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SYNC Audiobooks

If you love audiobooks here's a great place to find new things to listen to, talk to other avid listeners and, until September 1, get free downloads of great YA titles. SYNC Audiobooks is offering two free downloads in July and August of amazing titles like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer, and much more. So stop over to their site and find something great to listen to this summer!

Movie Book Group

It's the last movie book group of the summer! Watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG, 92 min) on Wednesday, August 4 at 6 p.m. Enjoy popcorn and drinks and stay for a quick chat about the book and movie.

Our school year book group will start in September. More info about that coming soon!

Thanks for a wonderful summer of great books and movies!

Novels-in-Verse

If you enjoy poetry that tells a great story try reading a novel written in verse. There's a great booklist of titles on our website, here are few ideas to get you started.

Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
When Jane loses her arm to a shark attack, the aspiring artist is forced to re-evaluate her life.

Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
While dealing with poverty and gang violence, Damien finds true love.

The Surrender Tree: poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom by Margarita Engle (X 811.54 E58)
A nonfiction book of Cuba's struggle for independence.

Summer Celebration

Enjoy free ice cream, live music from the Andrew Koenig Band, trolley rides, face painting, and more at the 12th annual Shorewood Public Library Summer Celebration on July 21 from 6-8 p.m.! This wonderful event is fun for the entire family. Thanks to the Friends of the Shorewood Library for generously sponsoring this event.

Check out pictures from last year's Summer Celebration to see what all the excitement is about.

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Check out this great trailer for the movie It's Kind of a Funny Story based on the book by Ned Vizzini. Movie hits theaters September 24.

Upcoming Books!

July
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love by Maggie Steifvater, Rachel Vincent, Carrie Ryan and many more
Daniel X: Demons and Druids by James Patterson and Adam Sadler
Sleepless by Cyn Balog

August
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan
The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin Benway
Hothouse by Chris Lynch

September
Torment by Lauren Kate (sequel to Fallen)
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Payback Time by Carl Deuker
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (sequel to Beautiful Creatures)
Grace by Elizabeth Scott
The Dark Deeps by Arthur Slade
Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer
The Genius Wars by Catherine Jinks
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Blood on My Hands by Todd Strasser

October
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Misguided Angel by Melissa de la Cruz (Blue Bloods series)
The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (sequel to Leviathan)
Ranger's Apprentice: Halt's Peril by John Flanagan
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

The Curse Workers: White Cat by Holly Black

Cassel is the only non-worker in a family of well known curse workers. With the simple touch of a bare hand his mother can alter people's emotions and his brothers can bring good luck or broken bones. Things start to change for Cassel when he wakes up in the middle on the night on the roof of his dorm, apparently ready to jump off. Not the suicidal type, he suscepts someone has cursed him. And when a white cat and strange dreams invade his life, Cassel must find out quickly what's going on before something terrible happens to him.

Holly Black has created a wonderful, yet terrifying, world where everyone wears gloves to protect themselves from curses. White Cat is fast paced, exciting, and unusual; I can't wait to read the next book in this amazing series!

Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski

If you could talk to a younger you, what would you tell yourself to do differently? How would you change your life?

In Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski, Devi has the chance to change her life. When her cell phone falls into a fountain, the only person it will call is the Devi of three years ago. Now she has the opportunity to right all the mistakes she made, to keep her friends, not date the wrong guys, and get into a better college. But when minor alterations lead to dramatic changes, will Devi make the right decisions this time around.

A fun read that makes you think about how even the smallest decisions can change your life.

Great Summer Reads

Here are some great summer reads from the New shelf!

Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
When Lani falls for her best friend's boyfriend, she doesn't know what to do. But when Jason and Erin break up and Jason shows an interest in Lani will she follow her heart, even if it means losing her best friend?

Carter's Big Break by Brent Crawford
Meet up with Carter the summer after freshman year when he stars in a Hollywood movie and gets into all kinds of trouble. A hilarious sequel to Carter Finally Gets It, which if you haven't read yet, I highly recommend!


Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson
A wonderful fantasy about two sisters who are blessed by a goddess. One speaks jewels and flowers while the other speaks frogs and snakes. Set in historical India, Tana and Dirabani both go on amazing adventures thanks to the wondrous gift bestowed upon them.

Tie-Dye Pictures

The library's first Tie-Dye event was a huge success! I missed getting pictures of the large crowd at the beginning, but got some shots after the initial rush cleared out. Overall we had close to 100 people attend and make a fun tie-dye shirt (or socks!). Check out our Facebook page to see more photos.

