Weekend Book Give-Away: Erebos

There are a number of things that creep me out.  Stepping on worms or slugs.  Seeing videos of medical students dissecting bodies.  And the cover to this week's book, Erebos by Ursula Poznanski.

When sixteen-year-old Nick Dunmore receives a package with a mysterious computer game called Erebos, he hopes it will explain his classmates' strange behavior. He is quickly drawn into the cryptic world of the game, where players must obey a strict code. Erebos watches its players and begins to manipulate their lives in frightening ways. It soon becomes clear the game has a deadly agenda. When Nick sets out on a dangerous mission, reality and the virtual world begin to blur.      

I really don't like that feeling like someone is watching you but you can't tell for sure.  When I'm home at night, I have to have every single window fully covered, just so I know no one is watching!

To enter into a drawing for an advanced reader copy of Erebos, tell me about something that seriously creeps you out.  Doesn't have to be something that actually happens, just something you think about a little too much, and bugs you more than it should.

Winner will be selected with Random Number Generator on Tuesday June 19, 2012. Be sure to leave a name with your entry, and check back to see if you won. To win you must be a teen (6th-12th grade, or 12-18) who uses a Sno-Isle Library.

Trailer Tuesday: BZRK by Michael Grant

You likely know Michael Grant from the popular Gone series, here's the trailer for his latest, BZRK:

Weekend Book Give-Away: Embrace

In the mood for a supernatural romantic love triangle featuring half-human, half-angels?  Then have I got a new series for you!  This week's book is Embrace by Jessica Shirvington, and is the first in a hot new series.

Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's world is turned upside down when she falls for the sexy and aloof Lincoln and discovers he is part angel and part human. As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path because the wrong decision could cost not only her life but her eternity. 

To get a chance to win the advanced reader copy of the first book in this series, tell me this: if you were going to find out you were half-human and half-something-else, what would you want that other half to be, and why?

Winner will be selected with Random Number Generator on Tuesday June 12, 2012. Be sure to leave a name with your entry, and check back to see if you won. To win you must be a teen (6th-12th grade, or 12-18) who uses a Sno-Isle Library.

Finally--Your Own Book Award!

Have you ever noticed that some award-winning books are ones you wouldn't read even if we paid you? Are you thinking you could find better books? Well, now's your chance! The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) sponsors the Readers' Choice award and you can nominate your favorite new books. If you read a wonderful teen book published since last November, you can add it to the list at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/readerschoice/suggestions.

The nominees so far this year include some of my favorites, like Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore and Legend by Marie Lu. Every teen I know would nominate The Fault in our Stars by John Green.

How about you...what would you nominate as your favorite new teen book?

Book release party tonight in Edmonds

Interested in true stories written by teens who have struggled and found ways to overcome difficulty?  Some of our local teens from Scriber Lake High School have published a book about their experiences, and will be having a book release party tonight at Revelations Yogurt in Edmonds from 5-7pm!

We Are Absolutely Not Okay: Fourteen Stories by Teenagers Who Are Picking Up the Pieces is a poignant, revealing collection of true personal stories about gang life, depression, cutting, drug addiction and sexual identity issues. Through their stories, they hope to connect with other teens and let them know that life gets better. “By sharing our stories, we want other teenagers who are experiencing what we have gone through to know that they are not alone, and that even in their darkest hour, there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” explains Lauren Nein, a Scriber Lake senior who wrote about her struggle with depression and cutting.

Though the student story collection is now available as an eBook on Amazon, the official print book launch will be held June 6 from 5 -7 p.m. at Revelations Yogurt in Edmonds. That’s where the students involved will be gathering for a group book signing event and celebration. “These students feel empowered by the immense healing power associated with writing,” notes Bowker. “Sharing their stories with others is another step in the process. A mother in California is so relieved that a book like this finally exists that she plans to use it in a book club with teens at her daughter’s school.” 

How exciting is that?

Trailer Tuesday: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd

I've heard people say that A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (written from an idea Siobhan Dowd had before her death) is too scary for kids... have you read it? Did it creep you out from here to Saturday?

If this inspires you to read A Monster Calls, don't forget to submit a review! Every review enters you in for great summer reading prizes like that iPad you've always wanted.

This trailer was submitted by Jay! Comment if you've found one you'd like us to post.

Weekend Book Give-Away: The Girls of No Return

Do you like adventure?  Trying out new things?  Getting away from it all?  What is it you like to get away from?  Me, I like to escape drama.  So I'm not sure the scenario in this week's book is The Girls of No Return by Erin Saldin would be much of a vacation for me:

A troubled sixteen-year-old girl attending a wilderness school in the Idaho mountains must finally face the consequences of her complicated friendships with two of the other girls at the school.     

To enter the drawing for this book, tell me about a vacation or plan that didn't go as you had hoped, for better or for worst.

Winner will be selected with Random Number Generator on Tuesday June 6, 2012. Be sure to leave a name with your entry, and check back to see if you won. To win you must be a teen (6th-12th grade, or 12-18) who uses a Sno-Isle Library.