tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45612165090178160462012-02-01T08:41:29.174-08:00Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-62642137916989301072012-02-01T08:41:00.000-08:002012-02-01T08:41:29.180-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UPqQszGcYKY/TylqxbJGmpI/AAAAAAAAC2g/95oYGU931mA/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UPqQszGcYKY/TylqxbJGmpI/AAAAAAAAC2g/95oYGU931mA/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>by Paul Edwards<br /></strong>Filled with real tools and overflowing with inspiration, this comprehensive how-to manual examines the art and craft of rap. Edwards, who has researched the creative process of rappers and has interviewed more than 100 hip-hop artists, breaks the book down into discussions of content, flow, writing, and delivery. Both newcomers to rap and more experienced listeners and artists can gain insights in the time-honored tradition of learning from the past, as told straight from the artists' mouths. Instruction ranges over selecting topics and form, editing, rhyming techniques, putting words to music, collaborating, vocal techniques, studio tips, and performance.&nbsp; Highly recommended.<br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/805155">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6264213791698930107?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-31696110790485083392012-01-12T09:43:00.000-08:002012-01-12T09:43:57.031-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lbGP9-nMd30/Tw8bEemWMTI/AAAAAAAACzw/cWgKGsS98QE/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lbGP9-nMd30/Tw8bEemWMTI/AAAAAAAACzw/cWgKGsS98QE/s200/bookcover.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><strong>by Lois H. Gresh</strong><br />Go deeper into the post-apocalyptic world created by Suzanne Collins than you ever thought possible—an alternative future where boys and girls are chosen from twelve districts to compete in “The Hunger Games,” a televised fight-to-the-death. <br />The Hunger Games Companion includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books, a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the series’ main themes and features--from the nature of evil, to weaponry and rebellions, to surviving the end of the world. It’s everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book!<br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Search/Results?lookfor=hunger+games+companion">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3169611079048508339?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-45973191955192750332012-01-05T09:25:00.000-08:002012-01-05T09:25:38.232-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vx_aRgpBwN0/TwXcn_MrBjI/AAAAAAAACzY/tyrBzopBZAo/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vx_aRgpBwN0/TwXcn_MrBjI/AAAAAAAACzY/tyrBzopBZAo/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><strong>by Hannah Rogge</strong><br /><br /><br />This book is a strong entry in the DIY genre. The projects and accessories are all made almost entirely from inexpensive items one can buy in a hardware store. Each chapter focuses on a different type: washers, rope, metal connectors, nuts, vinyl, plastic, and rubber. Materials lists are complete with illustrations, and the clear instructions are numbered and illustrated. Finished products are modeled in fashion-forward color photographs. <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/635812">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4597319195519275033?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-86728581880126765672011-12-22T13:13:00.000-08:002011-12-22T13:13:16.653-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pe-_XT1gQO4/TvOczkW0DcI/AAAAAAAACyE/4686GS-tIHM/s1600/bookcover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pe-_XT1gQO4/TvOczkW0DcI/AAAAAAAACyE/4686GS-tIHM/s320/bookcover.gif" width="215" /></a></div><strong>by Elsa Marston</strong><br />Eight short stories illuminate the experiences of adolescents in modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan, yet many of their conflicts and concerns are universal in nature. Touches of suspense, romance, and humor keep the pages turning in this fine collection. Themes of faith, loyalty, and coming-of-age are sensitively handled and compellingly depicted. Notes explain each story's historical, political, and social context. <br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Search/Results?lookfor=santa+claus+in+Baghdad&amp;type=AllFields">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8672858188012676567?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-80638002815621472222011-12-13T11:29:00.000-08:002011-12-13T11:29:53.963-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U_LdwcwkRek/TuengfxEeLI/AAAAAAAACww/odGwbsh9K50/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U_LdwcwkRek/TuengfxEeLI/AAAAAAAACww/odGwbsh9K50/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="211" /></strong></a><strong>by Charles J. Shields</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>This biography spotlights Lee's lifelong friendship with Truman Capote and the creation of To Kill a Mockingbird, showing how the publication and success of that book affected the rest of her life. Shields uses previously conducted interviews with Lee and her family, friends, and neighbors. He pulls from books, magazine articles, newspapers, and radio and television interviews to piece together this life story of the notoriously press-shy Lee. I Am Scout moves along at a good pace, and Lee's quiet life makes for a surprisingly fascinating read. <br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/706292">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8063800281562147222?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-45764269539442131792011-11-29T13:39:00.000-08:002011-11-29T13:39:35.512-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fU6L2KICvVk/TtVQ4Ypw1rI/AAAAAAAACvA/exVhoPwzIuU/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fU6L2KICvVk/TtVQ4Ypw1rI/AAAAAAAACvA/exVhoPwzIuU/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><strong>by Wendy Delsol</strong><br />This modern-day retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen" picks up where it left off in Stork (Candlewick, 2010), with plenty of backstory included. Kat is adjusting to her membership in the ancient Stork society that delivers souls and is still enamored with her boyfriend, Jack, descended from Jack Frost, who can control the weather. Together, their powers often have disastrous results, like an out-of-control snowstorm on Christmas Eve.&nbsp; Frost sustains the momentum of the first book and effectively sets the stage for the final installment in the trilogy <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/880740">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4576426953944213179?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-2183108522054923302011-11-01T06:54:00.000-07:002011-11-01T06:54:40.931-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kVcygvwjo4/Tq_5mEbiTxI/AAAAAAAACpw/AF1EORwNE50/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ida="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kVcygvwjo4/Tq_5mEbiTxI/AAAAAAAACpw/AF1EORwNE50/s200/bookcover.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>edited by Michael Cart</strong>This collection's refreshing perspective—that gay, lesbian, and transgendered lives simply are, as Cart states in the introduction, "as wonderfully various, diverse, and gloriously complex as any other lives,"—distinguishes it. Twelve acclaimed authors contribute stories ranging from sweet and nostalgic to lyrical and desperate, capturing the blissful/painful process of self-discovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The formats and settings of the stories are as varied as the characters. This collection, with some detailed sexual descriptions, is sure to find its intended teen audience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/783331">Check Our Catalog</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-218310852205492330?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-30528090935306242582011-10-18T12:59:00.000-07:002011-10-18T12:59:18.332-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DDU7iToUDec/Tp3ac9_RRVI/AAAAAAAACnY/TpwZuKD5gks/s1600/bookcover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DDU7iToUDec/Tp3ac9_RRVI/AAAAAAAACnY/TpwZuKD5gks/s320/bookcover.gif" width="207" /></a><strong>by Sharon E. McKay</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>When her British and American-educated parents' return to Afghanistan is cut short by a terrible attack, 14-year-old Yasmine is sent to Kandahar for safety. Instead, the driver abandons her and her friend Tamanna along the way, and they must travel on their own through Taliban-controlled mountains. Sometimes the story focuses on Yasmine, and sometimes on Tamanna, a bright but uneducated village girl with a limp inflicted by a drunken uncle whose gambling debts are to be paid by her marriage. Toward the end of their journey, the two encounter Tamanna's twin brother, stolen years earlier and now a suicide bomber. Tamanna is shot, and Yasmine is left alone in Afghanistan, with no memory even of her own identity. Eventually she ends up in Pakistan. Though the survival story ends with the appearance of her grandfather and the return of some memories, the author provides a postscript imagining her characters' more positive futures. In spite of unrelenting violence, along with grinding poverty, restrictive customs, and the horrors of war, what shines through this sad narrative is the love Afghans have for their country. <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Search/Results?lookfor=thunder+over+kandahar&amp;type=AllFields">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3052809093530624258?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-1361220957260284802011-10-11T06:41:00.000-07:002011-10-11T06:41:07.539-07:00<strong>by Jeff VanderMeer with S. J. Chambers</strong><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7kn7qwq3eDI/TpRG_ho7YeI/AAAAAAAAClI/jZHf0-KR-pM/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7kn7qwq3eDI/TpRG_ho7YeI/AAAAAAAAClI/jZHf0-KR-pM/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Steampunk—a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture—is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. The Steampunk Bible is the first compendium about the movement, tracing its roots in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock Holmes. Its adherents celebrate the inventor as an artist and hero, re-envisioning and crafting retro technologies including antiquated airships and robots. A burgeoning DIY community has brought a distinctive Victorian-fantasy style to their crafts and art. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. This ultimate manual will appeal to aficionados and novices alike as author Jeff VanderMeer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk history.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/854688">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-136122095726028480?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-29444202520400588452011-10-04T09:33:00.000-07:002011-10-04T09:33:08.318-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v5wnm2IGgcs/Tos018wbwuI/AAAAAAAACkg/EoSPMpFfsrY/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v5wnm2IGgcs/Tos018wbwuI/AAAAAAAACkg/EoSPMpFfsrY/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="227" /></strong></a><strong>by Scott Westerfeld<br /></strong>The World of Uglies, set in out not-so-distant future, is a complex place filled with bubbly technology and lingo, yet bogus rules about status and appearance. That's why a guide to the world of uglies has been requisitioned from the hole in the wall. Inside you'll find: </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A rundown on all the cliques, from Crims and Cutters to tech-heads and surge-monkeys </div>The complete history, starting with the destruction of the oil bug to the launch of Extras in space <br />How all those awesome gadgets came to be: hoverboards, eyescreens, skintennas, sneak suits... <br />PLUS an exclusive look at Scott Westerfeld's first draft of Extras -- starring Hiro, not Aya. <br />And so much more, it's mind-wrecking. <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/737391">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2944420252040058845?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-4644965455050957312011-09-27T07:11:00.000-07:002011-09-27T07:11:21.453-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-plMI-UHOVnI/ToHXFvVossI/AAAAAAAACjs/KCUUzm_SUYE/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-plMI-UHOVnI/ToHXFvVossI/AAAAAAAACjs/KCUUzm_SUYE/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><strong>By Cheryl Rainfield<br /></strong>Gr 9 Up-Fifteen-year-old Kendra is being stalked by someone who wants her dead, and she is overwhelmed by the compulsion to cut herself. She is dealing with shadowy memories of sexual abuse from her early childhood and wonders why she cannot recall her rapist's face. Kendra is a tough, vulnerable, troubled teen, a survivor who will win readers' hearts as she struggles to deal with her life. <br />This book will be a particular comfort and source of insight for teens facing any of these challenges, but whatever their life experience, they will be on the edge of their seats, rooting for Kendra to unravel the mystery that shadows her life. <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/814502">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-464496545505095731?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-37012252506386519312011-09-13T07:02:00.000-07:002011-09-13T07:02:08.527-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tlSXu36CkCo/Tm9hZxH_NbI/AAAAAAAACiE/X5U-NG6D13s/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tlSXu36CkCo/Tm9hZxH_NbI/AAAAAAAACiE/X5U-NG6D13s/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>by Jen Violi</strong><br /><br />Since Donna's father died, she prefers to go inside herself to a "quiet place.... the only spot I feel at home," until she finds another comfortable place-a funeral home-and decides to become a mortician. But even as Donna applies to mortuary school after high school and starts work at Brighton Brothers Funeral Home, she must learn to connect with the living, including her well-meaning but disapproving mother and an offbeat friend who may be crushing on her. Readers will find Donna's job choice intriguing, as well as the descriptions of her education, including restorative arts class, where "people in lab coats are working with what I think is clay, shaping it into things I have to squint to realize are parts of the human face." Violi's first novel is swimming in unusual characters, from the people-both living and dead-who pass through the funeral home, to the eccentric members of Donna's church drama troupe. <br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/861332">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3701225250638651931?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-32954444747215409372011-08-29T12:01:00.000-07:002011-08-29T12:01:32.234-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lYacS7Bv4tA/TlvhRE9sXkI/AAAAAAAAChg/430uIHpsxeU/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lYacS7Bv4tA/TlvhRE9sXkI/AAAAAAAAChg/430uIHpsxeU/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="211" /></strong></a><strong>by Gretchen McNeil</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her over-protective mom, by Matt Quinn, the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, the voices are demons—and Bridget possesses the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from. Literally.&nbsp; Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. And when one of her oldest friends is killed, Bridget realizes she’s in deeper than she ever thought possible. Now she must unlock the secret to the demons’ plan before someone else close to her winds up dead—or worse, the human vessel for a demon king. </div><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Record/877326">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3295444474721540937?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-12189404778271670632011-08-20T10:15:00.000-07:002011-08-20T10:16:42.917-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>by Alison Goodman</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hPg4XbeE7vU/Tk_ral4jmCI/AAAAAAAACgo/jIiUH5YS5bo/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hPg4XbeE7vU/Tk_ral4jmCI/AAAAAAAACgo/jIiUH5YS5bo/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="211" /></strong></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Facing the ultimate battle for control of the land she calls home, Eona finds herself waging an internal battle every bit as devastating as the war threatening to break out across the kingdom.</div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sequel to: Eon<br /><br /><a href="http://vufind.uhls.org/vufind/Search/Results?lookfor=eona&amp;submit=search+catalog">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1218940477827167063?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-28783600964132382482011-08-12T06:15:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:15:48.402-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-393XY5VsTbU/TkUnYf7zusI/AAAAAAAACfk/GG8wvjuLffk/s1600/bookcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-393XY5VsTbU/TkUnYf7zusI/AAAAAAAACfk/GG8wvjuLffk/s320/bookcover.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>by Andrew Nance <br />Gr 8 Up-Horror writer Ian Tremblin has decided to hold another writing contest, which includes a frightful evening of storytelling by the competitors and judges. But unlike last year's tragic event held at Daemon Hall, this contest will be held in a secure location-Tremblin's home. What no one understands is the power of the twisted and evil Book of Daemon Hall. It is the source behind all the gruesome occurrences that have plagued this area and is now in Tremblin's possession. Each contestant spins a story using titles from its table of contents and, as a result, things quickly spin out of control. As he did in Daemon Hall (Holt, 2007), Nance weaves a gripping story full of bone-chilling horror.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2878360096413238248?