More Great Young Adult Books

I'm hooked and I can't wait until the next installment of "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel".

The series is based on both history and fantasy. You will find it in the YA section. Yes, another YA fantasy that adults will also enjoy. Michael Scott weaves figures and history into a planned six-volume fantasy. Twins Sophie and Josh find themselves in London in the third book and their powers are growing. Their goal is to get to Stonehenge where a portal can take them back to San Francisco. But Dark Elders have other plans.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, their guardian Flamel's gifted wife Pernelle survives clouds of poinsous insects and attacks from the octopus-legged Old Man of the Sea to escape from Alcatraz Island. Master yarnspinner that he is, Scott expertly cranks up the suspense while keeping his now-large cast in quick motion. He also continues to blur the line between the two sides, injecting the notes of ambiguity that will leave readers wondering. Ending in a welter of revelations, reunions and unresolved plotlines, this page-turner promises plenty of action to come.

True Mystery

I have always been fascinated with crop circles, everything about them really, who made them, why they are there, how are they so perfectly round. Lucky for me, I found this incredible book.

Now I was a fan of these crop circles, but I have never seen a crop snowflake. Have you ever seen a crop snake, or a crop triangle. Who would have thought that Aliens were such creative creatures. This is a book everyone should page through, absolutly stunning.

It is known that some fields have new crop art year after year. Polly Carson who has been accused of hiring 'forgers' to make designs in her crops year after year explains "We'd never be able to create anyting so perfectly beautiful!...There have been 'fakes' in their fields, Carson says, but 'They were very easy to tell from the other figures because of their shabby constuction."

The Truth About Diamonds

While scanning the shelves at the library a few days ago, I came across a familiar name, Nicole Richie. Now you might never have guessed it, but I am a huge "Simple Life" fan. I think it is one of the better reality shows to hit the airwaves, so think of my delite when I came across this book. I spent this last, rainy weekend engulfed in the drama that is this book.

The first time I stepped away from this book was at chapter 12, "The Mother of All Confrontations" and the book was finished before I put it down again.

The book, fiction with striking similarities to Richie's real life, is like reading an extended copy of any tabloid, light summer reading at it's best.

Please Mr. Jailor

Just when you thought we were running out of great material here at the libraray, we are rejunvenated by Inter-Library Loan.

This wonderful film, which I watched nearly a hundred times as a child, has recently come through the library again. This film has it all, car chaces, Rikki Lake, jailhouse dance sequences, tattoos, and of course Johnny Depp at his finest.

Cry-Baby is so full of excitement, I dont' want to ruin a thing. This is something you need to see for yourself, bound to be a family favorite.

Check it out today at Barrett Memorial Library.

Wholesome Family Adventure

Five kids. One Sea Lion.

The adventure of summer beckon to "The Stinkers", a group of mischievous misfits - so named by Mr. Brinway, the weary headmaster of the Summer Program at upscale Dartmoor Academy.

During a humdrum field trip to the Springcille aquarium, The Stinkers get the bright idea to kidnap Slappy the Sea Lion and return him to his ocean home. Unfortunately, there's another sea lion-napper on the premises, and he has other plans for Slappy's future...in a Bulgarian circus!

The Stinkers manage to get Slappy back to Dartmoor, only long enough for him to wreck havoc on Parent's Dayand get the Stinkers expelled...leaving the poor sea lion in the hands of the evil animal broker! The Stinkers will have to pull out all the stops to save Slappy from circus life and redeem themselves in the eyes of

Mr. Brinway!

Family film at it's finest.

The Jewish American Princess Handbook

If this picture was bigger you would see all of these things on the cover.

"Oy Vey, Now it's our turn"

The first complete guide to this Meonite mystique. The Clothes, the Sotres and the Social Life.

"We're Not Spoiled, Just Selective."

This title includes essays on"

Cultivating Carats

Plastic Surgery Do's and Don'ts

The Care and Feeding of Fur

The Forbidden Fruits: Interfaith Dating

Jewish Mothers: How Much Guilt is Really Enough?

From Hair to Eternity, the Humidity Factor.

The Legacy of Spending Money. The Allowance:Gelt without Guilt. Proper Breeding. Six-Figure Dating. Shopping: Wholesale vs Retail. Collecting and Displaying Charge Cards. Scouting for schools (His not Yours). Majors for Husband Hunters. Theme Parties: bat Mitzvahs, Sweet Sixteen, Pledge Dances, sammies Shipwreck. TAB the All Occasion Beverage.

Let's Exercise Kids!

I'm guilty of it too, sitting around all day playing video games and getting no exercise. When the weather is nice it's easy to go outside and go for a nice long walk along the shore, but when it's raining for days I need to do something, move around a little bit. I fell in love with this video the very first time I saw it. These kids really motivate me to get moving.

Even more exciting is the warm-up DoDo bird, and the funky Kangaroo who make sure you don't quit. This lovely video also includes a work out in an enchanted rain forest with "the hottest tunes and dance steps ever seen on tv!"

Check it out today at Barrett Memorial Library