What's On Tap?

Be sure to check out some of the teen council meetings this week!

Monday, February 8:
ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED

Tuesday, February 9:
Visual Poetry Photo Contest Begins @ Woodward Park
Art Smart @ Orange Cove, 4-5pm
Shakespeare at the Library - King John @ Woodward Park, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday, February 10:
Art Smart @ Mendota, 3-5pm
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Homework Help @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Movie - Fahrenheit 451 @ Caruthers, 3:30-5:30pm
Wii Gaming @ Fowler, 4-5pm
Valentine Movies - Ghosts of Girlfriends Past @ Sunnyside, 6-8pm

Thursday, February 11:
Hooked on Yarn @ Orange Cove, 10-12pm
Hooks and Needles Knit and Crochet @ Auberry, 1-5pm
Auberry Teen Council @ Auberry, 3:30-4:30pm
Valentine's Origami @ Cedar Clinton, 4-5pm
Gillis Teen Council Meeting @ Gillis, 5-6pm
Wii Gaming @ Kerman, 6-6:45pm
Woodward Park Teen Council Meeting @ Woodward Park, 6-7pm

Friday, February 12:
Nothing Scheduled

Saturday, February 13:
Mardi Gras' "Read for Beads" @ Fowler
Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament @ Sunnyside, 2-4:30pm

Sunday, February 14:
TAG @ Fig Garden, 1-2pm

Scarlett Fever

Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson

I was introduced to Scarlett Martin and the Hopewell Hotel last month. I had the book forever, just never sat down and read it. What can I say? I border on the lazy side at times. As soon as I finished Suite Scarlett, I was giddy in excitement that there was a sequel.

Scarlett Fever picks up just a few weeks after Suite ends. Scarlett is working for Amy Amberson and trying to forget about Eric. She hopes the return of her friends from their summer adventures will aid in her "new start." This goes according to plan for about 6 hours.

Scarlett tries to enjoy her last two days of summer, but she has to work and that means befriending Ms. Amberson's newest client, Chelsea and her jerk of an older brother Max. Scarlett soon becomes an unwittingly pawn in her boss's plans. School starts and her life gets Martin Crazy. Her brother finally gets a decent acting job on Scarlett's favorite show. Her younger sister is being nice to her and up to something. Her older sister is not herself and does something so drastic that it leaves everyone's head spinning. As Scarlett tries to cope with her insane family, she keeps thinking of Eric and even more disturbingly, thinking of Max.

To say I enjoyed this book would be an understatement. Normally I am slightly disappointed in sequels, but this was not the case. It was just as fun and engaging as the first book. I was happy to be back at the Hopewell. The ending is left wide open and I am anxiously waiting to hear if there is going to be a third in the series.

Jekel Loves Hyde

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey (out May 3)

I was lucky enough to get my hands on this book back in November. I tried to wait as long as I could before reading it, but I couldn't help myself.

Jill Jekel was a good girl. She obeyed all the rules. She never broke them; what her parents said was law. All that changed when Jill's father was murdered. At 17, she was left to take care of the bills, the house and her mother. When she finds out that her father stole her college money right before he died, Jill decides to break the rules. She starts by opening the mysterious box in her father's office. What's inside could be the key to winning a scholarship.

In order to win, Jill decides to ask the brooding Tristen Hyde for help. Once he see's what in the box, he is more than willing to help Jill. As the team of Jekel and Hyde try to recreate the experiments based on the novel, they hope to not only win the prize, but to save Tristen's sanity and possibly his life. That was the plan at least, until Jekel gets a taste of what it’s like to be bad.

I knew a little bit about the book, but it still blew me away . It’s nothing like I’ve ever read - It’s dark, twisted, and romantic all at the same time. It’s been a couple months since I read it, and I am itching to read it again. I can’t wait to see what Fantaskey has for us up next, but I do know I will be the first in line to read it.

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are some of the February 2, 2010 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Poison Eaters: And Other Stories by Holly Black







Bikini Breakdown by Melody Carlson







Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad







Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson







The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan







Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith







Light Beneath Ferns by Anne Spollen







DVDs:

Law Abiding Citizen







Love Happens







New York, I Love You







Saw VI







Zombieland







Graphic Novels:

Vampire Knight, Vol. 9 by Matsuri Hino







D. Gray-man, Vol. 16 by Katsura Hoshino







High School Debut, Vol. 13 by Kazune Kawahara







Naruto, Vol. 47 by Masashi Kishimoto







Ng Life, Vol. 4 by Mizuho Kusanagi








Stolen Hearts, Vol. 1 by Miku Sakamoto







Black Bird, Vol. 3 by Kanoko Sakurakoji







Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 by Hoshino Soumei







Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 16 by Taeko Watanabe