Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. They called themselves the K.K.K. The birth of an American terrorist group. YA/ 322.42/ BAR
Using personal accounts unearthed from oral histories, congressional documents and diaries, the author of the Newbery Honor book, Hitler Youth, unveils the creation of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, and its spread across the American South.
Wiesel, Elie. Night. YA 940.5318/ WIE
A candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie’s wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author’s original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man’s capacity for inhumanity to man. Night offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors, everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.
Monday, August 23, 2010
New Fiction
Christopher, Lucy. Stolen. YA/ CHRISTOP
Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback, where she soon realizes that escape attempts are futile, and in time she learns that her captor is not as despicable as she first believed.
Berk, Josh. The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin. YA/ BERK
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class.
Deniro, Alan. Total Oblivion, More or Less. YA/ DENIRO
Publisher Summary 1 The award-nominated author of Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead presents the story of 16-year-old Macy, whose quiet life in Minnesota is turned upside-down by a series of seemingly impossible phenomena, from wasp-borne plagues to talking dogs.
Dunlap, Susanne. Anastasia’s Secret. YA/ DUNLAP
As world war and the looming Russian Revolution threaten all they hold dear, Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, and her family are being held in captivity, where she falls in love with one of their captors, a young man who has espoused the ideals of Lenin.
Edmond, Stephen. Happyface. YA/ EDMOND
Reinventing himself as a happy-go-lucky kid when he moves to a new town, a self-deprecating teen records his haphazard experiences of trying to make friends while shedding his comic-book-loving, computer-game-playing ways. By the creator of the Emo Boy comic book series.
Healey, Karen. Guardian of the Dead. YA/ HEALEY
Eighteen-year-old New Zealand boarding school student Ellie Spencer must use her rusty tae kwon do skills and new-found magic to try to stop a fairy-like race of creatures from Maori myth and legend that is plotting to kill millions of humans in order to regain their lost immortality.
Hoffman, Alice. Green Witch. YA/ HOFFMAN
A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, like herself, are believed to be witches if she is to find her best friend and her one true love.
McBride, Regina. The Fire Opal. YA/ McBRIDE
While invading English soldiers do battle in sixteenth-century Ireland, Maeve grows up with a mystical connection to a queen who, centuries before, faced enemies of her own.
Nadol, Jen. The Mark. YA/ NADOL
While in Kansas living with an aunt she never knew existed and taking a course in philosophy, sixteen-year-old Cass struggles to learn what, if anything, she should do with her ability to see people marked to die within a day's time.
Noel, Alyson. Evermore. The Immortals. YA/ NOEL
Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.
Noel, Alyson. Blue Moon. The Immortals. YA/ NOEL
Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way, but just as her powers are increasing, his are in decline, and as she searches for a way to save him, she finds herself with a wrenching choice to make.
Nomura, Mizuki. Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime. YA/ NOMURA
While attending their book club meetings, Japanese high schoolers, Konoha and Tohko, who is actually a literature-eating goblin in disguise, uncover a mystery surrounding the death of a former student.
Potter, Ryan. Exit Strategy. YA/ POTTER
Seventeen-year-old Zach, his best friend (and state wrestling champion) Tank, and Tank's twin sister Sarah, an Ivy League-bound scholar, are desperate to leave their depressing hometown of Blaine, Michigan, after next year's graduation, but plans go awry when Zach uncovers a steroid scandal and falls in love with Sarah.
Schraff, Anne. A Boy Called Twister. YA/ SCHRAFF
After his beloved mother dies, Kevin, 16, moves from Texas to his grandparents' home in California. He quickly settles in and makes new friends, begins a romance, stars on the track team, and confronts the school bully, Marco. Throughout it all, though, he keeps the secret that his dad was sent to prison for second-degree murder and died in a prison riot when Kevin was 6. And he is haunted by his memory of a fight in Texas, during which he became so enraged that he almost choked a bully to death. Is he like his dad?
Teller, Janne. Nothing. A Novel. YA/ TELLER
In a translation of an award-winning Danish novel, despairing seventh grader Pierre-Anthon situates himself in a tree after concluding that life is meaningless, a situation that compels his classmates to prove life's worth by sacrificing increasingly personal objects at the base of the tree.
Verday, Jessica. The Hollow. YA/ VERDAY
High-school junior Abbey struggles with the loss of her best friend Kristen, who vanished on a legendary bridge, but her grief is eased by Caspian, an attractive and mysterious stranger she meets in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Muchamore, Robert. Brigands M.C. YA/ MUCHAMOR
In the eleventh title in the CHERUB series, James discovers a love for high-speed motorcycle riding .
Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback, where she soon realizes that escape attempts are futile, and in time she learns that her captor is not as despicable as she first believed.
Berk, Josh. The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin. YA/ BERK
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class.
Deniro, Alan. Total Oblivion, More or Less. YA/ DENIRO
Publisher Summary 1 The award-nominated author of Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead presents the story of 16-year-old Macy, whose quiet life in Minnesota is turned upside-down by a series of seemingly impossible phenomena, from wasp-borne plagues to talking dogs.
Dunlap, Susanne. Anastasia’s Secret. YA/ DUNLAP
As world war and the looming Russian Revolution threaten all they hold dear, Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, and her family are being held in captivity, where she falls in love with one of their captors, a young man who has espoused the ideals of Lenin.
Edmond, Stephen. Happyface. YA/ EDMOND
Reinventing himself as a happy-go-lucky kid when he moves to a new town, a self-deprecating teen records his haphazard experiences of trying to make friends while shedding his comic-book-loving, computer-game-playing ways. By the creator of the Emo Boy comic book series.
Healey, Karen. Guardian of the Dead. YA/ HEALEY
Eighteen-year-old New Zealand boarding school student Ellie Spencer must use her rusty tae kwon do skills and new-found magic to try to stop a fairy-like race of creatures from Maori myth and legend that is plotting to kill millions of humans in order to regain their lost immortality.
Hoffman, Alice. Green Witch. YA/ HOFFMAN
A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, like herself, are believed to be witches if she is to find her best friend and her one true love.
McBride, Regina. The Fire Opal. YA/ McBRIDE
While invading English soldiers do battle in sixteenth-century Ireland, Maeve grows up with a mystical connection to a queen who, centuries before, faced enemies of her own.
Nadol, Jen. The Mark. YA/ NADOL
While in Kansas living with an aunt she never knew existed and taking a course in philosophy, sixteen-year-old Cass struggles to learn what, if anything, she should do with her ability to see people marked to die within a day's time.
Noel, Alyson. Evermore. The Immortals. YA/ NOEL
Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.
Noel, Alyson. Blue Moon. The Immortals. YA/ NOEL
Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way, but just as her powers are increasing, his are in decline, and as she searches for a way to save him, she finds herself with a wrenching choice to make.
Nomura, Mizuki. Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime. YA/ NOMURA
While attending their book club meetings, Japanese high schoolers, Konoha and Tohko, who is actually a literature-eating goblin in disguise, uncover a mystery surrounding the death of a former student.
Potter, Ryan. Exit Strategy. YA/ POTTER
Seventeen-year-old Zach, his best friend (and state wrestling champion) Tank, and Tank's twin sister Sarah, an Ivy League-bound scholar, are desperate to leave their depressing hometown of Blaine, Michigan, after next year's graduation, but plans go awry when Zach uncovers a steroid scandal and falls in love with Sarah.
Schraff, Anne. A Boy Called Twister. YA/ SCHRAFF
After his beloved mother dies, Kevin, 16, moves from Texas to his grandparents' home in California. He quickly settles in and makes new friends, begins a romance, stars on the track team, and confronts the school bully, Marco. Throughout it all, though, he keeps the secret that his dad was sent to prison for second-degree murder and died in a prison riot when Kevin was 6. And he is haunted by his memory of a fight in Texas, during which he became so enraged that he almost choked a bully to death. Is he like his dad?
Teller, Janne. Nothing. A Novel. YA/ TELLER
In a translation of an award-winning Danish novel, despairing seventh grader Pierre-Anthon situates himself in a tree after concluding that life is meaningless, a situation that compels his classmates to prove life's worth by sacrificing increasingly personal objects at the base of the tree.
Verday, Jessica. The Hollow. YA/ VERDAY
High-school junior Abbey struggles with the loss of her best friend Kristen, who vanished on a legendary bridge, but her grief is eased by Caspian, an attractive and mysterious stranger she meets in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Muchamore, Robert. Brigands M.C. YA/ MUCHAMOR
In the eleventh title in the CHERUB series, James discovers a love for high-speed motorcycle riding .
New Biography
Glenn, Wendy. Laurie Halse Anderson. Speaking in Tongues. YA/ B/ ANDERSON
Highlights the life and literary accomplishments of the author of such young adult works as "Speak," "Catalyst," and "Chains," examining her works and discussing why she writes and her writing process.
