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.

Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen

It's 1929, The Roaring Twenties, a time for speak-easys and flappers.

"Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis. All Letty wants is to see her name in lights, but she quickly discovers Manhattan is filled with pretty girls who will do anything to be a star. . . .


Cordelia is searching for the father she's never known, a man as infamous for his wild parties as he is for his shadowy schemes. Overnight, she enters a world more thrilling and glamorous than she ever could have imagined—and more dangerous. It's a life anyone would kill for . . . and someone will".   - HarperCollins Publishers

Anna Godbersen has also written the Luxe series.  It includes four titles, Luxe, Rumors, Envy and Splendor.  The historical series is about Manhattan society in 1900 and the secrets, lies and scandals of several families.

You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin

"You Killed Wesley Payne is a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulp-noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isn't whether Dalton's going to get paid. He always gets paid. Or whether he's gonna get the girl. He always (sometimes) gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and killer cliques in time to solve the mystery of "The Body" before it solves him".  - Hachette Book Co.

If you like this book, look for other detective, pulp fiction or crime/noir authors like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Check the Book List Page for some suggestions.

Book Preview posted in left-hand column.

The Winners of the Teens' Top Ten

Students around the country voted for their favorite top ten books out of the 25 nominated titles listed in a past entry.  The books are listed in the order they won with number 1 favorite this year - Catching Fire!  The library has all of the winners in the collection, so stop by and check them out.

The 2010 Teens’ Top Ten are:                         
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson