New Books for the Holidays!

Here are some new books added to the teen collection this month:

The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Ruins by Orson Scott Card
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
Burning Blue by Paul Griffin
Have a Nice Day by Julie Halpern
Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Safekeeping by Karen Hesse
The Fear: an Enemy novel by Charlie Higson
If I Lie by Corrine Jackson
A Certain October by Angela Johnson
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear
My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt
Guilty by Norah McClintock
Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald
At Yellow Lake by Jane McLoughlin
Echo by Alyson Noel
Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn
The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti
Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
Passenger by Andrew Smith
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan
The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent
Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman
Feedback by Robison Wells
The Bar Code Prophecy by Suzanne Weyn
Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin
What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang


Stop in for some holiday reading!

Kifflie

A Fall Harvest of New Teen Books!

We have just added a large number of new books in the Teen Zone. They include:

Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Jersey Angle by Beth Ann Bauman

Shadows (sequel to Ashes) by Ilsa J. Bick

First Kill by Heather Brewer

Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown

Call the Shots by Don Calame

The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

The Year of the Beasts by Cecil Castellucci

Stork and Frost by Wendy Delsol

On the Day I Died by Candace Fleming

Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

Changeling by Philippa Gregory

Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Crater by Homer Hickam

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Insignia by S.J. Kincaid

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

Every Day by David Levithan

Kill Switch by Chris Lynch

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You by Joyce Carol Oates

Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley

Burn Mark by Laura Powell

Zoe Letting Go by Nora Price

Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan

The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher

Entice by Jessica Shirvington

UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas

Life Happens Next by Terry Trueman

The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini


If you're looking for a fresh new read, stop in and give these a try!

--Kifflie

"Hunger Games" Movie and Food Drive

The Library will host a showing of "The Hunger Games" for TEENS ONLY on Thursday, September 27th. Please bring a nonperishable item for the Menomonee Falls Food Pantry. The film will start at 6:15 PM.

2012 Teens' Top Ten

Here is a list of the books that have been nominated for the Teens' Top Ten. There is a display of these titles in the Teen Zone. We do not own all of these books at Menomonee Falls, but we would be happy to get them for you upon request.

If you are a teen and would like to vote for the Teens' Top Ten, please visit the website at www.ala.org/teenstopten.

Austen, Catherine. All Good Children
Bick, Ilsa. Ashes
Cabot, Meg. Abandon
Cross, Julie. Tempest
Dessen, Sarah. What Happened to Goodbye
DeStefano, Lauren. Wither
Forman, Gayle. Where She Went
Gaughen, A.C. Scarlet
Goodman, Alison. Eona: The Last Dragoneye
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars
Gulledge, Laura Lee. Page by Paige
Lu, Marie. Legend
McEntire, Myra. Hourglass
Meyer, Marissa. Cinder
Myracle, Lauren. Shine
Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls
Oppel, Kenneth. This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein
Revis, Beth. Across the Universe
Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Roth, Veronica. Divergent
Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray
Stiefvater, Maggie. The Scorpio Races
Zarr, Sara. How to Save a Life
Zevin, Gabrielle. All These Things I've Done

Summer Reading Program Ends Saturday!

The Teen Summer Reading Program is ending this Saturday, August 4th. This is the last day you can turn in your entry forms. We will be drawing for the grand prize from all of the entries that were completed throughout the summer. Again, the grand prize is a $25 Target gift card and a $10 Best Buy gift card.

The Hunger Games at the Library!

We are in the initial stages of planning a Hunger Games movie event at the library. The tentative date is Thursday, September 27th. More details will follow soon. Save the date!

Guest Author: Tracy Bilen

Author Tracy Bilen is coming to the Menomonee Falls Public Library on Thursday, August 16th, at 7:00 PM. Tracy is the author of the new teen suspense novel What She Left Behind. She is also a high school Spanish and French teacher in Michigan.

Tracy will speak about her career as a writer and offer her insights on breaking into the publishing business. She will also have copies of her book for sale. If you are an aspiring writer or just someone who is interested in books, please feel free to come!

This program is free, and no pre-registration is required. For more information, please contact Kifflie at 532-8910.