Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Teaser trailer released July 30, 2008!



Mark your calendar! The movie will be released November 21st!

And if you haven't read it yet, feel free to reserve a copy of the book, tape, or CD by visiting the library's catalog.

See you at the library!

BREAKING DAWN Breaking News!

This weekend marks the long-awaited release of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final chapter in her TWILIGHT saga.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Tyler will be having a Breaking Dawn Release Party this Friday night, August 1st, beginning at 10:00 pm, culminating in the actual release of the book for sale at midnight.

There are tons of activities planned all over the store, including a costume contest (the winner receives a free copy of Breaking Dawn), face painting/stylized makeup, and trivia contests about the books and upcoming Twilight movie!

"Prom pictures" will also be available.

Barnes & Noble is located at the Tyler Broadway Pavilion, 4916 South Broadway (between Loop 323 and Rice Road and across from Broadway Square). For more information, you can give them a call at 903-534-3996.

Come out and join the fun! And if you haven't already done so, be sure to get your name on the waiting list for one of the library's copies by clicking here.

A long, hard "Road"...

Hi, Young Adult readers!

This is Miss Jo with a great book you might want to check out: The Road of the Dead, by Kevin Brooks. If you like violence, suspense, and blood, you'll like this one.

Two brothers, Ruben Ford, 14 years old, and his older brother Cole, come from a gypsy home. Ruben can see things in his mind that have happened. He knows his sister has been murdered. The two brothers set out to find who murdered her, and to bring her body home.

Instead, all they find is corruption and violence. They do find her body, and find who was behind her murder. But there is a long, bloody road to travel before they reach home. Along the way, the discover the importance of family, and how much they need each other to survive this ordeal.

Kevin Brooks, the author, has written several more young adult books than this one. The library will try to get more later in the year, or you can request them through the library's Interlibrary Loan service. In the meantime, check this one out -- you won't be disappointed.

See you at the Library!

A quick Web site plug....

Have you heard of TeenReads.com? I just discovered this today and thought it was interesting.

Here's a quote from their "About Us" page, just to give you an idea of what the site's all about:

We at Teenreads.com bring teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters. We are a part of The Book Report Network, a group of websites founded in 1996 that share thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more with readers every week. Teenreads.com is THE place online for teens to talk about their fave books --- and find the hippest new titles!

And that they do. Their front page right now features contests, giveaways, reviews, and interviews with the likes of Stephenie Meyer and Christina Meldrum. They also have a mailing list you can sign up for so you'll receive an e-mail whenever something new goes up on the site.

It's tool cool for words. Check it out.