Book of the week 16th June

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is this week's Book of the Week.
From the blurb:
 "Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, her mismatched clothes and unruly red hair, she couldn't stick out more if she tried.
 Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black tee-shirts, headphones, head in a book - he thinks he's made himself invisible. But not to Eleanor...never to Eleanor.

 Slowly, steadily through late-night conversations and an ever growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to lose."

Book of the Week 9th June

Book of the week this week is Divergent by Veronica Roth. Not a new book by any means but very popular in school just now - possibly something to do with the film release. So, in case you have missed out on this latest phenomenon the book is a dystopian novel set in post-apocalyptic city (Chicago). At the age of 16, the young are assessed to determine which of five Factions they suit best  but theycan still make the final choice of which Faction to join on their own. Most opt for their home Faction but there are some, such as Tris the heroine of the novel, who make a jump, turning their backs on their families to join their chosen Faction. The initiation and training are far from easy and Tris battles to settle in to her chosen Faction and cope with being away from her family. If you like 'The Hunger Games' trilogy then you will enjoy this series too. Worth reading the book BEFORE you see the movie!

FlipSide Magazine

The June edition of FlipSide magazine is available in the Library. This month's issue has two front covers featuring new movies, one shows an image from ' X-Men: Days of future past' the other the new Tom Cruise film 'Edge of tomorrow'. There are articles about both films as well as articles about Johnny Depp, the fight to save jaguars from extinction, skin and all the ususal reviews and unusual photos.

Chose this image as X-Men has featured so frequently in past issues!!

Book of the week 2nd June

This week's featured book is 'The bone dragon' by Alexia Casale.
From the blurb:    'Dreams are the fire that warms the soul. Evie refuses to talk about why she needed an operation. Saying it out loud would hurt too much. Instead she focuses on carving the piece of her rib that the doctors removed into a tiny dragon - a dragon that comes to life at night, helping her to heal. Finally, she can feel safe again.
But Evie's dragon dreams are becoming more and more powerful, and soon the dragon is calling for revenge...'
This is a deep, powerful, and compelling novel which plays havoc with your emotions!