Library Renovation

Still need summer reading books? We'll have summer reading lists and books available in YA until Friday, September 2 @ 6pm when we close for renovations. We'll be reopening Tuesday, September 20th. But to hold you over until then you can visit other local libraries including Baldwin, Lakeview, Oceanside and Malverne, they will be happy to help you! In the meantime, the Library staff will be working hard to have the Library ready for you on the 20th!

My Life: The Musical review

Emily and Philip become instant friends when they find out they have two things in common: they are both from (our very own!) Rockville Centre and they love the musical Aurora. Using money they have saved up from holidays, birthdays, and celebrations, they take the train into NYC every week to see their favorite play. Not everyone shares their obsession for Auroro, such as Mr. Henderson, Emily’s English teacher who refuses to let her write persuasive essays about Aurora, and the owner of the show’s venue, who feels he will make more money cancelling the show to make room for plays co-starred by The Producers' Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. And there is still the mystery of who really wrote Aurora. The answer may solve all of their problems.

My Life: The Musical by MaryRose Wood is a humorous, fast-paced coming of age novel about holding onto your passion—and fighting for it! This is great book to read even if you are not a thespian; but if you are into theater, you will definitely appreciate the references more, especially the fact that every chapter opens with a quote from a Broadway show.

Thirteenth Child book review

“Everybody knows that the seventh son is lucky…and everybody knows that seventh son of a seventh son is a natural born magician.”

Seven isn’t the only number that permeates lore—there is also thirteen. You’ve probably heard that thirteen is unlucky, bad, and even evil. Eff was born thirteenth child and twin to the seventh son of a seventh son. Eff and her brother Lan are inseparable, despite the Fate determined by their birth order. Eff knows what it’s like to be different, to have her siblings, cousins, and aunts and uncles treat her like she’s a demon. When things get too out of hand, Eff’s father decides to take a job out West as a professor of magic at a new college and move the family away. There, Eff finds her true destiny, as she helps protect the homesteaders from these strange beetles that threaten to destroy everything they come in contact with. Eff learns that she has always been more powerful than anyone let her believe, and once she believes in herself, she’s capable of anything she sets her mind to. Thirteen may be unlucky in some cultures, but what happens if you change the perspective?

The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede is a heart-warming tale about finding the courage to believe in your inner strength. Wrede’s writing is nostalgic, creating a magical alternate late 19th century American world. If you like adventure and humor; if you like dragons, magic, and mystery, then you don’t want to pass this book up!

New Steampunk Books

Love steampunk? Love romance? Then you don't want to miss these two books we just got in the library!

Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances: "Dark, urban fantasies come to life in the newest collection of Steampunk stories. Young heroes and heroines battle evils with the help of supernatural or super-technological powers. Throw in epic romances that transcend time, and this trendy, engrossing anthology is sure to become another hit..."

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross: "Finley, who has a beastly alter ego inside of her, joins Duke Griffin's army of misfits to help stop the Machinist, the criminal behind a series of automaton crimes, from carrying out a plan to kill Queen Victoria during the Jubilee."

Book Review: Imaginary Girls

In Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma, Chloe has spent most of her fourteen years living in her older sister's shadow. Ruby is the girl that every guy wants to date and every girl wants to be. It evens seems as though Ruby has some kind of power over people, always getting them to do things for her. Chloe has never minded being known as Ruby's little sister, since it is Ruby who has practically raised Chloe. But when Chloe finds the body of a local teen at a party, her world is shattered. Sent away to live with her father, Chloe spends two years separated from Ruby until Ruby reappears and convinces Chloe to return home promising that everything will be the way it used to be. Chloe is shocked to discover that Ruby is right. Everything is the same as it was two years earlier--the dead girl is alive and Ruby's power over others is terrifying. A creepy reservoir with deep secrets, a living dead girl and Ruby's other-worldly powers add up to one scary mystery.

And the Winner Is....

Did anyone watch the Teen Choice Awards last night? I watched part of it and was so glad that Darren Criss (aka Blane from Glee) won for best break-out star!

If you missed the show, check out a list of the winners here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2011-winners-220172?page=2