The end of the year is quickly drawing to a close and you may be wondering what books to read while you soak up the sun and dip your toes into the pool. Well, we've got you covered!
The LFHS library has compiled a list of summer reading recommendations. Just look at our Shelfair widget, located on the right hand side of the blog. In case you have difficulty in viewing the widget, the list can also be found here.
If you're curious to see what the library staff is reading, you can find that here in our Plan to Read list on Shelfari.
Did miss anything that is not on our list? Please let us know by commenting on this post! Just click on the comments link and fill out the fields.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Twilight Movie Exclusive!!!
This has to be on one of my favorite birthdays yet! The moment all Twilight die-hard fans have been waiting for is getting closer. Yes, you've heard that the amazing, thrilling, romantic novel by the incredible Stephenie Meyer is now come to life. Summitt Entertainment is producing Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. The movie stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as the cross-lovers Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan.
Check out the Official Movie Teaser Trailer below!
The poster is from MTV Movies.
The poster is from MTV Movies.
Learn more about the cast and crew from the Twilight movie on the Twilight Lexicon.
Read about the trailer at the MTV Blog.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
2009 Abraham Lincoln Award Nominees 2009
Every year the Illinois School Library Association puts out a list of books that have been selected from a wide audience ranging from students to librarians. Readers read the chosen titles and vote for their favorite book at their school and public libraries. Get a head start on reading them now!
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Kristina Snow's life is turned upside-down, when she visits her absentee father, gets turned on to the drug "crank", becomes addicted, and is lead down a desperate path that threatens her mind, soul, and her life.
Check it out now!
What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles
After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to exact revenge on the person he holds responsible by buring someone alive.
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time--Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
The Girls by Lori Lansens
A fictional autobiography of conjoined twins told by Rose and Ruby Darlen, two young women who, nearing the age of thirty, are about to become history's oldest surviving twins to be joined at the head.
Check it out!
Taken by Chris Jordan
When caterer Kate Bickford's 11-year-old son, Tomas, vanishes after his Little League game in Fairfax, Conn., she races home, hoping to find him. Instead, she discovers a mother's worst nightmare: Tomas has been kidnapped and his kidnapper is Capt. Steve Cutter (former Special Ops), a ruthless liar.
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected.
Check it out!
Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.
Coming Soon!
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.
Check it out!
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Check it out!
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and boyfriend, takes a job at a hotel in 1906 where the death of a guest renews her determination to live her own life.
Check it out!
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Weiss
Haunted by flashbacks, fifteen-year-old Meredith learns that three years in prison has not changed the abusive father who molested her.
Coming Soon!
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater Rhodes
In a land that has been at war so long that no one remembers the reason for fighting, the shapeshifters who rule the two factions agree to marry in the hope of bringing peace, despite deep-seated fear and distrust of each other.
Check it out!
Catch by Will Leitch
Teenager Tim Temples must decide if he wants to leave his comfortable life in a small town and go to college.
Check it out!
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates
Blaming herself for the car accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge that killed her mother, fifteen-year-old Jenna undergoes a difficult physical and emotional recovery.
Check it out!
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Hack, a corporate employee in a future, extraordinarily capitalist, America, is pressured to commit murder as part of his promotion and is soon chased by a government agent--Jennifer Government
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
Check it out!
Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte
Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Check it out!
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Crank by Ellen HopkinsKristina Snow's life is turned upside-down, when she visits her absentee father, gets turned on to the drug "crank", becomes addicted, and is lead down a desperate path that threatens her mind, soul, and her life.
Check it out now!
What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail GilesAfter his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to exact revenge on the person he holds responsible by buring someone alive.
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonAfter he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time--Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
The Girls by Lori LansensA fictional autobiography of conjoined twins told by Rose and Ruby Darlen, two young women who, nearing the age of thirty, are about to become history's oldest surviving twins to be joined at the head.
Check it out!
Taken by Chris JordanWhen caterer Kate Bickford's 11-year-old son, Tomas, vanishes after his Little League game in Fairfax, Conn., she races home, hoping to find him. Instead, she discovers a mother's worst nightmare: Tomas has been kidnapped and his kidnapper is Capt. Steve Cutter (former Special Ops), a ruthless liar.
Coming Soon!
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
Check it out!
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide.
Check it out!
Sold by Patricia McCormickThirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
Check it out!
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniNew York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide.
Check it out!
Peeps by Scott WesterfeldCal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected.
Check it out!
Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams ChimaAfter learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.
Coming Soon!
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.
Check it out!
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanAfter learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Check it out!
A Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellySixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and boyfriend, takes a job at a hotel in 1906 where the death of a guest renews her determination to live her own life.
Check it out!
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura WeissHaunted by flashbacks, fifteen-year-old Meredith learns that three years in prison has not changed the abusive father who molested her.
Coming Soon!
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater RhodesIn a land that has been at war so long that no one remembers the reason for fighting, the shapeshifters who rule the two factions agree to marry in the hope of bringing peace, despite deep-seated fear and distrust of each other.
Check it out!
Catch by Will LeitchTeenager Tim Temples must decide if he wants to leave his comfortable life in a small town and go to college.
Check it out!
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings and Flew Away by Joyce Carol OatesBlaming herself for the car accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge that killed her mother, fifteen-year-old Jenna undergoes a difficult physical and emotional recovery.
Check it out!
Jennifer Government by Max BarryHack, a corporate employee in a future, extraordinarily capitalist, America, is pressured to commit murder as part of his promotion and is soon chased by a government agent--Jennifer Government
Coming Soon!
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Check it out!
The Bonemender by Holly Bennett
Gabrielle is a bonemender of extraordinary talent. One day a stranger arrives, desperately seeking help for his injured friend. To Gabrielle's wonder, they are Elves, a people not seen in Verdeau in many years. And they bring news of a coming invasion that threatens the freedom of the entire Krylian Basin, Human and Elvish alike.
Check it out!
Dairy Queen by Catherine MurdockAfter spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Check it out!
The Bonemender by Holly BennettGabrielle is a bonemender of extraordinary talent. One day a stranger arrives, desperately seeking help for his injured friend. To Gabrielle's wonder, they are Elves, a people not seen in Verdeau in many years. And they bring news of a coming invasion that threatens the freedom of the entire Krylian Basin, Human and Elvish alike.
Check it out!
Looking for Alaska by John GreenSixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
Check it out!
Raiders Night by Robert LipsyteMatt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Check it out!
The Tenth Circle by Jodi PicoultComic book artist Daniel Stone, a stay-at-home dad with a fourteen-year-old daughter Trixie, and an unfaithful wife, turns a blind eye to Trixie's first broken heart and wife Laura's affair, but the feelings of rage he has buried for years come to the surface when Trixie is raped at a party and accuses her former boyfriend.
Check it out!
Check it out!
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