"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle

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Interested in the battle between good and evil?

The ultimate triumph of love?

I thought so!  Who isn't?!

A Wrinkle in Time is the original great fantasy fiction novel.  Before Harry, Ron and Hermione.  Before Katniss.  Before Lyra Belacqua.  We have Meg Murry.

Meg is transported through time and space with her 5 year old brother, Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin O'Keefe in order to rescue Meg's father.  Her father is a gifted scientist who is being held prisoner on another planet.

On her journey to find her father, awkward and homely Meg finds friends along the way, but also finds quite a bit of evil and darkness that's trying to stop her rescue mission.

Find out what happens in A Wrinkle in Time...

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Praise for A Wrinkle in Time

•  Newbery Medal
• Sequoyah Book Award
• Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

See  A Wrinkle in Time in Salina Public Library's catalog:

• A Wrinkle in Time in book format
• A Wrinkle in Time in audiobook format (CD)

See A Wrinkle in Time on Goodreads.com

MacmillanChildrens.  (2012, January 30).  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (50th Anniversary Edition) [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJnZTVjLh1c


L'Engle, Madeline.  A Wrinkle in Time.  New York: Laurel Leaf Books, 1962.  Print.  ISBN-0440998050, paperback, USD $9.99.

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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Welcome to the story of Junior: Nerd-extrordinairre.

Please begin by viewing this:

Doesn't it sound fun?

The library owns several copies, so you'll have an easy time getting your hands on Sherman Alexie's very first YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Also called "Junior," Arnold Spirit Jr. is a budding cartoonist on an Indian reservation in Spokane, Washington and tells his story with by including an occasional comic.

Junior is constantly being bullied, stutters, speaks with a lisp, and is driven to get an education.  He ends up transferring high schools, leaving the reservation for a school full of rich white kids.  The only other indian at Junior's new school is the mascot.

When life throws him obstacles like his people thinking he's a traitor, Junior tells his story with a combination of wit and humor, making The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian an absolute must-read.

Check out all the awards and recognition it has received...


Praise for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Award list provided in the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian)

• National Book Award Winner
• Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Winner
• New York Times Bestseller
• L.A. Tines Book Award Nominee
• New York Times Book Review's Notable Book (children's book)
• Booksense #1 Pick
• Publisher's Weekly Bestseller
• ALA Best Book for Young Adults
• NYPL Book for the Teen Age
• BCCB Blue Ribbon Winner
• School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
• Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year
• Amazon.com Best Book of the Year
• Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year
• Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book
• NAPPA Gold Award
• PNBA Book Award Winner
• KLIATT Editor's Choice, Hardcover YA Fiction
• ABC Best Book for Children
• PW "Off the Cuff" Favorite YA Novel

See The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Salina Public Library's Catalog:

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in book format
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in audiobook format (CD)
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in audiobook format (Playaway)

See The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian on Goodreads.com



CoolStoryPros.  (2011, July 29).  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQMyOkvbu7A


Alexie, Sherman.  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.  New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007.  Print.  ISBN-9780316013697; paperback; USD $8.99.

"Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel" by Richelle Mead

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Based on Richelle Mead's hit series,  Vampire Academy, the graphic novel doesn't disappoint.

You get all of the adventure, suspense, and romance of Vampire Academy in 144 pages of incredibly illustrated full-color graphics.

Rose and her best friend, Lissa, have been on the run for two years when they are found and drug back to St. Vladimir's Academy; a special school for vampires.  Lissa is a princess with very special, and very secret powers who must be protected at all times.  Rose is dedicated to training to be Lissa's vampire guardian; a role that St. Vladimir's Academy specializes in perfecting.

Along with trying to stay alive, Rose and Lissa are faced with guy-issues, an annoying arch-nemisis named Mia, and horrific "pranks."

Whether you're new to the Mead's books, or a die-hard Vampire Academy fan, you'll love this graphic novel.

Once you finish, you'll definitely want more.

Where can you find it?

There's an app for that!

That's right!  Publisher, Penguin Young Readers Group has created an app that allows you to keep all-things Vampire Academy at your fingertips!

Here is a teaser for the app:

Check out Richelle Mead's (pretty impressive) website here




See Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel in Salina Public Library's catalog:

• Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel in book format

See Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel on Goodreads.com




PenguinYoungReaders.  (2011, November 15).  THE WORLD OF RICHELLE MEAD app [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLqJlvkmyQ



Mead, Richelle, original author. Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel.  Adapted by Leigh Drogoon.  Illustrated by Emma Vieceli.  Colored by Vicki Pangestu, Fandy, Soulcore, Julia, and Vino of Caravan Studio.  Cover design and lettering by Ching N. Chan.  Penguin Young Readers Group, 2011.  Print.  ISBN-9781595144294, paperback, USD $12.99.

"Jinx" by Meg Cabot

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Ever had a day where NOTHING goes right?  Something breaks, you fall in front of your crush, you spill all over yourself at school...

Well for Jinx, every day is like that.  Being unlucky is is kind of her thing.

Jean is so unlucky that her entire family calls her Jinx.

Jinx moves from Iowa to live with her aunt and uncle in Manhattan in a very swanky house.  She's thrilled at first, hopeful that he luck will start improving.

Her cousin, Tory, has been practicing witchcraft and is convinced that Jinx also has "the gift." Legend of witchcraft that has been rumored about in their family for generations among the family's women.  Jinx recognizes the dark magic Tory practices and refuses her cousin's invitation to join Tory's coven.

Tory and her friends couldn't be more different from Jinx, and things quickly become tense between the two cousins.  To make matters worse, Tory is convinced that Jinx is trying to seduce Tory's crush and next-door neighbor, Zach.

Tory's behavior grows far more sinister than anything Jinx could have imagined.



Here's a video of Meg, talking about her "writing process" on a typical day.  Maybe writing is in your future, too!

Check out Meg's website, or follow her on Facebook and Twitter!


See Jinx in Salina Public Library's catalog:

• Jinx in book format
• Jinx in audiobook format (CD)

See Jinx on Goodreads.com

MegginCabot.  (2011, October 3).  A Day in the Life of Meg Cabot [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obwic2exbwI

Cabot, Meg.  Jinx.  New York: HarperTeen, 2007.  Print.  ISBN-9780060837648 ; hardback; USD $16.99.