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-29344296739009940162011-05-31T06:24:00.000-07:002011-05-31T06:24:25.462-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i025IwFf4UA/TeTrJy8TOhI/AAAAAAAACX8/IrsFf_Vk_gM/s1600/body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i025IwFf4UA/TeTrJy8TOhI/AAAAAAAACX8/IrsFf_Vk_gM/s320/body.jpg" t8="true" width="280" /></a><br /><strong>by Ina Saltz </strong>The sequel to the bestselling Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh,this second volume collects over two hundred new tattoos and explores the ideas and emotions behind this indelible commitment. This stunning photography collection features commentary on the letterforms as well as personal recollections by the tattooed on the motivations for their decided words. &nbsp;Inspiring, sometimes shocking, and always voyeuristic,Body Type 2 is not only for tattoo aficionados, but also for all lovers of the written word. <br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13M68479635O5.678011&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1237963~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Body+type+2+%3A+more+typographic+tattoos+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2934429673900994016?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-50164862937103100092011-05-18T06:37:00.000-07:002011-05-18T06:37:17.382-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9GUaeyufXtQ/TdPKW7BahoI/AAAAAAAACXY/KCuLMXrawqw/s1600/beauty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9GUaeyufXtQ/TdPKW7BahoI/AAAAAAAACXY/KCuLMXrawqw/s320/beauty.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><strong>by Libba Bray</strong><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;">Bray follows her Printz Award-winner, Going Bovine, with an only slightly less absurd premise in this out-there satire about a planeload of teen beauty queens who crash onto a (not so) deserted island. Lord of the Flies with an evening gown competition, anyone? Led by the indefatigable Miss </span><state><place><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;">Texas</span></place></state><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;">, Taylor Rene Krystal Hawkins, the 14 surviving contestants must rely on competitive moxie. Halfway through the ordeal, a boat full of shirtless, reality TV pirates runs aground, allowing for some smoking hot scenes. Fun footnotes, contestant profiles, and scripted commercial breaks are interspersed. There's a lot of message, but every time the story veers toward sermonizing, Bray corrects with another crack about our media-saturated, appearance-obsessed, consumer-driven society.</span></div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=W3057253046AD.314385&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1239371~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=6&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Beauty+queens+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5016486293710310009?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-85492154130159030582011-05-16T07:34:00.000-07:002011-05-16T07:34:21.928-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w27tYubQ4qg/TdE1EMeJEtI/AAAAAAAACXU/Ta6kgMy9avc/s1600/divorce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w27tYubQ4qg/TdE1EMeJEtI/AAAAAAAACXU/Ta6kgMy9avc/s320/divorce.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>by Cynthia MacGregor<br /></strong>Why do parents get divorced? How will the divorce change our lives? What can I do to feel less depressed? Whom can I talk with about my problems? What's likely to happen next? How do you tell absent parents that they don't visit often enough? How do you say "no" to parents who want you to carry messages to, or spy on, the other parent? What is there to talk about when you visit a parent who's moved away? Packed with vignettes, strategies, and solid advice, The Divorce Helpbook for Teens is a resource teens will keep in their backpacks, on their bedside tables, and in their hearts as they go through the difficult times surrounding a family breakup. <br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=130G556WH0252.252045&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1237941~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+divorce+helpbook+for+teens+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8549215413015903058?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-49740564703405369152011-05-04T06:40:00.000-07:002011-05-04T06:40:18.499-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qemHE3m25wk/TcFW9M9yaZI/AAAAAAAACWQ/xikXMxBihZY/s1600/civil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qemHE3m25wk/TcFW9M9yaZI/AAAAAAAACWQ/xikXMxBihZY/s200/civil.jpg" width="155" /></a><a class="normalBlackFont1" href=""><strong>by </strong></a><strong>Jason D. Nemeth</strong></div>Can you imagine sneaking into an enemy camp to kidnap a general? Or how about caring for patients while bullets whiz by your head? These were everyday events for people during the Civil War. Experience their triumphs and defeats first-hand as you read about a Confederate colonel, a battlefield surgeon, a Union marine, and more.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=Y3045W6004I23.1148110&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1228483~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=6&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Voices+of+the+Civil+War+%3A+stories+from+the+battlefields+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4974056470340536915?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-73637023261214552962011-04-29T06:29:00.000-07:002011-04-29T06:29:16.388-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-RpkLeuMNY/Tbq8WuOgm8I/AAAAAAAACVs/vT2UvC0gU20/s1600/clare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-RpkLeuMNY/Tbq8WuOgm8I/AAAAAAAACVs/vT2UvC0gU20/s200/clare.jpg" width="131" /></a><strong>by Cassandra Clare</strong></div>The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. But nothing comes without a price. Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1304M83UF2190.990086&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21844450%7E%210&amp;view=items&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;ri=4&amp;staffonly=&amp;volumekey=#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7363702326121455296?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-49671887749597754412011-04-19T07:27:00.000-07:002011-04-19T07:27:29.358-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qFm-t_vH7f0/Ta2UNJnxF1I/AAAAAAAACVI/DmhgP9uLtG0/s1600/model.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qFm-t_vH7f0/Ta2UNJnxF1I/AAAAAAAACVI/DmhgP9uLtG0/s320/model.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><strong>by Judy Goss</strong>There's a popular misconception that breaking into the modeling business requires expensive head shots and other costly investments. Judy Goss, a former Ford model and professional with twenty years in the business, has set out to dispel that myth once and for all and tell you how you can actually launch your career for $20 or less. She&nbsp;breaks the process down into four simple steps: Preparation, Pictures, Promotion, and Presentation.She gives countless suggestions and tells all sorts of industry secrets, such as how to: * Determine what type of model you are * Take your own pictures at home in the right poses and clothes * Prepare what to say and do at casting calls * Avoid costly scams * And much more. Judy's expert advice will guide aspiring models of any agency through the process of finding representation with a reputable agency or manager, and it provides a valuable resource to fall back on even after models start working. This comprehensive, step-by-step guide is the only book you'll need to launch the career of your dreams. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Terms of Use <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13032PT224289.629698&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1228155~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Break+into+modeling+for+under+%2420+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4967188774959775441?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-24294522598211022582011-04-06T07:14:00.000-07:002011-04-06T07:14:23.373-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_krCOhFFVI/TZx0tzKuaBI/AAAAAAAACSo/1pG8XxgcxFo/s1600/vegan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_krCOhFFVI/TZx0tzKuaBI/AAAAAAAACSo/1pG8XxgcxFo/s320/vegan.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>by Melisser Elliot</strong><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;">Vegan women everywhere are banding together in their efforts to be healthy, cruelty free, and environmentally responsible. This is their handbook. Melisser presents the basics of veganism for the newbies, lots of DIY craft projects, cruelty-free beauty tips, travel advice, recipes, and more. Full of photos and quirky illustrations, this is useful information with a punk rock attitude.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=130Y099026R6R.116012&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1228160~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+vegan+girl%27s+guide+to+life+%3A+cruelty-free+crafts%2C+recipes%2C+beauty+secrets%2C+and+more+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2429452259821102258?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-39337720738573473852011-03-23T08:59:00.000-07:002011-03-23T08:59:42.739-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U_4pUYmzaeY/TYoYc2v3n2I/AAAAAAAACRg/M-yshhPL4KM/s1600/fled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U_4pUYmzaeY/TYoYc2v3n2I/AAAAAAAACRg/M-yshhPL4KM/s320/fled.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><strong>by P.C. Cast</strong>This might seem like a scary time, Fledgling, but never fear! As you start your journey through the ancient halls of the House of Night, this indispensable handbook will aid you in your transition from human to fledgling. Within these pages you will find invaluable information about the history of vampyres. You will also come to a better understanding of your body's transformation, as well as read words of hope from great vampyres of the past and learn essential foundations of rituals and lore. Now, Fledgling, read on. A new life awaits you; your path to that magickal future begins here!<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1A008L5X87382.1598269&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1202269~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+fledgling+handbook+101+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3933772073857347385?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-65089346537045441212011-03-18T06:24:00.000-07:002011-03-18T06:24:26.292-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ea_0JCm06g8/TYNcq6eHEaI/AAAAAAAACQ4/XLONqX32iHo/s1600/lorien.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ea_0JCm06g8/TYNcq6eHEaI/AAAAAAAACQ4/XLONqX32iHo/s320/lorien.jpg" width="212" /></strong></a><strong>by Pitticus Lore</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><a href="http://aquabrowser.uhls.org/?q=i+am+number+four&amp;branch=COLN">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6508934653704544121?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-60651021705125270422011-03-09T07:59:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:00:07.012-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YyAim8304nk/TXejnpYa10I/AAAAAAAACPw/Hhqf-SlxM8w/s1600/teen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YyAim8304nk/TXejnpYa10I/AAAAAAAACPw/Hhqf-SlxM8w/s320/teen.jpg" width="320" /></a><strong>by Matthew Locricchio</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Provides over fifty recipes designed for introducing adolescents to a variety of dishes, including breakfast items, soups, snacks, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, sides, entrees, and desserts, with tips on safety, equipment, and utensils, and other resources.</div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1299RM61485T3.1126361&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1203658~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Teen+cuisine+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6065102170512527042?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-2074525521651938632011-02-28T17:43:00.000-08:002011-02-28T17:43:37.299-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1T0v34CeRS0/TWxO0RmxVAI/AAAAAAAACOo/hZStj3oY_aM/s1600/angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1T0v34CeRS0/TWxO0RmxVAI/AAAAAAAACOo/hZStj3oY_aM/s320/angel.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><strong>by James Patterson</strong>In the seventh book in the bestselling series, evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution. <br />And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=H29Q94360F281.806829&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!clone&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!849960~!16&amp;ri=1&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=angel+patterson&amp;index=.GW&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-207452552165193863?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-78553066842581992052011-02-22T06:47:00.000-08:002011-02-22T06:47:33.300-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXaCUDDL46g/TWPLvthqjzI/AAAAAAAACMo/dzgCz5z91cE/s1600/thumps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXaCUDDL46g/TWPLvthqjzI/AAAAAAAACMo/dzgCz5z91cE/s320/thumps.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>by Obert Skye</strong>The dreams of mankind are in grave danger. The Dearth, the true evil beneath the soil, rises above ground and gains the strength he needs to defeat Leven Thumps. Lev, now the Want, is also gaining strength and must discover his new power before the Dearth finds him.<br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, Sycophant Run is on the brink of war, and the secret of the sycophants' vulnerability is more of a threat than ever -- can Clover and the sycophants protect the only gateway to Reality? And speaking of Reality, Terry and Addy are about to join forces with a onetime janitor and the angriest, most confused toothpick alive: Ezra. What kind of power is raging inside that sliver of wood? <br /><br /><br />In this fourth volume in the Leven Thumps series, Leven continues his quest to save the imaginations and dreams of all mankind <br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1V98TX5765029.554046&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1108624~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Leven+Thumps+and+the+wrath+of+Ezra+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7855306684258199205?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-77364796085565586562011-02-09T06:44:00.000-08:002011-02-09T06:44:15.320-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TVKnQ0__rII/AAAAAAAACKs/kRNczfOplNg/s1600/maids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TVKnQ0__rII/AAAAAAAACKs/kRNczfOplNg/s320/maids.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><strong>by Clare Dunkle</strong><br />If the prospect of a prequel to Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights won't exactly set most kids' hearts aflutter, the chilling jacket illustration of a pale girl without eyes might do the trick.&nbsp; Eleven-year-old Tabby Aykroyd (modeled after the real-life servant of the Brontës, who allegedly told the sisters many a terrifying tale) is hired out to Seldom House, a moody estate in need of a nursemaid for the new master, a feisty young boy (Heathcliff of Wuthering Heights). Ghosts are afoot in Seldom House, but that doesn't flap the unflappable Tabby.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12972G22P62C8.2762024&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21835313%7E%210&amp;ri=4&amp;term=The+house+of+dead+maids+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=4&amp;view=SUMMARY&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7736479608556558656?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-87138726058716417832011-01-25T10:19:00.000-08:002011-01-25T10:19:08.307-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TT8SknnLl9I/AAAAAAAACIo/q1_j9TexW2M/s1600/latte.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TT8SknnLl9I/AAAAAAAACIo/q1_j9TexW2M/s320/latte.gif" width="207" /></a>by Sarah Jamila Stevenson</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Stevenson takes on the issue of multiracialism in her debut novel The Latte Rebellion. Told in first person through the voice of multiracial high school senior, Asha Jamison, the story revolves around the obstacles she and her multiracial friends confront daily. </div><br /><br />Stevenson presents believable supporting characters and a protagonist with whom readers will identify and empathize. The novel speaks directly to teenagers who are beginning to find their place in their world and figuring out how to make the world a better place for others. <br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12E59H94V7265.2093826&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1214696~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+Latte+Rebellion+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8713872605871641783?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-18566091344281135812011-01-18T10:03:00.000-08:002011-01-18T10:03:51.603-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TTXVRS-JL4I/AAAAAAAACH0/wrARiwvX47U/s1600/hp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TTXVRS-JL4I/AAAAAAAACH0/wrARiwvX47U/s200/hp.jpg" width="152" /></strong></a><strong>by <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Dinah</span> </span>Bucholz </strong>Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall. A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut. Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express. With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffi Pie! With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and techniques, you can indulge in spellbindingly delicious meals drawn straight from the pages of your favorite Potter stories, such asTreacle Tart--Harry's favorite dessert, Molly's Meat Pies--Mrs. Weasley's classic dish, Kreacher's French Onion Soup, Pumpkin Pasties--a staple on the Hogwarts Express cart. With a dash of magic and a drop of creativity, you'll conjure up the entrees, desserts, snacks, and drinks you need to transform ordinary Muggle meals into magickal culinary masterpieces, sure make even Mrs. Weasley proud!</div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12953X352XK82.1696748&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1204965~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+unofficial+Harry+Potter+cookbook+%3A+from+cauldron+cakes+to+knickerbocker+glory--more+than+150+magical+recipes+for+wizards+and+non-wizards+alike+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1856609134428113581?