There is only one more week in the Teen Summer Reading Program! Next week’s drawing will be for our grand prize, so make sure to get your entries in this week. We have a whole list of new books that you can choose from to help you meet the required three hours of reading that you’ll need to submit an entry. Look for your favorite titles in our catalog. We also have our last Monday Marvel Movie Madness showing on Monday, July 27 at 5 p.m. We will be showing Guardians of the Galaxy. Permission slips are required for this program so make sure to get yours from the Reference Desk today.
Return to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz – Ivy Jensen escaped the Dark House–but the haunting memories of the friends she left behind remain. As the trail for the killer grows cold, it’s up to Ivy to end the nightmare. Forever.
The New Order: The 2nd Book in the Young World Trilogy by Chris Weitz – Old friends are separated when Jefferson tries to bring a cure for the mysterious Sickness back to the Washington Square tribe in New York City while Donna faces an unimaginable new world in England, but an even greater disaster than the Sickness looms.
Pretending to be Erica by Michelle Painchaud – Violet has been preparing her entire life to step into the shoes of the missing heiress Erica Silverman, in order to pull off the biggest inside job in Las Vegas history. She doesn’t count on having a conscience.
Damage Done by Amanda Panitch – Julia Vann has a new identity after being forced to leave town because of her twin brother’s terrible crime. Julia is the only survivor but she can’t remember what happened–at least, that’s what she tells the police.
Resonance: The 2nd Book in the Dissonance Series by Erica O’Rourke – The Free Walkers make Del the ultimate promise: if Del joins their fight, she will be reunited with Simon. The fate of the multiverse depends on her choice.
Torn: The 2nd Book in the Feuds Series by Avery Hastings – Determined to escape from TOR-N, a corrupt Narxis research center, Davis meets another recovered patient, Mercer, whose sweet smile and quirky sense of humor give her hope in humanity again–and a way out. As they make a perilous journey seeking clues that could lead to a cure, Davis and Mercer’s friendship begins to evolve into something more, but she’s still struggling to let go of her feelings for Cole, whom she believes is dead.
From this Moment: The 3rd Book in The Moment of Truth Series by Lauren Barnholdt – Determined to do the thing she fears most before graduation, Aven Shepard wants to tell her best friend, Liam, that she is in love with him, even though both Aven and Liam have significant others of their own.
She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert – Two young Muslims, Ali, who is still coming to terms with his mother’s death, and Amirah, who has vowed to never marry, fall for each other despite their differences.
Dragonball, Volumes 1 and 2 by Akira Toriyama – A seminal series from a legendary creator. Dragon Ball, a wry update on the Chinese ‘Monkey King’ myth, introduces us to Son Goku, a young monkey-tailed boy whose quiet life is turned upside-down when he meets Bulma, a girl determined to collect the seven ‘Dragon Balls.’ If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and to get them she needs the help of a certain super-strong boy.
Fairy Tail, Volume 48 by Hiro Mashima – With her curse magic, Kyoka has deprived Erza of all her senses—except pain, which she has amplified into excruciating torture! But even in these hopeless circumstances, the Fairy Queen continues to counterattack! Meanwhile, the duels between Igneel and Acnologia and between Natsu and the Underworld King rage on, as dragon father and wizard son struggle to grab onto a sliver of hope! The twin dragons of Sabertooth, Rogue and Sting, show up to help. Can the joint efforts of three dragon slayers force Mard Geer to get serious? The critical moment arrives in the battle between fairies and demons!
Black Butler, Volume 20 by Yana Toboso – Debilitated by the curse of the wolfman, Ciel orders his butler Sebastian to head to London, but before he can leave, Her Majesty’s man John Brown drops in on Sebastian bearing a mysterious royal letter.
All book descriptions were pulled from our catalog.
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