Book Reviews

Liar by Justine Larbalestier


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Micah Wilkins is a biracial, middle-class seventeen-year-old girl with a big problem--she's a compulsive liar. But Micah thinks her problem is only that everyone else has a problem. For instance, when she pretends to be a boy in the first weeks at her new high school, only to have her true gender discovered, she thinks the school administrators and her classmates just aren't flexible enough or can't take a small prank. But when Zach, a popular classmate whom Micah has been seeing secretly, is found murdered, Micah and her lies seem far more sinister . . . perhaps. Now it's up to the reader to figure out who's telling the truth, or which of Micah's many versions of the truth to believe. Does Micah believe she is and her relatives are werewolves, and that's why her parents insist she take her morning meds? Or is the explanation of her "condition" both simpler and, in some ways, more complex? The reader begins to realize that everything Micah says might be untrue, or not completely true. Anyway, what is the truth, or as Micah puts it, "the True Truth" or "the Actual Real Truth"? This creepy tale of a troubled girl, with a soupcon of the supernatural, will keep you on the edge of your seat. Do you know any Liars?

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Book Reviews

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Do you believe in fairies, goblins, dwarfs and trolls? Artemis Fowl does. He's thirteen and the greatest criminal genius to come along in centuries. He can outsmart the Russian Mafia, American Business men and the Lower Earth Police. Yup! That's what I said Lower Earth. You may have heard that Ireland is the most magical place on earth, but did you know that Leprechauns are really Lower Earth Police Recognizance officers (L.E.P. Recon.) and Stonehenge, a decrepit goblin Pizza joint, is just one of many portals from lower earth to where we, Mud Men, are poisoning the earth. Artemis does. Join him as he tricks the L.E.P. out of their ransom gold, helps them squash a goblin rebellion in Lower Earth and convinces them to assist in rescuing his father from the Russian Mafia. Each book is a new adventure full of action, and a sprinkling of magic from Captain Holly Short, the Centaur Foley, the convict dwarf Mulch Diggums, and Holly's boss, Commander Root.

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Slam by Nick Hornby

Slam by Nick Hornby


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
In Hornby’s (About A Boy, High Fidelity) classically laid-back style, Sam Jones comes to life as a typical fifteen-year-old boy—a skateboarder, a daydreamer, a cool kid. Then there’s Alicia, the girl who Sam says really did mean something to him. Once. Before the baby and all that, before the three of them all together tried living at Alicia’s house, before his life slammed into that particular wall. This is the story of one mistake. There are no easy answers here, but plenty of learning, growing, and trying to keep skating into the future.

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Wednesday Club

Wednesday Club, May 12 - GRAND FINALE!

All teens ages, 13-18 are invited to join the Wednesday club as we close out another great year. There will be pizza, crafts and picture CD's for everyone.

As usual, we'll be meeting in the library program room from 3:30-4:30 with Ms. Kathy and Ms. Jenniefer.

Don't miss out!