Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst Published: September 11th 2012 by Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster Source: local library Synopsis: Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. She will dance and summon her tribe’s deity, who will inhabit Liyana’s body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But when the… Continue reading The Limits of Gods: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
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Recent Bookish Happenings
The library has moved! We loaded up hundreds of thousands of books, then unpacked them in what we’re calling “Free Borders” because our temporary location while we undergo a multimillion dollar 20,000 square feet expansion and renovation is in the old Borders building. Coordinating and executing such a (physical) labor intensive job only further demonstrated… Continue reading Recent Bookish Happenings
Made for TV Novel: Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zach Stentz
Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zach Stentz Source: local library Published: November 1st, 2012 by Razorbill Synopsis: SOLVING CRIME, ONE FACIAL EXPRESSION AT A TIME Colin Fischer cannot stand to be touched. He does not like the color blue. He needs index cards to recognize facial expressions. But when a gun is found in… Continue reading Made for TV Novel: Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zach Stentz
More Mystery than Ghost Story: The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington
The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington Source: ARC from publisher Published: January 1st 2013 by Scholastic Point Synopsis: Jade loves the house she’s just moved into with her family. She doesn’t even mind being the new girl at the high school: It’s a fresh start, and there’s that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. .… Continue reading More Mystery than Ghost Story: The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington
A Dream of Escape: Out of the Easy by Ruta Septys
Out of the Easy by Ruta Septys Source: ARC from publisher Published: February 12th 2013 by Philomel Books/Penguin Teen Synopsis: It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more… Continue reading A Dream of Escape: Out of the Easy by Ruta Septys
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