Dec 12, 2007
Get audiobooks straight to your computer!
The Seabrook Library is now part of the NH Overdrive program. Everyone who has a Seabrook Library card (in your hand! you are going to need the number!) can go to nh.lib.overdrive.com and download audiobooks. First you need to download the free software, then you can get clicking! This works will almost all mp3 players (but not the ipod). All you need is a Seabrook Library card, a computer, and an Internet connection. Call the library (474-2044) or email (szpatterson AT sealib.org) if you have any questions or need any help. Happy listening!
Dec 10, 2007
The Road of the Dead, Kevin Brooks
First I have to say - - -- - finally!!! Finally there is a book that is like I am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak. When I say like, I don't mean that the plots are exactly the same, or the way things go down is the same, but the overall style and . . . well, those intangibles that make a book enough like another in theme, etc., without it being a copycat kinda thing. I can, without reservation, say that if you liked I am the Messenger, The Road of the Dead will be good to you.Ruben's sister Rachel is killed, and Ruben . . feels it. Like he feels his brother's emotions, although Cole tries to keep himself distant. Cole goes off in search of Rachel's killer only because their mother wants to bring her body home and bury her. But of course, no one is talking but everyone knows more than they want to say. Add in the fact that Ruben and Cole are half-gypsy, the villages and rural places of England, and some other . . . shall we say, interesting characters and you've got a book that is really and truly good.
@ the Seabrook Library this week, 12/10/07
Tuesday, 12/11/07
10am - 2pm - Quilters Group
10:15am - 10:45am - Story time for pre-toddlers and toddlers
10:30am - 12pm - Computer Coaching, call the library to sign up (474-2044)
Wednesday, 12/12/07
12:30-1:15pm - Toddler time! Toddlers meet for songs and stories.
Friday, 12/14/07
3:15pm - Friday Flix, 6th grade and up. Batman Begins (2005 - rated pg13): Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
10am - 2pm - Quilters Group
10:15am - 10:45am - Story time for pre-toddlers and toddlers
10:30am - 12pm - Computer Coaching, call the library to sign up (474-2044)
Wednesday, 12/12/07
12:30-1:15pm - Toddler time! Toddlers meet for songs and stories.
Friday, 12/14/07
3:15pm - Friday Flix, 6th grade and up. Batman Begins (2005 - rated pg13): Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
Dec 6, 2007
New graphic novels and manga, 12.5.07
Check the library catalog for more information!V for Vendetta, Alan Moore
Steamboy, the animanga, Katsuhiro Otomo
Stardust, Neil Gaiman
Naruto 17 & 18
Check the library catalog for more information!
Dec 5, 2007
new books (graphic novels, manga, young adult fiction) 12.5.07
Check the Seabrook Library catalog for more info about these books!Robot Dreams, Sara Varon: This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant detail how powerful and fragile relationships are. After a Labor Day jaunt to the beach leaves the robot rusted, immobilized in the sand, the dog must return alone to the life they shared. But the memory of their friendship lingers, and as the seasons pass, the dog tries to fill the emotional void left by the loss of his closest friend, making and losing a series of friends, from a melting snowman to epicurean anteaters. But for the robot, lying rusting on the beach, the only relief from loneliness is in dreams.
Laika, Nick Abadzis: Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her journey.
A Lifetime of Secrets: a PostSecret Book:In Frank Warren's most extraordinary book yet, he presents the most provocative and outrageous postsecrets to date — the confessions of people whose secrets have been hidden their entire lives, and whose revelations will have a deeply significant effect on their futures.
Biker Girl by Misako Rocks: Bookish schoolgirl by day, sexy biker hero by night, Aki sets out to avenge her cousin's death after she finds a magic bike in her grandfather's garage.
Deadline, Chris Crutcher: In Deadline, high school senior Ben Wolf discovers he has an aggressive form of leukemia. Ben decides to tell no one; he wants his last year of school to be normal. Only, not telling the truth is the same as lying, and it takes Ben almost a year to figure that out. And what a year it is.
Wyvernhail, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: HAI HAS ALWAYS been an outsider. With a falcon mother and a deceased cobra father, she is considered a mongrel by most, an ally by some, and a friend by few. Hai's broken falcon wings are a painful reminder of the life she once led on the island of Ahnmik. And here in Wyvern's Court, the avian and serpiente royal family keep their distance, refusing to acknowledge her cobra bloodline. They know that Hai's magic is so volatile, she can barely control it, and images of the past and future threaten to overwhelm her.
Schooled, Gordon Korman: Homeschooled on an isolated "alternate farm commune" that has dwindled since the 1960s to 2 members, 13-year-old Cap has always lived with his grandmother, Rain. When she is hospitalized, Cap is taken in by a social worker and sent—like a lamb to slaughter—to middle school. Smart and capable, innocent and inexperienced (he learned to drive on the farm, but he has never watched television), long-haired Cap soon becomes the butt of pranks. He reacts in unexpected ways and, in the end, elevates those around him to higher ground. From chapter to chapter, the first-person narrative shifts among certain characters: Cap, a social worker (who takes him into her home), her daughter (who resents his presence there), an A-list bully, a Z-list victim, a popular girl, the school principal, and a football player (who unintentionally decks Cap twice in one day). Korman capably manages the shifting points of view of characters who begin by scorning or resenting Cap and end up on his side. From the eye-catching jacket art to the scene in which Cap says good-bye to his 1,100 fellow students, individually and by name, this rewarding novel features an engaging main character and some memorable moments of comedy, tenderness, and reflection.Check the Seabrook Library catalog for more info about these books!
