Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson is the perfect summer-themed pick-me-up in this dreary winter. It's about Emily, whose best friend Sloane vanished but left her a list of things she needed to do that summer without her. The list is difficult to manage because shy, reserved Emily would never dream of kissing a stranger or picking apples at night. She manages to make an unlikely friend in Frank Porter, a super popular guy from her school. He helps her with her list while she helps teach him how to be a long-distance runner.
In a well-ordered universe, you would hit play on this compilation of Emily and Frank's running jams.
[NOTE: This is a playlist of songs the author mentioned in the book. MRL is not responsible for nor does it endorse the content of non-MRL websites. Users should use critical judgment in relying on information found in these websites and determine what information is appropriate to their needs.]
*Note: We have the audiobook version of Since You've Been Gone available for online checkout! See this post for more deets.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Harry Potter Illustrated Books - Sneak Peek!!!
This year, Bloomsbury, a British publisher, will release a fully illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Some images surfaced on the Internet, and they're superawesomecoolfantasticbeautifulmouthwateringlydelightful! Here are a few sneak peeks, courtesy hypable.com:
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What scene are you looking forward to seeing illustrated? Comment below!
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Reading Challenges for 2015 + MRL YA Book Club!!
I'm sure you guys know about monthly challenges. They're personal goals you set for yourself. Really the challenge checklists are just suggestions. You can also get a little creative and use them to fit your schedule. Of course, we're obsessed with monthly/yearly book challenges. You can search for one online, or check out these cool ones (click to enlarge):
You could also join our online YA Book Club!!! Once a month, we'll post a review of a book. Check it out and enjoy! And don't forget--you can always submit your own book review and/or suggestion for the Book Club.
January's Book Club Read:
Dean is riding the bus to school one morning when his world changes. His bus and the one in front of him, holding his younger brother Alex, start dodging beach ball-sized chunks of hail. Cars are swerving, people are screaming, and his classmates are freaking out. Alex's bus driver crashes into the front of a Greenway (think: Wal-Mart). Dean's bus is heading for the school bus-shaped hole in the building when their driver is hit by hail. The bus flips to its side, seats are flying off, and thick, black smoke is filling the air and Dean's lungs.
Want to know what happens next? Read the page-turner Monument 14 series by Emmy Laybourne. Monument 14 is the first book in the series, and documents how Dean and his classmates try to survive living on their own. Everything in their world has changed. The Network (Internet/phone service) is down, and the air turns black when a nearby weapons facility releases toxins that affect people different based on their blood type. They are separated from their parents, but they still encounter frightening adult strangers from the outside world.
Even though they are facing life-threatening new elements, they're still kids--six high school students and some younger children. The older guys have problems with group leadership and desperate love triangles, and the younger kids are scared out of their minds. How will they manage to stay alive when it seems like everything (the toxins in the air, manic outsiders, and their own disruptive hormones) is out to get them?
Also on Goodreads:
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
First posted on the MRL Youth Blog as the YA Book Club's January Read.
Dean is riding the bus to school one morning when his world changes. His bus and the one in front of him, holding his younger brother Alex, start dodging beach ball-sized chunks of hail. Cars are swerving, people are screaming, and his classmates are freaking out. Alex's bus driver crashes into the front of a Greenway (think: Wal-Mart). Dean's bus is heading for the school bus-shaped hole in the building when their driver is hit by hail. The bus flips to its side, seats are flying off, and thick, black smoke is filling the air and Dean's lungs.
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January's Book Club Read:
Title: Monument 14
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Copyright: 2012
Call Number: YA Fiction LAYBO
Dean is riding the bus to school one morning when his world changes. His bus and the one in front of him, holding his younger brother Alex, start dodging beach ball-sized chunks of hail. Cars are swerving, people are screaming, and his classmates are freaking out. Alex's bus driver crashes into the front of a Greenway (think: Wal-Mart). Dean's bus is heading for the school bus-shaped hole in the building when their driver is hit by hail. The bus flips to its side, seats are flying off, and thick, black smoke is filling the air and Dean's lungs.
Want to know what happens next? Read the page-turner Monument 14 series by Emmy Laybourne. Monument 14 is the first book in the series, and documents how Dean and his classmates try to survive living on their own. Everything in their world has changed. The Network (Internet/phone service) is down, and the air turns black when a nearby weapons facility releases toxins that affect people different based on their blood type. They are separated from their parents, but they still encounter frightening adult strangers from the outside world.
Even though they are facing life-threatening new elements, they're still kids--six high school students and some younger children. The older guys have problems with group leadership and desperate love triangles, and the younger kids are scared out of their minds. How will they manage to stay alive when it seems like everything (the toxins in the air, manic outsiders, and their own disruptive hormones) is out to get them?
Also on Goodreads:
Monument 14 by Emmy LaybourneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
First posted on the MRL Youth Blog as the YA Book Club's January Read.
Dean is riding the bus to school one morning when his world changes. His bus and the one in front of him, holding his younger brother Alex, start dodging beach ball-sized chunks of hail. Cars are swerving, people are screaming, and his classmates are freaking out. Alex's bus driver crashes into the front of a Greenway (think: Wal-Mart). Dean's bus is heading for the school bus-shaped hole in the building when their driver is hit by hail. The bus flips to its side, seats are flying off, and thick, black smoke is filling the air and Dean's lungs.
(Read more...)
(View all my reviews)
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Get Better Sleep - Read a Book!
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“The message for parents and children is to reduce the use and brightness of screens in the hours preceding bedtime,” Lauren Hale, a sleep researcher at Stony Brook University, said in an e-mail. “Of course, this recommendation is much easier said than done.”Check out this article from the Boston Globe for more information.
UPDATE: This article from the Washington Post also says that it's more difficult for us to concentrate to books on a screen vs. printed books.
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