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<br />EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-39755874046229657722013-01-13T13:15:00.000-05:002013-01-13T13:15:16.203-05:00World Wide Play Festival: 2013-Win a Scholarship-Submit before January 25!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Win one of the 2,500 scholarships available by submitting your play into this contest. Six winning plays will be produced off broadway! The World Wide Plays Festival is sponsored by David Letterman's World Wide Pants Production Company. <a href="http://www.writopialab.org/transfer/wpf13/WPF13Flier.pdf" target="_blank">For more details, please click here! </a>Plays MUST be submitted by January 25, 2013. So get those plays typed up!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-62944814744415378932012-12-30T13:12:00.001-05:002012-12-30T13:12:19.689-05:00Code Name VerityBest Young Adult Books of 2012? Take a look at <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-wein/code-name-verity/#review" target="_blank">this link</a> which features Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-wein/code-name-verity/#review" target="_blank">Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books of 2012!</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-39705692499357987112012-12-16T12:31:00.001-05:002012-12-16T12:31:57.444-05:00The Darkest Minds: The Darkest Minds, Book 1Check out the latest book by Alexandra Bracken-just published! <br />
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Reserve a copy to be sent to Edith Wheeler Memorial Library-<a href="http://ewml.biblio.org/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aitem_type=&query=darkest+minds&qtype=title&locg=1" target="_blank">HERE!</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-50711282856698262712012-09-29T15:36:00.002-04:002012-09-29T15:36:30.925-04:00The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyDon't miss the latest book to movie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This book was published in 1999, and has been on numerous teen book lists and won awards. Now, the movie is finally out-starring Emma Watson. Checkout the trailer here:
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"Set in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind who have barely survived two conflicts with the Formics (an insectoid alien species normally called "Buggers" by most of the population). These aliens show an ant-like group behavior, and are very protective of their leader, much like Earth ants protecting their queen. In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, an international fleet maintains a school to find and train future fleet commanders. The world's most talented children, including the novel's protagonist, Ender Wiggin, are taken at a very young age to a training center known as the Battle School. There, teachers train them in the arts of war through increasingly difficult games including ones undertaken in zero gravity in the Battle Room where Ender's tactical genius is revealed."-summary from Wikipedia<br />
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At the time, <em>Ender's Game</em> won numerous awards including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award and Locus Award. Even cooler...Hollywood is FINALLY making this awesome book into a movie-due 2013. <a href="http://endersgameblog.tumblr.com/">Checkout the Movie Blog here! </a><br />
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Rising Star Asa Butterfield (Invention of Hugo Cabret) will be playing the lead role of Ender Wiggin. <strong><a href="http://ewml.biblio.org/eg/opac/record/1584003?query=ender%27s%20game;qtype=title;locg=61">Check out Ender's Game today-sometimes the coolest stuff is NOT the newest stuff! </a></strong>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-32708831759321735182012-02-19T14:10:00.001-05:002012-02-19T14:11:37.952-05:00ARE YOU READY? WE ARE...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="157" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kij2kzRC_YA" width="280"></iframe><br />