Dancers, Gaming and Tie-Dye

It's our first big week of events and we're kicking things off with African Dancers, a gaming tournament and tie-dye!

Jam AK Jam Afro-Dance Theater
Tuesday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m.
Experience the power and pageantry of West African dance and drumming. Open to all ages.

Super Smash Bros Brawl Tournament
Wednesday, June 23 at 6 p.m.
Place SSBB on the big screen for your chance to win great prizes like free food and a Blockbuster gift card.
Open to students entering 6-12 grade.
No registration required, but space is limited so arrive on time.

Tie-Dye
Thursday, June 24 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
You bring one white, 100% cotton item to the library and we provide the designs and different colored dyes to help you create something amazing.
Open to all ages.

Coming up next week...The Lightning Thief movie for book group.

Teen Summer Events

Teen Summer Reading
Read your way to amazing prizes like free food, books, and gift cards!

Movie Talkers Book Group
Read the book...watch the movie ...then talk about them. All while enjoying delicious popcorn!

Super Smash Bros Brawl Tournament
Play SSBB on the big screen for your chance to win fun prizes.

Tie-Dye
Bring a white 100% cotton item to the library and learn to tie-dye.

Talent Show
Show off your talent for a chance to win fun prizes and perform at National Night Out!

Complete info available online and at the library. Here's to a wonderful summer!

New Books!

In between planning tons of great stuff for this summer (more info coming soon), I've managed to sneak in a few great books...

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
When Will Grayson meets Will Grayson their lives become inexplicably intertwined around Tiny, one Will's best friend and the other Will's boyfriend. Written by two of the most amazing authors, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a book unlike any other.

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
In the sequel to The Summer I Turned Pretty, get ready for a few surprises as you delve deeper into Belly's relationship with brothers Conrad and Jeremiah. A wonderful summer read!


Thief Eyes by Janni Lee Simner
A thousand year old curse caused Haley's mother to disappear in Iceland and now Haley's made the trip to find out what happened. Filled with Icelandic and Norse mythology, Thief Eyes is an exciting adventure with an amazing setting!

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

Fever, an orphan raised by the Order of Engineers, lives in a London of the distant future where some catastrophic past event has left the world with limited technology or understanding of science. When Fever goes to work with a local archeologist to uncover Ancient tech she begins to remember events and details about the former overlord of London, Auric Godshawk. The truly strange thing is Godshawk and his people had been killed and driven out of London before Fever was born, yet she has clear memories of them. Does Fever has some link to Godshawk? Does anyone know anything about Fever's past? And is it possible someone may be trying to kill Fever because of her suspected connection to Godshawk?

A brilliantly written, exciting and complex story of a girl uncovering her past and discovering who she is. Fever Crumb is a prequel to the Hungry City Chronicles, a series of four incredible books, the first of which is Mortal Engines. I highly recommend any book by Philip Reeve including Here Lies Arthur, a story of King Arthur, and Larklight, the first in a series of hilarious and action packed Victorian space adventures.

Free Comic Book Day - May 1st!

Started in 2002, Free Comic Book Day is a day when participating comic book stores across the U.S. and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their store. This year's Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 1st.

Some of this year's free comics include Iron Man, G.I. Joe, War of the Supermen, Shrek, Green Hornet #1, Toy Story, and Owly and Friends.

Hugh Jackman, star of X-Men Origins: Wolverine talks about Free Comic Book Day, and the importance of comics in fighting illiteracy.

For a list of participating comic book stores around you as well as the complete list of comics, visit the Free Comic Book Day website.

Music Streaming

Streaming music online is becoming a more popular way of listening to your favorite songs while away from your MP3 player or your music collection at home. Here are just a few of the great sites out there that let you stream music over the internet.

Grooveshark
Their layout is similar to iTunes--you can build your own playlists, mark your favorite songs, and share songs and playlists with other Grooveshark users, as well as friends on Facebook and Myspace.




Lala
This site's "Music Mover" software lets you sync your Lala account with the music on your computer, giving you access to your music collection from anywhere. You can listen to a song you don't own once for free, and then buy either unlimited online access or an MP3 download.



Last.fm
Last.fm offers the ability to create "radio stations" based on a particular artist or song and share music and pictures with other fans. Their most well-known feature is the ability for last.fm to generate a chart that lists your most recently played songs, which can be posted anywhere online.