Highlights the life and literary accomplishments of the author of such young adult works as "Speak," "Catalyst," and "Chains," examining her works and discussing why she writes and her writing process.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
New Music
Court Yard Hounds. Court Yard Hounds. YA CD MUSIC COURT
Contents: Skyline (4:20) -- The coast (3:05) -- Delight (something new under the sun) (4:35) -- See you in the spring (feat. Jacob Dylan) (4:51) -- Ain't no son (4:40) -- Fairytale (4:06) -- I miss you (3:49) -- Gracefully (4:28) -- April's love (3:24) -- Then again (3:20) -- It didn't make a sound (3:49) -- Fear of waste time (4:10).
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. YA CD MUSIC ECLIPSE
Contents: Eclipse / Metric -- Neutron star collision / Muse -- Ours / The Bravery -- Heavy in your arms / Florence + the Machine -- My love / Sia -- Atlas / Fanfarlo -- Chop and change / The Black Keys -- Rolling in on a burning tire / The Dead Weather -- Let's get lost / Beck and Bat for Lashes -- Jonathan Low / Vampire Weekend -- With you in my head / Unkle -- A million miles an hour / Eastern Conference Champions -- Life on Earth / Band of Horses -- What part of forever / Cee Lo Green -- Jacob's theme / Howard Shore.
Contents: Skyline (4:20) -- The coast (3:05) -- Delight (something new under the sun) (4:35) -- See you in the spring (feat. Jacob Dylan) (4:51) -- Ain't no son (4:40) -- Fairytale (4:06) -- I miss you (3:49) -- Gracefully (4:28) -- April's love (3:24) -- Then again (3:20) -- It didn't make a sound (3:49) -- Fear of waste time (4:10).
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. YA CD MUSIC ECLIPSE
Contents: Eclipse / Metric -- Neutron star collision / Muse -- Ours / The Bravery -- Heavy in your arms / Florence + the Machine -- My love / Sia -- Atlas / Fanfarlo -- Chop and change / The Black Keys -- Rolling in on a burning tire / The Dead Weather -- Let's get lost / Beck and Bat for Lashes -- Jonathan Low / Vampire Weekend -- With you in my head / Unkle -- A million miles an hour / Eastern Conference Champions -- Life on Earth / Band of Horses -- What part of forever / Cee Lo Green -- Jacob's theme / Howard Shore.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
New Movies on DVD
Vampire’s Assistant. YA DVD VAMPIRES
Darren is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and get tickets. Steve and Darren think that it is all a joke until a vampire named Larten Crepsley comes on stage with a very poisonous spider that he makes do tricks. Steve tells Larten he would like to join him and become an apprentice. John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Orlando Jones, Frankie Faison, Willem Dafoe, Jane Krakowski. (109 mins).
The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. Volume 1. YA DVD SCI-FI
Vol. 1 [Disc one] [1] Tarantula (1955; 81 min.) -- [2] The Mole people (1956; 78 min.) -- [Disc two] [1] The incredible shrinking man (1957; 81 min.) -- [2] The Monolith monsters (1957; 78 min.) -- [Disc three] [1] Monster on the campus (1958; 77 min.)
The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. Volume 2 YA DVD SCI-FI
Vol. 2 [Disc one] [1] Dr. Cyclops (1940; 78 min.) -- [2] Cult of the cobra (1955; 80 min.) -- [Disc two] [1] The land unknown (1957; 79 min.) -- [2] The deadly mantis (1957; 79 min.) -- [Disc three] [1] The leech woman (1959; 78 min.).
Darren is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and get tickets. Steve and Darren think that it is all a joke until a vampire named Larten Crepsley comes on stage with a very poisonous spider that he makes do tricks. Steve tells Larten he would like to join him and become an apprentice. John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Orlando Jones, Frankie Faison, Willem Dafoe, Jane Krakowski. (109 mins).
The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. Volume 1. YA DVD SCI-FI
Vol. 1 [Disc one] [1] Tarantula (1955; 81 min.) -- [2] The Mole people (1956; 78 min.) -- [Disc two] [1] The incredible shrinking man (1957; 81 min.) -- [2] The Monolith monsters (1957; 78 min.) -- [Disc three] [1] Monster on the campus (1958; 77 min.)
The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. Volume 2 YA DVD SCI-FI
Vol. 2 [Disc one] [1] Dr. Cyclops (1940; 78 min.) -- [2] Cult of the cobra (1955; 80 min.) -- [Disc two] [1] The land unknown (1957; 79 min.) -- [2] The deadly mantis (1957; 79 min.) -- [Disc three] [1] The leech woman (1959; 78 min.).
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