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<strong>Come to the PRE-RELEASE PARTY for the Hunger Games, here at the library, on Friday, March 9 from 6-7pm. <a href="http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=EWML&curKey1=Teen%20Events&curMonth=3&curID=70214&tEvt=2410715">Sign up here! </a></strong>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-44641111559587537722012-02-14T14:28:00.005-05:002012-02-14T14:39:53.671-05:00Hunger Games Wins the 2012 Teen Nutmeg<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtQGIqXBXOzSXfTRwMg_SvK1L7yGN3UWDyPohrmHjnnbu_nvRXqOCBI8GjUBnV4GwkS6USRIeIDs1iCYEn2eucydncgaBlI_z9deqDs2G5PpFCOq1ATuqwL2IsaqbiX_C5PPgQkHmtO8/s1600/hungergames.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 126px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709076396875149490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtQGIqXBXOzSXfTRwMg_SvK1L7yGN3UWDyPohrmHjnnbu_nvRXqOCBI8GjUBnV4GwkS6USRIeIDs1iCYEn2eucydncgaBlI_z9deqDs2G5PpFCOq1ATuqwL2IsaqbiX_C5PPgQkHmtO8/s200/hungergames.JPG" /></a> Suzanne Collins' dystopic novel won this year's Teen Nutmeg Awards just a month and a half before the March 23rd movie release. <a href="http://www.nutmegaward.org/7101.html">Click here </a>to see complete voting results. If you loved the book, be sure to join us for our Hunger Games after hours party here at the library on March 9th at 6 p.m.EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-32079320480897962162012-02-03T11:33:00.006-05:002012-02-03T11:48:53.199-05:002013 Teen Nutmeg Award Nominees Have Been Announced!<a href="http://nutmegaward.org/mediac/450_0/media/98a0c55b1745c34effff82dfffffe415.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 93px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://nutmegaward.org/mediac/450_0/media/98a0c55b1745c34effff82dfffffe415.jpg" /></a> Ten new top rated titles for you to read - now available on the Teen Nutmeg shelf at the library. <a href="http://nutmegaward.org/93364/index.html">Link here </a>to see the rest of the nominees. Be sure to read them all so you can vote on the winner next year! In the meantime, watch for this year's winner on February 14th.EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-10579481411828516292012-01-29T16:21:00.008-05:002012-01-29T17:14:27.469-05:00YALSA 2011 Top 10 Books for Teens have been announced. Watch the video to see teens' top picks for the year:<object id="vp1IwwoH" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1327872144&f=IwwoH4VJUPWepUxNEkLtqQ&d=103&m=a&r=360p&volume=&i=m&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1IwwoH" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1327872144&f=IwwoH4VJUPWepUxNEkLtqQ&d=103&m=a&r=360p&volume=&i=m&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object><br /><br />Link to the <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/ttt11">YALSA website</a> to learn about all the nominees. (Video created by the Young Adult Library Services Association)EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-59962707226147435852012-01-22T14:54:00.001-05:002012-01-22T14:55:35.578-05:00Have you read DIVERGENT?Debut author Veronica Roth discusses her new dystopian YA thriller, DIVERGENT, the first in a series of novels filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences and unexpected romance.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.alicemarvels.com/2011_sneak_peek/2011/1/7/25-paranormal-must-reads-for-2011.html">25 Paranormal Must Reads </a>suggested by the Alice Marvels blog.EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-18906984378192131702011-02-14T16:25:00.005-05:002011-02-14T16:44:07.880-05:00The winner of the 2011 Nutmeg Teen Award is . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bNyV_qDmxIHGJ9CLlHK762tMgBadpLRGsH1HDc3O4M1ChlXWblbFOfFsbABinhyPvLHO_yKecY6d6WgZD4uyopdMC-mGlK5QAYMYcuv41AB4xaVlgg0C5tPTvRBCninRHFBQxaR1kCjc/s1600/unwind.