Wednesday, November 19, 2008

And still more new books!

These just in for your reading enjoyment...

Nation by Terry Pratchett
"When much is taken, something is returned." Do you like Lord of the Flies? This book should interest you.
Refugess on an island confront the aftermath of catastrophe. As they struggle to survive, they "defy ancestral spirits, challenge death, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down."

Do you enjoy a good autobiography/memoir? This one will blow you away!
A Long Way Gone - Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
The author tells his story -- at the age of 12, he fled rebels and by age 13 was picked up by the government army and pumped full of drugs, trained to kill and to survive in Sierra Leone.

Here's one for fans of fables, fairy tales and myths -- it's a retelling of the Rumplestiltskin story but set in a woolen mill on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. Charlotte Miller has a chance to save her family's woolen mill after the death of her father. But at what cost? She strikes a bargain with the mysterious Jack Spinner.....a debut novel by Elizabeth Bunce: A Curse Dark as Gold.

Want a quick, easy read? 145th Street -- a collection of short stories by popular author Walter Dean Meyers might be just what you're looking for. "One street. One block. Ten unforgettable tales."

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