British Summer Time

 Hope you remembered to put your clocks forward by an hour! Need a book to read that is about time and is a thrilling ghost story? Then try 'Daylight saving' by Edward Hogan. 

From the blurb: "When Daniel Lever accompanies his dad to the Leisure World Holiday Complex, his expectations are low. But then he sees a mysterious girl by the fake lake and everything changes. Lexi is funny and smart, but why does she have wounds that get worse each time they meet? And is her watch really going backwards? As the end of British Summer Time approaches, Daniel has to act quickly. Their souls depend on it."

Available in the Library (Room F27)

Book of the week - 18th November

Mosi's War by Cathy MacPhail is book of the week this week. It is a terrifying urban tale set in Glasgow, a book which will keep you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages until the end.
From the blurb: 'Patrick and Mosi are very different.  Patrick has only ever known the council estate where he lives and the local boys who are like him. Mosi has just arrived in Glasgow and desperately needs to start his new life without any trouble.
Then Patrick sees a man fall to his death from a neighbouring tower block, and a dangerous figure appears from Mosi's past - a man who really terrifies him.
Mosi has no choice but to tell Patrick a secret. But for Patrick and Mosi, knowing the truth also means facing unimaginable danger - together.'

Check out Cathy MacPhail's blog to read where her inspiration for this book came from or view the book trailer:

Book of the week- 16th September

'Chasing the dark' by Sam Hepburn is an exciting, edge-of-the-seat mystery/thriller. From the blurb on the back of the jacket:-
"Mum's gone. Killed in a hit-and-run car crash. Her last words a message for someone I've never heard of.
What happened that night? All I've got is a traill of secrets and lies, but am I just chasing the dark?"
Join Joe Slattery and his dog Oz as they try to find out the truth behind the 'accident' that killed his mother.

Book of the week - 21st January 2013

 The first book of the week - 'Slated' by Teri Terry - will appeal to those of you who enjoyed 'The hunger games' and who like thrillers.
'Slated' is set  in a dystopian Britain where young criminals are given a second chance to live different lives and become good citizens - by having their memories and personalities completely erased. Kyla has been slated and sent to live with a new family. She has to relearn everything - that knives are sharp, how to wash dished even how to stroke a cat. But Kyla suffers from nightmares in which she remembers things from her past life, this makes her different from all the others who have been slated and makes her a danger to the state. Who can Kyla trust and will she ever find out the truth?

This book is a real page turner, it is exciting and creepy but there is humour and romance too (just!). The only thing that disappoints is the ending which leaves many questions unanswered - a sure sign that there is another book to follow ('Fractured' is due out in April 2013!).

RMS Titanic

On the 15th April 1912 RMS Titanic sank with the loss of 1517 lives. In 1912 the Titanic was the world's largest and most modern passenger ship and was considered to be unsinkable. She was launched from Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard on May 31st 1911.  On April 10th 1912 she set sail from Southampton with some 2223 passengers and crew on board.  There were many wealthy passengers on board as well as hundreds of people leaving their homelands to start a new life in America. At 2.20am on April 15th 1912 the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

One century on the loss of this magnificent ship continues to intruige and beguile people. If you are interested in the Titanic come along to the Library to look at the information on display or borrow one of the books about this terrible disaster.

For a new Titanic adventure thriller why not try Titanic 2020:Cannibal City by Colin Bateman. A new, huge unsinkable ship (remind you of anything??) is launched but things go wrong very quickly! The world as we know it is wiped out by a plague but among the survivors are Jimmy and Claire who were on the new Titanic when the plague struck. But althouth the Titanic is fabulous - everyone wants to steal it! Can Jimmy and Claire survive and can they save the new Titanic?