Win Free Books!

Who doesn't like to win free books?

For the entire month of September, we're running a contest for teens only. You could win a box of graphic novels, featuring Watchmen, Death Note #1, Runaways #1, and more. Or you could win a box of books, featuring Witch & Wizard by James Patterson, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, Cast Two Shadows by Ann Rinaldi, and more.

All you have to do is come to the YA display at the Mt. Pleasant Library, fill out a form, and drop it in the box. You can enter as many times as you want.

Good luck!

YAllFest and New Books

Did you know that Charleston will be hosting a YA festival featuring some of your favorite authors? It's called YAllFest, and authors like Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Heather Brewer, and David Levithan are planning to be there.



For more information, check out CCPL's Teen Underground Blog.

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And now for some new books we've received this month. If you see something you like, don't hesitate to call us or visit CCPL.org to reserve a copy.


Vicious Little Darlings
Katherine Easer

Sarah Weaver, a jaded seventeen-year-old from a broken home, leaves California to attend an all-women's college in Massachusetts, where she befriends a mysterious pair of legacy students and learns a shocking secret that could lead to murder.


The Boy at the End of the World
Greg van Eekhout

Born half-grown in a world that is being destroyed, Fisher has instinctive knowledge of many things, including that he must avoid the robot that knows his name.


Hereafter
Tara Hudson

Amelia, long a ghost, forms a strong bond with eighteen-year-old Joshua, who nearly drowned where she did and who awakens in her long-forgotten senses and memories even as Eli, a spirit, tries to draw her away.


Mission (Un)Popular
Anna Humphrey

Anxious to appear cool as she begins seventh-grade and missing the support of her best friend who attends another school, almost-thirteen-year-old Margot makes a series of disastrous choices when she befriends a hip, mean new girl.

Once Upon a Time...

School is back in session, but that doesn't mean the reading fun should stop. In fact, reading is a great way to relax after all the homework and activities are done. What better way to escape from reality than diving into a fairy tale retelling?

Fairy tale retellings are pretty hot right now. Both Beastly and Red Riding Hood came out last winter, at least two versions of Snow White are coming out, and two TV shows with fairy tale themes are starting up this fall. And before you start saying that fairy tales are for girls, they're not. There are some good retellings for boys, too.


Devoured
Amanda Marrone

Rising high school senior Megan has been haunted by her twin for ten years, but now Remy is trying to warn her about terrible danger surrounding Megan's summer job at an amusement park called the Land of Enchantment.


Red Rider's Hood
Neal Shusterman

After learning that there are werewolves in his city, a sixteen-year-old is even more surprised to discover the identities of the hunters who drove them out decades earlier, but he soon infiltrates the Wolves gang to help destroy them for good.


The Grimm Legacy
Polly Shulman

New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.


Trollbridge: A Rock 'N' Roll Fairy Tale
Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple

Sixteen-year-old harpist prodigy Moira is transported to a strange and mystical wilderness, where she finds herself in the middle of a deadly struggle between a magical fox and a monstrous troll.


Ash
Melinda Lo

In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves.

See anything you like? You can call us and reserve a copy. Or you can place one on hold through our website - CCPL.org.

New Books and Beginnings

You guys did a tremendous job this summer with the summer reading program. I was completely blown away by the 217 people who participated. Stay tuned, though. We'll be calling the Grand Prize Winner soon, so stick close to your phone.

In the meantime, it's time to get ready to go back to school. I hope you've done your summer reading, and that you're ready for a brand new school year.

But just because school is starting back up, that doesn't mean you shouldn't stop reading for fun. We're still getting awesome new books in, and maybe some of these will interest you.


Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have)
Sarah Mlynowski

Sixteen-year-old April, a high school junior, and her friend Vi, a senior, get a crash course in reality as the list of things they should not do becomes a list of things they did while living parent-free in Westport, Connecticut, for the semester.


The Vampire Stalker
Allison Van Diepen

Fictional character eighteen-year-old Alexander Banks stalks vampires until incredulously he leaps through a portal into real life where he finds love and friends who want to help, if they can.


