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

More New Books

A few more great new books!

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Grace hasn't seen Daniel in three years, not since the night her brother was almost killed and Daniel ran away. But Daniel is back and has a mysteries secret that endangers them all. A thrilling supernatural romance.


Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern
As Jessie and her two best friends grow apart she starts hanging out with Dottie, a self professed nerd. Jessie likes Dottie and her D & D playing friends, but is Jessie ready to turn to the "dork side?" A hilarious look at discovering who you are.


The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
"Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like your best friend's boyfriend." When Brianna starts dating Ryan, the boy Sarah has had a crush on for years, it hurts Sarah deeply and threatens to tear their friendship apart. A heartbreaking and honest look at relationships.

New Books

Being on the Milwaukee County Teen Book Award committee (2010 winner will be announced April 1!) means I'm always reading new YA books. Here are three titles I've read recently that you might enjoy.

Fat Cat by Robin Brande
What can living like a cave man do for you? For Cat's science project she's going to study the effects on her body when she begins imitating the cave man way of life. She's eating healthy, walking everywhere, and swearing off technology. What happens makes for some interesting and funny reading!

The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti
When Scarlet meets Hayden she feels instantly connected and getting to know him only increases her feelings. Unfortunately, Hayden is married...to Scarlet's pregnant sister. Filled with drama and emotion, Scarlet struggles with her feelings for Hayden while still trying to support her sister.

By the Time You Read This, I'll be Dead by Julie Ann Peters
Bullied her entire life for being overweight, Daelyn has already tried to commit suicide twice, but this time will be the last. Or will it? When Daelyn meets Santana, she's determined to keep her distance, she's planning to die and wants no connections. But Santana is persistent and won't give up on her. A brutally honest look at bullying and suicide.

New Manga Titles

We've added a few new manga titles to our graphic novel collection!

Rosario + Vampire - No matter what he does, Tsukune can't get into any high school...except for one. But on his first day he finds the rest of the student body isn't exactly normal. Does he have any chance of raising his grades at a school where the turf war isn't between jocks and nerds but vampires and werewolves?



Negima! - Ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield, has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard but instead is sent to Japan to teach English . . . at an all-girls high school! All the students are delighted with their cute new teacher—except for Asuna, who resents Negi for replacing the teacher she secretly has a crush on. And when Asuna discovers Negi’s secret, she vows to make his life as difficult as possible— just the thing to prepare Negi for the challenges of life as a master wizard!


Aria - One-hundred and fifty years after its terraforming, Aqua, the planet formerly known as Mars, is now almost completely covered in water. A young girl named Akari Mizunashi lives in the city of Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of the old Italian city of Venice, where she works as a gondolier tour guide. While giving people tours of her beautiful city, Akari learns to appreciate her city when she helps an elderly tourist find his daughter, teaches a friend some history about ancient Venice and discovers the secret behind Aqua's unusual sun showers

High School Debut - Up until now, Haruna Nagashima's life consisted of playing softball and reading comics. But now that she's going to high school, Haruna decides to put all of her energy towards getting a boyfriend and having the high school romance of a lifetime! To help in her quest, she enlists cute upperclassman Yo Komiyama to coach her as she forgets her jock past and turns herself into the kind of girl who can catch a guy. Yo agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him!

Other New Titles:
Nabari No Ou
Skip Beat
Case Closed
D. Gray-Man

Shorewood School District Art Show

The second annual district wide art show for the Shorewood public schools is now on display at the library. Enjoy paintings, drawings, sculptures, and more for the entire month of March.

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Finn is a prisoner. In the world of Incarceron everyone is a prisoner, no one enters and no one escapes. But Finn knows he's from the Outside, he has painful seizures where memories of another world, a world outside, overtake him. When a crystal key finds its way to Finn he knows this could be his only way out.

Claudia is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron. Trapped in her own kind of prison, Claudia suspects a treacherous plot involving her father and the Queen that took the life of her betrothed, Prince Giles. Determined to find out what happened, Claudia breaks into her father's study and finds a crystal key, a key that could answer all her questions.

Complex and brilliantly written, Incarceron is a fast paced adventure from the depths of a malevolent prison to the outside Realm, a world with its own dark side. I'm already declaring Incarceron one of my top 10 of 2010! Watch for the sequel, Sapphique, coming January 2011.

Bookmark Design Contest

Let the Shorewood Library showcase your art on a bookmark! We're celebrating the library and Youth Art Month with a Bookmark Design Contest. There are great prizes including gift cards and having your design featured on bookmarks given away at the library this spring. Contest runs March 1-26, 2010 and winners will be announced during National Library Week, April 12-17.

Here's the complete rules and info and the entry form.

How will you celebrate the library?

Bad Apple by Laura Ruby

"If I really wanted to open up, I'd confess that I really am the liar everyone believes I am."

Accused of having an affair with her art teacher, Tola finds herself the center of unwanted attention. The object of whispers and stares at school, she also deals with the gossip and lies posted on a blog proclaiming to know the "truth" about Tola. Attention isn't new to Tola, she's a bit of a slacker outcast, and rumors are always going around about her. But this time it's different and Tola must decide whether to keep lying or finally tell the truth.

Bad Apple is driven by Tola, a funny, quirky artist who looks at the world through a lens of Grimm's fairytales.

Heist Society by Ally Carter

From Ally Carter, author of I'd Tell You I Love You, but then I'd have to Kill You, comes Heist Society, the action packed story of Katarina Bishop...art thief.

All Katarina wanted was a normal life, boarding school, friends, bad cafeteria food; she's finished with her father's life as an art thief. That is until she gets kicked out of school for a crime she didn't commit and finds herself planning the biggest heist ever in an effort to save her father's life.

Smart and funny, Heist Society has a great cast of characters, exotic European locales, and plenty of excitement!