manga and graphic novels Aug. 2008

Here are some of the graphic novels and manga that should soon be at the Benton Harbor Library.  If you want to reserve a book you can call the library, reserve online, email Kat, or just come into the library.

Alive Vol. 4 & 5

Black Cat Vol. 5 & 6

Chibi Vampire Vol. 7 & 8

Dragon Drive Vol. 4, 5, & 6

High School Debut Vol. 3, 4, &5

School Rumble Vol. 5 & 6

Batman: Long Halloween

Love*Com Vol. 4 & 5

 Monkey High Vol. 1 & 2

O-Parts Hunter Vol. 2 & 3

Sugar Princess: Skating to Win Vol. 1

The New York Four

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol. 7 & 8

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New books Aug 2008 - Fiction

Here are some new books that are ordered for the month of August. If you want to check one of these books out come by the library.  You can reserve books online or by phone!

Fiction

Beige by Cecil Castellucci

The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman

Brisinger (Inheritance Trilogy 3) by Christopher Paolini

Play Me by Laura Ruby

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

Impossible by Nancy Werlin

The Fruit of My Lipstick (All About Us 2) by Shelly Adina

Revelation (Private 8) by Kate Brian

Untamed (A House of Night Novel) by P.C. Cast

Courtin' Jayd (Drama High) by L. Divine

Catwalk by Deborah Gregory

Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley

Shortie Like Mine by Ni Ni Simone

More Than Friends (A Saving Grace Novel) by Katherine Spencer

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New Books for July!

Everyone, it's that time of the month again...time to give you all a peak at the new books that are coming into the library this month.  Remember, you can reserve books online, call to reserve, or come in and check them out!

Fiction

Cherry Heaven by L. J. Adlington

Thumbs Up! award winner: Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande

Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

Pretty Face by Mary Hogan

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Stop in the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison

Revenge of the Homecoming Queen and Twisted Sisters by Stephanie Hale

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Shrink to Fit (A Kimani Tru book) by Dona Sarker

Manga & Graphic Novels

The Antique Gift Shop Vols. 2 - 4

Confidential Confessions Vols. 3 & 4

Fruits Basket Vols. 19 & 20

Hana-Kimi Vol. 1

Legendz Vol. 4

My Brothers and Me Vols. 1 & 2

Reborn Vols. 3 & 4

The Wallflower Vols. 8 & 9

Non-Fiction

The Bad Book by Aranzi Aronzo

Stuff on My Cat by Mario Garza

Kitten War, May the Cutest Kitten Win by Fraser Lewry

Hard Core Zen by Brad Warner

Body Drama by Nancy Amanda Reed

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If you like Twilight...

If you love Twilight and you've already read New Moon and Ecplise, here are some books you might like to read while waiting for Breaking Dawn.

Blue Bloods and Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz

Vampire Kisses (series) by Ellen Schreiber

The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith

Boys that Bite & Stake That by Mari Mancusi

Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

House of Night series by P.C. Cast

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Univited by Justine Musk

The Silver Kiss and Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde

Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Demon in My View by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

And don't forget Meyer's new book The Host!

All of these books are available at the library.  Come in and check them out, or call and reserve one today!  Also, remember to keep track of the time you spend reading and count it in the summer reading program!

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New Summer books- Manga & Graphic Novels

Manga

Claymore Vol. 3 & Vol. 4 & Vol. 5

Dragon Head Vol. 8 & Vol. 9 & Vol. 10

Girl Got Game Vol. 3

Land of the Blindfolded Vol. 7 & Vol. 8

Complete Persepolis

School Rumble Vol. 3 & Vol. 4

The Wallflower Vol. 6

Be With You

Beauty Pop Vol. 8

Gentlemen's Allicance Cross Vol. 4 & Vol. 5

Godchild Vol. 4 & Vol. 5

Gothic Sports Vol. 2

Love Master A Vol. 2

Muhyo & Roji's Bueau of Supernatural Investigations Vol. 2

My Heavenly Hockey Club Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Priness Resurrection Vol. 2

Rosario Vampire Vol. 1

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5

Tail of the Moon Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Yurara Vol. 1

&

We've replaced missing volumes of Naruto & Bleach!