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-16773736383234726352011-01-10T06:35:00.000-08:002011-01-10T06:35:21.308-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TSsYp0pJhkI/AAAAAAAACGI/ohG6Zwox56E/s1600/beh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TSsYp0pJhkI/AAAAAAAACGI/ohG6Zwox56E/s200/beh.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><strong>by Scott Westerfeld</strong>This dynamite novel incorporates factual events of the early months of World War I: the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Churchill's confiscation of an Ottoman Empire warship, and the instability and revolution within the Empire. However, the elements of steampunk, biological and mechanical technology, sheer over-the-top adventure, and great storytelling make this a must-have addition to any speculative fiction collection. Thompson's sumptuous full-page illustrations capture the goings-on and contribute to the cinematic feel of the book.-<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=129U669955T9B.1300982&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1188558~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Behemoth+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1677373638323472635?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-89308113085183921892010-12-28T06:57:00.000-08:002010-12-28T06:57:41.412-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TRn6J5_kErI/AAAAAAAACCk/iuebKnBwp3k/s1600/steam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TRn6J5_kErI/AAAAAAAACCk/iuebKnBwp3k/s200/steam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><strong>by</strong><a class="normalBlackFont1" href=""><strong> </strong></a><strong>Jean Campbell</strong><br />The popularity of steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction, has branched out to clothing and jewelry, which incorporates watch gears, chains, and filigree to create an industrial look. Beadwork magazine founding editor Campbell's projects involve found materials, so creative substitution is required. Covering a growing trend, this is recommended,<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=J2935G79F5631.676734&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1183605~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Steampunk-style+jewelry+%3A+Victorian%2C+fantasy%2C+and+mechanical+designs%2C+necklaces%2Cbracelets%2C+and+earrings+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8930811308518392189?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-43599617174916983342010-12-22T07:07:00.000-08:002010-12-22T07:07:21.463-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TRITcyRvQdI/AAAAAAAACCQ/YTcTgzyNiwU/s1600/adorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TRITcyRvQdI/AAAAAAAACCQ/YTcTgzyNiwU/s200/adorn.jpg" width="165" /></a></div>by Cynthia Thornton<br />Presented in the style of an artist's journal, this handbook uses an informal, conversational approach to teach a wide variety of innovative mixed-media jewelry techniques. All basic techniques are made clear via step-by-step photography.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12VV0298A3379.351032&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1153185~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=10&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Enchanted+adornments+%3A+creating+mixed-media+jewelry+with+metal+clay%2C+wire%2C+resin+%2B+more+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4359961717491698334?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-86589187510747202372010-12-08T08:50:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:50:42.092-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TP-2zchnjEI/AAAAAAAACBM/8ZdX_iegSE0/s1600/poison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TP-2zchnjEI/AAAAAAAACBM/8ZdX_iegSE0/s200/poison.jpg" width="139" /></a> <strong>by Maryrose Wood</strong> <br />Readers will be intrigued by both the romance and complex moral questions in this fantasy set in late-18th-century England. Jessamine, 16, lives with her apothecary father, in the remote countryside near Alnwick Castle. As she keeps house and tends to the gardens, there is one place she is forbidden to go: only her father enters the locked apothecary garden where he nurtures poisonous plants collected from all over the world. Their pastoral existence is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Weed, a straggly teenage orphan who has an inexplicable knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants. </div>Told mostly in Jessamine's voice, the story has a compelling sense of urgency and mystery. The book is based on a concept by the current Duchess of Northumberland who created the real Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle. <br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=UOV1826716157.1005092&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1183763~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+poison+diaries+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8658918751074720237?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-10763757978742659832010-12-01T09:54:00.000-08:002010-12-01T09:54:03.247-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TPaLW_WkuhI/AAAAAAAACAs/qT3ALtqu_ew/s1600/dr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TPaLW_WkuhI/AAAAAAAACAs/qT3ALtqu_ew/s200/dr.jpg" width="128" /></strong></a><strong>by Zach Whedon</strong>Based on the Emmy Award-winning web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, this collection of stories written by Zack Whedon (Deadwood, Fringe) chronicles some of the earliest adventures in the lives of archenemies Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible. This anthology solves many unanswered questions left over from the show. For instance: What event inspired Dr. Horrible to become the world's greatest criminal mastermind? Why is Penny, the beautiful girl from the Laundromat, still single? How can you, the reader, be like blustering do-gooder Captain Hammer? And why is Horrible's sidekick, Moist, so... um... well, you'll find out!</div><a href="http://hip.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=129X225OC7374.600888&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!clone&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!843233~!1&amp;ri=6&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=Whedon,+Zack.&amp;index=PAUTHOR&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=6#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1076375797874265983?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-61834552770063238772010-11-29T08:20:00.000-08:002010-11-29T08:21:03.754-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TPPN4pgRzhI/AAAAAAAACAc/UmNyKk-GPZk/s1600/brains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TPPN4pgRzhI/AAAAAAAACAc/UmNyKk-GPZk/s200/brains.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><strong>by K.A.Holt</strong><br />How many stories feature a middle school with a student body composed of zombies, monsters, and regular kids, and how often are such stories told through a series of nearly 100 haiku poems? Loeb, a zombie, is the main character, and he manages to win a poetry competition, develop a crush on the school librarian, and wind up with a regular-kid girlfriend, all despite his taste for human brains. Teachers preparing to introduce their classes to haiku are bound to welcome this outrageous effort. A funny, irreverent, and unconventional verse offering that's sure to find wide curricular appeal.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1U9104749VF16.513958&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1180337~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Brains+for+lunch+%3A+a+zombie+novel+in+haiku%3F%21+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6183455277006323877?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-74079041045631365832010-11-22T06:46:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:46:08.488-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TOqB0xpw2GI/AAAAAAAAB_0/AvRP9LxwTog/s1600/daiily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TOqB0xpw2GI/AAAAAAAAB_0/AvRP9LxwTog/s200/daiily.jpg" width="159" /></a></div>by Jon Stewart<br />Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1I904368L15K5.177173&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1193465~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=5&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Daily+Show+with+Jon+Stewart+presents+Earth+%28the+book%29+%3A+a+visitor%27s+guide+to+the+human+race&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7407904104563136583?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-49884895330023723622010-11-08T07:36:00.000-08:002010-11-08T07:36:52.972-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TNgYyVODF_I/AAAAAAAAB-8/JkSy9QGrVVU/s1600/brows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TNgYyVODF_I/AAAAAAAAB-8/JkSy9QGrVVU/s200/brows.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><strong>by Nancy Parker</strong><br />Discover the best brow shape for your face. Learn what to do with too much or too little hair. Determine the pros and cons of waxing vs. tweezing. Maintain your new look. Filled with illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions,Beautiful Browswill show you the secrets for getting the look you want, whether it's sexy, elegant, polished, professional, or just plain beautiful.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128D23Q46X153.11399&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!clone&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!838136~!1&amp;ri=1&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=beautiful+brows&amp;index=.GW&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4988489533002372362?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-51988657135436103952010-10-27T06:26:00.000-07:002010-10-27T06:26:02.296-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TMgn4Tisl5I/AAAAAAAAB-Y/_fl6uSq64-U/s1600/back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TMgn4Tisl5I/AAAAAAAAB-Y/_fl6uSq64-U/s200/back.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><strong>by William Gurstelle</strong>Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple—a match-powered rocket—to the more complex—a scale-model, table-top catapult—to the offbeat—a tennis ball cannon. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=RQ8818E784377.2203799&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21679640%7E%210&amp;ri=2&amp;term=Backyard+ballistics+%3A+build+potato+cannons%2C+paper+match+rockets%2C+Cincinnati+fire+kites%2C+tennis+ball+mortars%2C+and+more+dynamite+devices+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;view=SUMMARY&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5198865713543610395?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-39682648093338222422010-10-14T09:26:00.000-07:002010-10-14T09:32:33.644-07:00<div style="border: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TLct-plUQdI/AAAAAAAAB9s/6Cy1DAr_qvs/s1600/wanted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TLct-plUQdI/AAAAAAAAB9s/6Cy1DAr_qvs/s320/wanted.jpg" width="207" /></b></a><b>by Sara Shepard</b><br />The eighth title in the popular Pretty Little Liars series is here!<br /><br />Former best friends Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily, who lost their best friend and leader, Alison, years ago when she disappeared, find themselves in grave danger when they pursue the truth about Alison.<br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=V287N7C954484.1152106&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025%7E%211173761%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=%7E%21clone&amp;term=Wanted+%3A+a+Pretty+Little+Liars+novel+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3968264809333822242?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-24504643305266111772010-10-05T08:21:00.000-07:002010-10-05T08:21:33.116-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TKtCSoR3wkI/AAAAAAAAB9I/tb_BPmYzCkk/s1600/glee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TKtCSoR3wkI/AAAAAAAAB9I/tb_BPmYzCkk/s320/glee.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><strong>By Sophia Lowell</strong><br />This&nbsp;prequel to the television show explores what happened before Mr. Schuester took over the glee club, showing the beginning of Puck and Quinn's romance and how the club functioned without its leader. Based on the blockbuster musical-comedy on FOX, this original novel reflects the show's intelligent comedic sensibility and quirky, heartfelt storylines. <br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1U862U1W66375.434756&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1186542~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Glee+%3A+the+beginning%2C+an+original+novel+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2450464330526611177?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-19637188017475251522010-09-22T07:22:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:22:58.863-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TJoRBM70QzI/AAAAAAAAB74/TrD9TCiuKQk/s1600/ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TJoRBM70QzI/AAAAAAAAB74/TrD9TCiuKQk/s320/ghost.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>by Stacey Kade<br />Gr 8 Up-Alona Dare was the most popular girl in her high school class, or at least she was until she was run over by a school bus. Returning to the scene of her death as a ghost, she anticipates overwhelming grief at her untimely death. To her surprise, her classmates quickly move on. Not only that, but weird outcast Will Killian can see and hear her. Alona, used to getting her own way, haunts Will until he agrees to help her figure out how to progress from ghosthood to the big white light that she keeps expecting. Will has problems of his own; namely that every ghost in Groundsboro High, including a seething black mass of energy, now knows that he can see them, and they all want him to carry out their last wishes. Will and Alona have to work together to get the ghosts to stop tormenting Will, and to figure out exactly what Alona has to do in order to move on from this world. Their new relationship is full of surprises as they each experience a side of the other that neither expected. This tale of friendship from unexpected corners shows how two people can grow tremendously over time. The tale is absorbing, and Kade successfully portrays a typical present-day high school. This novel will appeal to fans of romances and ghost stories alike.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=W28B165113009.412272&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!clone&amp;view=subscriptionsummary&amp;uri=full=3100001~!825352~!1&amp;ri=8&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;staffonly=&amp;term=the+ghost+and+the+goth&amp;index=.GW&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=8#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1963718801747525152?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-80916609560837048522010-09-17T06:58:00.000-07:002010-09-17T06:58:08.889-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TJNzez_me5I/AAAAAAAAB6o/5fnKLYmBxG0/s1600/fat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TJNzez_me5I/AAAAAAAAB6o/5fnKLYmBxG0/s320/fat.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>by Diane Lang<br />As efforts to combat childhood obesity continue to make headlines, Lang and Buchanan delve into their experiences as teachers to tell the story of Jimmy, a not-so-slim high-school freshman. In his English-class journal, Jimmy records his efforts to make friends and escape bullying over the course of his first year in a new town. Although some of his old and new friends face more dramatic problems, such as abusive parents, Jimmy's day-to-day struggles are compelling. A self-acknowledged good kid who loves video games and finds inspiration at church youth group, Jimmy has a refreshingly down-to-earth point of view. His honest, likable voice makes his effort to lose weight, his faith, and his growing social confidence believable. Throughout, Lang and Buchanan manage to work in words of wisdom about healthy eating and exercise. Whether or not they struggle with their own weight, many readers will both relate to and learn from Jimmy.--<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128473U6T32D7.101310&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=1&amp;source=%7E%21clone&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=fat+boy+chronicles&amp;aspect=basic2#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8091660956083704852?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-85552493988982829582010-08-30T09:16:00.000-07:002010-08-30T09:16:18.168-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/THvZCEYqlFI/AAAAAAAAB4I/1zBnpzC1XqQ/s1600/time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/THvZCEYqlFI/AAAAAAAAB4I/1zBnpzC1XqQ/s320/time.jpg" /></a></div><strong>by Naomi Shihab</strong><br />Moderation can wait--plenty of time for that later, says acclaimed poet and anthologist Nye. She knows how to reach teens, and this lively collection by young contemporary writers is rooted in the strong, emotional particulars of family, friendship, childhood memories, school, dislocation, war, and more; interestingly, there is almost no talk of sex or romance. The spare lines are passionate, wry, irreverent, and eloquent about meaning found in daily-life scenarios. One poet describes a meditative moment with her cat that destroys all my knitting to teach me about impermanence. Another prays for a soldier, a kindergarten best friend who has returned from Baghdad. In several selections, immigrants remember their arrival in the U.S. In a brief, appended biography, one poet describes her draw to poetry: Unresolved, uncomfortable, and sometimes repulsive moments of memory can be made somehow graceful through writing. Teens will connect with the passionate, unmoderated feelings that are given clarity and shape in each poem.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128R18F7956K5.194210&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1173559~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=5&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Time+you+let+me+in+%3A+25+poets+under+25+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8555249398898282958?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-78750598598676763732010-08-25T09:00:00.000-07:002010-08-25T09:00:51.220-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/THU9mzKF_pI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/-3t1JhAjJ4Y/s1600/college.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/THU9mzKF_pI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/-3t1JhAjJ4Y/s320/college.