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• Overdue Books?

  Time to bring those overdue books back - or renew them if you are still using them. In order to renew your books, you may email one of the librarians or just come ask! If you think you lost a book, please come tell us. We would love to get your library accounts all settled before summer.

• Graphic Novles/Comic Books/Manga

  Our collection of graphic novels, comics, and manga is growing steadily. Not sure where to start? Come browse the collection and see what calls out to you. Graphic novels are fiction stories told in a comic book format, but they are sometimes very serious in tone. We also have popular memoirs in this format. Manga are the Japanese comics, which have a distinct style and are popular around the world. From Spiderman to Persepolis, from American Born Chinese to Hana-Kimi, we have a comic book for you. Looking for suggestions? Ask Mrs. Abarbanel, who is a new big fan of graphic novels.

• Read a love story in February

  Why not read a love story in February? Try this year's Printz Award winner, The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. In this suspenseful thriller, Sym is in love with the famous explorer of the Antarctic, Titus Oates. She tells us, "I have been in love with Titus Oates for quite a while now - which is ridiculous, since he's been dead for ninety years. But look at it this way. In ninety years I'll be dead, too, and then the age difference won't matter." This unique page-turner is a great book to cozy up with on a cold night. Enjoy!

• OUR NEW LIBRARY BOOKS ON LIBRARYTHING

  Take a look at our library's new books by using LibraryThing, a powerful book organization and information site. Just click on a book cover to find out what others have to say about the book in reviews, tags and clouds. What are tags and clouds? Find out in LibraryThing! http://www.librarything.com/catalog/brentwoodschool

• Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

  
  

  
  Liz wakes up on a boat on her way to Elsewhere. After a while she realizes she died in a hit and run accident and Elsewhere is the afterlife. In this rather Earth-like place everyone ages backwards, so now she will be getting younger every day instead of older. As she realizes she will never reach 16, get a driver's license, or have children, let alone see her beloved family again, she begins to despair. But the relationships with her also-dead grandmother, favorite musician, and some new friends, she starts to realize that life (or death) is what you make of it. This is a lovely and interesting book, with memorable characters - including the dogs, who can speak with the dead. I loved this book - it is great for any age, but especially 7-10th grades.