Mockingjay and Clockwork Angel

This is a very exciting month - two books from major authors are coming out. First of all, there is Suzanne Collins final book "Mockingjay" which is part of the Hunger Games trilogy. I cannot wait to read about Katniss, the demolition of District 12, where Peeta and Cinna are being held and of course the hopefully (fingers crossed) relationship between Gale and Katniss. I read on a Twitter post that Suzanne Collins leaked that Katniss may not survive which would be sad but probably a more realistic ending. A lot of fans have created YouTube videos for the upcoming book. Check them out by going to YouTube and typing in "Mockingjay book trailers". Some of them are really well done.


Secondly, there is Cassandra Clare's book "Clockwork Angel" which is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. To read an except from Clockwork Angel, just follow this link: looking forward to Cassandra Clare's new novel - Clockwork Angel? Read an except from the publisher http://books.simonandschuster.ca/Clockwork-Angel/Cassandra-Clare/Infernal-Devices-The/9781416975861/excerpt

I am looking foward to my amazon delivery for these two books ;)

The thing about Twitter

To be honest, I am not a big Twitter fan. I understand its use but I could not see myself “tweeting” throughout the day … I mean really, who has the time. I decided to give it a try though for the library to see if it would be a useful tool. I can now say that I have been converted. I am not tweeting as much as some people but the information that I get from the people I follow is incredible.


For instance, did you know that Melissa Marr is going on tour with her fellow genre authors and will be hitting Toronto. Sadly there is no Montreal date.

There are also some great contests going on. This one is really cool if you like reading Cassandra Clare - http://bit.ly/d6Rccd

Needless to say, I am hooked

Check us out at : http://twitter.com/CSLkidslibrary

New Picture Books this week

Here is a list of the new picture books this week:


1. Small Florence, piggy pop star by Claire Alexander

2. Creak! said the bed by Phyllis Root

3. Brownie & Pearl step out by Cynthia Rylant

4. City dog, country frog by Mo Willems

Books and Movies

Lately we have seen a sharp increase of children’s books being turned into movies. Check out some of the movies that will be coming out shortly. Just remember to read the book first ;)


March 2010 - Alice in Wonderland

March 2010- Diary of a Wimpy Kid

March 2010- How To Train Your Dragon

June 2010 - Eclipse

July 2010- Ramona and Beezus

September 2010- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Best Selling Chapter Books this week

1 The Red Pyramid                        by:  Rick Riordan

2 Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer     by: John Grisham

3 The Hunger Games                     by: Suzanne Collins

4 Catching Fire                              by:  Suzanne Collins

5 The Carrie Diaries                      by:  Candace Bushnell.

Audiobook review: Born to Rock by Gordon Korman

I just finished listening to the audiobook Born to Rock by Gordon Korman. The story was read by Billy Hammond. In terms of length, there are 5 cds which took approximately 4 days in my car to hear.


Snapshot of the story:

Leo finds out that his biological father (or as he refers to the term - bio dad) is a legendary punk rocker who is getting back together with his band for a summer tour. Leo decides to contact his bio dad when he finds himself without a scholarship to Harvard after a misunderstanding with the vice principal and a math exam. Leo's plan is to ask for the tuition money but finds himself tagging along on the summer tour, working for his bio dad. Along the way, Leo finds that he is more than the republican boy that he thought he was.

My thoughts:

I am a huge fan of Gordon Korman. Everything that he has written, I have always enjoyed. I found that this story did not have the same feeling that the others did. Perhaps it was the way that the story was read but I found it lacking. I can't put my finger on the exact reason for not loving the story but I found that I could not connect with the character at all and the portrayal of the mother was slightly disturbing to me. I would highly recommend reading Korman's other books such as Son of a Mob, Schooled, or any of his adventure series.

Great audio books to listen to:

1. The Gregor Series by Suzanne Collins

2. The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

3. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

New Books this week ...

Check out the new books we got this week:




Picture books:

1. The princess says goodnight by Naomi Howland

2. Put me in a book! by Robert Munsch



Chapter Books:

1. We the children by Andrew Clements

2. Finally by Wendy Mass

3. The red pyramid by Rick Riordan



Young Adult books:

1. Restoring harmony by Joëlle Anthony

2. The river by Mary Jane Beaufrand

3. The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan

4. For the win by Cory Doctorow

5. Theodore Boone : kid lawyer by John Grisham