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A wealth of information awaits college-bound students in this interesting book. There's even information for those who may want to consider alternatives to the college route. The authors clearly indicate that their aim is to answer questions that seventh- to tenth-grade students have about their futures. Topics addressed include the differences between two-year and four-year colleges, the different kinds of colleges and universities (i.e. research universities, liberal arts colleges, etc), financial aid, grants and scholarships, college life, college administration, application processes, and much more. A chapter devoted to choices other than college&nbsp;such as&nbsp;technical schools, apprenticeships, government training programs like the Job Corps, and the military One of the assets of this book is its very readable text. Readers can open the book to any page and find information presented clearly and succinctly. The format is attractive with lots of charts, sidebars and white space. Useful, concrete aids include a sample chart to use when comparing colleges, a list of books that are frequently found on suggested reading lists, and a list of important study skills to hone now. This a great resource.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128275BC068O8.13173&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1186865~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+kids%27+college+almanac.&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7875059859867676373?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-89534890337165070762010-08-18T07:26:00.000-07:002010-08-18T07:29:19.268-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TGvtM4v087I/AAAAAAAAB2A/QdIgDpdAWFo/s1600/mockingjay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TGvtM4v087I/AAAAAAAAB2A/QdIgDpdAWFo/s320/mockingjay.jpg" width="211" /></a>by Suzanne Collins</div>The final book in the very popular Hunger Games series has arrived amd will be available for check out at the end of this month. Place your reserve now!<br /><br />Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1282141NWV532.952434&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1172075~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Mockingjay&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8953489033716507076?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-19085926433670770722010-08-10T09:51:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:51:06.170-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TGGCz0CnV0I/AAAAAAAAB0w/PH7RywMSiME/s1600/medhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" mx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TGGCz0CnV0I/AAAAAAAAB0w/PH7RywMSiME/s320/medhead.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><strong>by James Patterson and Hal Friedman</strong><br />A first-person voice gets inside the head of Cory, who we met as a four-year-old recently prescribed Ritalin. It is the beginning of a grueling 13-year saga that is as much a struggle against Tourette's as it is an endless war drug cocktails wage inside his body. His condition is alarming: OCD impulses create violent tics that sometimes knock him over or compel him to grab the steering wheels of moving cars. Soon the happy child becomes a slave to capricious masters by the names of Paxil, Risperdal, Klonopin, and more. Patterson's infamously choppy chapters actually reinforce the twitching and lurching physicality of Cody's existence, though the lack of dialogue and overall swiftness do prevent him from becoming a fully fleshed out. It's hard to deny the power of this story, though, or its ultimate inspirational effect.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12K145X851266.718419&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21827607%7E%210&amp;ri=2&amp;term=Med+head+%3A+my+knock-down%2C+drag-out%2C+drugged-up+battle+with+my+brain+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;view=BOOKLIST_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1908592643367077072?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-15336256201418100902010-08-02T07:53:00.000-07:002010-08-02T07:55:10.835-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TFbbVnjc7qI/AAAAAAAABzI/2oNIqgkNVVg/s1600/jungle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TFbbVnjc7qI/AAAAAAAABzI/2oNIqgkNVVg/s320/jungle.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>by Hilary Smith<br />Bipolar is currently the most commonly diagnosed emotional/psychiatric condition and diagnosis tends to come when one is in one's late teens or early 20s. And yet almost nothing has been written about it from eye level and a young person's perspective. <em>Welcome to the Jungle</em> fills that gap with its upfront, empowering approach to the challenges of being diagnosed bipolar. Both humorous and immensely honest, it offers a true "in the trenches" perspective young readers will trust. <br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12807D0446Q5B.337731&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1162617~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=3&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Welcome+to+the+jungle+%3A+everything+you+ever+wanted+to+know+about+bipolar+but+were+too+freaked+out+to+ask+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1533625620141810090?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-11817761827776949952010-07-26T10:07:00.000-07:002010-07-26T10:07:31.155-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TE3ADO-476I/AAAAAAAABxo/jpEVzhmX9C8/s1600/dragonart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TE3ADO-476I/AAAAAAAABxo/jpEVzhmX9C8/s200/dragonart.jpg" width="154" /></a>Peffer's first book DragonArt: How to Draw Dragons and Fantasy Creatures has been wildly successful--over 60,000 copies sold in the first 12 months middot; No other book provides as much in-depth instruction on how to draw fantasy-style people in a simple step-by-step format Readers will experience immediate success by starting with extremely easy, basic anatomy that most fantasy characters share (simple shapes, easy views, easy to copy) then be able to move on to more interesting and complex characters that go past initial pencils into a shaded and colored finish. Many of the features in the first book are carried over into Fantasy Characters such as historical facts about fantasy people; cool flipbook feature on the bottom right-hand pages and the book mascot, Dolosus. Characters include: warriors, wizards, rangers, samurais, dwarves, elves, gnomes, trolls, orcs, ogres, goblins, merfolk, harpies, faurs centaurs, werewolves, vampires, banshees, zombies and more!<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128O16Q53186V.1107445&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!935241~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Dragonart+fantasy+characters+%3A+how+to+draw+fantastic+beings+and+incredible+creatures+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1181776182777694995?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-20339429515098861032010-07-12T16:29:00.000-07:002010-07-12T16:30:37.113-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TDulLJ9w3XI/AAAAAAAABvw/creea__sTtI/s1600/pride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TDulLJ9w3XI/AAAAAAAABvw/creea__sTtI/s320/pride.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>by Steve Hockensmith<br />Ever wondered how the Bennett sisters got to be such great zombie killers? Hockensmith explains all in the story of the return of the zombie plague and Mr. Bennett's secret history. Hockensmith does not abandon Austen's original characters. Mrs. Bennett is the most true to the original, and even silly Kitty and Lydia are the same, only they fight instead of fuss over men. Elizabeth, from whose point of view significant elements of the story are told, is the most fully developed, and while she departs a little from the original, it's not so far as to make Austen fans cringe (given that they're OK with zombies, of course). This is a must-read for the growing legion of alternate-Austen fans.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1278T771V81M5.1082729&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1154561~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Pride+and+prejudice+and+zombies+%3A+dawn+of+the+dreadfuls+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2033942951509886103?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-14234474487626665072010-07-01T07:42:00.000-07:002010-07-01T07:42:45.447-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TCypSlrGvfI/AAAAAAAABvQ/WtL0nWtAQ1w/s1600/compromised.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TCypSlrGvfI/AAAAAAAABvQ/WtL0nWtAQ1w/s320/compromised.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>by Heidi Ayarbe</strong><br />Gr 9 Up-The daughter of a con man, Maya's been on the a run all her life, but when her dad's bad deals finally catch up to them, she loses the only family she's ever had and ends up in the Nevada foster-care system. Passionate about science, the 15-year-old seeks to develop a hypothesis and follow the scientific method to get her father out of prison. Realizing this plan's futility, she goes back to the only other thing she really knows how to do: run. Maya formulates a new hypothesis that will hopefully lead her to an aunt in Idaho whom she's never met and some type of normalcy. One variable that she doesn't anticipate, however, is the addition of two other runaways who are also looking for something more. Gritty and realistic in action and language, this novel brings to light the plight of displaced teens. Maya is a strong character who tries to be true to herself while playing the caregiver role she always seems to fall into-first to her dad and now to her fellow runaways. The three form a strong bond that rings true even though the setting will likely be unfamiliar to many readers. While sympathy is evoked for the characters, emotions are not overplayed. The quick pace and flesh-and-blood main characters will appeal to avid and reluctant readers alike.</div><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1277AM5163522.126701&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1163238~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=5&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Compromised+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1423447448762666507?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-18702370936260687412010-06-23T10:49:00.001-07:002010-06-23T10:49:52.564-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TCJJIzhjjtI/AAAAAAAABuY/W3ap2J0vRDw/s1600/dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TCJJIzhjjtI/AAAAAAAABuY/W3ap2J0vRDw/s320/dead.jpg" /></a></div>By Carrie Ryan <br />Gabry lives a quiet life in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, hemmed in by the dead who hunger for the living, but her mother Mary's secrets, a cult of religious zealots who worship the dead, and a stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry threaten to destroy her world. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12H731492032W.417543&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21789673%7E%210&amp;ri=2&amp;term=The+dead-tossed+waves+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;view=SCHOOL_LIBRARY_JOURNAL_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1870237093626068741?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-81298979940050196582010-06-16T08:33:00.000-07:002010-06-16T08:33:09.157-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TBjs-Qv-fSI/AAAAAAAABtQ/xEOpgAy7LM0/s1600/fang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TBjs-Qv-fSI/AAAAAAAABtQ/xEOpgAy7LM0/s320/fang.jpg" /></a></div><strong>By James Patterson</strong><br />Being a kid with wings--constantly on the run--has never been easy, and Max and her flock are getting tenser than ever. First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense scrutiny of the Flock makes her fear the worst. Then, a cryptic message from a young girl arrives, warning them "The sky will fall." And as if an impending apocalypse weren't bad enough, canny birdkid Angel makes a dire prophecy about Max's soul mate:Fang will be the first to die. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever. But can the team weather the storm, or will the turmoil rip them apart for the last time? <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1K76701893WR2.10890&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1129758~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Fang+%3A+a+Maximum+Ride+novel+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8129897994005019658?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-67023810099686601032010-06-08T07:25:00.000-07:002010-06-08T07:25:51.706-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TA5SL77zr3I/AAAAAAAABsA/AWnLB1xxGhQ/s1600/slam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TA5SL77zr3I/AAAAAAAABsA/AWnLB1xxGhQ/s320/slam.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TA5RHgsyhFI/AAAAAAAABr4/m78XUDxQJuA/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><strong>by Marc Kelly Smith</strong>—the father of the poetry slam himself—shares his experiences from thousands of shows to get readers started, covering everything, including finding a venue, lighting and sound, managing performers, even getting publicity.<br />Stage a Poetry Slam is filled with insider tips, backstage advice, and examples that will wake up an audience and keep them coming back. You'll also be able to go online to the PoetrySpeaks.com community to listen to the samples, meet poets, and discover new inspirations. It's showtime!<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12M600A60664P.190260&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1107844~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=9&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Stage+a+poetry+slam+%3A+creating+performance+poetry+events+insider+tips%2C+backstage+advice%2C+and+lots+of+examples+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6702381009968660103?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-76581724454379465842010-06-01T06:16:00.000-07:002010-06-01T06:16:35.602-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TAUH4N2_NXI/AAAAAAAABrA/J6wVnPVzrJI/s1600/maybe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/TAUH4N2_NXI/AAAAAAAABrA/J6wVnPVzrJI/s320/maybe.jpg" /></a></div>Caletti invites readers into Scarlet Hughes's life and all its "maybes." The introspective teen copes when her charismatic older sister, Juliet, shows up suddenly married (and pregnant) after time away at a Portland hotel singing gig. Both Scarlet and her mother quickly come to adore her husband-Scarlet perhaps a little too much. Hayden is not only smart and good-looking, but he is also funny, great at listening, and deeply in love with Juliet. He writes her poetry and love notes, which Scarlet cannot help but read. She also can't seem to stop trying to help her motley collection of neighbors. The elderly couple too easily conned by Internet scams, the Goth girl whose chalk drawings inspire some prom date interference, and the retired postal worker who is flirting with senility are all part of Scarlet's habit of trying to fix things. Maybe she can stop her sister's tendency to run scared of the commitment Hayden offers her and her yearning for her train wreck of an old boyfriend. Maybe she can convince her mother that she shouldn't marry someone who spends all his time criticizing her. Maybe she can make up with the friend whose crush seems to like Scarlet instead. All of these dealings are about hope as the fuel of one's dreams and efforts, about the frequent necessity of persistence, and about how to know when to let go. Reminiscent of the best of Sarah Dessen's work, this novel is beautifully written, deftly plotted, and movingly characterized.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1275397J46HM3.644635&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;term=six+rules+of+maybe&amp;aspect=basic2#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7658172445437946584?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-46668643001213142212010-05-25T07:01:00.000-07:002010-05-25T07:01:16.845-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S_vYIoTDvTI/AAAAAAAABqA/ClRb8Ko5Q6Y/s1600/poison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S_vYIoTDvTI/AAAAAAAABqA/ClRb8Ko5Q6Y/s320/poison.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>by Holly Black</strong><br />Gr 9 Up-This collection of 12 short stories is sure to satisfy readers who crave something magical. Black's got all the supernatural bases covered: vampires, fairies, an elf, a unicorn, wolves, the devil, and a spell-wielding high school Latin club. Included is a tale of a boy tempted to eat a flower that he's read can turn him into a werewolf, as well as a story set in a world where vampirism is like an infectious disease and a girl resists the urge for blood by numbing her desire with alcohol. Although they are often centered on bleak, dark characters, the pieces inspire hope, are touching and delightful, and even turn the most ghoulish characters into feeling beings. Some sexual situations and mature settings make this a collection for older teens.</div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1J747957U2G86.253442&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1150350~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+poison+eaters+and+other+stories+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4666864300121314221?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-12495370364258408482010-05-19T06:24:00.000-07:002010-05-19T06:24:16.914-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S_Pmamd1_tI/AAAAAAAABo4/ALLrCREaP48/s1600/twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S_Pmamd1_tI/AAAAAAAABo4/ALLrCREaP48/s320/twilight.jpg" wt="true" /></a><strong>by Stephanie Meyer</strong> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In the tradition of Anne Rice and YA titles such as Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss&nbsp;comes this heady romance that intertwines Bella Swan's life with that of Edward, an alluring and tormented vampire. Bella's life changes when she moves to perpetually rain-soaked Forks, Washington. She is instantly drawn to a fellow student, Edward Cullen, beautiful beyond belief and angrily aloof. Bella senses there is more behind Edward's hostility, and in a plot that slowly and frighteningly unfolds, she learns that Edward and his family are vampires--though they do not hunt humans. Yet Edward cannot promise that his powerful attraction to Bella won't put in her in danger, or worse. Recklessly in love, Bella wants only to be with Edward, but when a vicious, blood-lusting predator complicates her world, Bella's peril is brutally revealed. This is a book of the senses: Edward is first attracted by Bella's scent; ironically, Bella is repelled when she sees blood. Their love is palpable, heightened by their touches, and teens will respond viscerally.