COMMENTS ON RUMORS
Rumors: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen
I reviewed the first in this series not long ago. I would say that this one held up to The Luxe without any problems -- still a society story full of betrayals and secrets and lies and passions and dashed dreams and love and pride and gossip and sad endings. A just-right continuation of the first book in this series.

And don't forget, if you decide to read this book during the summer -- or any other book, for that matter -- that you can pick up a 10-hour reading paper and earn yourself a new book and an entry into our end-of-summer prize drawing. This year, we're giving out gift certificates to Newbury Comics and Best Buy.
You can track your reading online and share reviews by clicking on the Teen Summer Reading link on the left.

Labels: book review, books for girls, chick lit, historical teens, summer reading

~emily - 10:12 AM~
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CORALINE ON THE BIG SCREEN
If you're on my Facebook, you've seen today's posts from ICV2 about Coraline, that fantastic book by Neil Gaiman, going big screen early next year. I think I reported the news about Coraline some time ago, but now it's really on it's way. And on top of that, there's a graphic novel of it coming out this summer (be looking for it on our shelves in a little while -- I have it on order). I decided I'd link to Variety's article on the upcoming movie and the other projects Laika Studios are planning on doing in the near future -- they look pretty good.
Here's the link. Enjoy. I'm totally looking forward to this stuff -- I loved reading Coraline.
(PS -- Coraline is on the Middle School Summer Reading Long List.)

Labels: book news, fantasy books, good books, graphic novels, movies, summer reading

~emily - 11:36 AM~
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FROM THE INTERN #5
Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
14-year-old Peewee and big brother Jake try to make their living fixin’ up automobiles in 1914 rural Indiana. Their lives are turned upside down first by a twister that tears up the local graveyard, and then by the arrival of beautiful Irene Ridpath and her charming gal friends who aim to reopen the long-closed, one-room library. Peewee and Jake have their adventures- a neighbor who thinks he still in the civil war, and an auto race at the County Fair. It’s a summer like Peewee has never had before. But the biggest surprise in the book comes at the end of chapter two!
Richard Peck is a really terrific author who has written many books. He often writes stories about teens from a long time ago, and his stories are often quirky and quite funny. He also wrote The Teacher’s Funeral, which is on the middle school summer reading Long List.

~From Erin

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~emily - 4:10 PM~
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EMILY'S SUMMER READING PICKS
I've taken it upon myself to choose 1-2 favorite books from each grade list of the Framingham Public Schools. Many of the lists have more than 2 books that I like, but I'll just recommend a couple (except from the MS long list), anyway. Here goes....

Grade 6:
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Surviving the Applewhites

Grade 7:
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Petey

Grade 8:
Hope Was Here
Monster

Long List:
Supernaturalist
Coraline
Silent to the Bone
Hero and the Crown
Flush

Grade 9:
Ender's Game
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
(Also, Twilight & The Book Thief)

Grade 10:
Golden Compass
*Into the Wild

Grade 11:
Angel of Darkness
*The Third Witch

Grade 12:
Brave New World
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter

* denotes a book I haven't read yet, but hope to!

(I especially love the lists for grades 7-9 -- so if you're reading from one of these lists, you're lucky!)

So there you have it -- what I would read for summer reading this year, if I were to read two books from each list. Hope it's useful for you -- there are SO many great options! Happy Summer Reading!

Labels: booklists, summer reading

~emily - 11:23 AM~
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SUMMER READING BOOKS GALORE
It's always a strange phenomenon to me when summer reading books fly off the shelf after the last day of schools. We've had hoards of students come to the library in the last 24 hours on a death-strike mission to grab their summer reading books -- and I'm doing whatever I can to keep up. Nevertheless, there are lots of empty spaces around summer reading books.
If you do come in for a summer reading book, tremble not at the empty space! And don't fear if the book you're looking for isn't here -- we have more books being purchased and processed, and books get returned all the time. It's a cycle. Also, if you have questions about your books, your list, or requesting a book, remember that I'm often available to help. I'm in the office in the back of the YA area or upstairs at reference or online and am more than happy give advice, suggestions, or assistance.

You may notice on the sidebar that I have made a link to Teen Summer Reading (it's in white). Use that link to sign up for our online summer reading program and to link up to summer reading lists.

BTW -- does anyone out there have the Marian HS summer reading list? There's no working link on their website (that I could find -- where there appeared to be a link, there was none), and we have a few people asking for it.

Labels: summer reading

~emily - 12:20 PM~
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SUMMER READING ONLINE
This year we're trying something different with our summer reading program and giving you the opportunity to track your reading and rate the books online! You can also see what others are reading, and what they think of their books.
I'm still the tweaking the program a little (mostly colors and such), but you can already join at http://www.readsinma.org/evanced/framingham/sr/homepage.asp.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think!

Labels: links, summer reading

~emily - 2:48 PM~
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FROM THE INTERN
Hi everyone, I’m the new intern in the Teen section at the library. I’ll be here this summer doing… well, pretty much whatever Emily asks me to do! If I can help you with anything while I’m around, please let me know!

I just read Heaven by Angela Johnson. It's the story of 14-year-old Marley (a girl) who lives in the tiny town of Heaven, Ohio. Her life is pretty decent until the day her parents receive a letter addressed to Monna Floyd. Marley has no idea who Monna Floyd is, but the letter changes her life and makes her question everything she knows about her family. The story starts out a little slow, but it gets really interesting. Heaven is on the 6th grade summer reading list, and is pretty short, so you might want to check it out. By the way, Angela Johnson also wrote a book called The First Part Last, which is a spin-off novel (about one of Marley’s friends) and is also really good.

~Erin

*A note from Emily: The First Part Last is also on the summer reading list -- for 9th grade.

Labels: book review, intern, summer reading

~emily - 11:24 AM~
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