Theirs and Ours

Here are some book jackets from England. I always like to see different covers. Theirs are the ones on the left and ours are the ones on the right. In general, I tend to like "theirs" better than "ours".

Online Book Club

As you may know, our Library offers book clubs for all ages. If you're interested in a book club, but can't make it in for our monthly meetings, you might want to join this online book club. The club is hosted by a new teen Each week and a different book is featured. It's a great way to be a part of a book club from the comfort of your own home (and with out have to change out of your pajamas).

RVC Idol 2010 Video

In case you missed RVC Idol 2010 or just want to relive the night, here are the videos.

Teens' Top Tens

If you are looking for a good book to read, why not try one from the nomination list for the ALA Teens' Top Ten.

Here's the deal, there are 26 titles on the list that were nominated by 15 teen book groups. Read the ones that you might be interested in and if you really love them, vote for them for the Teens' Top Ten in August and September when the polls are open. (I'll post a reminder here on the blog when the voting starts). They have a great selection. Find the complete list here. Some of our favorites include: Wintergirls, Fire, Catching Fire, Incarceron, If I Stay and Leviathan...but we're too old to vote.

Summer TV

Two popular teen books will be turned into TV shows on ABC Family this summer. Pretty Little Liars based on the mystery series by Sara Shepherd will air Tuesdays at 8pm starting June 8, while Huge based on the book by Paley about 2 girls at fat camp will air Mondays at 9pm starting June 28. I'm definitely curious to see how the shows will turn out. Plus it's always nice to have a new show to watch in the summer when everything else is on hiatus. You can read more about these shows here.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Stephenie Meyer has announced that she will be releasing a novella in June. Titled The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, this 192-page work will detail the life of Bree, a newborn vampire introduced in Eclipse. The story tells of Victoria's newborn army and their attempts to find Bella and Edward. The best part is you can purchase the book for $13.99 or read it for free from June 7-July 5 at www.breetanner.com

Little Brother to the Big Screen?

Little Brother by Corey Doctorow is in the early stages of possibly getting made into a movie. The producer of Natural Born Killers has purchased the rights to the film and will start shopping it around to the studios. While the movie is obviously a couple of years away, who do you think should play Marcus?

On another movie note, I heard that Michael Myers is working the 4th Austin Powers, "yeahhh baby!"