Lots and lots of new manga, the December 5th edition
Check the library's catalog for more info -
Naruto #14: Their village is under attack, and Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru can't stay behind to defend it. They have a top priority mission to track down Sasuke and the Sand genin. But with nine bloodthirsty ninja on their heels, the hunters have quickly become the hunted.
Naruto #15: In the village of Konohagakure, school is literally a battlefield where classmates are ninjas in training competing to become the greatest ninja in the land.
Naruto #16
Death Note #01
Death Note #03: Light is chaffing under L's extreme surveillance, but 64 mikes and cameras hidden in his room aren't enough to stop him. He decides steps up the game, but before the battle can really begin, a family tragedy distracts him. But even though Light isn't using the Death Note right now, someone else is! Who's the new Killa in town?
Death Note #07: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life?
Death Note #08: Light--working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, and L--has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?
Death Note #09: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goalor his life?
Death Note #10
Death Note #12
Check the library's catalog for more info -
Naruto #14: Their village is under attack, and Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru can't stay behind to defend it. They have a top priority mission to track down Sasuke and the Sand genin. But with nine bloodthirsty ninja on their heels, the hunters have quickly become the hunted.Naruto #15: In the village of Konohagakure, school is literally a battlefield where classmates are ninjas in training competing to become the greatest ninja in the land.
Naruto #16
Death Note #01
Death Note #03: Light is chaffing under L's extreme surveillance, but 64 mikes and cameras hidden in his room aren't enough to stop him. He decides steps up the game, but before the battle can really begin, a family tragedy distracts him. But even though Light isn't using the Death Note right now, someone else is! Who's the new Killa in town?Death Note #07: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life?Death Note #08: Light--working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, and L--has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?Death Note #09: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goalor his life?Death Note #10Death Note #12Check the library's catalog for more info -
Bird, Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson is rapidly becoming one of those authors where I read everything they write. I wait for their new books, and scarf them up looking for more. But she's a very different kind of author than I usually find myself compelled to read - her stuff is much quieter, much more emotionally based (that is not to say overly emotional, just that the feelings of the characters is the driving force of the story).Bird runs away from home to seek out her stepfather, who has in turn run away from home. His relationship with her mom wasn't really great, but he was the dad she had as Bird's own father died when she was two.
Somehow (not really explained but not a big deal, either) Bird is able to find her stepfather in Alabama, and hides out in the shed of the family's back yard, sneaking into the house to eat and clean up when they aren't around.
But we begin to learn about the connections between Bird, her stepfather's extended family, and their connections to other people in the town - I don't want to give too much away, but I do want to share that this is a really rich book, for its being so short.
Check the Seabrook Library catalog for more info -
Dec 4, 2007
Nov 30, 2007
new dvds @ Seabrook Library, 11.30.07
Check the catalog for more information about these movies!Finding Oprah's Roots: Oprah Winfrey's ancestry is traced back to the Kpelle people of Liberia using modern advances in genealogical research.
Rent: The story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City in 1989. Over the course of a year, the friends face poverty, drug addiction, break-ups, reconciliations, eviction, and AIDS.
Shaun of the Dead: When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt, it is up to Shaun and his buddy to save their friends and family.Use the catalog to find out more info!
new teen books @ Seabrook Library, 11.30.07
Check the library catalog for more info about these books!
The Prophet of Yonwood, Jeanne DuPrau: It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly. . . .
As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
Love, Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli: Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.
Interworld, Neil Gaiman: At nearly fifteen years of age, Joey Harker learns that he is a Walker, able to travel between dimensions, and soon joins a team of different versions of himself, each from another dimension, to fight the evil forces striving to conquer all the worlds.
What They Found: Love on 145th Street, Walter Dean Myers: Fifteen interrelated stories explore different aspects of love, such as a dying father's determination to help start a family business--a beauty salon--and the relationship of two teens who plan to remain celibate until they marry.
November Blues, Sharon M. Draper: A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.
Book of a Thousand Days, Shannon Hale: Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Nobody's Princess, Esther Friesner: Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.
Jinx, Meg Cabot: Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
Check the library catalog for more info!
The Prophet of Yonwood, Jeanne DuPrau: It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly. . . .As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
Love, Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli: Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.
Interworld, Neil Gaiman: At nearly fifteen years of age, Joey Harker learns that he is a Walker, able to travel between dimensions, and soon joins a team of different versions of himself, each from another dimension, to fight the evil forces striving to conquer all the worlds.
What They Found: Love on 145th Street, Walter Dean Myers: Fifteen interrelated stories explore different aspects of love, such as a dying father's determination to help start a family business--a beauty salon--and the relationship of two teens who plan to remain celibate until they marry.
November Blues, Sharon M. Draper: A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.
Book of a Thousand Days, Shannon Hale: Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Nobody's Princess, Esther Friesner: Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.
Jinx, Meg Cabot: Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.Check the library catalog for more info!
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