Patron Book Review ~ Hollow City

Hollow City (Miss Peregrine #2) by Ransom Riggs
Published: 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal,
Description:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011 - an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled audiences and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it "an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters."

This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine's island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other surprises.

Complete with dozens of newly discovered (and thoroughly creepy) vintage photographs, this new adventure will delight fantasy fans of all ages.

Review by patron, Anonymous:   
The book is creative and original. It is an intense and gripping story that can be difficult to understand at times.

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Patron Book Review ~ Bamboo People

Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Published: 2010
Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Description:
Bang! A side door bursts open.

Soldiers pour into the room. They're shouting and waving rifles.

I shield my head with my arms. It was a lie! I think, my mind racing.

Girls and boys alike are screaming. The soldiers prod and herd some of us together and push the rest apart as if we're cows or goats.

Their leader, though, is a middle-aged man. He's moving slowly, intently, not dashing around like the others. "Take the boys only, Win Min," I overhear him telling a tall, gangly soldier. "Make them obey."

Chiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as each boy is changed by unlikely friendships formed under extreme circumstances.

This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two teenagers on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma, Bamboo People explores the nature of violence, power, and prejudice.

Review by patron, Anonymous:   
Easy to understand, likeable characters, Easy to follow. A plot that is slow paced, but engaging.

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Patron Review ~ The Invaders

The Invaders (Brotherband Chronicles #2) by John Flanagan
Published: 2012
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Action/Adventure

Description:
The adventure continues in the Ranger's Apprentice companion trilogy!

Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen--and the Herons are to blame.

To find redemption they must track down the thief Zavac and recover the Andomal. But that means traversing stormy seas, surviving a bitter winter, and battling a group of deadly pirates willing to protect their prize at all costs. Even Brotherband training and the help of Skandia's greatest warrior may not be enough to ensure that Hal and his friends return home with the Andomal--or their lives.

Review by patron, Anonymous: 

Fast past fantisy. Hooked on the first chapter.

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Patron Book Review ~ The Outcasts

The Outcast[s] (Brotherband Chronicles #1) by John Flanagan
Published: 2011
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Action/Adventure

Description:
They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger's Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn't mean they don't have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field . . . especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing.

John Flanagan, author of the international phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice, creates a new cast of characters to populate his world of Skandians and Araluens, a world millions of young readers around the world have come to know and admire. Full of seafaring adventures and epic battles, Book 1 of The Brotherband Chronicles is sure to thrill readers of Ranger's Apprentice while enticing a whole new generation just now discovering the books.

Review by patron, Anonymous: 

Well righten book. Suprising twists.

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Patron Book Review ~ The Forever War

The Forever War (book #1) by Joe Haldeman
Published: 1974
Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel

Description:
Private William Mandella is a hero in spite of himself--a reluctant conscript drafted into an elite military unit, and propelled through space and time to fight in a distant thousand-year conflict. He never wanted to go to war, but the leaders on Earth have drawn a line in the interstellar sand--despite the fact that their fierce alien enemy is unknowable, unconquerable, and very far away. So Mandella will perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through the militarys ranks. . .if he survives. But the true test of his mettle will come when he returns to Earth. Because of the time dilation caused by space travel the loyal soldier is aging months, while his home planet is aging centuries--and the difference will prove the saying: you never can go home. . .

Review by patron, Anonymous: 

A slow read. not very exciting

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Patron Book Review ~ Clueless McGee Gets Famous

Clueless McGee Gets Famous (Clueless McGee #3) by Jeff Mack
Published: 2014
Genre: Graphic Novel

Description:
For every fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, or Timmy Failure--a laugh-out-loud book with a fun mystery to solve!

Clueless McGee is confident he is on his way to becoming a famous crime solver. Surely you want his autograph . . . no? Speaking of autographs, when Clueless learns that the messy scribble on the cowboy hat sent by his father is actually the autograph of famous teen idol Junior McFiddle, everyone in school suddenly wants to be Clueless' friend. And they want his hat -- especially the three Taylors, the popular girls who usually do their best to ignore him. When the autographed hat disappears, Clueless sets a trap to catch the thief. As usual, he manages to make a bad situation worse before the thief is unveiled.

