Library Picker (Halloween Edition)
In this episode we pick WARRIORS IN THE CROSSFIRE, MUSEUM OF THIEVES, TALES OF DEATH & DEMENTIA, I AM LEGEND, and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK audio. Plus a plug for NaNoWriMo!
Write Your Own Novel... Be an MICDS NaNo!
Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Messing Library will be hosting a month-long writing club for those of you that have great stories to tell! Here's some info...
WHO: Anyone who is bursting with creative energy. You don't even have to like writing. This is the time & place to tell a story, without worrying about crazy things like "spelling" or "grammar." Your story doesn't even have to make sense!
WHAT: One month of reckless, literary abandon... The goal is to write an entire novel in 30 days. You decide how long a "novel" is by setting your own word-count goal and challenging yourself to meet it.
WHERE: Anywhere you want! The library's virtual NaNo Classroom can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection.
WHEN: November! You set your own pace and write when you can. Worried about exams? Wait until they're over to start writing and set a lower word-count goal for youself... but sign up through the library now!
WHY: Because you've got a story inside of you. It might be weird, but it's a good one. And not having to worry about spelling or grammar is a plus, don't you think? Just keep writing... and make things up as you go along!
HOW: Tell us you might be interested in one of three ways & we'll contact you next week with details. You can...
(1) sign-up on the sheet outside the office...
(2) email Mr. DiGiulio... or...
(3) stop by the library and ask about NaNoWriMo
Interested in learning more? Here's a short video from the folks over at ywp.nanowrimo.org ...
WHAT: One month of reckless, literary abandon... The goal is to write an entire novel in 30 days. You decide how long a "novel" is by setting your own word-count goal and challenging yourself to meet it.
WHERE: Anywhere you want! The library's virtual NaNo Classroom can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection.
WHEN: November! You set your own pace and write when you can. Worried about exams? Wait until they're over to start writing and set a lower word-count goal for youself... but sign up through the library now!
WHY: Because you've got a story inside of you. It might be weird, but it's a good one. And not having to worry about spelling or grammar is a plus, don't you think? Just keep writing... and make things up as you go along!
HOW: Tell us you might be interested in one of three ways & we'll contact you next week with details. You can...
(1) sign-up on the sheet outside the office...
(2) email Mr. DiGiulio... or...
(3) stop by the library and ask about NaNoWriMo
Interested in learning more? Here's a short video from the folks over at ywp.nanowrimo.org ...
Library Picker
In this week's episode, we pick REVOLVER, THREE RIVERS RISING, THE REPLACEMENT, NINTH WARD, a bunch of John Bellairs books, and WORLDSHAKER.
Library Picker
In this week's episode, we pick Milo, The Monstrumologist, The Grimm Legacy, I Am Number Four, and Wicked Girls.
THE TILTING HOUSE
BOOK REVIEW | This book was not quite what I was expecting... but sometimes that's a good thing.
What was I expecting? Spooky house kind of story. With ghosts and stuff. And maybe some dead bodies.
What did I get? The house was more strange than spooky, but I like strange. No ghosts, but there were talking rats. And who doesn't like talking rats? And there was a body involved...
So maybe Tom Llewellyn's The Tilting House wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I decided to stick with it, and I'm glad I did. There were definitely some spooky elements, but there was also some great, unexpected humor involved in this story about a family who moves into a house where the crazy scribblings of the previous owner cover the walls. Oh, and all the floors tilt exactly 3 degrees.
This is really a story about a couple of brothers exploring their new house and the adventures that come with finding new spaces, new friends, and new enemies. There a crazy old guy across the street that hates kids and steals toys... A couple of undertakers who seem to know when people are going to die... A switch that makes the house invisible... and an attic that holds all kinds of secrets, including a family of surly rats that can talk.
Try this one out if you're in the mood for something a little different. It could fit into almost any of our genres, but you'll find it in our Action & Suspense section right now. Here's the (very cool) trailer:
What was I expecting? Spooky house kind of story. With ghosts and stuff. And maybe some dead bodies.
So maybe Tom Llewellyn's The Tilting House wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I decided to stick with it, and I'm glad I did. There were definitely some spooky elements, but there was also some great, unexpected humor involved in this story about a family who moves into a house where the crazy scribblings of the previous owner cover the walls. Oh, and all the floors tilt exactly 3 degrees.
This is really a story about a couple of brothers exploring their new house and the adventures that come with finding new spaces, new friends, and new enemies. There a crazy old guy across the street that hates kids and steals toys... A couple of undertakers who seem to know when people are going to die... A switch that makes the house invisible... and an attic that holds all kinds of secrets, including a family of surly rats that can talk.
Try this one out if you're in the mood for something a little different. It could fit into almost any of our genres, but you'll find it in our Action & Suspense section right now. Here's the (very cool) trailer:
Pedal The Cause
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Library Picker
This week we pick Charles and Emma, The Book of Dead Days, Emil and Karl, Here Lies Arthur, Closed for the Season, and Scary Stories. Oh... and some cookies.
2010 Library Trailer
A video walk through of the spaces and resources available from Messing Library...
THE ENEMY
BOOK REVIEW | Everyone over the age of 16 has died in this alternate-future version of London... well, not everyone's died. Some adults just got really sick, then turned into kid-eating zombies.
You read that correctly: kid-eating zombies. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill zombie story. Think LORD OF THE FLIES meets MAZE RUNNER. See, groups of kids are holed-up in various locations (supermarket, castles, abandoned houses, etc.), living together and fending off attacks by "grown ups." When word comes that there's a safe place in the center of London, two opposing groups join forces for the journey through the city. Along the way they battle ravenous adults, mutated animals, and scheming kids. And when they arrive at the place that was supposed to be safe, they may have more problems than they do solutions.This one is definitely a little gory, but it's a great read for people who like dystopian, "what if" kind of scenarios where teens play the main roles. And the gritty cover with black-edged pages is pretty cool. TitlePeek here. Author Charlie Higson has several books in the library, including his Young Bond series!
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