New Books

Hey folks!

I’m slowing figuring out how Stephanie organized this blog. However, until I get it completely figured out, I’ll post the most recent new right here on the home page. Bare with me as I learn the ropes here. 🙂

Okay, we’ve got some new YA books here at the library. Here are two titles to keep in mind:

1. Katy Lambright Series: Katy’s Decision by Kim Vogel Sawyer

The blurb on the back states:

“Katy is looking forward to time with her closest friend, Shelby, who is staying with Katy’s family for the summer. But when Katy’s aunt faces serious illness and ends the girls to run the fabric store, what should have been a summer of relaxation fills with long hours at the shop.

Then a Mennonite boy visits her community for the summer, complicating her life and her feelings for Bryce, her non-Mennonite crush. Katy has several decisions to make by the time August arrives: Will she attend school in the fall and follow her dreams, or continue on in her Mennonite life to help her family? Katy struggles to choose between the two worlds she loves, but the final decision may be out of her hands.”

2. The Daughters Take the Stage by Joanna Philbin

Blurb on the back of the book states:

“Stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones, the daughter of chart-topping pop star Holla Jones, is on the brink of her own musical debut. Hudson has inherited her mother’s talent, but she hasn’t yet embraced Holla’s love of the megawatt spotlight. Can Hudson find a way to perform that reflects her own personal style? Or will Holla see to it that her only daughter becomes a pop-music sensation?”

Be Careful What You Wish For!

 What if all the birthday wishes you ever made came true? In You Wish  this is happening Kayla and it’s awesome, except that when she was 15 she wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her and now he’s her best friend’s boyfriend.

If you’re looking for a light funny read check this out from the ORL!

Tell me the crazyiest thing you ever wished for and win a prize. I have a few options such as City of Fallen Angels buttons, crochet bookmarks, book themed magnets, tote bags…

Red Glove

Next week Red Glove will be released and the library already has it on order. You can watch a book trailer here or read a review.

If you were in Cassel’s world, what kind of curse worker do you think you’d be?

Sports & Mystery!

If you are an athlete (or like to read about them) and you like mysteries you should pick up Slam Dunk by Kate Jaimet at the SA Branch today! It’s a contemporary Canadian novel and a nice slim paperback to tuck in your gym bag.

For the old-fashioned

Teens who are interested in religious and old-fashioned lifestyles may be interested in the new novel Katy’s Debate by Kim Vogel Sawyer.  It deals with the struggles of an “Old Order girl” trying to maintain her values in a public school with teens outside her community.

I’m adding this to my to-read list-are you?

As the Youth Services Librarian I get first dibs on the shiny new books that come into the branch. I take a look at everything we bring in, so I am familiar with what we have when you have a question.

Most interesting new book of the day is Cathy’s Ring: If found call (650) 266-8263.

Why it seems interesting

• On every page there are doodles along the side of every page. I’ve flipped through the book and there are some funny doodles and some amazing drawings
• The cover art
• The other books in the series got great reviews

Your YS Librarian Recommends

Some people would kill to live forever…would you?

I’ve read a lot of books this summer, but there is one that stands out to me as an amazing read for teens (and adults, although I’m not sure they’d appreciate it as much). I highly recommend The Resistance by Gemma Malley.

The Setting

In 2140 the world has an aging population, who are  living forever with the assistance of medication. Drastically extended life spans have resulted in overpopulation and a lack of natural resources. In response to these issues laws are made regarding procreation, which quickly becomes illegal and standard of living is reduced as they make room for “progress” by giving up homes for small apartments. Illegal children (called Surpluses) are kept in prisons and taught that their existence is a sin.

Plot

Peter and Anna grew up as Surpluses but they have been given legal status (this adventure was presumably the plot of the Declaration) and now they are trying to fit in among the general population. They are mistrusted and mistreated because of their youth and begin to question why they wanted to become legal. Peter takes a job at Pincent Pharma

The company is responsible for Longevity+ – a drug rumoured to reverse the ageing process. But there is more to the drug than Peter and Anna could have ever imagined

He takes the job with the intention of spying on the pharmaceutical company for the rebels, but his co-workers are persuasive about the benefits of eternal life and he loses track of his goals.

What you’ll like

• fast-paced action
• the recognition that young people are important
• raises a lot philosophical questions

In Between

In Between is not just the name of Katie Parker’s new town, it seems to sum up her life. It’s tough enough being in between a kid and an adult, but Katie is in between families. This book deals with foster care, moving, and the difficulty of feeling “temporary”. 

This book can be found on the shelf featuring new books in the Salmon Arm Branch

Clique

The ORL has recently purchased more CLIQUE novels by Lisi Harrison. I think the titles are creative Sealed With A Diss and It’s Not Easy Being Mean (which, in case you aren’t a Kermit the Frog fan is a reference to It’s Not Easy Being Green).

If you don’t have time to read one of the bigger novels or if you just want more about Massie check out the Clique Summer Collection: Massi or request one of the othershort novels from the Summer collection.

New Book

Interested in reading about the pressure to be beautiful, and how body image issues can lead to teens getting plastic surgery? The Salmon Arm Branch now has Fix by Leslie Margolis.