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April 24, 2007

New YA Movies at the Library in April 2007

Donny Darko
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Season 1), Vols. 3 and 4
Invader Zim: Vols. 1, 2 and 3
A Scanner Darkly
V for Vendetta
What the ߣ∑∑Þ Do We Know!?

April 17, 2007

May 5th &6th -- FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!

MAY 5 & 6 – FREE COMIC BOOK DAYS

The library’s annual celebration of Free Comic Book Day will run both Saturday and Sunday this year. Stop in and get a free comic book of your choice, and check out one of the library’s growing collection of graphic novels (full-length comic books). We are also running a drawing in Young Adult Services to win a t-shirt celebrating graphic storytelling. Come in and embrace your love of superheroes, Japanese manga, and other forms of comic books!

For more info, go to http://freecomicbookday.com

New Albums for April 2007

Rodrigo y Gabriela -- Rodrigo y Gabriela
Iggy Pop Platinum & Gold Collection
Iggy Pop The Best of Iggy Pop
Hip Hip Gold
Fergie The Dutchess
The Stooges The Weirdness
The Pogues Hell’s Ditch
Velvet Revolver Contraband
Radiohead Kid A
Now 23
Bad BrainsBanned in D.C.
The BeatlesLove
We Be Clubbin Vol. 5
Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape
Beyoncé B’Day
Pink I’m Not Dead
Minor ThreatComplete Discography

April 15, 2007

New Paperback Fiction for April 2007

21 Proms. YA/ TWE
Twenty-one stories by up-and-coming teen authors about proms and prom dilemmas.

Cheshire, Simon. The Prince and the Snowgirl. YA/ CHE
A Prince George look-alike must play the most challenging role of all--himself.

Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None. YA/ CHR
Ten strangers--each with a sordid past--are summoned by an absent millionaire to a private island off the coast of Devon and begin to die one by one upon arrival.

Christie, Agatha. Sleeping Murder. YA/ CHR
When a newlywed sent by her husband to find a suitable abode discovers that the house of her choice is haunted, she calls upon Miss Jane Marple to do a little ghost detecting.

Fireworks: Four Summer Stories. YA/ FIR
Four stories by popular YA authors describe summer romances, from a seaside crush to breaking up, in this book.

Lipsyte, Robert. Warrior Angel. YA/ LIP
A Native American boxer of the Moscondaga Nation, Sonny Bear, must fight to retain his heavyweight championship title. This is the conclusion to the series Lipsyte started in 1967 with The Contender.

Books in the Bluford Series:
Schaft, Anne. Lost and Found. YA/ SCH
Darcy Wills is in big trouble--first, there was the mysterious stranger who started following her, second there was the threatening note left on her desk at Bluford High School, and now her sister has disappeared.

Schaft, Anne. Someone to Love Me. YA/ SCH
Cindy struggles with a stormy relationship with her mother, ongoing trouble at school, a dangerous boyfriend, and worse. Will her fragile family survive?

Schaft, Anne. A Matter of Trust. YA/ SCH
This is the sequel to Lost and Found that centers on Darcy's growing conflict with her old friend, Brisana Meeks, her relationship with Hakeem Randell, and her fears for her family.

Schaft, Anne. Secret in the Shadows. YA/ SCH
When Roylin tries to impress the beautiful new girl, he makes a terrible mistake. Now one of his friends is gone, and someone is out to destroy him. Caught in a tightening web of lies and threats, Roylin is desperate for a way out.

Simmons, Michael. Finding Lubchenko. YA/ SIM
A thriller from the acclaimed author of Pool Boy, this story finds a young teen drawn into a world of danger and international intrigue when he attempts to clear his father's name after he is wrongfully accused of murder.

Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI

April 03, 2007

New Fiction in April 2007

Cohn, Rachel. Cupcake. YA/ COH
Former "bad girl" Cyd Charisse moves to New York City to live with her half-brother Danny while exploring career options and various relationships, including the one with Shrimp, who is surfing in New Zealand.

Cooney, Caroline. Enter Three Witches. YA/ COO
A fictional retelling of Macbeth. Mary is a ward of the Macbeth's and is caught up in the power struggle for Cawdor Castle and the Scottish crown.

Corrigan, Eireann. Ordinary Ghosts. YA/ COR
Emil feels invisible at school and at home. When he finds a master key to his private school, he sneaks in to explore, and finds a reason to become visible.

Draper, Sharon M. Copper Sun. YA/ DRA
Amari's perfect life is shattered when her family is murdered. She is dragged aboard a slave ship, sent to the Carolinas, and purchased by a plantation owner as a birthday present for his son. Now all she dreams about is escape.

Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. YA/ HAR
As he is dying, a twenty-year-old man known as Gabriel recounts his troubled childhood and his strange relationship with a dangerous counterpart named Finnigan.

Limb, Sue. Girl, Going on 17: Pants on fire. YA/ LIM
Jess' seventeenth year is a tumultuous one, due to a series of lies and unfortunate circumstances, including her break-up with Fred, her school detention, and her mother's new romance.

Reinhardt, Dana. Harmless. YA/ REI
Anna, Mariah, and Emma are friends who concoct a story about why they are late getting home one Friday night, a story that will replace their parents' anger with concern. How much harm can one lie do?

Schneider, Robyn. Better Than Yesterday. YA/ SCH
At the elite Hilliard Prep School, the competition is fierce, the gossip is worse, and Blake Dorsey has just arrived back on campus after an unexplained two-year absence.

Thompson, Kate. The New Policeman. YA/ THO
Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family history, the music that he loves, and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have committed.

Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI

New albums at the LaGrange Public Library…

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Beck – The Information
Fall Out Boy – Infinity On High
Nelly Furtado -- Loose
Panic! At the Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
Plain White T’s – Every Second Counts
Primus – They Can’t All Be Zingers
The Pussycat Dolls -- PCD
Rise Against – The Sufferer and the Witness
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
Tenacious D – The Pick of Destiny
U2 – U218: Singles

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