Thursday, May 19, 2011

First Look: Hunger Games


Here is our first look at Katniss

Monday, April 04, 2011

Hunger Games: Jennifer, Liam and Josh

So, it's official: Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) will star as Katniss; Liam Hemsworth (Last Song) will play Gale; and Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right) will portray Peeta. Plenty of folks are torn over the casting, including a few teen librarians here at SCLS. What do you think? Are they the right actors for the roles? Who would you like to see cast?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

All Will Be Revealed


Christopher Paolini plans to wrap up his popular fantasy series this fall. The fourth and final book in the series will be titled Inheritance and will be out Nov. 8. In a press release, Paolini said, "The burning questions asked by my fans around the world will be finally answered in this last installment. All will be revealed!" So, are you ready for closure?

Friday, March 18, 2011

Devoted


Singer Hillary Duff's first novel Elixir is rarely on our shelves. So, it comes as no surprise that the bestselling book will have a follow up. We hear her next book is titled Devoted and will come out in October.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Gossip Girl Mash-Up


Gossip Girl author Cecily Von Ziegesar is jumping on the mash-up bandwagon this fall. She is giving her popular series a new twist by making the main characters serial killers. Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer will be a tongue-in-cheek look at "beautiful, rich girls who supposedly have everything-but they go crazy, and sardonically, killing becomes a competition between them," according to the publisher. The new book will come out in October.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

The Lying Game TV Series





For all of you Sara Shepard fans- good news! Her newest series The Lying Game will soon be a TV series on ABC Family on August 15.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Do you speed read?

March 2 is Read Across America day in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.
In celebration of Dr. Seuss, reading, nonsense and fun I offer this video ...