Survivor: Literary Edition Final Choice

July 14th, 2010

This is the Final Choice!

Final vote is between Just Listen by Sarah Dessen or Hush, Hush by Becca Fitpatrick.

Vote your favorite to Win !! Help decide the Survivor.

Survivor:Literary Edition Week 3

July 8th, 2010

Only four books remaining!

Last week we lost Both Unwind by Neal Shusterman and  and Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volpini.

This week Going Bovine by Libba Bray  and Graceling by Kristin Cashore have been eliminated.

Don’t forget to vote two more the island!!

Survivor: Literary Edition Week 2

June 24th, 2010

Two Books Gone!

1) The Great Wide Sea by Madaline Herlong

2) Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Eight books are remaining on the island; only one will survive! Beginning Thursday June 24, choose two books to vote off the island this week!

Survivor Literary Edition

June 16th, 2010

Ten books are starting out on the island; only one will survive! Beginning Wednesday, June 16, choose two books to vote off the island each week!

Unwind Unwind
By Shusterman, Neal
2009-06 – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
9781416912057 Check our catalog

In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would “unwind” them. In this work, “Boston Globe/Horn Book” Award-winner Shusterman challenges readers’ ideas about life–not just where life begins and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive. …More

The Great Wide Sea The Great Wide Sea
By Herlong, M. H.
2008-10 – Viking Children’s Books
9780670063307 Check our catalog

A debut author spins a gripping tale of adventure, survival, and the bonds of brotherhood, in this novel inspired by her own four sons. …More

Ender's Game Ender’s Game
By Card, Orson Scott
2002-02 – Starscape Books
0765342294 Check our catalog

The Earth is under attack from aliens known as “buggers.” The only hope is a brilliant general named Ender Wiggin. The only problem is that he is a child. …More

Graceling Graceling
By Cashore, Kristin
2009-09 – Graphia Books
9780547258300 Check our catalog

With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, a debut author creates a mesmerizing medieval world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that is sure to captivate readers. …More

Rucker Park Setup Rucker Park Setup
By Volponi, Paul
2008-09 – Puffin Books
9780142412077 Check our catalog

Mackey and J.R. have waited their whole lives to win the basketball tournament at Rucker Park. On the day of their big game, J.R. is fatally stabbed. Mackey has a score to settle, but a killer watches his every move. Original. …More

Just Listen Just Listen
By Dessen, Sarah
2008-02 – Puffin Books
9780142410974 Check our catalog

This multilayered tale tells the story of a year in the life of a family coming to terms with the imperfections beneath its perfect facade. Includes a teaser chapter of Dessen’s new hardcover, “Lock and Key.” …More

Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Creatures
By Garcia, Kami
Author Stohl, Margaret
2009-12 – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9780316042673 Check our catalog

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever–and one secret could change everything. …More

Going Bovine

Going Bovine
By Bray, Libba
2009-09 – Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
9780385733977 Check our catalog

2010 Printz Award Winner
BookPage Notable Title

All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school–and life in general–with a minimum of effort. But that’s before he’s given the news that he’s dying. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure–if he’s willing to go in search of it. …More

Hush, Hush Hush, Hush
By Fitzpatrick, Becca
2009-10 – Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
9781416989417 Check our catalog

Partnered in biology with new student Patch, 16-year-old Nora Gray starts seeing things she cannot explain. At first she’s both drawn and repelled by her lab partner, but when she sees V-shaped scars on his back, Nora learns Patch is fighting an ancient battle between the fallen and the immortal. …More

Peak Peak
By Smith, Roland
2007-05 – Harcourt Children’s Books
9780152024178 Check our catalog

The emotional, tension-filled story of a 14-year-old boy’s attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest is an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk. …More

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