</div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=E274274689S1Y.802773&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21807944%7E%210&amp;ri=2&amp;term=Twilight+%3A+the+graphic+novel.+Volume+1+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;view=BOOKLIST_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1249537036425840848?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-60803433313342695772010-05-11T08:15:00.000-07:002010-05-11T08:15:08.226-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S-l0G57n0dI/AAAAAAAABnY/Jixdq-nmMmg/s1600/skin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S-l0G57n0dI/AAAAAAAABnY/Jixdq-nmMmg/s320/skin.jpg" tt="true" /></a>Girls well versed in the world of magazines will find themselves on familiar ground with this book. Bergamotto draws from her beauty-industry experience to discuss every conceivable skin-related issue: protection from the sun, figuring out skin type, best cleansing rituals, hair removal, etc. Particularly helpful are the makeup primers that include an overview of the products and comparison of different brands, a realistic response to pimples (it is a bad idea to pop them, but since you can't resist, here's the best way to do it), and simple recipes for concocting at-home facial treatments. There's something for every girl here, whether she's just had her first breakout or needs a refresher on which sunscreen to use and when to reapply. Colorful spot art decorates the pages and gives the book an open, attractive look.-<a href="http://aquabrowser.uhls.org/?q=skin+the+bare+facts&amp;branch=COLN">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6080343331334269577?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-89042410692724238602010-05-05T10:07:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:07:25.517-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S-GlZ9ai3jI/AAAAAAAABmg/DaAmXy6tJZs/s1600/vampire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S-GlZ9ai3jI/AAAAAAAABmg/DaAmXy6tJZs/s320/vampire.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div>by Amy Tipton Gray<br />In this visually appealing guide, readers learn the secrets of the world of vampires, their behavior, necessary etiquette, and the possible hazards facing them. The table of contents breaks the information into three distinct segments: "Leaving the Mortal Realm," "Living the Undead Lifestyle," and "Armchair Vampire." Each segment begins with a quiz to test readers' persona, style, and knowledge of the undead. The book then discusses types of vampires, with each one illustrated, how to be turned, how to feed, forming covens, dressing the part, travel hot spots, famous real-life vampires, and the vampire in film and literature. The striking art, including many full-page, full-color photos, along with the captivating layout and design, sets an eerie tone. A true temptation for all who love vampires and the supernatural.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12P30790J3145.57834&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1155225~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=How+to+be+a+vampire+%3A+a+fangs-on+guide+for+the+undead+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8904241069272423860?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-71285117998671333292010-04-27T07:44:00.000-07:002010-04-27T07:44:28.714-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S9b4JWeOpsI/AAAAAAAABkA/vCHBfzgVR5E/s1600/life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S9b4JWeOpsI/AAAAAAAABkA/vCHBfzgVR5E/s320/life.jpg" tt="true" /></a>by Jillian Cantor</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Cantor (The September Sisters) introduces inquisitive 14-year-old Melissa and her somewhat shallow older sister, Ashley, who live in Arizona. A year and a half after their father dies of lung cancer, their mother starts dating again, and Melissa becomes desperate to preserve the memory of her father. She begins reading his journal, which contains family members' love stories-notes for a book he was writing-and starts creating love stories for her relatives while investigating a woman from her father's past. Melissa's emotions are authentically chaotic as she fears losing her best friend, Ryan, to a charming yet insincere new student; feels abandoned by her mother and sister; and has to decipher her true feelings for Ryan when a popular stud takes an interest in her. Melissa's first-person narrative and pithy remarks ("I always thought that there was one person you were supposed to love.... It had never occurred to me... that my mother was going to look for that love all over again") are realistic and relatable as she comes to terms with the inevitability-and also the possibilities-of the future. Ages 12-up.&nbsp; </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://aquabrowser.uhls.org/?q=life+of+glass&amp;branch=COLN">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7128511799867133329?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-86905415032888987732010-04-19T07:17:00.000-07:002010-04-19T07:17:21.826-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S8xla7YBW-I/AAAAAAAABjA/iz8kFXdTXko/s1600/freak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S8xla7YBW-I/AAAAAAAABjA/iz8kFXdTXko/s320/freak.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>by James St. James<br />Gr 9 Up-Teenage drag queen Billy Bloom explodes onto the conservative scene at Eisenhower Academy, where he finds love and a band of blond sadists. St. James tells the oldest story in the book, the one where an outcast seeks the homecoming crown, only this time a queen wants to be Queen. Billy's bold, bawdy narration makes Freak Show not only cohesive but also immensely entertaining. Readers will relish his conversational voice, naughty humor, celebrity put-downs, unabashed exuberance, and ALL CAPS expletives. Beneath the sequins, feathers, and foundation, Billy nurses an ardent desire for acceptance. Teens will quickly identify with his worries and needs, even as he dons lip gloss and a beehive wig. Billy shirks labels (he calls himself a "Gender Obscurist"), and this book also refuses to be defined by sexuality. Yes, Billy falls for another boy, and yes, they do kiss. Teens will find this romance fresh and fun, but they will also enjoy exploring complicated issues of empowerment, bigotry, self-esteem, and fear. Freak Show visits these difficult regions of adolescence with gracious candor and humor. More buoyant than weighty, this book flows as a fast-paced, snarky story of high school horrors. Mature readers will love St. James's playful rendition of a conventional American tale <br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127168MDO7369.415819&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!905485~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Freak+show+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8690541503288898773?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-49336936307769462212010-04-12T06:59:00.000-07:002010-04-12T06:59:05.323-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S8MmT83SqlI/AAAAAAAABiI/BzgQIyXIhns/s1600/my.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S8MmT83SqlI/AAAAAAAABiI/BzgQIyXIhns/s320/my.jpg" wt="true" /></strong></a></div><strong>by Michael A.&nbsp;Tompkins</strong><br />According to the authors, one in 20 teens in the U.S. suffers from extreme anxiety. If you know one, you could do a lot worse than handing over this reassuring manual. Short enough to read in a couple sittings and embued with an optimistic tone that rarely talks down, the book lays out common kinds of anxiety and triggers, describes breathing and relaxation techniques to stave off and coast through nervous episodes, and offers up various logs to fill out as the sufferer begins to make progress. As is to be expected, some suggestions feel ingenious (the Time Machine method of de-catastrophizing an apparent disaster), while others feel overly complicated (tools with such acronyms as ABCDE and ICAAN although it's true that even the most convoluted of routines can be comforting). In a departure from similar adult titles, the authors stress the importance of finding a supportive helper, and the conversational language, including analogies to everything from LeBron James to MP3 playlists, creates an aura of familiarity. The cool cover doesn't hurt, either.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=P271080U06450.107520&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21788317%7E%210&amp;ri=8&amp;term=My+anxious+mind+%3A+a+teen%27s+guide+to+managing+anxiety+and+panic+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=8&amp;view=BOOKLIST_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09#focus">Click To View Catalog</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1041907529"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4933693630776946221?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-84186822826198495922010-03-23T10:44:00.000-07:002010-03-23T10:44:34.380-07:00<div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S6j9tdNfecI/AAAAAAAABfQ/M-vFeFw3eYQ/s1600-h/click.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S6j9tdNfecI/AAAAAAAABfQ/M-vFeFw3eYQ/s200/click.jpg" vt="true" width="187" /></a></div>Teens love to take pictures of their friends, their families, their dogs, their noses . . . now they can get serious withClick,the first how-to photography book written by teens for teens. The author is eighteen-year-old Charlie Styr, assisted by writer and photography editor Maria Wakem, and the book is illustrated with more than 150 photos taken by teen photographers around the world. After discovering basic equipment, composition, and lighting, readers explore 27 high-interest techniques, from portraits to action, macro, shooting at night, special effects, and more, with Styr’s clear how-to advice plus sample photos by teens. Tips from new and established pros, including industry veteran Art Wolfe, Pulitzer Prize winner Vincent Laforet,National Geographicphotographer David McLain, and celebrity photographer Chris Buck, bring great photographs totally within reach. Ready? Set?Click!<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1L69B6625845W.425353&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1059903~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Click+%3A+the+ultimate+photography+guide+for+generation+now+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8418682282619849592?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-48935657353351680892010-03-09T09:35:00.000-08:002010-03-09T09:35:16.552-08:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S5aGgx3jaVI/AAAAAAAABb8/bMsncLAv9D0/s1600-h/eat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S5aGgx3jaVI/AAAAAAAABb8/bMsncLAv9D0/s320/eat.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><strong>by Rozanne Gold</strong><br />This joyful recipe book features fresh, healthful ingredients and encourages ambitious young chefs to collaborate on such mature dishes as Grape-and-Pignoli Breakfast Cake, Crunchy Wasabi-Lime Salmon with red cabbage and sugar snaps and orange-ginger sweet potato puree. Each recipe includes colorful photographs of teens selecting and preparing the foods, emphasizing the creative potential behind cooking with diverse flavors and the importance of using a natural cornucopia of fruits and vegetables in season (the "fresh" in the title is an acronym for farmer friendly, ripe-ready, easy-exciting, sustainable and honest-healthy). A prime pick for adventurous eaters and a potential catalyst for those in a junk food rut.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=126B156F9C878.1044574&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1142203~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=3&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Eat+fresh+food+%3A+awesome+recipes+for+teen+chefs+%3A+more+than+80+recipes%21+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4893565735335168089?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-38520363666866250962010-03-02T10:57:00.000-08:002010-03-02T10:57:14.742-08:00<div align="left"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S41e9FDGlgI/AAAAAAAABbE/YfirXTZwulY/s1600-h/game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S41e9FDGlgI/AAAAAAAABbE/YfirXTZwulY/s320/game.jpg" /></strong></a><strong>by Jennifer L. Etnier</strong><br />Mental training is just as important as physical training when it comes to success in sport. And like physical fitness, mental toughness is something that can be taught and learned. Yet many young athletes have not learned the psychological skills needed to develop their best game. This book was written specifically for young athletes interested in improving their performance and reaching their potential in sport. Bring Your "A" Gameintroduces key strategies for mental training, such as goal setting, pre-performance routines, confidence building, and imagery. Each of the seventeen chapters focuses on a single mental skill and offers key points and exercises designed to reinforce the concepts. The book encourages athletes to incorporate these mental skills into their daily lives and practice sessions so that they become second nature during competition. Whether used at home by student athletes or assigned by coaches as part of team development, Bring Your "A" Game will help young performers develop a plan for success and learn to deal with the challenges of pursuing excellence in sport.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1267VI6173589.672811&amp;profile=coln&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1128863~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=6&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Bring+your+%22A%22+game+%3A+a+young+athlete%27s+guide+to+mental+toughness+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3852036366686625096?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-16309804570028189522010-02-26T10:47:00.000-08:002010-02-26T10:47:51.254-08:00<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S4gWy86gW8I/AAAAAAAABak/J1-EoBu69RI/s1600-h/rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S4gWy86gW8I/AAAAAAAABak/J1-EoBu69RI/s320/rock.jpg" /></a></div>Popular music and culture critic and former girl rocker Hopper provides girls who want to rock with all the insider information and tips about starting a rock band. Hopper takes it from the top with details about choosing and learning to play the guitar, bass, drum set, and piano, as well as how to work with amps, microphones, and speakers; assembling and naming the band; practicing and learning songs; recording a solid demo; booking and publicizing performances and touring; and playing a killer show. With checklists, work sheets, and recommended reading and listening lists, Hopper also includes inspirational quotes from music legends such as Joan Jett, Patti Smith, Pat Benatar, and Nancy Wilson. Hopper provides practical information that will make parents happy, too, including how to soundproof the garage for the band's practices. VERDICT This highly informational and inspiring do-it-yourself resource will guide girls toward their rocker dreams. It will also appeal to the young-at-heart who dream of being a rock star and readers and researchers of girl culture<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=C26720FF76815.583083&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=girls+guide+to+rocking&amp;aspect=basic2#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1630980457002818952?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-22854740072515951462010-02-17T08:40:00.000-08:002010-02-17T08:44:22.624-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S3wcNRjJ12I/AAAAAAAABZg/yNGnP9CaLy0/s1600-h/bovine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439253464331442018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S3wcNRjJ12I/AAAAAAAABZg/yNGnP9CaLy0/s320/bovine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc0000;">WINNER OF THE 2010 PRINZE AWARD FOR YA LITERATURE</span><br /> By Libba Bray<br />*Starred Review* In a giant departure from her Gemma Doyle historical fiction trilogy, Bray's latest offering is an unforgettable, nearly indefinable fantasy adventure, as immense and sprawling as Cervantes' Don Quixote, on which it's based. Here the hero is Cameron, a 16-year-old C-plus-average slacker who likens himself to driftwood, but he suddenly becomes the center of attention after he is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human variant of mad cow disease. In the hospital, he meets Dulcie, an alluring angel clad in fishnet stockings and combat boots, who presents him with a heroic quest to rescue the planet from an otherworldly, evil force. Guided by random signs and accompanied by a teen dwarf named Gonzo, Cameron sets off on a wild road trip across the U.S. to save the world, and perhaps his own life. Talking yard gnomes, quantum physics, cults of happiness, mythology, religion, time travel, the blues, Disney World, the vacuous machine behind reality TV shows, and spring break's beer-and-bikini culture all figure prominently in the plot, and readers may not feel equally engaged in each of the novel's lengthy episodes. But Bray's wildly imagined novel, narrated in Cameron's sardonic, believable voice, is wholly unique, ambitious, tender, thought-provoking, and often fall-off-the-chair funny, even as she writes with powerful lyricism about the nature of existence, love, and death.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1I66B24834685.198019&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1109372~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Going+bovine+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2285474007251595146?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-26271582261556498662010-02-10T10:10:00.000-08:002010-02-10T10:16:57.792-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S3L3r7uZNhI/AAAAAAAABYg/yH1BWkkjfac/s1600-h/climbing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436680034328327698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S3L3r7uZNhI/AAAAAAAABYg/yH1BWkkjfac/s320/climbing.jpg" border="0" /></a> *Starred Review* Growing up in a progressive family in Bombay during World War II, 15-year-old Vidya hopes that college is in her future, though her classmates are preparing for arranged marriages. After her father is severely injured in a riot, her life suddenly, irrevocably changes. Vidya, her older brother, and their parents move to Madras to join her grandfather's traditional household, where men and women live separately and Vidya's powerful aunt disdains the newcomers. When Vidya finds time after chores and schoolwork, she escapes upstairs to her grandfather's library, where she meets a young man who seems to understand her. The striking cover art, which suggests Vidya's isolation, as well as the unusual setting, will draw readers to this vividly told story. <div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=126HW25G10358.905486&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1142370~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=9&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Climbing+the+stairs+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2627158226155649866?