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Regular Readers Must Read

A Monthly Newsletter Issue No. 2 - November 2008

Library is our middle nameWhat’s Happening

@ the Library LonseStar Reading Challenge:6th grade LA classes are challenged to read LoneStar books and earn rewards.

Clique Movie: Nov 13 (4-6 pm)The popular Clique series is now a movie!Students are invited to come and watch the movie in the library, followed by a discussion of the book vs movie.

Twilight the Movie: Nov 21It’s almost here! Alamo Drafthouse extravaganza in the works!

Author VisitDarren Shan

As I began reading Lord Loss, the first installment in the Demonata series, I realized that Darren Shan must be a twisted freak! You’d have to be in order to come up with these horrific scenes. So, I was ready for anything as Matthew Kirksey and I began the trek down to the office to greet Darren (yes, we’re on a first name basis). After our introductions, I began to think....hey, he seems pretty normal. That is, until he laughed. A laugh so creepy and malicious you’d think that he was the love child of Freddy Kruger and Rhoda (I have the prettiest mother). Oh, and then there’s the fact that he insisted on strangling us during the photo op (see images).

Darren’s creepiness seemed to work for him and he proved to be a great speaker. He had the students engaged as he used volunteers to perform a scene from the first Cirque du Freak novel. The students asked great questions, my favorite: “Are you a millionaire now?” Darren responded by stating that you can’t get into writing to make money and you have to write for the simple love of writing. Students were also given the opportunity to have their books signed.

Despite my worries, we had a great turn out (sorry for the email stalking and begging), which solidifies the fact that we have a wonderful and supportive staff. Thanks!!

Library StatsVisitors: 2,738Classes: 100Check Outs: 2,546Holds Placed: 264New Titles (since 9/1/08): 350

Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live (GoodReads).

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

Picture compliments of Brenda Mosher