Thursday, August 21, 2008

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period

If a tree falls at lunch period - Gennifer Choldenko

Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.


Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Zen and the Art of Faking It

Zen and the art of faking it - by Jordan Sonnenblick

When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out. His knowledge of Zen Buddhism provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

YSCAPES IS HERE!!!

The wait is finally over!

YSCAPES GRAND OPENING!!!

TOMORROW, AUGUST 15

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Live music from Ethan Tucker

COME CHECK OUT YOUR NEW SPACE!

The White Darkness

The white darkness : a novel - by Geraldine McCaughrean

Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen year old--discovers that he is dangerously obsessed with seeking Symmes's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the centerof a hollow Earth.


Friday, August 08, 2008

Sharp North


Sharp north - Patrick Cave


In a futuristic world, Great Families rule Britain through a caste system where reproduction is seriously restricted, while the families keep illegal clones or "spares" of themselves.