Category Archives: Sci-Fi/Futuristic

New books you asked for

Students have asked for the next books in these two trilogies, so I wanted to announce that I have them now and they’ll be available at Colony in a few days. The third book in The Maze Runner series–The Death … Continue reading

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“Unwind”

Unwind by Neal Shusterman  “The Second Civil War, also known as “The Heartland War,” was a long and bloody conflict fought over a single issue. “To end the war, a set of constitutional amendments, known as “The Bill of Life” … Continue reading

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Hunger Games Action Movie Poster

Check out the Hunger Games movie poster. Click here to see and hear it in action. Give it a chance to upload–it may take a minute. What a cool riff on the theme of Katniss, the girl on fire. I … Continue reading

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Great article on new YA novels

Hooray For YA: Teen Novels For Readers Of All Ages–by Julianna Baggott for NPR If you go to this link, you can read the article, listen to it, or both!

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Hunger Games–The Guys in the Movie

Sneak a peek at The Hunger Games‘ Peeta and Gale. Check out this post on EW’s blog. Of course the movie is never as good as the book, but these guys could make it a close second . . .

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“Matched” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)

Matched by Ally Condie   “It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” —William Carlos Williams Yes, Matched is another future dystopia, but like Hunger Games, this … Continue reading

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“The Marbury Lens”

    The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith Wow—this is the creepiest YA book I’ve ever read! Before I get to the details, I do want to admit that it’s deeply flawed—because if you read it and then are disappointed in … Continue reading

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Summer Reading–Join me with some great books!

Don’t lose those grade-level gains you worked so hard to make all year long! Reading over the summer prevents the traditional summer loss of reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. And it’s so easy—a virtually stress-free, fun way of learning. Just … Continue reading

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“The Forest of Hands and Teeth”

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan  Here’s a book I read quite awhile ago, never had time to review, but thought you’d like. In some post-apocalyptic future, Mary lives in a village that seems to be the … Continue reading

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New Books from Our Book Fair

  We’ve got new book-fair books ready for check-out. Have a look at these-and then come on over and check one out.

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