Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween~!

Happily Ever After?

If you love fairy tales, you don't want to miss Grimm or Once Upon a Time. While the shows both involve fairy tale characters, they're actually quite different. However, it seems many viewers are choosing to watch either or instead of both.

Check out this interesting article comparing the two shows:

http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2011/10/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-will.php

Has anyone seen Grimm or Once Upon a Time? What are your thoughts about the shows?

Essential Steampunk Reading

Check out this website for essential steampunk reading:

http://bestbookrecommendations.com/what-is-steampunk-fiction/

The Name of the Star

Jack the Ripper is still considered one of the most feared serial killers in history. The murders he committed in 1888 were the first to be committed for no real reason other than enjoyment. More than two-hundred years have passed and someone-or something-is carrying out murders in London that follow the exact MO as Ripper: the days, the times, and the number of victims. Rory finds herself in the middle of all this when she moves from New Orleans to London when her parents take a job teaching at a British University. At first, the only thing Rory has to worry about is fitting in at her new foreign boarding school; but she soon finds herself the only witness for one of the Ripper murders, and oddly enough, the only person to have seen the killer, despite her friends standing right next to her when he spoke to her. With the help of a special, underground police force, virtually unknown to anyone in London, Rory realizes that she has a gift that can help put a stop to the psychotic new Ripper—but at what price?

The Name of the Star, book 1 in The Shades of London series, by Maureen Johnson is an intriguing, supernatural take on the Ripper murders in modern times. While this is not historical fiction, Johnson clearly did her research on Ripper and his affect on 19^th century London and the world thereafter. The ending was a little too neatly resolved, but there is still plenty of suspense throughout the novel that will have you guessing. If you love series, you’ll be happy to know that there will be more books after this one; for those of you who don’t care for continuations, The Name of the Star stands well on its own. This is one spooky read you don’t want to miss—and just in time for Halloween!

Favorite YA Book of 2011?

The teen librarians of Nassau and Suffolk counties are hard at work nominating titles for this year's mock Printz Award. The Printz Award is given to a young adult novel every year "for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature" (http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm)

Last year, Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi won the award.

If you could nominate a book that you read, published in 2011, for this award, what would it be?

RVC Library is Famous for Teen Community Service Week

Congrats to our two amazing YA librarians for getting their article, "At Your Service: Community Service Week in Long Island," published in the Voices of Youth Advocates (VOYA) journal!!!

Ask at the reference desk if you're interested in reading the hard copy of the article.

http://www.voya.com/2011/09/16/in-october-2011-voya/

Breaking Dawn Part 1

Having Twilight withdrawal? You won't have to wait much longer, as Breaking Dawn will hit theaters on November 18th! Like Harry Potter, the final book will be broken into two movies.