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Book Trailer of the Week– Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Long Lankin by Lindey Barraclough. Cora and her younger sister are sent to live with their Aunt Ida in the creepy town of Bryers Guerdon. They don’t know how long they will be staying there and all they want is to go back home and escape the terrifying home of their aunt. Chills are around every corner of this novel and it is truly a classic horror story. Click here to find Long Lankin in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on March 1, 2013 Categories: Book Trailer, Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Book Trailer of the Week– Survive by Alex Morel

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Survive by Alex Morel. Jane is depressed, even more so since her father committed suicide, and has already tried to take her own life. On her flight home from rehab she has decided that she will once again try to end it while on the plane. However, her flight is downed in the frozen wilderness before she can follow through on her suicide attempt. Now Jane is stranded with her seatmate Paul, and they are the only survivors. Suddenly, Jane has a life that she wants to fight for–due in part to having to fight alongside Paul. If you are looking for a good adventure/survival story, then Survive is a book you’ll want to read. Click here to find Survive in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on February 21, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Fiction, Realistic Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. This novel is set in the future where there are two different worlds. The world that Aria lives in is perfect, but a little too perfect. Everyone wears screens over their eye and they participate in the world virtually. Perry’s world is outside of Aria’s and is a savage wasteland where every day is a struggle to survive. When Aria is cast out of her world to Perry’s, as a result of Perry’s actions, Aria must rely on Perry to survive despite how much she hates him for what he did. Click here to find Under the Never Sky in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on February 15, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Dystopian, Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– Prodigy by Marie Lu

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Prodigy by Marie Lu. This is the sequel to Lu’s action-packed first novel, Legend. We find that June and Day have escaped from Los Angeles and are on a freight train to Las Vegas. Once there they are hoping to meet up with a group of Patriots who want to take down The Elector. June is fighting for the good of the people, and Day is fighting to find his younger brother. Will they both succeed? Click here to find Prodigy in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on February 8, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Dystopian, Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

This week’s book trailer of the week is for The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. This novel is set in the not too distant future where a virus has swept through the US and killed most of the adolescent population. Those that survived developed psychic abilities. However, thest survivors were rounded up and put into camps, because the government feared what they were capable of. Ruby,16, has just escaped from one of the camps. Will Ruby be able to survive and keep out of the reach of the government that wants to control her? Click here to find The Darkest Minds in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on February 1, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– Beta by Rachel Cohn

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Beta by Rachel Cohn. In this latest sci-fi novel, from the popular author Rachel Cohn, Elysia is one of the newest clone companions and one of the first teen clones. Elysia is only supposed to simulate human emotions and characteristics, however, she begins to experience different emotions and even has memories from the human girl she was cloned from. Worried about being marked a defective, Elysia must keep all this a secret or she could lose everything. Click here to find Beta in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on January 25, 2013 Categories: Book Trailer, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum. This novel was created already knowing that it would be made into a movie. So, you know it will be action packed and exciting! It is set in a dystopian future where robots are in control after a successful uprising. Humans still exist, but are under robot control. Three siblings, living in a free settlement, barely escape with their lives when robots find their home and destroy it. Together they vow to find their family and friends and fight for their freedom. Click here to find Revolution 19 in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on January 18, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban

This week’s book trailer of the week is for The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban. If you liked the book 13 Reasons Why, then you’ll also like The Tragedy Paper. It is set in an elite boarding school where current senior Duncan moves into former senior Tim’s old room. As is tradition, Duncan inherits “a treasure” from the previous senior who occupied the room. What has Tim left for Duncan? A set of CD’s recordings that Tim has created telling his story. Told in alternating chapters, you learn both senior’s stories of the drama of senior year. Click here to find The Tragedy Paper in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on January 12, 2013 Categories: Book Trailer, Fiction, Realistic Fiction

Book Trailer of the Week– The Diviners by Libba Bray

This week’s book trailer of the week is for The Diviners by Libba Bray. The Diviners is set in Manhattan during the 1920′s. Evie has the unique ability to uncover details about someone by holding any object that belongs to them. When she uses her power to embarrass an important man in her Ohio hometown, she is exiled to her uncle’s car in Manhattan. Her uncle is a curator for the museum of the occult, so when a demon spirit is on a killing spree, Evie’s uncle taps her special skills to solve the mystery. Click here to find The Diviners in the Library!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on January 5, 2013 Categories: Book Trailer, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Supernatural/Paranormal

Book Trailer of the Week– Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

This week’s book trailer of the week is for Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry. Echo cannot remember the night that has left her scarred, but she wants to. Now in counseling, Echo is asked to to tutor one of her classmates, a guy with a bad reputation of using girls and being a stoner. Desperate to find answers about what happened to her that forgotten night, Echo teams up with Noah to try and get access to their closed files in the school counselor’s office. Echo knows she needs to be careful around Noah, but as they get closer and closer, she cannot deny the strong feelings she has for him. Click here to find Pushing the Limits in the Library today!

By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on December 28, 2012 Categories: Book Trailer, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Romance