Summit Entertainment has released the final trailer of "Twilight" yesterday. This will be the last sneak peek fans will see until the movie, which will be released on November 21st! Mark your calendars! View the trailer from MySpace.com:
In case you didn't know, there has been a hiatus until further notice regarding "Midnight Sun". "Midnight Sun" is essentially the book "Twilight" by from Edward Cullen's point of view. During the summer, Meyer's partial draft of Midnight Sun was linked on the internet. She has posted the partial draft on her website as well as an explaination of what happend. You find all the info here.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
This month's D.E.A.R. Selection
After thinking about what my next blog post should be, I decided that we should have a D.E.A.R. post every month. What's D.E.A.R., you say? The acronym D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything And Read. Here are the top 5 books that I think everyone should read for this month, in no particular order:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Book Description: Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
My Two Cents: Jr. is the epitome of being an outsider. He didn't fit in his own community at the Spokane Indian Reservation, but also at his new school. He struggles to find his own niche, strengths, and a voice to explain to the reader and himself who he really is. This book has it all: humor, sadness, and ultimate triumph.
Interested? Check it out from our own library!
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Book Description: When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
My Two Cents: Rarely has a book caught and held my interest right away. 13 Reasons Why kept me thinking long after I completed the book. A mystery surrounding the reasons why Hannah committed suicide gets deeper and complicated as the story progresses. The questions that I keep asking myself after I read Asher's incredible debute novel is: Could Hannah be saved and how? Fans of John Green's Looking for Alaska will really enjoy this realistic, gritty, and provocative book.
Interested? Check it out at our library!
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Book Description: After five years of fighting his way past flickers of memory about the teacher who molested him and the incident that brought the crime to light, eighteen-year-old Josh gets help in coping with his molestor's release from prison when he finally tells his best friends the whole truth.
My Two Cents: Unfortunately, the subject of this book isn't new. Lyga did an excellent job in describing Josh's confusion and vulnerability as well as the manipulation of his teacher. The true victim and criminal are cleverly blurred until Josh's epiphany thanks to his best friends who urge him to finally talk about matter. The author was brave enough to write this book and I don't have any doubts that it will be on a banned book list somewhere.
Interested? Check it out from our library!
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Book Description: After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
My Two Cents: Little Brother hits close to home in so many ways: the ongoing debate on how to take on the "war of terror" and most importantly, the issue of civilian rights to privacy. How far are willing to give up our own alienable rights in order to be secure? What if the real enemy is our government itself? The technology that Marcus and his friends use is very cool and intricate, but Doctorow does a great job in explaining everything to the common reader. This book is a knockout, especially if you combine it with the terrifying classic 1984 by George Orwell. Be ready to see Little Brother on many book award lists.
Interested? Request this book to our library!
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Book Description: After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
My Two Cents: Naomi is in a predicament. She's trying to remember what happend before the accident. What was she like? Would she want to do anything differently? Is her amnesia a curse or a second chance to really explore her identity? Zevin does a great job in exploring the classic coming of age question of "Who am I?" in a refreshing light. Naomi's amnesia is both metaphorical and literal. She begins to see what is really happening around her. Does becoming a "new" person really mean rejecting one's "past"? Can the two coexist? These questions are the crux of this remarkable novel.
Interested? Check it out from our library!
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieBook Description: Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
My Two Cents: Jr. is the epitome of being an outsider. He didn't fit in his own community at the Spokane Indian Reservation, but also at his new school. He struggles to find his own niche, strengths, and a voice to explain to the reader and himself who he really is. This book has it all: humor, sadness, and ultimate triumph.
Interested? Check it out from our own library!
13 Reasons Why by Jay AsherBook Description: When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.
My Two Cents: Rarely has a book caught and held my interest right away. 13 Reasons Why kept me thinking long after I completed the book. A mystery surrounding the reasons why Hannah committed suicide gets deeper and complicated as the story progresses. The questions that I keep asking myself after I read Asher's incredible debute novel is: Could Hannah be saved and how? Fans of John Green's Looking for Alaska will really enjoy this realistic, gritty, and provocative book.
Interested? Check it out at our library!
Boy Toy by Barry LygaBook Description: After five years of fighting his way past flickers of memory about the teacher who molested him and the incident that brought the crime to light, eighteen-year-old Josh gets help in coping with his molestor's release from prison when he finally tells his best friends the whole truth.
My Two Cents: Unfortunately, the subject of this book isn't new. Lyga did an excellent job in describing Josh's confusion and vulnerability as well as the manipulation of his teacher. The true victim and criminal are cleverly blurred until Josh's epiphany thanks to his best friends who urge him to finally talk about matter. The author was brave enough to write this book and I don't have any doubts that it will be on a banned book list somewhere.
Interested? Check it out from our library!
Little Brother by Cory DoctorowBook Description: After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
My Two Cents: Little Brother hits close to home in so many ways: the ongoing debate on how to take on the "war of terror" and most importantly, the issue of civilian rights to privacy. How far are willing to give up our own alienable rights in order to be secure? What if the real enemy is our government itself? The technology that Marcus and his friends use is very cool and intricate, but Doctorow does a great job in explaining everything to the common reader. This book is a knockout, especially if you combine it with the terrifying classic 1984 by George Orwell. Be ready to see Little Brother on many book award lists.
Interested? Request this book to our library!
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle ZevinBook Description: After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
My Two Cents: Naomi is in a predicament. She's trying to remember what happend before the accident. What was she like? Would she want to do anything differently? Is her amnesia a curse or a second chance to really explore her identity? Zevin does a great job in exploring the classic coming of age question of "Who am I?" in a refreshing light. Naomi's amnesia is both metaphorical and literal. She begins to see what is really happening around her. Does becoming a "new" person really mean rejecting one's "past"? Can the two coexist? These questions are the crux of this remarkable novel.
Interested? Check it out from our library!
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