Summer Young Adult Reading

July and August at the Ferron Library are Young Adults Summer Reading months. Two  books that I recently read and enjoyed are:

"13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson.   Gr. 8-11.


 Ginny Blackstone's free-spirited aunt sends her on an adventure. Guided by Aunt Peg's friends and the instructions in each of the 13 letters Peg wrote, 17-year-old Ginny travels to Europe. Traveling to places she has never been, seeing new sites and meeting new people Ginny retraces the footsteps of her runaway aunt. During this experience Ginny begins to come to terms with her aunt leaving New York abruptly two years ago. Ginny also begins to find out about herself, what she is made of and what she can do. The tables are turned when at the end of the book, Ginny write a letter to her aunt.

"Close to famous" by Joan Bauer          Grades 5-8
Foster McFee wants to have her own cooking show "Cooking with Foster", but she is only twelve years old. Life hasn't been easy for Foster: her father died in Iraq, her mother worked as a back up singer, and Foster has a reading disability. Life sent to them to the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia from Memphis in the middle of the night. The only thing Culpepper has going for it is that people help each other. Slowing Foster makes friends and she and her mom find jobs. Rayka McFee works at a hardware store, and Foster makes cupcakes and muffins to sell at Angry Wayne's Bar and Grill and works on perfecting her cooking show. She also has cooking tips: "bake every day. If you have to leave town fast, you'll always have something good to eat in the car" and  "if you want to be remembered, bake."

Myth-O-Mania Series: READ THEM ALL!

Do you know the Greek Myths?

Have you ever read them from Hades point of view?

After all Hades is Zeus's brother, and King of the Underworld,

and he is tired of all the nonesense that Zeus has spread around throughout the world. 

Now all Hades wants to do is to correct all Zeus's stories.

So correct them he does!

This series of books begins with "Have a hot time, Hades!"

Be sure to read them all!

Phone home Persephone!

Say Cheese, Medusa!

Nice shot, Cupid!

Stop that Bull, Theseus!

Keep a lid on it, Pandora!

Get to work, Hercules!

Go for the Gold, Atalanta!

You can find all these titles at the Castle Dale Library.

A top ten Best Seller

"A whole new world--modern sleek, high-tech--and at its center, a story as old and compelling as history: the making of the werwolf, reimagined and reinvented as only Anne Rice, teller of mesmerizing tales conjurere extarodinaire of other realms, could create it." from the book jacket of "The wolf gift" by Anne Rice.

Watch the trailer at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8xbHyrLjaI&noredirect=1

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ONE SUMMER

by David Baldacci

Lately at the Ferron Library we have been trying some new authors with mixed results. But an old favorite that hasn't disappoint me is David Baldacci. This week I read his new book One Summer with excitement.

One Summer isn't like his usual books; it deals with a family and their struggles. Jack Armstrong is terminally ill and trying to live until Christmas. Then life or death takes an unexpected turn. A loving family is torn apart.

If you are looking for a suspense book (like David Baldacci usually writes) then this isn't for you, but if you are looking for a book that is enjoyable and easy to read give this one a try. I found it to be bittersweet, like families sometimes are.

The Goodbye Quilt

by Susan Wiggs

Linda Davis loved everything about being a mother and raising her daughter. Now it is time to let her go. The two of them are driving cross-country to drop Molly off at college. This book is about Linda finishing a quilt to give to daughter using materials that have meaning to them both, she even took off the dog's kerchief to put on her quilt. The quilt and the memories make this book interesting and tug at this mother's heart strings.

I can remember when my kids were leaving home how sad I felt that things were changing: they wouldn't be part of my daily life and I wouldn't be part of theirs.

Ferron Library,

Colleen Murdock

Night Road

by Kristin Hannah

For a mother, life comes down to a series of choices.

To hold on...

To let go...

To forget...

To forgive...

Which road will you take?

For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows--her twins, Mia and Zach--are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.

Jude does everything to keep her kids safe and on track for college. It has always been easy--until senior year of high school. Suddenly she is at a loss. Nothing feels safe anymore; every time her kids leave the house, she worries about them.

On a hot summer's night her worst fears come true. One decision will change the course of their lives. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget...or the courage to forgive.

NIGHT ROAD is vivid, emotionally complex novel that raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it take to forgive the people we love.

Becky Jewkes

Biography:

Shattered Silence, The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter

By Melissa G. Moore

Melissa Moore is the daughter of Keith Jesperon,infamously known as the "Happy Face" serial killer. Melissa's intuition and courage forged a drive within her to create a new way of life-one rich with contribution and full of meaning. As an author and speaker, she shares a dynamic message of unlimited power of choice. Melissa is a strong advocate for protecting victims of violence and keeping children safe.

The Maze of Bones: 39 clues at Castle Dale

The Maze of Bones: Book one : The 39 Clues is now available in Playaway Format!

You may purchase earphones for $2.00 each,

or use your own.

Castle Dale Branch has used earphones for check out!

Come in soon!