Looking for something spooky to read this October? Check out both our Creepy Reads display in the Young Adult area, ask Miss Kate whatever she’s reading (trust us, the creepier the book, the happier she is), or … check out any of the books listed below.
Looking for the FISKE Guide to Colleges? The U.S. News & World Report’s Ultimate College Guide? Or Peterson’s Guides to Two and Four-Year Colleges? You can now head to the College Information Section on the Lower Level, near the end of the Young Adult section.
Check out a title today as you begin your college-search journey!
The Library is hosting a Babysitting Skills Workshop on Saturday, September 17 from 1-4 pm.
This course is designed to help teens develop the skills necessary for the responsibility of being a sitter – child safety, developmental stages of children and how to plan activities that are age-appropriate. Hands-on activities and course certification are included.
If you have never babysat before, and are planning to, it’s a really good way to prepare yourself. Additionally, if you’re thinking of being a camp counselor during the summer months, this will look very good on your job application.
I heartily, heartily recommend Rampant by Diana Peterfreund. Here unicorns are not docile, happy-go-lucky My Little Pony creatures, they are vicious, man-killing beasties. Loved it!
Ever thought of being a secret agent? A spy? The next James Bond?
Here are some awesome stories, some true, some … possibly untrue, of spies.
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick. The best way to describe this … is a cross between Ferris Bueller’s Day Off … and the Girl With a Dragon Tattoo. Perry just wants to play with his band, but when his mom forces him to take the Lithuanian-exchange student, Gobi, to the prom … he winds up in way more trouble than he ever thought possible.
Can I See Your I.D.?: true stories of false identities by Chris Barton. These quick and easy sketches give the somewhat true story of each impostor. The writer puts you in the imposter’s seat, and you can see what each person did in order to hide their true identity.
The Gallagher Girl Series by Ally Carter. Cammie Morgan is not only a girl genius, but she and her BFFs go to an elite boarding school … for future spies. Read these in order so you fully know what’s going on.
Can’t get enough of vampires? Whether you love paranormal romances, or prefer the more scary aspect of the undead, here are some great selections for you to enjoy.
Thirsty. All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire.
iDrakula. Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Harker, his girlfriend Mina, and a pre-med student named Van Helsing team up to investigate the source of Jonathan’s rare blood disease, in a modern version of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
Pretty Dead. Beautiful vampire Charlotte finds herself slowly changing back into a human after the mysterious death of her best friend.
Marked. 1st in the House of Night series. Zoey Redbird, a vampire, is training at the House of Night to control her powers, as she deals with her bloodlust, encounters her ex-boyfriend, and confronts the leader of the Dark Daughters, who has been using her position for evil purposes.
Blue Bloods. When Schuyler Van Alen, a sophomore at a prestigious New York City private school, turns fifteen, she notices herself going through physical and psychological changes that may have something to do with a fellow coed’s murder in which she was found drained of all her blood.
Almost to Die For. On her 16th birthday, Anastasija Parker learns that her so-called deadbeat dad is actually a vampire king.
Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising. At a boarding school in Switzerland, fourteen-year-old Alex Van Helsing learns that vampires are real, that he has a natural ability to sense them, and that an agency called the Polidorium has been helping his family fight them since 1821.
Bloodthirsty.
Awkward and allergic to the sun, sixteen-year-old Finbar Frame never gets the girl. But when he notices that all the female students at his school are obsessed with a vampire romance novel called Bloodthirsty, Finbar decides to boldly go where no sane guy has gone before-he becomes a vampire, minus the whole blood sucking part.
Little Vampire Women. In this twist on Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale that chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women, the girls are vampires and neighbor Laurie wants to join them.
Vampire Crush. Sixteen-year-old journalist Sophie McGee’s junior year is filled with unexpected drama–and romance–when she discovers that her new classmates are hiding a dark secret, while the boy next door from her childhood re-enters her life.
Cirque du Freak, 1. Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Eternal. When Miranda’s guardian angel Zachary recklessly saves her from falling into an open grave and dying, the result is that she turns into a vampire and he is left to try to reinstate his reputation by finally doing the right thing.
Companions of the Night. Kidnapping. Car theft. Murder. Vampires. Kerry’s got a tough night ahead of her.
Peeps. Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected.
