Thursday, November 15, 2007

The Latest Alex Rider . . . Snakehead

Alex plummets to earth in the beginning of this teenager gone spy novel. Just back from outer space, Alex works with the Australian Secret Service on a dangerous mission in Southeast Asia, involving drugs, weapons, and gangs.

Reserve your copy today!
Snakehead by Anthony Horwitz

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Monday, November 12, 2007

One mistake. One bad night.

Head Case by Sarah Aronson

"Two people are dead. I have to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the neck down."

Right from the beginning we know that Frank is paying for his choices. Is this justice? Frank Marder struggles to deal with the aftermath of an accident he had while driving drunk that killed two people, including his girlfriend, and left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Find this book: Young Adult ARO

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Aaaaand They're Off!

NaNoWriMo starts today for budding writers (or professionals) who want to try to write a 50,000 word novella in just 30 days!

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which is the month of November every year. You don't have to worry about the quality of your work-as the introductory email says, that's for December!

For those of us who want to try to keep a steady pace, that means you need to do 1,666.66 words a day! (It sure sounds hard, but 200 words only takes just under 20 minutes!)

So what are you waiting for? You are already 1,666.66 words behind, but I'm sure you can make them up somehow.....good luck!

Heather