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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Book Trailers

Book Trailers are like movie trailers - short video clips about books. Try some of these, or go to your favorite author websites and see what they've got!

Graceling by Kristen Cashore


Airman by Eoin Colfer


The Book Thief by Markus Zusak


A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray


How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff


Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli


The Alchemyst by by Michael Scott

Monday, December 01, 2008

Missing Persons

Every so often, a trend appears in what I'm reading. Right now, it seems to be missing people.

Gone by Michael Grant
Everyone over the age of 14 suddenly disappears, setting off a power vacuum between factions of kids.

Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks
A night out with some people he knew from high school turns into a nightmare for Pete. His best friend disappears, as does a young model they went to high school with. His friend is a suspect - and so is he.

Paper Towns by John Green
Quentin's beautiful next door neighbor disappears, leaving a trail of clues he is determined to follow.

As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Meeting a girl named Anastasia changes a boy's life. But when she mysteriously disappears, he is left with many questions.

Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne
Life changes after Phoebe's cousin Leonard comes to stay with them. Then he disappears, and Phoebe realizes that things and people are not as she thought.

The Invisible by Mats Wahl
A Swedish teenager is missing, and a local detective is determined to find out what happened.

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