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 135px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573660649150288706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bNyV_qDmxIHGJ9CLlHK762tMgBadpLRGsH1HDc3O4M1ChlXWblbFOfFsbABinhyPvLHO_yKecY6d6WgZD4uyopdMC-mGlK5QAYMYcuv41AB4xaVlgg0C5tPTvRBCninRHFBQxaR1kCjc/s200/unwind.jpg" /></a><br /><div><em>Unwind</em> by Neal Shusterman</div><div></div><div>"In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives 'unwound' and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to survive until they turn eighteen." - Summary from the EWML online catalog. Find out if this book is available <a href="http://bibcat2.biblio.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1297XI840443J.3021&menu=home&aspect=subtab227&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=monroe&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.TW&term=unwind&aspect=subtab227#focus">here</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-72838364199065656092011-01-28T12:24:00.002-05:002011-01-28T12:29:45.294-05:00Nutmeg VotingJust a reminder that Nutmeg voting ends Monday, January 31st. If you would like to vote for your favorite <a href="http://www.nutmegaward.org/72964/index.html">Nutmeg book </a>(and haven't voted yet in school) stop by Teen Space this weekend and submit your vote in our ballot box. The Library will be open Saturday from 10AM to 4PM and Sunday from 12Noon to 4PM.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-70376227462730078762011-01-03T12:07:00.003-05:002011-01-03T12:12:56.609-05:002011 Teen Nutmeg Book Award Voting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVgl4rswSh7j_ouqVF-XNY2vqMq0c6uXTDIUmgIoKG8RYQI5-9_FQPtwtx_6HmWXjthdTjN9ZqnXP_t7oD0NG2HJgpM3c3OieeOjMlTVjaRlXao1hVdbGvVuKmFvBH2FvSsTVJ6SG5uQt/s1600/NUTMEG-LOGO.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558007878326276018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVgl4rswSh7j_ouqVF-XNY2vqMq0c6uXTDIUmgIoKG8RYQI5-9_FQPtwtx_6HmWXjthdTjN9ZqnXP_t7oD0NG2HJgpM3c3OieeOjMlTVjaRlXao1hVdbGvVuKmFvBH2FvSsTVJ6SG5uQt/s200/NUTMEG-LOGO.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Come in to Teen Space at the library and cast you vote for the 2011 Teen Nutmeg Book Award winner. Anyone in grade 5 through 9 who has read at least one of these <a href="http://www.nutmegaward.org/72964/index.html">Teen Nutmeg Book nominees </a>can vote. Fill out a ballot and drop it in the box by the Nutmeg Books. Vote for just <strong>one</strong> book. Voting ends January 31, 2011. We'll announce the winner here and at the library on February 14, 2011.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-63130239039238647782010-11-24T11:19:00.003-05:002010-11-24T11:55:36.962-05:00Holiday Gift Giving Ideas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Sho1fyAOsdZ544oHKdRG9r2At9rqMdipHxm6Djl2EH7GBWePGGveG5HpXSfx7FsEhMOep7ob7flC9qLZvpUt-Tu6QXF8T7l4QtxcNPNg9ITR_BbRqisj23Xo5UBKXCLe9TWjotPXFPvX/s1600/mockingjay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543156592419923650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Sho1fyAOsdZ544oHKdRG9r2At9rqMdipHxm6Djl2EH7GBWePGGveG5HpXSfx7FsEhMOep7ob7flC9qLZvpUt-Tu6QXF8T7l4QtxcNPNg9ITR_BbRqisj23Xo5UBKXCLe9TWjotPXFPvX/s200/mockingjay.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking for a gift idea? Teen Librarians from libraries across Connecticut have put together their annual <a href="http://www.ctlibrarians.org/associations/10663/files/holidaylist10_teens.pdf">list</a> of the best books to give teens as a holiday gift. Once again The Hunger Games trilogy has made the list. One of this year's gift suggestions is the final installment, <em>Mockingjay,</em> by Suzanne Collins. Let us know if you've read any of these books or have any suggestions for other books which would make a great gift!