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-70609555717335212032010-02-02T06:47:00.000-08:002010-02-02T06:54:14.090-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S2g8Y_Q37nI/AAAAAAAABXA/HqiXhuryr6g/s1600-h/smart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433659350419238514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S2g8Y_Q37nI/AAAAAAAABXA/HqiXhuryr6g/s320/smart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>by Adam Selzer</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In the style of acclaimed writers Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) and Steven Colbert (The Colbert Report), this witty, comedic, and appealing volume abandons the world of historical dates and battles to fill in some of the gaps in young Americans' knowledge of their country's history. Readers learn of General Washington's rebellion against the "basic rules of boating safety" as well as encounter James K. Polk's mullet ("Business up front, party in the back, baby.") while benefiting greatly from the book's efficient presentation of pivotal themes and events such as the American Revolution, Civil War, and Civil Rights Movement. This clever and informative work follows a chronological arrangement from early exploration to the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009. Each chapter concludes with a "Some of the Stuff We Missed" section, essay questions such as "Who was the bigger jerk, Hitler or Stalin?"; vocabulary words; and multiple choice "End-of-Chapter Questions" that range from "What do you think happened to those Croatoan guys-and what gave you that idea?" to "What Civil War guy had the best nickname?" Small black-and-white photos and reproductions appear throughout. The companion Web site contains supplemental information, links to relevant documents and other sites, and "Assignment Alerts!" for further exploration. This informal approach is sure to appeal to even the most reluctant of readers.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=126512E26638H.541732&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1141592~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=4&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+smart+aleck%27s+guide+to+American+history+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7060955571733521203?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-9025691139295663782010-01-29T07:51:00.000-08:002010-01-29T07:58:57.451-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S2MFdmXPHOI/AAAAAAAABW4/lyswRzKgdjk/s1600-h/poems.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432191581611302114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S2MFdmXPHOI/AAAAAAAABW4/lyswRzKgdjk/s320/poems.jpg" border="0" /></a> The first poetry anthology for teens to address one of their foremost concerns-the body. Experienced anthologist and teacher Patrice Vecchione has put together an immensely powerful group of poems, all of which address a unifying theme of major interest to teens-the body. Drawing on poems both serious and silly and poets from Shakespeare to Lucille Clifton, The Body Eclectic looks at what our bodies are, what they are not, how we love them and taunt them, what they give us, and what they take away. A wonderful collection of poems on a hot topic for teens, and a perfect gift and companion in one of the most universal struggles of adolescence.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1W64780JV1336.397978&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!482330~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=3&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+body+eclectic+%3A+an+anthology+of+poems+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-902569113929566378?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-37211659779496072892010-01-25T07:36:00.000-08:002010-01-25T07:48:51.367-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S129QWsgpqI/AAAAAAAABWA/xzA3cWfBk1c/s1600-h/all.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430704814346512034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S129QWsgpqI/AAAAAAAABWA/xzA3cWfBk1c/s320/all.jpg" border="0" /></a>by Anna Jarzab<br /><br />With smooth assurance, Jarzab transforms what could have been a formulaic story of boarding-school students behaving badly into a fresh, compelling tale. Part mystery, part character study, the story hooks readers immediately, propelling them through a serpentine path of secrets and lies. Seventeen-year-old Neily found the body of his ex-girlfriend, Carly, on the Empire Creek bridge. A year later, Carly's uncle is imprisoned for the crime, but neither Neily nor the victim's cousin, Audrey, is convinced that he is the murderer. Forming an often-acrimonious partnership, the two teens narrate the chapters in alternating voices as they follow the clues to a nail-biting conclusion and discover the truth not only about the murder but also about themselves. The characters are distinct and memorable, but it is Neily who stands out with a pitch-perfect, sarcastic voice and a personality that surges from the pages of this promising debut.<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=J26X434V05298.156127&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1120682~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=18&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=All+unquiet+things+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3721165977949607289?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-45151353178643310772010-01-15T09:28:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:31:19.395-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S1CmJ0lqqrI/AAAAAAAABUY/dyIzuX5jWAM/s1600-h/liar.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S1CmJ0lqqrI/AAAAAAAABUY/dyIzuX5jWAM/s320/liar.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427020238647110322" border="0" /></a>by Justine Larbalestier<br />Gr 9 Up-Biracial Micah Wilkins, 17, is the quintessential unreliable narrator. On the first page, she readily admits she's a liar though now she wants to tell her story straight. She attends a progressive private high school in New York City. She's a bit peculiar, with extra-human speed and sense of smell, and has few friends. After another student, a popular senior named Zach, is found brutally murdered, it comes to light that he and Micah had a relationship outside of school. Now she is considered a suspect. Her suspenseful, supernatural tale is engrossing and readers will be tempted to fly through it, though the wise will be wary of her spin and read carefully for subtle slipups and foreshadowing. The chilling story that she spins will have readers' hearts racing as in three sections she goes from "Telling the Truth," to "Telling the True Truth," to "Telling the Actual Real Truth," uncovering previous lies and revealing bizarre occurrences in the process. Micah's narrative is convincing, and in the end readers will delve into the psyche of a troubled teen and decide for themselves the truths and lies. This one is sure to generate discussion.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=CM6357G338245.409909&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025%7E%211098874%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=5&amp;source=%7E%21clone&amp;term=Liar+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4515135317864331077?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-433887147426478902010-01-15T09:22:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:27:31.406-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S1ClPGjQcuI/AAAAAAAABUQ/EYbTXxx73tc/s1600-h/ps.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/S1ClPGjQcuI/AAAAAAAABUQ/EYbTXxx73tc/s320/ps.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427019229856559842" border="0" /></a>If this reviewer were an undergraduate student having a hard time understanding basic Newtonian physics, this book would certainly provide an alternative view of the subject. About two-thirds of the book is written in manga style and format. The other third consists of textbook-like discussions of the mathematics and calculus involved. The book has two main characters. Ryota, a noted physics student, teaches Megumi about the basics of Newtonian physics. Ryota is a stereotypical bookish physics nerd--he is somewhat clumsy, and his socialization skills are less than perfect. Megumi seems somewhat emotional, but thankfully, Nitta (physics, Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) and Takatsu do not give her a stereotypical "dumb jock" personality. Since Megumi is involved in tennis and other sports, these activities are used in the demonstrations and illustrations. To keep the reader's interest, superheroes pop in and out of the book, and the main characters suddenly find themselves in different settings or outfits. The academic content seems fine. There is not enough material to warrant its use as a textbook, but students should enjoy reading this work to see basic Newtonian physics from a different perspective. Summing Up: Recommended.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=CM6357G338245.409909&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025%7E%211128804%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=%7E%21clone&amp;term=The+manga+guide+to+physics+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-43388714742647890?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-50903077385392467252009-11-19T06:59:00.000-08:002009-11-19T07:07:37.727-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SwVeL8nuejI/AAAAAAAABMo/FG9tsnoxYMY/s1600/alive.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405830487072471602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SwVeL8nuejI/AAAAAAAABMo/FG9tsnoxYMY/s200/alive.jpg" border="0" /></a>by Nawuth Keat<br />At age nine, Keat was rousted from his bed by Khmer Rouge soldiers. After savagely murdering most of his family, they shot him three times and left him for dead. Miraculously, he survived, only to spend the next few years fighting for his life and running from the Khmer Rouge along with his remaining family members. Eventually, he and his siblings made their way to a refugee camp where his older sister bought his freedom. In this memoir, written with the assistance of his college professor, Keat paints a poignant portrait of life as a child in Cambodia in the 1970s. His skills, cunning, and sheer will to survive enabled him to endure devastating occurrences and difficult living conditions. The story is not for the faint of heart, as suffering torture at the hands of soldiers, subsisting solely off of rice chaff, and being forced to sleep among human remains are only some of the atrocities he suffered. Keat's story is compelling and concise, and readers will find themselves invested in his eventual escape.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12586EQ95525G.100260&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1123956~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Alive+in+the+killing+fields+%3A+surviving+the+Khmer+Rouge+genocide+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5090307738539246725?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-91102176892462620992009-11-05T07:31:00.000-08:002009-11-05T07:45:12.306-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SvLygmKoAwI/AAAAAAAABK4/HAP27frF4wo/s1600-h/ordinary.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400645544985494274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SvLygmKoAwI/AAAAAAAABK4/HAP27frF4wo/s320/ordinary.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a class="normalBlackFont1">by </a>Cart, Michael<br />This collection's refreshing perspective-that gay, lesbian, and transgendered lives simply are, as Cart states in the introduction, "as wonderfully various, diverse, and gloriously complex as any other lives,"-distinguishes it. Twelve acclaimed authors contribute stories ranging from sweet and nostalgic to lyrical and desperate, capturing the blissful/painful process of self-discovery. Highlights include Margo Lanagan's retelling of "The Highwayman" from a voyeuristic stable boy's point of view and Gregory Maguire's story told from different points in time, in which an 18-year-old Iranian-American boy discovers the impact a summer of accidental love can have on his entire life. The formats and settings of the stories are as varied as the characters. Graphic novelist Ariel Schrag's "San Francisco Dyke March" gives funny tourist observations, and in "Happily Ever After," Eric Shanower illustrates how love, not genies, fixes troubled relationships. William Sleator's compelling Thai character finds a dangerous love. Francesca Lia Block, David Levithan, and Emma Donoghue customize the epistolary story. Julie Anne Peters skillfully voices two teen girls' trepidation and ecstasy during their first sexual encounter. Ron Koertge's "My Life as a Dog" is an ingenious metaphor for coming out, and in "Trev" Jacqueline Woodson gently allows Trev to accept his gender identity. This collection, with some detailed sexual descriptions, is sure to find its intended teen audience.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12X74E5739997.1121178&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1112651~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=How+Beautiful+the+Ordinary+%3A+Twelve+Stories+of+Identity&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-9110217689246262099?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-87006289373661763712009-10-27T07:39:00.000-07:002009-10-27T07:41:20.210-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SucGa2EwC2I/AAAAAAAABJQ/l7dhP3nJQe4/s1600-h/tc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397289736688634722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SucGa2EwC2I/AAAAAAAABJQ/l7dhP3nJQe4/s320/tc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>The blockbuster "New York Times"-bestselling companion guide, fully revised and updated, now includes a wealth of new material, with analysis and revelations from the films, including the upcoming sequel, "New Moon," and more<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=125L654R6048L.552236&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1081821~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+Twilight+companion%2C+completely+updated+%3A+the+unauthorized+guide+to+the+series+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8700628937366176371?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-87459115767086993602009-10-19T08:05:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:14:31.348-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/StyB8MiRmeI/AAAAAAAABH8/TxjKQRp5Uqc/s1600-h/GL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394329324840131042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/StyB8MiRmeI/AAAAAAAABH8/TxjKQRp5Uqc/s320/GL.jpg" border="0" /></a>Huegel has written an indispensable guide for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens, as well as for their straight peers and parents. In 11 candid, fact-filled, nonjudgmental chapters, she covers every aspect of being GLBTQ-- from coming out to homophobia, from religion and culture to sex and sexuality. She devotes an entire chapter to transgender teens, a group that is often ignored or misunderstood. The tone is always supportive and matter-of-fact, Huegel's recommendations are sensible and practical, and apposite quotations from young people who have been there enrich the text. The book, designed for browsing, also contains an extraordinary number of references to additional resources--many of them online--as well as a glossary and a bibliography. One of the best one-volume sources of information available about being GLBTQ<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=125U96B214424.202405&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!617685~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=GLBTQ+%3A+the+survival+guide+for+queer+%26+questioning+teens+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8745911576708699360?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-30955043398539491142009-09-29T08:33:00.000-07:002009-09-29T08:39:02.013-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SsIpvHJEt0I/AAAAAAAABEM/qeCBNTo8Juo/s1600-h/pain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386913993636230978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SsIpvHJEt0I/AAAAAAAABEM/qeCBNTo8Juo/s320/pain.jpg" border="0" /></a> An accessible and visually appealing collection of poetry culled from teen Web sites and magazines. Throughout the 25 selections, the young people address a wide range of emotions while coping with the trials of growing up, sometimes under less than ideal circumstances. The poetry is timely and timeless, but uneven in quality. Some selections are well-written expressions of adolescent experience and frustration, while others show less inspiration and are not as convincing in their imagery. The accompanying paintings, both colorful and creative, are abstract rather than exact representations of the narratives associated with them. While some selections are suitable for reading aloud, the majority are introspective accounts of personal experiences.<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12V4238S30176.454207&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!414568~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=4&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+pain+tree%2C+and+other+teenage+angst-ridden+poetry+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3095504339853949114?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-8914561094073294852009-09-23T10:46:00.001-07:002009-09-23T10:48:53.986-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SrpfFsFJJUI/AAAAAAAABDk/JwdA6MsAMBw/s1600-h/tales.