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New summer books- Fiction

Check out these new books, and lots of other reordered books at the library!  You can reserve them online at www.bentonharborlibrary.com or by calling 269-926-7720

New Fiction

The Death of Jayson Porter -- Jaime Adoff

The Year My Sister Got Lucky -- Aimee Friedman

Genius Squad -- Catherine Jinks

Playing with Fire (Skullduggery Pleasent 2) -- Derek Landy

Ever -- Gail Carson Levine

Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks -- E. Lockhart

How to Be Bad -- E. Lockhart, Sara Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle

Wake -- Lisa McMann

Battle of the Labyrinth -- Rick Riordin

Generation Dead -- Daniel Waters

Dragon's Keep -- Janet Lee Carey

Dramarama -- E. Lockhart

Torn: Wicked Dead -- Stefan Petrucha

A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love -- Kieran Scott

The Four Dorothy's (Drama! 1) -- Paul Runditis

If I Were Your Boyfriend (Kimani Tru) -- Earl Sewell

Gossip Girl: The Carlyles 1 -- Cecily Von Ziegesar

The Dead and the Gone -- Sue Beth Pfeffer

Stealing Heaven -- Elizabeth Scott

Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars 4) -- Sara Shepard

Cathy's Key -- Sean Stewart

Frostbite (Vampire Academy 2) -- Richelle Mead

Audrey, Wait! -- Robin Benway

Airhead -- Meg Cabot

Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty -- Jody Gehrman

Rumors (a Luxe novel) -- Anna Goberson

Suite Scarlett -- Maureen Johnson

The Coffin Club -- Ellen Schrieber

Hurricane Song -- Paul Volponi

Sweethearts -- Sara Zarr

The Secrets of Peaches -- Jodi Lynn Anderson

The Prophet of Yonwood -- Jeanne Du Prau

The Queen Geek Social Club -- Laura Preble

The Divas Diamond - Victoria Murray

It Chicks (16 Candles) -- Tia Williams

Why I let My Hair Grow Out -- Mary Rose Wood

Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp -- Rick Yancy

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Summer Reading Program information!

So, the Summer Reading Program starts June 2.  That is when you can start counting your time.

This year we are doing something a little different.  For every 1 hour you spend reading materials from The Benton Harbor Library you get 1 library dollar.  You may count up to 10 hours a week, and once you hit 40 hours you get a bonus.  Everyone who joins the program gets a book to keep.  If you stop reading in the middle of an hour simply round to the closest hour (that means if you read for an hour and 15 minutes, then round down to 1 hour.  1 hour and 45 minutes, round up to 2 hours.)

Keep track of your library dollars and spend them at the auction at the end of the summer.  It's as simple as that!  Visit the library or check back go this page for information about the prizes!

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What color(s) will it be?

This summer one of the prizes for the reading program is going to be the chance to pick Ms. Kat's hair color!  As many of you know Kat has gone through many different colors this past year.  Pink with purple, purple with blue, and purple with green... Now YOU can pick her new hair color, if you are the highest bidder.

Check out www.amphigory.com for the Special Effects colors that you can choose form.  These colors include (but are not limited to):

Blue Haired Freak

Atomic Pink

Pimpin' Purple

Bright as F@! Yellow

Nuclear Red

and Fishbowl

So, check out books from BHPL, keep track of your reading time, earn library dollars, and bid on the chance to choose Kat's hair color.

P.S.  Kat has to get a new driver's license this fall, so the colors you pick may well be memoralized on her license for the next few years.

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Review: Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott

Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott

This is based on an ARC of the book, the published form may be different.

Danielle has never known a life without stealing. She and her mother live on the run, stealing silver, and never letting anyone know the real them. Then they come to Heaven, and Danielle starts gets a taste of what she has never had, realizing that she wants a life without stealing, without silver, and without fake names or IDs, she just wants to be normal. But, will she ever be able to?

This is the third book of Scott's that I've read, and by far its my favorite. I would have finished it the day I started but I had to put it aside so I could sleep and go to work the next day.

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Getting ready for summer

Hey all, Ms. Kat just came back from Spring Insitute and now she is getting ready for this summer at the BHPL!

We are starting off with a Naruto Clash of Ninja 2 tournament tomorrow.  Coming this summer we will also have a Mario Kart Tournament, a Smash Bros. tournament, and a card game tournament, come in and sign up so we can call and remind you the day before each tournament!

Speaking of this summer, the Teen Summer Reading Program has been revamped this year and launches on June 2nd.  Get your books and start reading so you can earn your library dollars.  Use those dollars at the end of the summer in our Summer Reading Program teen auction to bid on different prizes, including the chance to choose Ms. Kat's next hair colors!

Another reading program prize we are going to give away will be a bag of books, well, there will be two bags of books.  We need to know what books YOU want to win though, so if there are any books you are excited about coming out this summer then tell us!  Reply to this blog, email us, visit Ms. Kat's page and tell her, however you want.  We already have some books donated by some great authors, now we just need to build on that selection!

Keep on the look out for our next blog where we will be giving you an update about new books at the library, and don't forget that you can reserve books online, at the library, or by calling and talking to a librarian!

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