Z. Raptor
Stephen Cole

In New York City to spend Christmas with his father, thirteen-year-old Adam Adlar discovers that he and his father are still targets of sinister forces and, despite his father's objections, Adam finds himself drawn back into the struggle against hyper-evolved, deadly velociraptors determined to wreak havoc and spread terror.


Queen of the Dead
Stacey Kade

Will gets involved with The Order, a group consisting of ghost-talkers like himself, as he continues to help spirits into the light, while Alona, his vain, self-centered, and cranky spirit guide begins to learn the value of helping others.


She Loves You, She Loves You Not
Julie Anne Peters

When seventeen-year-old Alyssa is disowned by her father for being a lesbian, she's sent off to a small town in Colorado to live with the mother she's never known, where she's forced to come to terms with herself and her family.

You can always reserve a book by calling us or going to our website - CCPL.org.

July's New Books

Yes, I'm a month behind. I apologize. July was a very busy month with all the summer reading and stuff. Did you get a chance to participate? Hope so.:)

Now, onto a few of the new books:


White Crow
Marcus Sedgwick

Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves with her father from London to a small, seaside village, where she befriends another motherless girl and they spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history.


Viola in the Spotlight
Adriana Trigiani

Back home in Brooklyn, fifteen-year-old Viola has big summer plans but with one best friend going to camp and the other not only working but experiencing her first crush, Viola is glad to be overworked as an unpaid lighting intern when her grandmother's play goes to Broadway.


Carmen
Walter Dean Myers

A policeman's obsessive love for a tempestuous wig factory worker ends in tragedy in this updated version of Bizet's Carmen, set in Spanish Harlem, and told in screenplay format.


The Time-Traveling Fashionista
Bianca Turetsky

Twelve-year-old Louise Lambert accepts an invitation to a private sale of vintage clothing but upon donning an evening gown, she finds herself in 1912 aboard the Titanic as the gown's original owner, silent film star Alice Baxter.

You can call us to reserve your copy or you can use the CCPL website. Happy reading!

Summer's End

Summer is now drawing to a close, and with it, the summer reading program. Thank you to everyone for making this year another great success!

But the fun doesn't end there. With the start of school, we've brought back the Teen Trivia Game.

Choose a question, find the answer, and win candy. What kind of candy? Why, Tootsie Roll Pops, of course.

Also, we've gotten a ton of new books in this past month. I'll share a few of them with you tomorrow.

And, as always, if there's something you'd like to see in this blog, comment and let me know.

June's New Books

Sorry for not updating for a month. With summer reading started, we've been extremely busy around here. Have you entered the summer reading contest? You should. There are lots of prizes to be had.

Anyway, we got quite a few new books this month. If you see something you like, simply place it on hold at the CCPL website.


The Meltdown
L. Divine

Fiction. Jayd needs time to recoup from her dramatic school year, but time is the one thing she doesn't have. She's said yes to becoming a debutante, and now she has to deal with her girl Mickey's jealousy--on top of babysitting, hair braiding, cheer camp, and a summer writing class. With the stress of Jayd's hectic schedule, strange visions, and insomnia, luckily Mama returns from her vacation in time to help Jayd and her crew avert real drama. Mama's convinced something sinister is at play, and they both need a plan to get Jayd her swagger back before it's too late.


Incredibly Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Fiction. Maryland teenager Alice McKinley spends her last semester of high school performing in the school play, working on the student paper, worrying about being away from her boyfriend, who will be studying in Spain, and anticipating her future in college.


Red Moon Rising
Peter Moore

Fiction. In a world where vampires dominate and werewolves are despised, a teenaged half-vampire discovers his recessive werewolf genes are developing with the approaching full moon.


Shift
Jeri Smith-Ready

Fiction. Logan returns as a ghost, complicating sixteen-year-old Aura's budding relationship with Zachary, especially when they discover that Logan might be able to become solid again.

Happy summer reading!