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384720855811564866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SrpfFsFJJUI/AAAAAAAABDk/JwdA6MsAMBw/s320/tales.jpg" border="0" /></a> Starred Review. Gr 9 Up–Karl Shoemaker, in group therapy at school since fourth grade, turns a new leaf on the first day of senior year, 1973. His goal is to be normal and avoid therapy while still keeping his friends, who are all part of the Madman Underground. Karl's widowed mother is an alcoholic, hippie, conspiracy-theorist slut who steals his earnings (he has five jobs) for benders. At one time or another, most Madmen are locked out of their houses by drunk or absent parents, or don't go home to avoid getting beaten, or felt up. They depend on one another's hospitality by way of empty basements, open windows, and unlocked cars. Barnes writes with amazing ease and clarity. He has a light, immediate feel for character, and the ensemble of Madmen, teachers, parents, and crotchety townspeople is distinct and fully formed. Dialogue between Karl and this motley crew is mostly hilarious, expletive laden, and consistently flawless. Karl's conversations with Marti, the newest Madman, are among the most heart-melting in teen literature. Barnes's descriptions of small-town Ohio defy the usual pitfalls of the back-when-the-author-was-a-teen setting–Lightsburg is so believably backward it seems timeless. While a moral dilemma may seem an underwhelming plot device, Karl's psychological journey is consistently gripping. His narration is so easy and engaging, so sweet and funny, so astonishingly truthful that teens will rip through these 500-plus pages and want more. <div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1253HG7962F97.31677&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1077740~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Tales+of+the+Madman+Underground+%3A+an+historical+romance+1973+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-891456109407329485?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-57766022438298155562009-09-18T09:56:00.000-07:002009-09-18T09:59:35.701-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SrO7xBADX5I/AAAAAAAABCc/xC6LtWlxesA/s1600-h/ghosts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382852430394515346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SrO7xBADX5I/AAAAAAAABCc/xC6LtWlxesA/s320/ghosts.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Starred Review. Gr 9 Up—Smithson experienced the events of 9/11 while in high school and responded by enlisting in the Army Reserve after graduation. He married his high school sweetheart before being deployed to Iraq. Once there, he worked as an equipment operator in an equipment platoon, and while mortar fire was a regular occurrence, the missions he describes were all about bulldozing berms, filling craters created by IEDs, and convoying lumber. Some of the author's most poignant passages are his descriptions of interactions with Iraqi children. Where he was expecting rock-throwing, he encountered barefoot, dirty children grateful for the water the soldiers gave them. It is these children and the villagers he met that help explain for him the purpose of the war. The book ends with Smithson's return home, his almost magical escape from night terrors, and his work with children in his own hometown. Writing proves to be his therapy for PTSD. There are mixed metaphors aplenty, crude and morbid humor, and other evidence of a young author, but it all works together to create a tough but powerful look at one man's experience.—</div><div></div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S3293012Q99.1689383&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21758941%7E%210&amp;ri=2&amp;term=Ghosts+of+war+%3A+the+true+story+of+a+19-year-old+GI+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;view=BOOKLIST_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5776602243829815556?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-53938352189694265242009-09-08T10:38:00.000-07:002009-09-08T10:45:35.631-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SqaX9DDdHHI/AAAAAAAABBU/0CLmRs974LU/s1600-h/forest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379153879988247666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SqaX9DDdHHI/AAAAAAAABBU/0CLmRs974LU/s320/forest.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a class="normalBlackFont1">Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12Q2431S67457.489872&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1063934~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=10&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=The+Forest+of+Hands+and+Teeth+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5393835218969426524?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-9066490256226715382009-09-02T08:54:00.001-07:002009-09-02T08:57:46.372-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sp6VPq3VpMI/AAAAAAAAA_8/jJ4WDuZpITc/s1600-h/circuit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376899101563921602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sp6VPq3VpMI/AAAAAAAAA_8/jJ4WDuZpITc/s320/circuit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Here's a book on the latest craze!<br /></strong></div><div>Start turning throw-away audio electronics into magical music engines and discover a freedom of expression that comes straight from your dreams. All you need to know about electronics is how to solder—an how to read these instructions from the guy who accidentally started it all. Limitations? Only your imagination.<br />Inside you'll find detailed instructions for turning ANY circuit you find into an alien music engine overnight, along with never before revealed secrets to bent instruments.</div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=N251906G56958.1109108&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100038~!1497982~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Ghazala%2C+Reed%2C+1953-&amp;index=PAUTHOR#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-906649025622671538?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-40534514200435682482009-08-27T07:34:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:50:19.750-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SpacQh7jvUI/AAAAAAAAA-8/3EBBOSHtm78/s1600-h/tricks.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374655013113281858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SpacQh7jvUI/AAAAAAAAA-8/3EBBOSHtm78/s320/tricks.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> The newest book from teen- favorite Ellen Hopkins!</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Hopkins again tackles a serious societal problem, this time focusing on teen prostitution. Fans of her work will recognize both her signature free verses and the gritty details she weaves within them. Newcomers, however, may be shocked by the graphic depictions of five struggling teens who find themselves turning tricks (one realizes her mother has sold her for a good time with a stranger, while another recounts pretending to enjoy... deviant sex to earn the trust of a guard at an ultra-strict religious rehabilitation camp). Some plotting seems clichéd, such as the story of a preacher's daughter from Idaho, whose mother banishes her to the Tears of Zion camp after catching her with her boyfriend. While each story unfolds slowly, readers will understand the protagonists' desperation as well as their complete powerlessness once their descents have begun. Each story is unique (one teen needs money, another was thrown out because of his sexuality, still another was simply looking for love from the wrong person); while readers may connect with some characters more than others, they will long remember each painful story. Ages 14–up<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1A513844323HY.575369&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=full%3D3100001%7E%21774448%7E%210&amp;ri=3&amp;term=Tricks+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL&amp;uindex=&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=3&amp;view=PUBLISHERS_WEEKLY_REVIEW&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;source=~!clone&amp;enhancedcontentdata=true%0A%09%09">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4053451420043568248?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-53938738397325683362009-08-04T06:44:00.000-07:002009-08-04T06:47:19.793-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sng7eP8OskI/AAAAAAAAA70/6cW2afK2nmQ/s1600-h/fine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366104346873213506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sng7eP8OskI/AAAAAAAAA70/6cW2afK2nmQ/s320/fine.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">by Ann Dee Ellis<br /></span></strong>Mazzy is fine. Her severely depressed, almost catatonic mother is fine—as long as Mazzy takes care of her and keeps neighbors and family-services investigators away. Her absent ESPN-host father is fine, though he's been gone a while and Mazzy doesn't feel like returning his calls. And the summer will be fine, as long as she can keep hanging out with Colby, her neighbor, and pursue her art. In spare prose verging on free verse, Mazzy tells her story, of her daily routines without parents, of her occasional interactions with neighbors—and of the tragic accident that recently killed her young sister and led to her family's breakdown. Ellis impressively captures the voice of a sardonic, damaged, but surviving adolescent girl. Secondary characters are fleshed out well through Mazzy's pointed descriptions and snappy dialogue, and Colby shines with humor and a personality that rings true. Readers are given glimpses into the family Mazzy used to have, and the girl she once was. Although the ending seems hasty and perhaps unrealistically optimistic, Ellis has created a unique snapshot of family tragedy that's refreshingly devoid of melodrama.—<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=124RJ9P814983.743250&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1054769~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=6&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Everything+is+fine+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5393873839732568336?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-85690273642598106232009-07-27T06:58:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:03:34.091-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sm2y982Po6I/AAAAAAAAA68/vjo0yExA5hU/s1600-h/no+such.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363139508643537826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sm2y982Po6I/AAAAAAAAA68/vjo0yExA5hU/s320/no+such.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a class="normalBlackFont1">Six award-winning young adult authors present short stories featuring teens who have to face the "real world" for the first time.</a><br /><br />"The Projection" is a mind-blowing drama set in improvisational theater. The emotionally charged situation shifts to a complex illusion of what is real and what is an act. A staged relationship is played out and a mind game is replayed, unwound, and rewound in the present, past, and future. An Na's "Complication" is a disturbing story of a rape victim and single mother's scheme to target and extort money from her attacker's relative. Trying to redeem his brother's crime by showing tenderness and concern, the good brother strives toward resolution, but Fay has her own ideas and needs to be free. Beth Kephart's "The Longest Distance" addresses the deceased's best friend and teen suicide. The narrator is sad, confused, and desperate to answer the age-old question, "Why?" Other contributors include K. L. Going, Chris Lynch, and Jacqueline Woodson. This unique collection will challenge students' intellect and have them questioning their own decision-making skills. A fine balance is straddled between sophisticated prose and authentic teen voices, uninhibited and peppered with profanity - <a class="boldWhiteFont2"><strong>School Library Journal Review</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1GH87J2894444.11968&amp;profile=coln&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1073454~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=13&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=No+such+thing+as+the+real+world+%3A+stories+about+growing+up+and+getting+a+life+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8569027364259810623?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-78149984779382846992009-07-08T08:06:00.000-07:002009-07-08T08:10:54.060-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SlS2x7M0VNI/AAAAAAAAA40/Eb3uoeLefn8/s1600-h/living.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356106825671660754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SlS2x7M0VNI/AAAAAAAAA40/Eb3uoeLefn8/s320/living.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Starred Review</strong>. Fans of Scott's YA romances Perfect You or Bloom may be unprepared for the unrelieved terror within this chilling novel, about a 15-year-old girl who has spent the last five years being abused by a kidnapper named Ray and is kept powerless by Ray's promise to harm her family if she makes one false move. The narrator knows she is the second of the girls Ray has abducted and renamed Alice; Ray killed the first when she outgrew her childlike body at 15, and now Alice half-hopes her own demise is approaching (I think of the knife in the kitchen, of the bridges I've seen from the bus... but the thing about hearts is that they always want to keep beating). Ray, however, has an even more sinister plan: he orders Alice to find a new girl, then train her to Ray's tastes. Scott's prose is spare and damning, relying on suggestive details and their impact on Alice to convey the unimaginable violence she repeatedly experiences. Disturbing but fascinating, the book exerts an inescapable grip on readers—like Alice, they have virtually no choice but to continue until the conclusion sets them free. Ages 16–up. <a class="boldWhiteFont2"><strong>Publisher Weekly Review</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=J24X0E5748895.203675&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1022546~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Living+dead+girl+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7814998477938284699?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-39732448676621579962009-06-23T06:58:00.000-07:002009-06-23T07:39:41.661-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SkDoajheCCI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/INac-JRjcBQ/s1600-h/MONSTER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350531900226013218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SkDoajheCCI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/INac-JRjcBQ/s320/MONSTER.jpg" border="0" /></a> Crank and Glass have always been more than just stories. Join their author Ellen Hopkins and a host of other writers as they delve deep into Kristina's story, from the straight truth on the physical effects of methamphetamine addiction to the psychological consequences of keeping secrets (and how Hopkins' books have encouraged so many teens to reveal theirs).<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1245PS7789503.106886&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1081707~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Flirtin%27+with+the+monster+%3A+your+favourite+authors+on+Ellen+Hopkins%27+Crank+and+Glass+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3973244867662157996?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-11423357834953184342009-06-09T09:18:00.000-07:002009-06-09T09:20:54.820-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Si6LaqVNDLI/AAAAAAAAAzg/88DyMgFmsoM/s1600-h/because.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345363097891441842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 218px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Si6LaqVNDLI/AAAAAAAAAzg/88DyMgFmsoM/s320/because.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Starred Review</strong>. Chaltas's novel of poems marks an intensely powerful debut. Anke and her older siblings, Darren and Yaicha, may appear typical teenagers in public, but their home life is dominated by their father. Though he is verbally, physically and sexually abusive to her brother and sister, Anke seems beyond his notice (with a sick/ acidic/ burbling/ bile/ i want what they have/ as horrible/ curdling/ vile/ as it is/ darren and yaicha/ get more/ than/ me). The distance between the family members—separated by their silence—is palpable, as is Anke's growing sense of strength, partly due to her participation in volleyball at school (My lungs are claiming expanding territory./ This is my voice./ This is MY BALL). Though the pace is quick, tension builds slowly, almost agonizingly, as acts of abuse collect (a large bruise glimpsed on Darren's torso, muffled sounds from Yaicha's room that can't be tuned out). Readers will recognize the inevitability of an explosive confrontation, but the particulars will still shock. Incendiary, devastating, yet—in total—offering empowerment and hope, Chaltas's poems leave an indelible mark. <div> </div><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-1142335783495318434?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-44899241420413652772009-06-02T12:10:00.000-07:002009-06-02T12:13:58.222-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SiV5lReYoMI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/5tn88OsExXk/s1600-h/boy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342810214197928130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SiV5lReYoMI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/5tn88OsExXk/s320/boy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Burningham's humorous text and personal approach will make readers feel like an older sister or cousin is chatting with them. The author uses celebrity quotes alongside quotes from real teens culled from the MySpace polling research she conducted for this book. From basics to boy friend vs. boyfriend to first dates and breakups, the text covers all points in between. Burningham's focus is on giving girls confidence to navigate the dating experience successfully. The chapter entitled "You Wear the Pants: Setting Your Boundaries," which deals with the physical side of dating relationships, is particularly good. The author doesn't belabor the point or make suggestions for what that boundary might be but rather empowers readers throughout to make decisions for themselves. The open layout and Smith's line drawings are also standouts. Well-written and smart, Boyology is a strong addition to books about relationships. - <a class="tableBodyHighlightText" title="School Library Journal Review"><strong>School Library Journal Review</strong></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=124396O93T9J9.37035&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1076454~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Boyology+%3A+a+teen+girl%27s+crash+course+in+all+things+boy+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-4489924142041365277?