Recommended Reading

More Great New Books are in the Library!

Are you looking for a good book to read? Try these!

   
   
The Grave Yard Book

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline

The Graveyard Book is a fantasy that tells a compelling story from the first pages with the introduction of the main character, a baby at the onset of the story, named Bod and his deadly enemy "The Man Jack".

Find out why The Graveyard Book won the Newbery Medal. You won't be able to put this book down!

Neil Gaiman's Website

(Call Number FIC GAI)

Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games is a popular book that has won many awards (Click the link below to see them all) and has been selected as an American Library Assosiation Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults for 2009. This futuristic novel delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance.

Susanne Collins Official Website

(Call Number FIC COL)

Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire is the second book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Like The Hunger Games, this sequel has won accolades from many sources. Follow the link below to read more about Catching Fire!

Susanne Collins Official Website

(Call Number FIC COL)

 

Orson Scott Card

Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card

This book is for all of our Orson Scott Card fans who have been reading the Ender series. It is a new sequel to Enders Game, Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide. We have many other books by this author too.

Official Site of Orson Scott Card Website

(Call Number FIC CAR)

Seer of Shadows

Seer of Shadows by Avi

The Seer of Shadows is a spooky mystery story set in New York City in 1872. Horace Carpenter, a fourteen-year-old photographer's apprentice must reevaluate his belief in science and rationality when the negative of a portrait he takes reveals the ghostly image of his client's dead daughter. Avi, whose real name is Edward Irving Wortis, is the author of many award-winning books. You can learn more about Avi and his books by visiting his website.

Avi Writer

(Call Number FIC AVI)

Paparazzi Princess by Jen Calonita

Hey girls--here is the lastest addition in the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series!

"The book boasts wide appeal, smart writing, and an entertaining cast of characters for a quick, stylish read..." -- Molly Krichten for VOYA

Read Molly Krichten's entire review on Jen's website.

Jen Calonita'a Website

(Call Number FIC CAL)

Football Champ

Football Champ by Tim Green

This sequel to Football Hero is Tim Green's newest addition to his football sports fiction lineup! Visit Tim Green’s Official Website to learn more about the author and his books! Stop in the
library to browse our new collection of sports
team books and athlete biographies too!

Tim Green Books

(Call Number FIC GRE)

Marchetta

Jellocoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Winner of the Michael Prince Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature this book tells a riveting story of Taylor Markham, a young girl who is abandoned on Jellicoe Road by her mother when she was 11 years old. Now seventeen, Taylor is finally being confronted with her past. To read more about this book and others by this author visit the website below.

Melina Marchetta's Website

(Call Number FIC MAR)

Annie Sullivan

Helen's Eyes by Marfé Ferguson Delano

This beautifully composed photobiography of Annie Sullivan's life tells the moving story of her early years and the hardships that she endured. It tells the story of how these hardships helped to form Annie Sullivan into the determined teacher that she became and how she unlocked Helen Keller from her dark and silent existence.

Marfé Ferguson Delano's Official Website

(Call Number 921 SUL)

 

There are many other new books in the library too!

Updated on 12/22/2009