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-46317022286119467502010-10-14T20:08:00.007-04:002010-10-18T13:00:09.837-04:00Teen Read Week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Phdfl5dC31iScWp2-5N9RRRVujgzWRM6QDcjWWmmKr8Yym7cRaaVwOKg-Q4sG7hwEwNXCSdxSZxOw991CRhvUyngjhIHEghKEYsqYwDZDNeePETpu7TcVre2zCEX3M8xEkfeROhuaQw-/s1600/catchingfire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529431620160325442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 117px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Phdfl5dC31iScWp2-5N9RRRVujgzWRM6QDcjWWmmKr8Yym7cRaaVwOKg-Q4sG7hwEwNXCSdxSZxOw991CRhvUyngjhIHEghKEYsqYwDZDNeePETpu7TcVre2zCEX3M8xEkfeROhuaQw-/s200/catchingfire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>October 17th through 23rd is Teen Read Week. This year's theme is Books With Beat @ your Library. Stop by Teen Space this week to see books and audiobooks about poetry, music and more at our Books With Beat display. The Teens Top Ten books were announced this morning to kick off Teen Read Week. This year's winners are:</div><br /><div>1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins<br />2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare<br />3. Heist Society by Ally Carter<br />4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater<br />5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick<br />6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl<br />7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen<br />8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman<br />9. Fire by Kristin Cashore<br />10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-53748066822043206942010-09-02T11:54:00.004-04:002010-09-02T13:21:47.032-04:00Teens' Top Ten Voting<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/teenstopten2010"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512345547780699458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 65px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLivzAn6pt8v4we0ciTOAZOSuUlCo_eqcZ3IwnK7VhId3Bz1YcfAEO4cy6nZ4cXlKv_RnQool-fCp0TGvgJBp2xs0o5N7_LhZTbbcht1dsZ1ehrO0f72u605rycuibVBTsjaQO3XX3oBl/s200/teenstopten.gif" border="0" /></a> Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Vote now for the 2010 Teens' Top Ten! Voting takes place through September 17. You can vote online <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/teenstopten2010">here</a> . Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-69843538280468548062010-08-17T11:06:00.003-04:002010-08-17T11:35:46.121-04:00The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ_CekV2tM0BqpJXFpKPrk9aH82GtDLNOG85AyHHJtq-NhYPht91OENal9Syy71hevUJO5OOtHuwkOlaqSwEt19Rgk3qNUdP7y-NrvE4v3bTWNlYYeRF1t1BiJQE39SBAsBMw8wWzJzY/s1600/lightning+thief.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506395825414155602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ_CekV2tM0BqpJXFpKPrk9aH82GtDLNOG85AyHHJtq-NhYPht91OENal9Syy71hevUJO5OOtHuwkOlaqSwEt19Rgk3qNUdP7y-NrvE4v3bTWNlYYeRF1t1BiJQE39SBAsBMw8wWzJzY/s200/lightning+thief.jpg" border="0" /></a> Percy Jackson has been kicked out of the school every single year. He is now in sixth grade. It is the end of the school year and he hasn't been kicked out. Weird things start happening in his life and then his mom takes him to a summer camp, but this one is different. People are training for battles, there are creatures that aren't human there and they play games that campers could die in for fun. Percy has always known that something about him was different, but he is only just beginning to understand.<br /><br />I liked this book because it was full of thrilling adventure and you are learning, but you don't realize it until you are done with the book.<br /><br /><em>The Lightning Thief</em> is the first book in the <em>Percy Jackson and the Olympians</em> Series.<br /><br />Reviewed by MadalynEWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-13450569609521227242010-08-05T13:49:00.003-04:002010-08-05T13:52:18.720-04:00Summer Reading Book Review - Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TILnGHjmvoz0T7KdcYbinNJOmz2UPTudooDBMiZZWE0dm4JmiYgC0DhwGpIdztUt4CLAEpK7XxEFT-7vqAdb9cRRJkkAEkodxqltiGy1Br1AVog2d7MLSBqEk0ydN29EDXDArJoBcrk/s1600/queenofbabble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501984804997419266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TILnGHjmvoz0T7KdcYbinNJOmz2UPTudooDBMiZZWE0dm4JmiYgC0DhwGpIdztUt4CLAEpK7XxEFT-7vqAdb9cRRJkkAEkodxqltiGy1Br1AVog2d7MLSBqEk0ydN29EDXDArJoBcrk/s200/queenofbabble.