Prime Speaks

This is the first in a series of about 6 episodes on the Spiderwick Chronicles. It is a series of 5 books that are brilliant. So you should check them out.

Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier. Is magic real or not? Follow Reason to find the answer and find out why it just might be madness.

Septimus Heap is a series of books by Angie Sage. Book One is titled Magyk, and Book Two is titled Flyte. I listen to the first and read the second both were quite good

The Big Empty by J. B. Stephens is a story of the world that may be. A world devastated by a virus that wipes out 3/4 of the world population.

Peeps is a really sweet work of fiction. Every other chapter gives a v v in depth description of the live cycle of a parasite. It was great. Though i suggest it for older teens because of the sex and drinking that are the basis for the story's beginning. All in all it is a fun read that i think you should all check out. It is available at Mary Cheney. Later, ed

This is the 7th summer that we have done a program for teens here at the library. For the past 5 we have had a t-shirt that has promoted reading in a foreign (or fictional) language. This year i decided to make a contest out of it. The logo is based on another fictional language from a series of books. Every 2 books that you read over the summer gets you a guess at what it says. Every correct answer gets you an entry into a drawing for a 1Gb iPod Nano. In addition you also get to enter a second drawing every 10 books that you read. So the more you read the better your chances are of winning. Contact me if you have any questions. ed

Mirrormask is actually a book that is based on a movie. It was written by Neil Gaiman who is an amazing writer. But almost better than that is that it is illustrated by Dave McKean who was responsible for the covers of Coralina and the Sandman Series. I would suggest taking a look at the book and the movie. And remember if you yell at a book and throw it to the ground it very well might give you a ride to come see us here at the library. That and you might get to catch your very own library book using a butterfly net. Be caref]ul not to scare them or they could shed all of their pages

Want to be a private investigator. Well find out what happens when a sixth grader actually gets a PI license and his life is change. Whether or not this is going to be a series i can't tell. But i definitely want to know what Fletcher "Half" Moon gets into next.

What a great book this is. I have listened to all four of them. It isn't uncommon that when i get to my destination i linger a bit to hear just a wee bit more of the story. The narrator does a brilliant job with the accents too.

Merv talks about the last book he listened to. Yes i said listened to. It is a great alternative to reading. Hope you enjoy it as much as he did.

Spellcheck talks about her latest read. Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot of The Princess Diaries Fame. Enjoy.

Spellcheck gives us all a synopsis of the book by Nicholas Sparks. Enjoy.

Microserfs by Douglas Coupland is a satirical look at the Microsoft culture during the early 90s. It's absolutely brilliant. The comparison between MS and Apple's employee culture is fantasatic.

Fat Kid Rules World!! by K.L. Going is a great book and if you listen you too will find out why/

ed babbles a bit about the Summer Reading Program here at MPL the home of summer reading - booshanka!!/

ed talks about the book Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that the movie is based on being released into theatres April 29th/