Monday, 18 June 2012

New Items

Some fantastic new novels are now in the library! Thanks to Alexa, and Katelyn and others for giving me their voice on choosing these items:

Divergent
by Veronica Roth
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.


Beautiful Darkness
by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
In a small southern town with a secret world hidden in plain sight, sixteen-year-old Lena, who possesses supernatural powers and faces a life-altering decision, draws away from her true love, Ethan, a mortal with frightening visions.


Beautiful Chaos
by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand and control the impact of Lena’s claiming, which is even causing her family members’ abilities to dangerously misfire.

Beautiful Liars
by Sara Shepard
When one of their tightly-knit group mysteriously disappears, four high school girls find their friendship difficult to maintain when they begin receiving taunting messages from someone who seems to know everything about their past and present secrets.

Flawless: A Pretty Little Liars Novel
by Sara Shepard
After their friend who has been missing for more than three years turns up dead, four former best friends continue to receive frightening messages from someone who knows damaging secrets about them.

Perfect: a Pretty Little Liars Novel
by Sara Shepard
After their missing friend’s body is found and another of their friends commits suicide, four former best friends live in fear of their secrets being exposed by someone who is stalking them via their cell phones.

Unbelievable: a Pretty Little Liars Novel
by Sara Shepard
Four girls living in a wealthy suburb discover the identity of a stalker who has been sending them shocking text messages, and uncover the mystery of who killed their childhood friend.

Friday, 8 June 2012

End of Year

Last day to take out a book will be June 14th, 2012.
Please make sure to return all book before the summer break.
To all grade 8's: If you fail to return your books in elementary school, you will not be allowed to take anything out in high school (this includes laptops and other a/v or computer equipment).
Please take advantage of the Burlington Public Library's Summer Reading Program: http://www.bpl.on.ca/summer_reading_club

Have a great summer!
Mr. W.