Book of the Month: November – 100 Sideways Miles

Posted on: November 2, 2015 at 3:39 pm, in

100 Sideways Milesby Andrew Smith Here’s what you need to know about Finn Easton: He has one blue eye and one green eye. He lives in the shadow of his father’s cult-classic book, in which the main character bears an uncanny resemblance to Finn. He measures the world in miles instead of minutes. He plays […]

Are You Still There

Posted on: October 28, 2015 at 2:24 pm, in

by Sarah Lynn Scheerger Gabi, a senior in high school, is an over-achiever.  She volunteers, gets straight As, and has already submitted early action applications to her colleges of choice. Things are going according to plan, until a bomb scare at her school turns her life upside down.  The cops are able to find the […]

Things I Know About Love

Posted on: October 8, 2015 at 5:48 pm, in

Things I know about LoveBy Kate Le VannI was looking to read a little something with some romance and this popped out at me from the shelf. I was intrigued because of the premise; a young woman travels half way across the world to visit her brother after she has won a battle with Leukaemia, […]

Saint Anything

Posted on: September 14, 2015 at 9:00 am, in

By Sarah DessenSydney has lived her whole life in the shadow of her older brother Peyton. Everyone in her life, especially her parents, dote on him despite his continued troubles with the law. Then one night, her brother gets in real trouble when he drives drunk and hits a boy on a bike. Now Sydney […]

Alex as Well

Posted on: September 2, 2015 at 4:47 pm, in

Alex as WellBy Alyssa BrugmanThis is the complicated story about a young teen who is trying to figure out who they are. Many teens are trying to figure themselves out but for Alex things are a little more complicated because Alex, our main character, was born a little different. Alex was born intersexed. What is […]

Book of the Month: September – Emmy & Oliver

Posted on: September 1, 2015 at 10:00 am, in

Emmy & Oliverby Robin BenwayEmmy and Oliver are best friends up until grade 2 when the unthinkable happens, Oliver is kidnapped by his dad. Oliver’s friends and family are all devastated when he disappears and for 10 years Oliver is always in everyone’s minds – lost, but not forgotten. One day they receive the news […]

The Truth Commission

Posted on: August 17, 2015 at 9:00 am, in

The Truth Commission By Susan Juby As the subtitle explains, this is the story of “how three intrepid art students got to the bottom of one unexpectedly dark secret.” Normandy Pale is a student at a prestigious art high school in Nanaimo,  Everyone has secrets, and rumours are everywhere.  Normandy and her two best friends […]

Book of the Month – August – Red Queen

Posted on: August 1, 2015 at 10:00 am, in

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard For 17-year-old Mare, life is determined by the colour of your blood.  Silvers have money, prestige, and special abilities.  Reds have nothing, and are destined to a life of servitude and military service, fighting a war that never seems to end.  Mare is a Red, and spends her days pickpocketing […]

I Was Here

Posted on: July 20, 2015 at 10:00 am, in

by Gayle Forman18-year-old Cody’s world is shaken to the core when her best friend, Meg, commits suicide while away at college. Cody and Meg were so close that they grew up like sisters, so it is no wonder that Cody’s grief is amplified by the fact she had no idea her best friend was suicidal. […]

Antigoddess

Posted on: July 7, 2015 at 9:01 pm, in

AntigoddessBy Kendare BlakeAntigoddess is the first installment in a new series by Kendare Blake, acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood. This first in the Goddess War series. We are in a world where gods and goddesses live among us undetected. They always thought they were immortal until one day when they all start getting […]