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Another Teen Book to Movie!

Looks like another one of our favourite teen books will be making it's way to the big screen. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is the set to open May 2017. The book was so heartwarming, looks like the movie will be too, check it out! BTW, see if you can recognize the main character!?

We went to A.R. McNeill Secondary

Look where we were on Friday!
This is our third school visit this year and it was so much fun!

 











Here’s a video of Cindy in action (she’s talking about the amazing book The Leaving by Tara Altebrando).
 

(You might have to turn up the sound to hear her better)

Visiting the high schools in Richmond to do our booktalk presentation is our favourite program we do during the school year. We talk about the new teen books that are getting a lot of buzz right now, show some awesome book trailers and bring boxes of books for the students to sign out. If you want us to come to your school, email us at BHKidsPlace@yourlibrary.ca 
  

 

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Who liked Cinder and The Lunar Chronicles? Well, your favourite author is back at it again! Heartless by Marissa Meyer is entrancing from the very beginning! Catherine lives in Wonderland, the land of...wonders. She wants to be a baker, not a queen, so when the King proposes, she is not exactly the happiest pumpkin in the garden (a plus point to reading the book: you will understand the previous joke)! Then, in a sudden whirlwind, she meets Jest, the new court joker who captivates her. Is their romance meant to be?

Well, you will have to find out, won't you? I never realized this, but this book can be viewed as the prequel to the life of the Red Queen. This basically creates a reasonable explanation for the way she ended up, mad and incorrigible. Marissa Meyer definitely outdid herself in this magical book! Her imaginative writing method pulled me into the plot and it felt like I was experiencing everything going on in the book. I felt all of Catherine's emotions and I could imagine all the events happening. I really enjoyed Heartless. 

Additionally, Heartless can not only be viewed as a fantasy, romance and adventure genre, but also has a bit of a mysterious edge, which makes it a very well-rounded story that will appeal to all readers! This book is so out of this world, you could never see it coming! Even though, technically, you know the ending, everything begins to make sense at the end when the puzzle is solved. Instead of talking in rhymes and riddles, I'm going to suggest you immediately go and read this book!

Need something to do on a snow day?

Isn't all this snow crazy?!


I don't know the last time we got this much snow! I don't know about you, but the snow is fun for a day or two, but then I start to feel antsy and start looking for things to read.










Guess what? RPL not only has some great books, but we also have:
eBooks 
eMagazings 
eAudiobooks
Streaming video and music

If you can't leave the house because of all the snow, all you have to do is go to the library website and get all you need there :)

Which new books are you excited about?

There are going to be some great bookscoming out in 2017! Which ones are you excited about?

Goodreads has a list of the most anticipated YA Novels of 2017 and here are the top 5: 

Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

"Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords-and hunt for allies in unexpected places." Sarah J. Mass

Lord and Shadows by Cassandra Clare

This is the second book of The Dark Artifices series and is the sequel to Clare's Lady Midnight.

"Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again?" Cassandra Clare

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

Following the success of Roth's Divergent series, Carve the Mark is a different kind of story.

"On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favored by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape the future. While most benefit from their currentgifts, Akos and Cyra do not—their gifts make them vulnerable to others’ control. Can they reclaim their gifts, their fates, and their lives, and reset the balance of power in this world?" Carve the Mark

King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen was a huge hit!! Everyone wanted to read it and no one could put it down. We think King's Cage, the third book in the series, is going to be just as popular. 

"Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner." King's Cage

Windwitch by Susan Dennard

This is the second book in the triology and it is getting major buzz.

"When an explosion destroys his ship, the world believes Prince Merik, Windwitch, is dead. Scarred yet alive, Merik is determined to prove his sister’s treachery. Upon reaching the royal capital, crowded with refugees, he haunts the streets, fighting for the weak—which leads to whispers of a disfigured demigod, the Fury, who brings justice to the oppressed." Windwitch

Which book are you the most excited about?

Want RPL to come to your school?

We visited Hugh McRoberts Secondary School yesterday and today! We talked to the students about all the new must-read books that are out right now and the books the RPL teen librarian are super excited about.

We will be going to some more high schools in Richmond this year, and we can’t wait! We have so much fun on these visits and we love finding out what books you’re excited about.

Want to find out about which books we talked about and have us to come to your school? Email us at BHKidsPlace@yourlibrary.ca

Celebrate National Engineering and Geoscience Month!

SATURDAY, March 4 | 10:30-4:00PM, Brighouse Branch

Learn about science and the engineering and geoscience professions through fun, interactive activities at this annual event! Participate in or watch the exciting Popsicle Stick Bridge Building and busting contest.

Join the popsicle stick Bridge Competition!

Download a registration form from:  https://www.apeg.bc.ca/Events/Events/2017/RD1MAR17

Send an electronic copy of your completed forms to:  apegbc.richmond.negm@gmail.com

and give a hard copy to the Richmond Public Library (Brighouse Branch) to pick up supplies.  You may register as an individual or a team. Prizes will be awarded for the strongest and best constructed bridges.

Schedule of Events

10:30 am—Registration Begins for Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition

11:00 am—Science World Demonstration

1:00 pm—Bridge Busting for ages Grade 10 and under

1:30 pm—Bridge Busting for Grades 11 and 12

2:00 pm—Bridge Busting for Post Secondary students and above

Organized and sponsored by the Richmond-Delta APEGBC branch .

  

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Gung Hay Fat Choy! 2017 is the Year of the Rooster and we hope this year brings everyone luck. Good at riddles? Then visit the Brighouse Branch of the library to participate in our annual Chinese New Year Riddle Contest!

Ten Books To Talk About

There are good books,  there are great books, and then there are books that just go above and beyond any expectation. Some of them deal with topics you have never seen before being addressed on a YA book while others take something that has been so many times, and finally do it right or in a completely unexpected way. These are books that get stuck in your head, books you think about well after you finished them, these are books that you just can`t help but talk about.

A World Without You by Beth Revis

This is my favourite book of 2016!!! I could not put it down. Not only is this book by one of my favourite teen authors, Beth Revis , but it's an amazing read!

It is told from two points of view: Bo and his sister Phoebe. 

Bo, 17 years old, believes he can travel through time. At 10 years old, he traveled back in time to watch the sinking of the Titanic. At 15 years old, he went back in time to witness part of the American Civil War. But no one believes him. His parents don't know what to do with him and send him off to a special school. Bo believes this school is for kids with superpowers.

Phoebe, along with the rest of their family, believe Bo doesn't posses the ability to travel through time, but that he is mentally ill. She believes that he has created this fictional side of himself as a way to escape reality.

This book is fantastic!! It's gripping, powerful and has a little bit of everything: fantasy, drama, mystery, humour and a love story. Trust me, just read it and you will be totally captivated by A World Without You too.