Old hymns in a new style!
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Recommended by Melissa, Patron Services
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December 2010
December 21, 2010
December 13, 2010
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A real page-turner, couldn't wait to finish it!
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Recommended by Regina, Children's Services
December 07, 2010
Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
I love movies. I have seen a lot of movies and I intend to see a lot more. When I saw this book I just had to check it out. The author shines his light for the most part, on the movies of the last twenty years. Leonard devotes about two pages to each title. I like the clear way he lists each movie:
1. American Dreamz (2006)
Directed by Paul Weitz, Screenplay by Paul Weitz
Actors: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid
I honestly like to skip the preface of books but this one explains what criteria he chose to select the 151 films. The reviews are filled with interesting and really wonderful kernels of trivia that all movie buffs will love. If you are looking for a gift this is a sure winner.
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Recommended by Darla, Adult Services
December 06, 2010
Chronicles of Chrestomanci: The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
I’m tired of Bella. Katniss just depresses me. J. K. Rowling isn’t going to write an eighth Harry Potter book. In the rising tide of angst and series endings in juvenile and young adult fiction, it’s a breath of relief to pick up a Diana Wynne Jones novel again. Her contribution to the fantasy genre is vast, including Howl’s Moving Castle and most recently, Enchanted Glass. This novel in the Chrestomanci series takes up the life of a young enchanter, Christopher Chant. Actually, his nine lives and this lands him in a pinch. Nine-lived enchanters are quite rare and powerful, as well as useful to nefarious men like his uncle Ralph. And the trouble with Christopher is that he keeps losing those lives in various foolish ways while traveling to other worlds. The novel is reminiscent of C. S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew and is chalk-full of Jones’s witty sense of humor, worlds between worlds, a cheeky goddess and her cats, and an epic showdown between magical law enforcement and a band of seedy ne’er-do-well witches and warlocks.
The Lives of Christopher Chant is fluffy, magical fun, the sort Harry used to enjoy before things got Very Bad. So say goodbye to Edward. Forget romantic triangles or characters that chew on other characters (or wildlife…whatever). I’ll take Christopher Chant.
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Recommended by Christen, Children's Services
