My Life, The Theatre, and Other Tragedies by Zadoff

Heather — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:50:44 +0100

Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5

[I gave it three and a half stars] because I thought it was cool how it was all about Adam's theatre life, as a techie, and how he tries to save the show and get the girl.

by an anonymous teen

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Adult books for 20 Oct 2011

Heather — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:01:27 +0100

Fiction:

As the Pig Turns (Beaton)
Murder Unleashed (Brown)
Book of Dreams (Bunn)
The Chocolate Castle Clue (Carl)
Skeleton Letters (Childs)
Murder She Wrote: The Fine Art of Murder (Fletcher)
Still Alice (Genova)
Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii (Gunn)
Changeling Moon (Harper)
Changeling Dream (Harper)
Down These Strange Streets (ed. Martin)
Robert Ludlum's The Ares Decision (Mills)
The Women of Magnolia (Mitchell)
City of Whispers (Muller)
Snuff (Pratchett)
Neverwinter II (Salvat...

Dark Flame: a book review by a teen

Heather — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

2 and 1/2 out of 4 stars

I thought [Alyson Noel's "Dark Flame"] was good, but not the best, because Ever is finding ways to be with her immortal boyfriend, Damien, who has a spell on him that keeps Ever and him from being together.

by Anonymous

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If you wish to reserve "Dark Flame" by Alyson Noel, please contact the library:

library@daytonwa.net

"Stage Performance" was a FABULOUS book.

Taylor has a wonderfully candid way of explaining every aspect of a "performance" so that even the most rank beginner can feel comfortable getting up on stage. He goes through everything from overcoming your fears to managing the business side of a budding career, and the best part is he speaks from practical experience (unlike so many books I've found on this topic).

But where this book really shin...

Book Reviews and Recs -- by YOU!

Heather — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:45:26 +0100

I would like to extend an open invitation for reader-submitted book reviews and recommendations to appear on the library website!

The guidelines are simple:

Tell us about a specific book you've enjoyed recently -- this can be as short as just a couple sentences that explain what you liked and/or disliked about it
Be sure to tell us what book it was
Let us know whether you want it posted anonymously or if you want it credited to you.
Email it to heather@daytonwa.net

We just ask...

Teen books for 10 Oct 2011

Heather — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:13:17 +0100

Fiction:

Flip (Bedford)
The Visconti House (Edgar)
Memento Nora (Smibert)
Life on Mars (Strahan)

Non-Fiction:

Honey Bees: Letters from the Hive
Music Was It

Letters About Literature 2012

Heather — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:10:06 +0100

Letters About Literature, a writing contest for readers in grades 4 through 12, gives students the opportunity to write a letter to an author describing his or her personal reaction to a book, story, or poem.

Letters must be postmarked by January 6, 2012.

You can learn more about the contest at: http://lettersaboutliterature.org/how_to_enter

Children's books for 7 Oct 2011

Heather — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:03:50 +0100

Picture books:

Annie was Warned (Krosoczka)
Song of the Stars (Lloyd-Jones)

Chapter books:

The Flight of the Dragons (French)
Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier (Moody)

Non-fiction:

America is Under Attack
Buddhism in Thailand
Cars on Mars
Christianity in Mexico
Hi-Tech World: Cool Stuff
Human Body: Mysteries Revealed
Islam in Turkey
Jungle Survival Guide
Ocean Drawing Book
Trail of Tears
Usborne Encyclopedia of World History
What is Atomic Theory?
What is the Theory of P...

Adult books for 7 Oct 2011

Heather — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:56:20 +0100

Fiction:

Lost Memory of Skin (Banks)
Shadow in Serenity (Blackstock)
Seduced by Grace (Blake)
Feast Day of Fools (Burke)
The Affair (Child)
Nightwoods (Frazier)
An Angel for Christmas (Graham)
The Lost Women of Lost Lake (Hart)
Christmas at Timberwoods (Michaels)
A Lawman's Christmas (Miller)
The Visitation (Peretti)
Southern Fried Sushi (Spinola
Waking Hours (Wiehl)
An O'Brien Family Christmas (Woods)

Non-fiction:

3-Degree Putting Solution
1000 Diabetes Recipes
Columbus
Debbie ...

Teen Books for 6 October 2011

Heather — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:10:41 +0100

Fiction:

Sometimes It Happens (Barnholt)
Blindsided (Cummings)
Lady Macbeth's Daughter (Klein)
Ophelia (Klein)
The Limit (Landon)
Always a Witch (MacCullough)
Small-Town Sinners (Walker)
Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials (Wiseman)

Non-Fiction:

Fashion Design Workshop

Blog entries - October 2011

My Life, The Theatre, and Other Tragedies by Zadoff

Adult books for 20 Oct 2011

Dark Flame: a book review by a teen

Book Reviews and Recs -- by YOU!

Teen books for 10 Oct 2011

Letters About Literature 2012

Children's books for 7 Oct 2011

Adult books for 7 Oct 2011

Teen Books for 6 October 2011