Skeleton Creek Book One Review

Hi girls! Today we are fortunate to welcome back our guest book reviewer, Tristen! So, without further delay, I will turn the blog over to her capable hands.

Skeleton Creek written by Patrick Carman is possibly one of the creepiest books I've ever read following right behind Coraline.
The novel revolves around Ryan and Sarah as they begin to uncover their town's ghastly history, and their communication through the internet as they are forbidden to see each other by their parents after an accident almost kills Ryan.
The novel is in diary form with entries written by Ryan; it's quite easy to familiarize yourself with him through the thoughts he writes down and observations he makes of the people who are involved with the secret being kept from them.
He also provides a website and password to access online videos posted by his friend Sarah. These videos are essential to the story's plot and could be a disadvantage to those who don't have access but adds to the experience of the story to those who do. The combination with the story read and videos watched gives you the eerie feeling that you didn't buy the book in store but stumbled across it and involved yourself with something that forces you onto the border of reality and the unknown.
The novel is a quick read and is fast paced but is done so that it doesn't feel rushed. I know future readers will love the interaction needed to complete it and will have a friend close by as they watch the videos.
I loved it and it kept me looking over my shoulder and questioning what I thought was real and what wasn't, and hopefully it will have the same effect on you. It receives a full five out of five stars.

Thanks for another great review, Tristen! Look for Skeleton Creek and the sequel, Ghost in the Machine on our library shelves (if you dare!)

Sneak Peak at the next book in the series:

Author Interview with Patrick Carman - Skeleton... by expandedbooks

New Spring Books!

Hi Girls!
For fans of Sarah Dessen, she has a new book coming out next month - watch her talking about it here:

And yes, we do have all of her other books, they are just usually signed out all of the time! Let me know if you would like to put a hold on any of her titles (some are for 10-12 only.)

Enter to Win!

For those of you who don't notice comments beneath posts, check out this link: Let's Talk Tobacco.  It's a contest sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society where you can make a video (less than 3 minutes) with your own unique twist.  Entry deadline is April 15 and they have some great prizes.  Visit the website for some more ideas!  I know there are LOTS of very creative minds here - and thanks to "anonymous" for once again bringing something fun to our attention ; )

Tea Time

"The tea hour is the hour of peace.  Strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat."   Agnes Reppelier
Best quote of the year so far from the Susan Branch calendar on my wall at home - and considering our love of library tea time (and the occasional visiting library cat!) I thought it was appropriate to start this post.
    I can't believe it's April already!  We have some amazing new books arriving, but as I've shared with the book club girls I am not sure how long the new stuff will keep coming out onto the shelves as we will be preparing for some changes during the summer and that will be consuming much of my time and energy.  Keep your eyes open for the next few weeks, at least.
    Now many of you may have seen this video already, but Bryanna shared it with me and I really, really liked what this girl had to say.  In fact she made so much sense that I immediately asked if she was a librarian - ha ha.   Anyway, if you are a teenage girl, you should have a look:  

Senior Book Club Tuesday at 11:40 as usual girls!