New Books on Their Way: The List

Here's what's coming to the library within the next few days (note that some are extras copies of books we already have. Oh, and sorry about the lack of proper capitalization...I copied and pasted the list!):

Reality check by Abrahams, Peter
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by  Alexie, Sherman
Fullmetal alchemist. 20 by Arakawa, Hiromu
Fullmetal alchemist. 21 by Arakawa, Hiromu
Token of darkness by Atwater-Rhodes
Freeze frame by Ayarbe, Heidi
ArchEnemy by Beddor, Frank
When the game was ours by Bird, Larry and "Magic" Johnson
My invented life by  Bjorkman, Lauren
The poison eaters and other stories by Black, Holly
Eleventh grade burns by Brewer, Heather
The zombie survival guide by Brooks, Max
The year we disappeared by Busby, Cylin
Heist society by Carter, Ally
Cool like that : a so for real novel by Carter, Nikki
Fire by Cashore, Kristen
Oh. my. gods. by Childs, Tera Lynn
Prom dates from Hell by Clement-Moore, Rosemary
Sweet little lies by Conrad, Lauren
The singer of all songs by Constable,Kate
The tenth power by  Constable,Kate
The waterless sea by Constable, Kate
They never came back by Cooney, Caroline
Box out by Coy, John
The stolen one by Crowley, Suzanne
Elyon by Dekker, Ted
Lunatic by Dekker, Ted
Posh and prejudice by Dent, Grace
The dark Divine by Despain, Bree
Incarceron by Fisher, Catherine
Hush, hush by Fitzpatrick, Becca
You don't even know me by Flake, Sharon
Erak's ransom by Flanagan,John
Beautiful creatures by Garcia, Kami
White heat by Grant, K.M.
Hourglass by Gray, Claudia
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by  Green, John
Looking for Alaska by Green, John
The 48 laws of power by Greene, Robert
Vampire knight. Vol. 9 by Hino, Matsuri
Newes from the dead by  Hooper, Mary
Snakehead (Alex Rider ) by Horowitz,Anthony
Prada and prejudice by Hubbard, Amanda
The secret year by  Hubbard, Jennifer
Un segundo perdido by Hulme, John
The everafter by Huntley, A
Sweet, hereafter by Johnson, Angela
Scarlett fever by Johnson, Maureen
Captivate by Jones, Carrie
Stolen car by Jones, Pat
The mist by King, Stephen
Naruto. Vol.22 by Kishimoto
Naruto. Vol.23 by Kishimoto
Naruto. Vol.24 by Kishimoto
Naruto. Vol. 25 by Kishimoto
The silver kiss by Klause, Andrew
The last thing I remember by Klavan, Andrew
The long way home by Klavan, Andrew
Bleach. 10 by Kubo, Tite
Bleach. 29 by Kubo, Tite
Tender morsels by Lanagan, Margo
Darklight by Livingston, Lesley
Wondrous strange by Livingston, Lesley
The carbon diaries 2015 by Lloyd, Saci
Tangled by Mackler, Caroyln
The swan kingdom by Marriott, Zoe
Sophomore switch by McDonald, Abby
Gone by McMann, Lisa
Lockdown by Myers, Walter Dean
Gentlemen by Northrop, Michael
Why I fight : a novel by Oaks, J. A
Death note. Vol. 10 by Ohba, Tsugumi
Death note. Vol. 6 by Ohba, Tsugumi
Death note. Vol. 7 by  Ohba, Tsugumi
Death note. Vol. 8 by Ohba, Tsugumi
Death note. Vol. 9 by Ohba, Tsugumi
Witch & wizard by Patterson, James
Woods runner by Paulsen, Gary
We were here by Pena, Matt
Mercy by Picoult, Jodi
Streams of Babel by Plum-Ucci, Carol
Silver phoenix by Pon, Cindy
Just one wish by Rallison, Janette
The sea of monsters Riordan, Rick
Surface tension by Runyon, Brent
The dead-tossed waves by Ryan, Carrie
Last night I sang to the Monster by Saenz, Benjamin
The pillow book of Lotus Lowenstein by Schmais, Libby
Immortal by Shields, Gillian
Gateway by Shinn, Sharon
Intertwined by Showalter,Gena
Everwild by Shusterman, Neal
Struts and frets by Skovron, Jon
Nightfall(Vampire Diaries) by Smith, L J
Shadow Souls (Vampire Diaries) by Smith, L.J
Whiteout by Sorrells, Walter
Yeah! yeah! yeah!:the Beatles by Spitz, Bob
The help by Stockett, Kathryn
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 10  by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 11 by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 12 by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 13 by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 14 by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 15 by Toriyama
Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 6 by Toriyama
Street pharm by Van Diepen, Allison
Exposed by Vaught, Susan
The hand you're dealt by Volponi, Paul
Homestretch by Volponi, Paul
Rikers High by Volponi, Paul
Num8ers by Ward, Rachel
Is it still cheating if I Don’t Get Caught? by Weinstein, Bruce
The well by Whitten, A.J.
Funny how things change by Wyatt, Mel
The Monstrumologist by Yancey, Rick
U2 by U2 by Bono et. al

Dystopian Fiction is hot at the MHS LMC

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Beastly Coming to Big Screen

Texas author Alex Flinn's popular retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story is being made into a movie.
www.beastlythemovie.com


Official web site: When a spell is cast on a handsome egocentric young man (Alex Pettyfer) that physically transforms him into everything he despises, he has one year to find a young woman (Vanessa Hudgens) who will love him despite his hideous form or the spell will last forever.

Alex Pettyfer was in that lame version of Stormbreaker (Alex rider series), wasn't he? Let's hope he is not a curse on young adult fiction. We'll see......

The Third Hunger Games Book is Announced

Put August 24th on your calendar! The conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy comes out then. It's going to be called The Mockingjay. My predictions:

• Gale will die in some incredibly heroic way
• President Snow is going down to defeat!
• Peeta and Katniss will end up together with Peeta as the leader of a new, democratic government
• I don't see Haymitch surviving the story

What are your predictions? 

Who should star in the movie version of The Hunger Games?

I've made my picks (although I couldn't think of anyone for Cinna), now you make yours. If you send me a vid like mine below, I'll post it and give you a (small but delightful) prize.

New Moon Premiere Party

Come party in the library to celebrate the realease of the film New Moon!

When: Friday, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: In the Melissa High School Library Media Center
What: Food, music, games, prizes, dancing, and general craziness

Let me know if you plan to attend

The Maze Runner

If I had to predict which of our books will be the "next big thing', this one would be it. If you like dystopian future books like The Hunger Games, Unwind, or the Uglies series, you're gonna love The Maze Runner.

The book's action explodes from the start with main character Thomas trapped in some sort of elevator, unable to remember much beyond his own name. When the doors clank open, he is faced with a staring mob of boys standing in an enormous courtyard, surrounded by high stone walls.

Welcome to the Glade.

Thomas learns that all the boys arrived in this strange place the same way and that a new boy comes out of the elevator every 30 days. All of the boys have had their minds wiped. The Glade is the safe center of a dangerous maze whose walls reform each day. If Thomas can unlock the riddle of the maze, perhaps he can unlock the secrets he knows are buried inside his mind. That is, if he lives long enough. Each night, horrible machine-monsters creatures called grievers come a-calling.

It's kind of Lord of the Flies meets Hunger Games, part mystery, part thriller, part survival story. You keep turning the pages because you need to know what the heck is happening to these kids and why!