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.