Born to Read

New Books!

2010-09-13T11:16:00.000-06:00

Check out these new books in the library!

Lies by Michael Grant

2010-09-13T11:11:00.002-06:00

As conditions worsen in the FAYZ, where supernatural forces have trapped children under the age of fifteen and resources are running out, it becomes tempting to heed the words of a prophet who says that only death will set them free.

Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder

2010-09-13T11:04:00.002-06:00

Trella, a laborer in the lower level of a world that is socially and physically divided, spies on the people living in the upper level by the traveling through the pipes of the environmental control system and accidently becomes the lead in a revolution while trying to help a friends find a gateway to the outside world.

Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund

2010-09-13T10:59:00.003-06:00

Aerin Renning and Dane Madousin struggle as incoming students at the most exclusive academy in the universe, both hiding secrets that are too painful to reveal, not realizing that those very secrets link them together.

Prism by Faye Kellerman

2010-09-13T10:44:00.002-06:00

Three teenagers fall throught a cave in Carlsbad Caverns while on a field trip and enter a parallel dimension that brings them seven weeks into the past in a world where medicine and health care does not exist.

Explore by Christy Goerzen

2010-09-13T09:58:00.003-06:00

Mike Longridge, given a choice between juvenile detention or participation in an outdoor program called Explore, opts for ten months in the explore class, but he feels out of place and must decide whether to stick it out or wind up in trouble again.

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

2010-09-13T09:53:00.002-06:00

Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and all the people of District 12.

Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer

2010-09-13T09:05:00.005-06:00

Vladmir Tod, a teenage half-vampire, approaches Dorian, a powerful vampire in search of help, and when Joss returns to Bathory with orders from the Slayer Society to eliminate his former friend, Vlad is forced to use all of his skills to survive his junior year of high school.

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

2010-04-12T14:37:00.003-06:00

Mick Johnson works hard for a placement on the varsity team during his freshman year, and decides to use steroids in order to hold onto his edge, despite the consequences to his health and social life.
Trailer was created by Robin Henry of Frisco, Texas.

Van Allen Legacy by Melissa De la Cruz - Taiya

2010-04-12T12:45:00.002-06:00

Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods--an ancient group of vampires--now find themselves in an epic battle for survival following the stunning revelation of a young socialite's true identity and the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Amy

2010-04-12T10:12:00.002-06:00

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade - Kaitlin

2010-04-08T09:31:00.003-06:00

In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild.

Rifles For Watie by Harold Keith - Mrs. Waltman

2010-04-07T10:21:00.005-06:00

Sixteen-year-old Jefferson Davis Bussey joins the Army to defend the Union against Colonel Watie, leader of the Cherokee Indian rebels, and is assigned to infiltrate the enemy camp where he discovers there is more to war than honor and glory.

Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull - Jason

2010-04-07T10:15:00.003-06:00

Kendra, Seth, and the Knights of the Dawn race against time and face dangers as they try to stop the leader of The Society of the Evening Star from possessing the final artifact needed to release evil from the great demon prison.

Princess Ben by Katherine Murdock - Amber

2010-04-07T10:14:00.002-06:00

Princess Benevolence discovers an enchanted room while locked in the castle's highest tower by the conniving Queen Sophia and begins learning the magical arts, which may help her save her kingdom from a mortal threat.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Kai

2010-04-07T10:12:00.006-06:00

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

The following book trailer was created by Aleanthea Brewster of Canadian, Texas.

Here is another trailer to watch for comparison. This one was done by Robin Henry of Frisco, Texas.

Gone by Michael Grant - Katherine

2010-04-07T10:09:00.003-06:00

In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

Poison Study

2010-02-18T10:07:00.002-07:00

Yelena, hours away from execution for murdering a general's son, is offered a reprieve in exchange for becoming the food taster for the Commander of Ixia, and although freed from life in the dungeon, she remains bound by Valek--the Commander's head of security, who gives her daily antidote medication--and by her own uncontrollable magic powers.

Taiya -- Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor

2010-01-15T13:07:00.002-07:00

Alyss Heart returns to her rightful place on the throne of Wonderland and is put to the test as enemies inside and outside her queendom push their own agendas and wield horrific weapons, while she strives to unify them all.

Mrs. Waltman--The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

2010-01-08T09:24:00.002-07:00

San Francisco ghostwriter Ruth Young finally begins to understand her Alzheimer's-afflicted mother LuLing's preoccupation with ghosts and curses when she reads Luling's writings of her dark backwoods childhood in 1920s China--where LuLing's mute, disfigured nursemaid committed suicide, and a nearby cave held what may have been the bones of the lost ancient hominid Peking Man.

Katherine--The Soldier of Halla by D.J. Machale

2010-01-07T15:03:00.002-07:00

Each of the Travelers returns home to learn the truth about their origins before being reunited for a final, inevitable confrontation with Saint Dane, whose efforts to control Halla are destroying its very foundations.

Kaia--The Empty Mirror by James Collier

2010-01-07T15:01:00.002-07:00

Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame.

Amy --Red by Ted Dekker

2010-01-07T14:58:00.002-07:00

Thomas Hunter, having enjoyed a fifteen-year respite from the dreams that had him going to sleep in one world and waking in another, once again finds himself caught between two realities--both of which hang on the verge of destruction.

Amber--The Princess and the Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison

2010-01-07T14:54:00.002-07:00

A hound who was once a princess and a bear who was once a king travel back in time to save a kingdom and find their human selves.

Jason--A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

2010-01-07T14:51:00.003-07:00

Charles Dickens's 1859 historical novel set in Paris and London during the French Revolution, in which French nobleman Charles Darnay renounces his position and leaves his country, then returns during the Terror to save the life of a servant, putting himself in grave danger.

Kaitlin--Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey

2010-01-07T14:43:00.002-07:00

In 1145 A.D., as foretold by Merlin, fourteen-year-old Rosalind, who will be the twenty-first Pendragon Queen of Wilde Island, has much to accomplish to fulfill her destiny, while hiding from her people the dragon's claw she was born with that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.

Double Helix (Book Club Choice)

2009-10-16T08:52:00.010-06:00

Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.

October 16

1- Several people in this book go to a great deal of effort to keep secrets from each other. Discuss how lives would have been changed had some of those secrets not been kept.

2- Genetic manipulation can take place in many ways, for many reasons. Discuss your own opinion about what is ethical and not ethical about this process, whether it is done with animals or humans.

What is "transgenic" research? Does this kind of research change your opinion on genetic manipulation?

Chapter 7 helps you to really start thinking about what might be happening and maybe help you to start forming your own opinion.

3- The people in this book all believe that at one time or another their actions are moral and ethical. Choose the persons who you think were the most and least morally and ethically correct or appropriate, and explain why you chose them.

Welcome Back to School!

2009-09-18T12:48:00.005-06:00

Football and harvest time have arrived once more. That means back to school and a continuation of our book club.

Our summer book club was a great success. We will be starting our next book about mid-October. We will be reading "Double Helix" by Nancy Werlin.

Keep watching and we will start posting by the end of October.

Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

2009-05-14T13:03:00.005-06:00

After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixtten-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.

Finish the trilogy by also reading "Wizard Heir" & Dragon Heir".

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

2009-05-14T12:57:00.005-06:00