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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Flashback Friday!
When I read this book as a child/young adult, I fell in love
with it right away! So much so, that I would pretend my bed was a raft and use
a baseball bat as an oar while the room quickly became the wily Mississippi
River. If you haven’t read it… there is no time like the present.
Enjoy this reading adventure!
Mark
Twain's brilliant 19th-century novel has long been recognized as one of the
finest examples of American literature. It brings back the irrepressible and
free-spirited Huck, first introduced in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and puts
him center stage. Rich in authentic dialect, folksy humor, and sharp social
commentary, Twain's classic tale follows Huck and the runaway slave Jim on an
exciting journey down the Mississippi.
*This great classic
is located in our Juvenile Fiction section under the author's last name, Twain.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Leslie Creekmore
Our library staff
member Leslie Creekmore lost her battle with complications of the H1N1 flu
virus this morning. Leslie joined the library staff when she was still a
teenager and had worked at the library over 11 years. Leslie loved the library,
her co-workers, books, and our library customers, especially our teens.
We loved her too and will miss her terribly.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Flashback Friday!
Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
was first published in 1991. I discovered this book in 5th grade and it made a
lasting impression. A fairly quick read at 192 pages, it's a face paced Science
Fiction adventure novel. I'll never forget how the characters came across an
"actual book" and said that after one got used to moving their eyes
from left to right and turning real pages it wasn't too bad after all. This was
written before the invention of e-readers. So just imagine what other
technology you may discover in this novel that could be on its way. You'll never guess the ending!
"It's the future, and most jobs are done by machines. Now
that school is over, Lisse and her friends are consigned to a bleak
neighborhood for the permanently unemployed. Then they receive an invitation to
the Game, which transports them to a paradise. Is it a dream or a computer
simulation? Each time they play the Game, the new world seems more and more
real...
Unemployed after high
school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign
themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the
government invites them to play The Game."
This book is available
in Youth Services, shelved in Juvenile Fiction under Hughes.
Come Pick It Up Today!
Monday, February 3, 2014
Blind Date with a Book!
You Don't Want to Miss This!
There is a drawing for prizes . . .
Pick up your Date (Book) Today.
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