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-83925753616324096192009-05-20T08:31:00.000-07:002009-05-20T08:38:35.425-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/ShQjIiMYcWI/AAAAAAAAAv4/e2-ci8g2h8A/s1600-h/beauty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337930087865545058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/ShQjIiMYcWI/AAAAAAAAAv4/e2-ci8g2h8A/s320/beauty.jpg" border="0" /></a>Skin, hair, teeth, nails: every CosmoGIRL! has a question about how to keep them healthy and great-looking. It’s all here, in the latest Ask CosmoGIRL! guide. Every page is filled with invaluable advice for taming tresses, creating lush lashes and fuller-looking lips, shaping brows that wow, and getting a smoother, more even complexion. Top makeup artists and hairstylists offer their smartest tips, and the book’s multicultural approach addresses the concerns of all girls. Plus, this is one book that understands beauty isn’t just about keeping up appearances: it’s about taking care of yourself and staying safe, too. There is crucial information on the dangers of tanning, the negative effects of certain cosmetic regimens, and when it’s best to get professional help.<br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1V42833925OA5.97337&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!988305~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Ask+COSMOgirl%21+about+beauty+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-8392575361632409619?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-55823217985947742392009-05-11T06:07:00.000-07:002009-05-11T06:15:54.212-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SggkeJF6r2I/AAAAAAAAAsc/Wq5G08KR7PA/s1600-h/love.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334553858875764578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SggkeJF6r2I/AAAAAAAAAsc/Wq5G08KR7PA/s320/love.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>From </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000027801"><strong>Booklist</strong></a><strong>*Starred Review</strong>* In publishing these novels by an Australian poet as original paperbacks, Simon Pulse combines the slick packaging of series fiction with rich, layered verse reminiscent of works such as Sonya Sones' Stop Pretending (1999). The narrative rotates among several characters, but the primary speaker is Jack, who is 16 at the start of Love, Ghosts, &amp; Facial Hair. Jack is an aspiring poet who falls in love with another soulful teenager, Annabel. Their intense connection, as cerebral as it is lustily sexual, soothes Jack's grief over the loss of his mother seven years earlier, a loss Herrick captures in shifting, raw emotion--from nihilistic bitterness ("They said it was a harmless lump / it wasn't") to brooding melancholy ("There's a ghost in our house / in Mum's / red evening dress"). A Place Like Thi s follows Jack and Annabel on a postgraduation road trip, tapping into a Kerouacian fantasy that will resonate with many teens. This novel lacks the immediacy of the family tragedy found at the heart of Love, focusing instead on the pregnant, 16-year-old daughter of the apple farmer who gives Jack and Annabel a job. Both books, however, speak with sincerity and sensitivity to the "quiet revolution in every family." Billed as "companion novels," this pairing evidently does not represent the beginning of a Jack-and-Annabel franchise, though YAs touched by the couple's sweet, redemptive relationship may wish it were otherwise.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=P24P04751S892.5482&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!580625~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Love%2C+ghosts%2C+and+facial+hair&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5582321798594774239?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-73625349941234436942009-04-27T08:07:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:16:51.086-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SfXL0xAWhbI/AAAAAAAAAqM/KYuW3mFtgl8/s1600-h/Jacket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329389841431299506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SfXL0xAWhbI/AAAAAAAAAqM/KYuW3mFtgl8/s320/Jacket.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Booklist Reviews 2008 November #2</strong><br />Crawford expertly channels his inner 14-year-old for this pitch-perfect comedy about girls, football, girls, swimming, girls, drama club, and girls. Freshman Will Carter is googly-eyed over everything about high school (did we mention the girls?), and his ADD just makes it worse—no matter what s going on, it only takes seconds for his imagination to devolve into fantasies about G-strings, exposed navels, and “tig ol biddies.” His toughest challenges quickly reveal themselves: gynormous athletes wanting to flatten him, friends intent on humiliating him, and Abby, the no-longer-fat drill-team hottie who seems to get a real charge out of slapping him in public. There s barely a plot to speak of, and Crawford relies heavily on stock social situations. But his stream-of-consciousness, first-person narrative flails around in an excellent imitation of a freshman, complete with volume changes, dumb jokes, and sudden flashes of elation and despair. Occasionally poignant and frequently hilarious, this will amuse scads of male readers. <div><div></div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1L4084K1E7011.9885&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1068811~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Carter+finally+gets+it+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1Q40844NV5057.9512&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1047692~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=4&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Does+this+book+make+me+look+fat%3F+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus"></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7362534994123443694?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-75306435296965650192009-04-07T16:30:00.001-07:002009-04-07T16:31:54.213-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SdviMFrB7iI/AAAAAAAAAlE/sdW2-lZbf-g/s1600-h/king.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322096081977339426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SdviMFrB7iI/AAAAAAAAAlE/sdW2-lZbf-g/s320/king.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Kirkus Reviews 2009 March #2<br /></strong>Popular, beautiful slacker Liam spends the majority of his time partying and chasing girls instead of focusing on his studies. To keep him in check, his dad kicks him out of the house and ships him off to live with his gay glam-rocking uncle. Bad hair, tights, bitchy neighbors, reality checks and fashion shows ensue. Going's latest flows easily with smooth, realistic dialogue and reads like a coming-out story for straight guys. This innovative, out-of-the-box approach juxtaposes stereotypes, received values, parental roles and masculinity in a jarringly fun and approachable manner that marks a triumphant left-turn for the genre. Cloaked as a story of tough love, this is actually a psychological exploration of the impact of parental expectations versus the dreams of their children. Nothing earned comes easy, however, and Liam finds that he does need to switch some of the gears inside his head, but he's not as big of a screw-up as his parents make him out to be. Moreover, trouble does follow him wherever he goes, but avoiding it is easier when you've got the right kind of support.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12391M71A3A40.95402&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1061505~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=King+of+the+screwups+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7530643529696565019?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-66577543549793363892009-04-03T06:44:00.000-07:002009-04-03T06:57:38.117-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SdYUXwZMSFI/AAAAAAAAAj0/qwy9RZyHsfc/s1600-h/nose.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320462408144930898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 123px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SdYUXwZMSFI/AAAAAAAAAj0/qwy9RZyHsfc/s320/nose.gif" border="0" /></a> <strong>Kirkus Reviews 2009 March #2<br /></strong>In the well-heeled, hardly diverse suburbs of Reno, Nev., Jory Michaels has two big goals for the summer before senior year: to earn enough money to get the petite nose she's always wanted and to lose her virginity. Significant obstacles to each: She's a somewhat clumsy driver, so her job driving a bakery delivery van has its limits, and she's a good-natured girl looking for a romantic connection with a boy, not just a physical encounter. Jory's longtime crush is finally paying attention to her, but it turns out he is struggling with hiding his gay identity from his father. Another boy's aggressive approach is off-putting even as Jory's encounter with his unzipped shorts is cringingly funny. Several missed opportunities with a third and most likely lad have a sweetly comic dimension, while Jory's first experiences with drinking demonstrate without didacticism the downside of impaired socializing. Complex, likable, believable characters and a fresh, appealing fictional voice pull together this very agreeable summer romance.<br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12L876Q06414H.56222&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1067155~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=2&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=My+big+nose+and+other+natural+disasters+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-6657754354979336389?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-22645821155163458802009-03-25T06:42:00.000-07:002009-03-25T06:48:34.926-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sco2LiFiL2I/AAAAAAAAAjc/kXM-4czzh4s/s1600-h/dopestick.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sco2LiFiL2I/AAAAAAAAAjc/kXM-4czzh4s/s320/dopestick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317121881820770146" /></a><br />Publishers Weekely<br />Starred Review. Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers (Game) introduces an inner-city teen in the jaws of a crisis: 17-year-old Lil J is holed up in an abandoned building, believed to have shot an undercover cop in a drug bust, while police officers assemble in the street below. As he searches for a way out, Lil J is stopped by Kelly, an eerily calm vagrant who invites him to cop a squat and check yourself out on the tube. Kelly's TV not only plays scenes from Lil J's life but projects what will happen if he sticks with his current plan: suicide. Shocked, Lil J considers Kelly's question, If you could take back one thing you did... what would it be? Aided by Kelly's TV, Lil J revisits pivotal moments and wrestles with his fate. As expected, Myers uses street-style lingo to cover Lil J's sorry history of drug use, jail time, irresponsible fatherhood and his own childhood grief. A didn't-see-that-coming ending wraps up the story on a note of well-earned hope and will leave readers with plenty to think about.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-2264582115516345880?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-31806252770783362302009-03-10T17:22:00.000-07:002009-03-10T17:32:56.294-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SbcEWPVD-NI/AAAAAAAAAhM/dTFK02kDAz4/s1600-h/hair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311719065625295058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SbcEWPVD-NI/AAAAAAAAAhM/dTFK02kDAz4/s320/hair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A reviewer on Amazon says "This book is great! Its a combination of his 4 books (Vacation, City, Big Date and Big Day Hair). The pictures are beautiful, the writing is simple and there is pretty much everything you need to know about hairstyling in one book. Everything is broken down into easy to follow steps and tells you what you need before you start."</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=123R7315947Q6.47677&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100038~!674315~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Worthington%2C+Charles&amp;index=PAUTHOR#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3180625277078336230?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-34386400987693087412009-03-05T07:08:00.000-08:002009-03-05T07:25:20.679-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sa_sBBfO6YI/AAAAAAAAAgU/iZQpl8jzbNo/s1600-h/jessica.jpg">PW Reviews 2009 January<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309721988016564610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/Sa_sBBfO6YI/AAAAAAAAAgU/iZQpl8jzbNo/s200/jessica.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Down-to-earth mathlete Jessica Packwood is completely horrified when, a few months shy of her 18th birthday, a Romanian named Lucius Vladescu shows up on her doorstep, claiming that he and she are vampire royalty betrothed to each other since infancy—what’s worse, her adoptive parents verify the betrothal story and explain that her birth parents identified themselves as vampires, too. Fantaskey makes this premise work by playing up its absurdities without laughing at them, endowing Jessica with a coolly ironic sensibility and Lucius with old-world snobberies that Jessica’s girlfriends find irresistible. Jessica’s laidback parents serve as foils for imperious Lucius (“Can I ever again be happy in our soaring Gothic castle after walking the halls of Woodrow Wilson High School, a literal ode to linoleum?” he asks sarcastically); a scene at a steakhouse where the vegan Packwoods meet the carnivorous Vladescus is first-rate comedy. The romance sizzles, the plot develops ingeniously and suspensefully, and the satire sings.<br /><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=OY36266698283.3535&amp;profile=all&amp;uri=link=3100025~!1057243~!3100001~!3100002&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;menu=search&amp;ri=1&amp;source=~!clone&amp;term=Jessica%27s+guide+to+dating+on+the+dark+side+%2F&amp;index=ALLTITL#focus">Check Our Catalog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-3438640098769308741?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-7676482473644487562009-02-27T08:22:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:26:32.805-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagT4KQi7aI/AAAAAAAAAfU/ndz3s0eVjKc/s1600-h/teens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307514016403484066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagT4KQi7aI/AAAAAAAAAfU/ndz3s0eVjKc/s200/teens.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>VOYA Reviews 2006 August</strong><br />What better way to teach teenagers how to cook than by starting with desserts? The authors of Teens Cook (Ten Speed Press, 2004/VOYA December 2004), create another delightful compilation of recipes for teens to try out. They start out with the all-around favorites, like classic chocolate chip cookies. There are holiday recipes for Halloween dirt pie, complete with cookie tombstones and gummy worms that seem to crawl out of the chocolate "earth." The final chapter has fancy foods like vanilla soufflé with chocolate sauce or fresh raspberry napoleons. (Are you hungry yet?) Not only do the recipes sound delicious, they look delicious in glossy color pictures. This book is a beauty just to look through, but it will make one's sugar-craving levels rise. The instructions are easy to understand, but often crammed into one or two large paragraphs. Beginning cooks will need some guidance when it comes to the terminology and techniques used. For a teen who already knows a little about the kitchen, this book will be a delight. There are tons of handy sidebars filled with helpful cooking advice or neat historical facts. This book is a must for any library with teens who have the slightest interest in making their own sweets.-<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=123575I5176LQ.28130&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=5&amp;source=%7E%21clone&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=teens+cook+dessert&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;x=12&amp;y=10#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-767648247364448756?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-54201447448347247132009-02-27T08:16:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:20:21.088-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagSaxLaIII/AAAAAAAAAfM/L1f8KTIcZiA/s1600-h/hard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307512411943215234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagSaxLaIII/AAAAAAAAAfM/L1f8KTIcZiA/s200/hard.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>SLJ Reviews 2006 October<br /></strong>Adult/High School This book is a strong entry in the DIY genre. The projects and accessories are all made almost entirely from inexpensive items one can buy in a hardware store. Each chapter focuses on a different type: washers, rope, metal connectors, nuts, vinyl, plastic, and rubber. Materials lists are complete with illustrations, and the clear instructions are numbered and illustrated. Finished products are modeled in fashion-forward color photographs. <div><br /><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=123575I5176LQ.28130&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=hardwear+from+a+toolbox&amp;aspect=basic2#focus">Check Our Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-5420144744834724713?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561216509017816046.post-77769803182876930222009-02-27T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:15:54.375-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagRamuf3wI/AAAAAAAAAfE/zzo2vyjYQ0o/s1600-h/you.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307511309625974530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s1ZMbRNU4wk/SagRamuf3wI/AAAAAAAAAfE/zzo2vyjYQ0o/s200/you.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you're looking for an inspirational biography, pick up this new one about the three young creators of YouTube.<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://ipac.uhls.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=JN3575127632M.28058&amp;menu=search&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;npp=10&amp;ipp=20&amp;spp=20&amp;profile=all&amp;ri=&amp;index=.GW&amp;term=Chad+Hurley%2C+Steve+Chen%2C+Jawed+Karim+%3A+YouTube+creators+&amp;aspect=basic2&amp;x=6&amp;y=12#focus">Check Catalog</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4561216509017816046-7776980318287693022?l=ctltz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Colonie Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326345215542094478noreply@blogger.com0