3:34pm: ERIC LUPER IS COMING TO EAST GREENBUSH!!!
That's right! The author of
Big Slick will be coming to the East Greenbush Community Library on
Thursday, December 13th @ 3pm.
Come in to hear him read an excerpt from the book, followed by some Q&A. Want to know how he got started writing? Have specific questions about this book? Join us on December 13th @ your East Greenbush Library!
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson
Audiobook Waiting List:The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Heat by Mike Lupica
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
[is it ever gonna be my turn?!?]Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:What Happened by Peter Johnson
Book Waiting List:Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
Sandpiper by Ellen Wittlinger
Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
Big Slick by Eric Luper
Current Mood: 
bouncy
3:41pm: Horns and Wrinkles
TWEENI had never heard of Joseph Helgerson, but this book got awesome reviews. So, I ordered it for the library and forgot about it. Then, I was randomly searching the juvenile audiobooks for something to listen to and saw it on the shelf. Boy, am I glad it was there!
Claire and her cousin, Duke, don't get along very well. You see, Duke is a bit of a bully. And when Duke decides to dangle Claire off the side of a bridge,
he's the one who ends up in the river. But this isn't any old river... It's a magical river. And Duke's nose suddenly starts to transform into a magical horn (think rhino). Claire does her best to steer him toward completing a genuine act of kindness, which she believes to be the cure for his horn, but Duke seems more interested in hanging out with his new-found troll friends. After Duke's family mysteriously turns to stone, though, things start to get even weirder for these cousins. Soon, more people get turned to stone and Claire seems to be the only one who cares about setting things right. Will Claire ever convince Duke to change his ways? Will Duke's family remain statues forever? Find out when you read (or listen to!) this story for yourself.
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
Audiobook Waiting List:The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Heat by Mike Lupica
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
[is it ever gonna be my turn?!?]Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:What Happened by Peter Johnson
Book Waiting List:Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
Sandpiper by Ellen Wittlinger
Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
Big Slick by Eric Luper
Current Mood: 
pleased
3:56pm: What Happened by Peter Johnson
TEENHigh school kids make mistakes... Lots of mistakes. But have you ever made a mistake that caused someone to die? In this story, our (unnamed) narrator tells us how he, his brother Kyle, and two other boys made the mistake of a lifetime. As they were driving around in a snow storm -- after a party during which they got drunk and high -- they hit a pedestrian. Sure they called 911, and two of them stayed with the guy until the ambulance came, but none of them waited to talk to the police. Now, they are stuck between two very different choices -- (1) just keep pretending that nothing happened or (2) turn themselves in and face the consequences. What would you do? A haunting and compelling read.
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
Audiobook Waiting List:The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Heat by Mike Lupica
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
[is it ever gonna be my turn?!?]Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
Book Waiting List:Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Sandpiper by Ellen Wittlinger
Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
Big Slick by Eric Luper
Current Mood: 
shocked
4:09pm: The Black Tattoo
TEENOK. I am about to give my first ever "bad" review. I liked this book enough to keep listening to it. Don't get me wrong. But, well... Sam Enthoven's writing struck me as very
Blue's Clues. There were just way too many parts where I felt like the author was beating us over the head with clues -- just repeating things so much and not getting to the point quickly enough. I literally found myself saying, aloud, what I knew was going to happen next -- in some sort of vain attempt to get the narrator to move on with the story. And the reason I say it was "very
Blue's Clues" is because the host on that TV show (for those who have never seen it) will pause and "play dumb" long enough to give kids the chance to figure it out for themselves. There are actually voices of little kids that will shout things like, "A clue, a clue!" or "It's right there!" And, I'm not kidding when I tell you that I nearly expected that to start happening with this book. Maybe I would have had a different reaction if I had been reading the book instead of listening to it, but I cannot say for sure.
For anyone who is willing to give this book a chance, despite my rant, this is the general summary:
A boy named Charlie is mad at his dad for leaving him and his mom. Luckily, his best friend Jack is willing to put up with a lot of whining. Even when Charlie's chance encounter with a secret society leaves him with a strange, moving black tattoo -- and makes him host to a parasitic/invincible demon -- Jack is determined to be a good friend. To this end, he follows Charlie to Hell. That's right... Hell! Intriguing, sometimes gross, often humorous, but redundant to a fault. Read this story if you like your fantasy with a hint of the impending apocalypse.
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Audiobook Waiting List:Heat by Mike Lupica
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
[is it ever gonna be my turn?!?]Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Current Book:Before I Die by Jenny Downham (ARC)
Book Waiting List:Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
Sandpiper by Ellen Wittlinger
Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
Big Slick by Eric Luper
Current Mood: 
annoyed