Pandora

Like last.fm, Pandora lets users create radio stations based on an artist or song they already like, and then further customize that station by giving each song a thumbs up or thumbs down. Great for finding new music that is similar to your current interests.

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Can you imagine what it would be like to relive one day over and over? In Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, Sammy Kingston, spends a normal Friday at school, hangs out with friends, goes to a party, is involved in a car accident and wakes up the next morning to discover she's living the same day over again.

Through multiple times living that fateful Friday, Sammy learns a lot about her friends and family, but especially about herself. And each time is hopefully bringing her closer to ending the cycle...but what will that mean?

Meet the Author: D.J. MacHale

Here's your chance to meet bestselling author D.J. MacHale! Join us at the library on Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. for a talk and signing. Well known for the popular Pendragon series, his newest series, Morpheus Road, is a supernatural thriller about the worlds of the living and the dead.

"In the first book, Morpheus Road: The Light, Marshall Seaver is being haunted. It begins with mysterious sounds, a fleeting face outside a window-all things that can be explained away. That is, until he comes face-to-face with a character who only exists on the pages of a sketchbook-a character Marshall himself created." (thanks to Boswell Books for the review)

Thanks to Boswell Books for coordinating this event with us. Copies of Morpheus Road: The Light will be available for purchase the night of the event.

Celebrate Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Day by recycling something old into something fun!

Stop by the library on Tuesday, April 20 from 3:30-5 p.m. to create your own soda tab bracelet, decorate a CD suncatcher, make a candy wrapper/recycled paper bracelet, or design a pencil holder.

All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own candy wrappers for that project.

Happy Earth Day!

Bookmark Contest Winners

The winners of the 2010 Bookmark Design Contest have been announced! Stop by the library until April 23rd to see all the entries. And take home a winning bookmark! Bookmarks are available at the library information desks.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

New Audiobooks!

Here are some of the great AUDIOBOOKS we've added in the past few months. All are available on CD.

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Fire by Kristing Cashore
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper
The Everafter by Amy Huntley
Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Lennie is devastated after the sudden death of her older sister. Her entire life she'd been the companion pony to Bailey's racehorse personality and now left on her own, Lennie isn't sure about her place in the world. When two very different guys become a part of Lennie's life, she has to deal with her overwhelming grief, understanding who she is, and the guilt she feels about finding happiness after Bailey's death.

Intermixed with Lennie's stunning poetry, a great cast of supporting characters, and beautiful and lyrical language, The Sky is Everywhere is a gripping story of grief and first love.

Twilight Saga...New Book!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, a new book in the Twilight Saga will be released June 5! Check out Stephenie's site for more info, like how you can read it for free online and how it helped during the filming of Eclipse.

2010 MCTBA Winner!

The winner of the 2010 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award has been announced!

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

And the 2010 MCTBA Honor Titles:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(Teen Vote Winner)


If I Stay by Gayle Forman


Response by Paul Volponi

For more info about the MCTBA, including reviews of the winners and all the nominees, check out their website!

After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick

Meet Jeffrey Alper, "That Boy Who Had Cancer." But Jeffrey has been in remission for five years and instead of dealing with chemo therapy is trying to figure out eighth grade. Between his best friend Tad (fellow cancer survivor), this new girl Lindsey (who seems to really like Jeffrey), his older brother running off to play drums in Africa, and trying to pass his math class, he's got plenty to worry about. Thank goodness Jeffrey has a tremendous sense of humor to keep him going!

After Ever After is about what happens in the years following cancer treatment; dealing with the after effects of the chemo drugs and the emotional stress on your family while still trying to have a normal life. And for those of you who've read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, you'll remember Jeffrey back when all the cancer stuff was going on.

Pastworld by Ian Beck

Imagine if you could travel to Victorian London for a vacation, no time travel involved, just a short ride on an airship. Everyone would dress and talk like it was the late 1800's, food would cost one shilling and sixpence and there would be no cell phones, computers, or electricity. In Pastworld you can do just that, thanks to the Buckland Corporation. They've created a theme park of sorts that exactly duplicates Victorian London. But when a serial killer, the Fantom, begins murdering residents and tourists, the excitement increases to dangerous levels.

A wonderful cast of characters, a little bit of science fiction, a thrilling mystery, and some great historical elements combine for an exciting novel in Pastworld by Ian Beck