Please help me, I'm "Fall"-ing...

Hi! This is Miss Jo at the Library. I just finished reading a book that I think you will enjoy. It is called Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver.

What if you were one of the popular kids in high school? You know, the ones who don't care how you acted or treated others if they weren't part of your little group.

This story is about Samantha Kingston, who was one of those cool kids. She's at a party where there's drinking, and gets a ride home with her friend -- who swears that no matter how much she drinks, she can't get drunk. So it's safe, right?

Wrong.

There is an accident, and Samantha dies. But death isn't what she expects -- it's more like she's asleep, and she keeps re-living that same day over and over, for seven days. She sees all the changes she should have made in both her behavior and the choices she made. Over the course of seven days, she finally gets it right. But by then, it's too late.

This book should make you stop and think. About drinking, about drunk driving, and about the way you treat others. Because in real life, you don't get seven chances to get it right.

This book is in our young adult section.

See you at the Library!

A will of IRON...

An unnamed mother of some of our young adult readers left us a review of Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.

TITLE: The Iron Fey series (Iron King, Iron Daughter, Iron Queen)

AUTHOR: Julie Kagawa

REVIEWED BY: [a mother]

BRIEF SUMMARY: Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school... or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

WHY I PICKED IT UP: It looked like something my girls already read and enjoy

WHY I FINISHED IT: It was a good and interesting book.

WHO I'D GIVE IT TO: My daughters. They have read books similar to these.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: It was a very enjoyable book to read. Interesting as well as kept you wanting to read more.

Thank you so much for your review. See you at the library!

Jennifer Lawrence cast as Katniss in HUNGER GAMES...

After much speculation on the 'Net, Jennifer Lawrence has officially been cast as Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming film based on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games series.

An MTV article covering the story can be found here: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660152/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games.jhtml

So, what's your opinion? If Jennifer hadn't gotten the part, who would you have picked? What about the other characters? Peeta? Rue?

See you at the library!