do it now to make sure you get in on all the summer stuff!
And good luck on the rest of the school year!
Erin and Jen
Tags: book discussion, Future Me, Hunger Games, summer reading, Summer Reading is Killing Me, Teen Read Raffle
Pandemonium, Review
21 MayPandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Plot: This is the sequel to the NY Times best-seller Delirium. This book crackles with fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and a revolution about to ignite. The chapters alternate between “Now” and “Then.” The details were confusing initially in the “Now” sections, but as I read further they began to make more sense. Life outside the wall isn’t quite what Lena thought it would be. I found myself with a lot of questions about deliria and wondering if eventually the wide open spaces outside the wall would be gone.
How much do we take at face value and how much more is there behind some of the truths we learn in history class in school and in the classroom? These children learned that the bombs fell and the infected people in the wild were gone, but Lena sees the lockers at a school still with clothes and books in them. Seeing the mess that was made of stores, churches and home from the wreckage left behind, she knows it wasn’t quick and painless as it was portrayed to them by teachers.
This dystopian world is set over top of our country. NYC is there, inside a fence, living under the guidance of living deliria free. Outside the fences and walls are groups of people living precariously without enough food and with very little security from day to day, surviving and hoping to make a difference for the future of the country.
Would you recommend this book? Yes.
3 stars
–Jill
Tags: romance, sequel, dystopian, deliria, New York City, revolution
Hex Hall, Review
15 MayHex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall, #1)
Plot: Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she is a witch. Her non-gifted mother has been supportive to her, consulting her estranged father-an elusive European warlock-only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention from a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, her dad exiles her to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a pointless crush on a warlock, a tagalong ghost, and a roomate who happens to be the only vampire and most hated girl on campus. Sophie soon learns of a mysterious predator who has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number one suspect. As a series of mysteries begin to come together, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all, an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.
I liked Sophie and the magical world she lives in. You could easily picture her as a witch who gets into trouble with her powers even when she is trying to do the right thing. Imagine how hard it is to fit in when you are dealing not only with the normal teenage angst, but also some added in powers and issues and friction from other types of witches and other supernaturals? I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Would you recommend this book? Yes.
4.5 stars
–Jill
Tags: book review, faeries, fantasy, Hex Hall, mystery, Prodigium, prom, reform school, romance, secrets, series, shapeshifters, supermodels, vampires, witches
The Selection, Book Trailer
11 MayFor thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime.. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. –Amazon.com
Tags: book trailer, competition, dystopian, palace, romance, secrets, selection