With abundant humor, a lampooning of teen music sensations and a fun, child-friendly mystery to solve, Jeff Mack has created another book perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid,Timmy Failure, or even the Chet Gecko mysteries.
Review by patron, Lindsey: 

It was more for a little kid.

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NEW TEEN BOOKS!

Contact the library about putting these
titles on hold before there's a waitlist!

Summaries and available copies can be found by clicking the title.

• Dream Things True by Marie Marquardt
• Self-Help by Miranda Sings
• Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis (Available 10/6)
• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
• Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
• Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
• The Apprentices (Apothecary bk #2) by Maile Meloy
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Available 10/6)
• The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
• Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Patron Book Review ~ Dragon Keeper

Dragon Keeper (Dragonkeeper, bk #1) by Carole Wilkinson
Published: 2003
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

Description:
An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon's legacy.


Review by patron, Anonymous:  
I liked how a slave girl in the beginning changed into a hero at the end of the book.

Patron Book Review ~ The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Published: 1900
Genre: Classic, Fiction, Adventure

Description:
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St.Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Review by patron, Allyson: 

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Patron Book Review ~ Fudge-a-Mania

Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, bk #3) by Judy Blume
Published: 1990
Genre: Children's Literature, Realistic Fiction, Humor

Description:
Peter Hatcher can't get a break. His little brother, Fudge-the five-year-old human hurricane-has big plans to marry Peter's sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman. That alone would be enough to ruin his whole summer, but now Peter's parents have decided to rent a summer home next door to Sheila the Cootie Queen's house for three whole weeks!
Review by patron, Allyson: 

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Patron Book Review ~ Rules of the Road

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
Published: 2006
Genre: Young Adult,
Description:
Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.

Review by patron, Peyton:

Jenna describes how she changes with her family and her social skills. She takes you all the way to texas. This is a good book I request.

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New Teen Books

Check out these new books at the library in the Young Adult section! You can also visit our Shelfari page to see what's new too.
Note: Clicking on the title takes you to the library's catalog to see if the book is checked out; clicking on the author takes you to Fantastic Fiction where you'll see all the books by that author and series information.
Nnewts by Doug TenNapel
GN  TENNAPEL
Summary:

A little hero faces big challenges in the first book of this totally unique fantasy-adventure series. The first book in the Nnewts series follows the story of Herk, a lovable Nnewt who longs for stronger legs, something his mother and father wish they could give him. When his quaint village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and leave behind the only life he's ever known. Now, all alone and on the run, Herk navigates a dangerous world filled with strange creatures and mysterious wonders, where friends are few and an evil lord is in hot pursuit.

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Burning Nation by Trent Reedy
Y  REEDY
Summary:

Idaho is a war zone under Federal occupation, and Danny Wright and his friends in the Idaho Militia are determined to fight back, running guerrilla missions against the army--but what at first seemed like a straightforward battle against governmental repression quickly grows murky, and Danny finds that even winning the war does not mean an end to tyranny.

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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Y  AVEYARD
Summary:

In a world divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities--seventeen-year-old Mare, a Red, discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. But Mare risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard --a growing Red rebellion--even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction.

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Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Y  OLIVER
Summary:

Two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident, a missing nine-year-old girl, and the shocking connection between them"-- Sisters Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before Dara kissed Parker. That was before the accident that left Dara's face scarred. Now the sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But another girl, Madeline Snow, has vanished, too. Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked-- and she has to find her sister, before it's too late.

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Feudlings by Wendy Knight

Y KNIGHT

Summary:

Nothing makes a new school suck worse than discovering the guy you're in love with is your prophesied nemesis. 

Ari is the most powerful flame-throwing sorceress ever, and her people's last hope in an ancient war. But she's also a seventeen-year-old girl, and in her free, not-hunting-nemesis times, she jumps from school to school, trying to figure out regular people her own age and pretending she'll get the chance to graduate. 

Shane lives a double life. He goes to school and masters the art of popularity, hiding the fact that he has a fate with a slim chance of his survival. He's destined to end a 300 year-old war by killing or being killed. He knows he's hunted by a powerful enemy who's not afraid to die. Only problem? He has no idea who that enemy is.

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