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This section deals with everything book related at the library. Here you'll be able to find information on the newest books at the library, booklists, and reading for fun.
 

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Reviews
 

Book Cover: How to Be Bad How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle.
 
Review by: Katie
Vicks, Mel, and Jesse -- three unlikely friends -- with one thing in common: they're trapped in a car trying to get as far away as possible from Niceville, Florida armed with only a battered copy of the Fantastical Florida guide book. Heartbreak, breaking and entering, sight-seeing, and more than a few fights about music choices later, the girls figure out that this road trip will mean more than they ever expected.
 
I really liked this book. The girls were totally relatable and I completely saw myself in Mel. (Yes, believe it or not, I was the good girl.) Anyways, the coolest part about this book is that three different authors wrote it together. I think that's the reason that the girls had such different voices. There's a really neat interview with the authors available at the L.A. Times about writing the book. (It's a little bit long, but worth it.) If you're looking for an escape, this is the book for you.
Book Cover: Twisted Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
 
Review by: Richard
The book "Twisted" is a really good book! You guys should read the book - it's about a teenage boy who gets busted for doing grafitti all over the school and suddenly everything changes, like he becomes popular and all that cool stuff. Well, that's my book review for "Twisted."

 
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Booklists

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Bluford High

Cirque du Freak

Gossip Girl

Mates, Dates, and...

Pendragon

The Princess Diaries

Truth or Dare

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Readalikes
 

Book Cover: Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl -- books that take place in NYC, deal with snotty girls, and contain tons of gossip await you in these books that are perfect whether you've finished or just started the Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar.

Book Cover: Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger -- books that deal with harsh realities, sad stories, and will remind of Sharon Draper's infamous trilogy that began with Tears of a Tiger.

Book Cover: ttyl

ttyl -- IMs, blogs, emails, postcards, letters, phone calls, and friends await you in these books, perfect for reading after Lauren Myracle's ttyl series (Which includes ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r.) Check them out today!

Book Cover: Twilight

Twilight -- vampires, love, and dangerous situations -- these books are about all three and should entertain you after Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
Updated April 2009.

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Email: Katie Date created: September 15, 2007 Date updated: September 30, 2009