Fire-Us Snuffed

Book Survivor IV

In a move that surprised many and no one at the same time, the Fire-Us Trilogy has been voted out. The trilogy which is by Jennifer Armstrong and features a postapocolytic world. This series contains three books, as all trilogies do. For a brief plot synopsis, check out Wikipedia's page on Jennifer Armstrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Armstrong


-The Enigma From the Future (tm)

Battle of the Books: Advanced Division

The Fedora Family of Patchogue-Medford was proud to represent the library at the Battle of the Books Advanced Division 2007. Congratulations to team members Cathy, Elizabeth, Deanna, Tiffany, Samantha, Daniel and Ali!!!!! Thank you for all your effort.

Here's the summary of the battle's official results, supplied by the Suffolk Cooperative Library System:

The Battle of the Books, Advanced Division was held Friday March 23 at Sachem Public Library. Six teams participated: Harborfields’ Schnoopers coached by Sarah Schnepp and Brian Cooper, Longwood Public Library’s Wild Things coached by Jan Miller and Maggie Moloney, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley’s Balliiiin coached by Stephanie Kyle, Middle Country’s Logophobics coached by Laura Bocklet and Ryan Gessner, Patchogue’s The Fedora Family coached by Jeri Cohen and Danielle LoDolce, and Sachem’s Great and Terrible Fat Mob coached by Cheryl Conenello.

Special recognition goes to judges Brian Schwartz, Kerrilynn Hurley, Sue Tychnowicz, and Lorraine Squires.

The titles that were battled were: Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman, A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray and Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going. Rules for the Advanced Division Battle were the same as the annual battle.

Results: Harborfields team in first place, Sachem team in second place, and Longwood team in third place.

Best costume award (tie): Patchogue and Longwood teams.



Congratulations to all on a successful event!

Crinkled in Time

Book Survivor IV

Herro! My name is Xavier Jonathan! And I'm from the society of double first names. I am very sad to report the demise of Charles Wallace along with his series, A Wrinkle in Time from the Book Survivor world. I feel as though people with double names are extremely special, and this voting out sends shivers down my spine.

The author of the series, Madeline L'Engle has written many many books. If you'd like to know more, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wrinkle_in_Time

And for information about the author, check it out:

http://www.madeleinelengle.com/

Xavier Jonathan

Hungry City Starves

Hello,

This is Iata Sewmuchh. I am a reporter for the Book Survivor Daily Gazette. We have a recent development in Book Survivor. Tom Natworthy of the Hungry City Chronicles has been eliminated. The news came to me and left my stomach empty and my heart full. The Hungry City Chronicles is a futuristic series set after an apocolypse involving Nuclear Weapons occured.

If you'd like more information, please check out the fansite for the Hungry City Chronicles.

[http://predatorsgold.freeforums.org/index.php]

-Iata

3 Apples Book Award

It's time to nominate your favorite book for the New York State 3 Apples Book Awards. The Teen Choice Award is new this year, and the process is designed to give you the opportunity to participate in honoring your favorite books. All nominations must be submitted by March 31. In April, the 15 top nominees will be announced.

After that, we will all READ!, READ!, READ! between April and December. Voting will take place in January 2008 for the award winner.

Leave us a comment with the title and author of your favorite YA book, so we can forward it to the nominating committee!

Gossip Girls! Tee hee!

Book Survivor IV: The Great Character Battle

Hi there darlings!

My name is Emma Sue Populare! I'm one of the chic-est gallies on this side of the Long Island sound. I'm hee-yah to report on the tragical eviction of Gossip Girls by one Cecily von Ziesegar. The Gossip Girls series revolves around a group of high school girls who live in the tres cool city of NY. Those girls are totally rad.
If you'd like to read this bodacious, outreagous series, start with the first book called "Gossip Girl"

The other books in the series are:
Gossip girl
You Know You Love Me
All I Want Is Everything
Because I'm Worth It
I Like It Like That
You're the One That I Want
Nobody Does It Better
Nothing Can Keep Us Together
Only In Your Dreams
Would I Lie To You?
[[Don't You Forget About Me (coming May 1, 07)]]


If you want more information, word! Check out:

http://www.gossipgirl.net/

Peace out!

E.

Uglies Under Attack

Book Survivor IV: The Great Character Battle

Subject: The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld

Reporter Assigned: B. Guinning Chapter

Hello! The next character to be eliminated from the Book Survivor game was the likable yet complex Tally Youngblood. Tally is from the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. The Trilogy consists of three books (obviously), Pretties, Uglies and Specials. This reporter is sad to see this book eliminated from the race. We have 15 books left. Which one will take the crown?

If you'd like to learn more, check out Scott Westerfeld's website: http://scottwesterfeld.com/

or his blog: http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/

And continue to vote!

And this just in...Earn a library dollar by voting! All you have to do is vote weekly and you will recieve a library dollar from YA Librarian Brian.