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> This book is about a 22 year old girl. She goes to London to visit a friend she only met once! After things don't work out between them, she is stuck in London with no place to go. Luckily, she decides to take the Chunnel and stay with her friend in France. Now the only thing she has to worry about is staying out of reach from her friend in London and of course keeping her big mouth shut!<br /> This is a great book. The author does a great job of making the characters believable. This book also lets you learn a little about European countries. I had a great time learning about other places around the world.</div><div> </div><div>Submitted by Sophia Fagan</div>EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-56076083343088268582010-08-03T19:12:00.003-04:002010-08-03T19:25:29.571-04:00Summer Reading Book Review - Ice Drift by Theodore Taylor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G_XpfaVVrddKeVm6cy_Ar-VedrQCxeWNQ_GTDJaB7hnC5A6duysxMK4dppbOhJiNOHpm2L26_JaNEJWTJ33Os3VlvO5lezpaP5kXwOZny0mAu_iCymu_zDhO1FxZd1f7CYGzWvk3urw/s1600/icedrift.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501325989807379426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 66px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G_XpfaVVrddKeVm6cy_Ar-VedrQCxeWNQ_GTDJaB7hnC5A6duysxMK4dppbOhJiNOHpm2L26_JaNEJWTJ33Os3VlvO5lezpaP5kXwOZny0mAu_iCymu_zDhO1FxZd1f7CYGzWvk3urw/s200/icedrift.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>Ice Drift</em> is a story about two adolescent Inuit brothers and their dog who were seal hunting on an ice floe attached to their island when an iceberg hit the floe and it broke off from the island. For six long, hard months the boys suffer with hunger, sickness, and a douse in the frigid ocean. The author's descriptive words painted a vivid picture, holding my attention from cover to cover.<br /><br />Submitted by Timothy Vander HaveEWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-20613310046999782202010-08-02T12:35:00.003-04:002010-08-02T12:42:58.283-04:00Summer Reading Book Review - The Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH1R9WWIp-C0rkA0SyZzYb4M1efjH0Sc27A9IavoVzMmt-rLRhDhesDuTEhCYIazz-5sbNX60T7foxufIMA24_iSTtYTWR8A2Jud41_1tHZD645UsAZf3S-M9iLJpFecw7zAS6gQxzo4/s1600/sweetheartpropercty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500853310597966418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH1R9WWIp-C0rkA0SyZzYb4M1efjH0Sc27A9IavoVzMmt-rLRhDhesDuTEhCYIazz-5sbNX60T7foxufIMA24_iSTtYTWR8A2Jud41_1tHZD645UsAZf3S-M9iLJpFecw7zAS6gQxzo4/s200/sweetheartpropercty.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This book is about a ninth grader named Austin. Her biggest dream is to be a what is called a sweetheart in the Christmas parade. She has gone to the extremes to do things that would allow her to be a friend to other sweethearts. She has also gone to the extremes to get a good reputation so she could be one. Some of the wild things she has done was buy a rooster for Christmas, for herself, and have her arm bitten by a huge fish.<br /> This is a great book. It was so funny to see all of the wild and crazy things that Austin put herself up to. She was always ready for a challenge. It was also suspenseful at times such as seeing whether Austin would win the poultry contest.</div><div> </div><div>Submitted by Sophia Fagan</div>EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956343094692609307.post-56401727817275555502010-07-28T15:42:00.000-04:002010-07-28T15:44:36.030-04:00Summer Reading Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PQ7bvVMYMqjVzTVoUxLqpkMlgGI0ytZlbz98NnpJww8njPyk-wRY6ErbUkGLFi30Fbi72AQKKY7fr3KVpn4Nq0Yna5TtFCo_hTI8U76wFzpbYrKrHitFuaEAqJXuC-UL_Ojcf39HUe8/s1600/knife.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499045279934813890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 119px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PQ7bvVMYMqjVzTVoUxLqpkMlgGI0ytZlbz98NnpJww8njPyk-wRY6ErbUkGLFi30Fbi72AQKKY7fr3KVpn4Nq0Yna5TtFCo_hTI8U76wFzpbYrKrHitFuaEAqJXuC-UL_Ojcf39HUe8/s200/knife.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>EWML Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927490248119567236noreply@blogger.com0