Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Teens' Top 10 2011

It's time to vote for the top 10 best novels for 2011.  The contest is sponsored by the American Library Association for Teens.  We  have a display of the books in the media center of the nominated titles.  You have probably read many of them.  Go to this site and you can vote for your top 3 picks.  The winners will be announced during Teen Read Week - October 16th-22nd.

Vote Here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/teenstopten11

Nominations Are:
·         Bachorz, Pam. Drought.
·         Beam, Cris. I Am J.
·         Beaudoin, Sean. You Killed Wesley Payne.
·         Black, Holly and Justine Larbalestier. Zombies vs. Unicorns.
·         Card, Orson Scott. The Lost Gate.
·         Clare, Cassandra. The Clockwork Angel.
·         Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay.
·         Collins, Yvonne. Love, Inc.
·         Condie, Ally. Matched.
·         Cremer, Andrea. Nightshade.
·         Fitzpatrick, Becca. Crescendo.
·         Grant, Michael. Lies.
·         Hawkins, Rachel. Demonglass.
·         Hawkins, Rachel. Hex Hall.
·         Kagawa, Julie. The Iron King.
·         Lore, Pittacus. I Am Number Four.
·         Moore, Peter. Red Moon Rising.
·         Nelson, Jandy. The Sky is Everywhere.
·         Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall.
·         O’Neal, Ellis. The False Princess.
·         Patterson, James. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel.
·         Pearce, Jackson. Sisters Red.
·         Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Blessed.
·         Westerfeld, Scott. Behemoth.
·         White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy.




Thursday, August 4, 2011

Louisa May Alcott

New Hanover County Public Library and UNCW Randall Library will be presenting a series of programs, based on the documentary and book Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women. 

For a schedule of events go to: http://library.uncw.edu/alcott/home or pick up a flyer in the media center.

The library has a copy of this book and a number of other books written by and about Louisa May Alcott.