Wednesday, April 17, 2013

AND THE 2013 SC BOOK AWARD WINNERS ARE?????

The South Carolina 2013
Book Award Winners Are... 

For the JR Book Award>>>



Hero by Mike Lupica


Fourteen-year-old Zach learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Zach must decide whether to use his powers in the same way at the risk of his own life. Formats available: paperback, hardback and compact disc.




For the YA Book Award>>>



Matched by Ally Condie

All her life, Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and most importantly to Cassia as she turns 17, who to marry. When she is Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn't be more perfect. But why did her neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well?
Formats available: paperback, hardback, compact disc, and ebook



Both of these exciting novels can be found at your local Charleston County Public Library. If you have any questions about the following novels or any of our services for young adults, please feel free to give Patrice Smith a call at 843-766-2546.

St. Andrews Regional Library
Charleston County Public Library
1735 North Woodmere Drive
Charleston, SC 29407
843-766-2546 www.ccpl.org

          

Friday, April 5, 2013

New Books @ St. Andrews Library TeenSpot

Extra! Extra!! Read All About It!!! 

Hot New Titles 
@ St. Andrews Library TeenSpot



Road Trip by Gary Paulsen & Jim Paulsen 

    A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy.






Passion Blue by Victoria Strauss

In fifteenth-century Italy, seventeen-year-old Giulia, a nobleman's illegitimate daughter, buys a talisman hoping it will bring her true love to save her from life in a convent. But at the convent she begins to learn the painter's craft, including how to make the coveted paint, Passion Blue, and to wonder about her true heart's desire.








by Catherine Reef

Explores the turbulent lives of the three literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived, and offers insight into their classic nineteenth-century novels.










Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz 

A fourteen-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome faces life in high school and teams up with the school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime.







Check out these and other great new novels @ The St. Andrews Library TeenSpot.
We have something for everyone!!!


St. Andrews Regional Library
Charleston County Public Library
1735 North Woodmere Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407
843-766-2546 www.ccpl.org