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Laura

About Laura

Voracious bibliophile with geeky tendencies, Laura spends her time at CCPL behind the scenes mostly in front of a monitor wrestling with PHP code or with her hand in a puppet.

Clockwork Princess

clockworkClockwork Princess, the latest book by Cassandra Clare. If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it? The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.

When seventeen-year-old orphaned shapechanger Tessa Gray is kidnapped by the villainous Mortmain in his final bid for power, the London Institute rallies to save her, but is beset by danger and betrayal at every turn.

Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.

Requiem, Sequel to Pandemonium

requiem Requiem by Lauren Oliver. Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena’s and Hana’s points of view. The two girls live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.

Teen Tech Week Online Scavenger Hunt

teentechteentechweeklogo In celebration of Teen Tech Week, we’re having an online scavenger hunt. See how much you know about our website by answering three simple questions.

Answer the questions and you’ll be entered to win fun prizes! Ten teens will be randomly selected to win a USB band and one lucky teen will be randomly selected for the grand prize, a 2GB Sony MP3/Headphones All-in-One Digital Music Player. Good luck!

New Dystopian Anthology

shardsIf you’re looking for some well written dystopian stories, reserve a copy of Shards to Ashes with stories by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong among others.

From the publisher: The world is gone, destroyed by human, ecological, or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare and cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space and inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease, corrupt corporations, and one another; their resources are few, and their courage is tested.

Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight, prophetic visions, and precious glimmers of light among the shards and ashes of a ruined world.

Teen Central

Come to the New Richmond Branch. We’re dedicating an entire hour every third Thursday of each month at the library for attendees ages 13-18. Come check out cool book and movie discussions, hang out with your friends and work on some of our awesome art and craft projects. We promise you’ll have a blast! For more information call the library at 553-0570.

New House of Night Novella

neferetNeferet’s Curse is the latest story in PC and Kristin Cast’s House of Night series. Reveals the secret history of the Tulsa House of Night’s darkly seductive High Priestess, Neferet, tracing her past as a motherless girl in turn-of-the-century Chicago whose beauty renders her an object of unwanted attention and abuse, and who gains vengeful, magical strength after being Marked.