December 2, 2009

Additions to the YA collection

The Fatal Child by John Dickinson
Ambrose, Prince Under the Sky, is haunted by the words of his ancestor. He remains in the wastelands, a ragged and hidden king, searching for the secret that will lift the curse of the weeping goddess.

Bloodline by Katy Moran
Bloodline will take you back to the distant past of the British Isles – a bloody tangle of warring kingdoms and tribes, where trees, animal and people live in closer harmony, and loyalty is everything.


Vanna Reynolds was popular and happy back in Plano, Texas, but now she lives with her mother in a tiny apartment in San Antonio. How can she start her freshman...

"Moonlight can totally change your life.And it all starts so simply.You. Him. The moon. You’re toast."

In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist, with the help of his Educators. Fighting against the Mayor and his repressive Educators is a group of former students called the Truancy, whose goal is to take down the system by any means possible-at any cost.
The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy
The third outrageous adventure of Valkyrie Cain and her snappy sidekick—
Skulduggery Pleasant.
As skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkryie Cain (aka fourteen-year-old Stephanie Edgley) attempt to solve a rash of murders, a trusted friend has a vision that the apocalypse is on its way and the Faceless Ones will return—all by Friday!
Derek Landy's trademark snappy wit and unforgettable characters come alive once again in the third book of the immensely popular Skulduggery Pleasant series—a volume that readers won't be able to put down.

December 1, 2009

Santa @ Armijo Branch Library

Santa Claus will be appearing at all El Paso Public Library locations this December. Kids of all ages are invited to come meet Santa and give him their special wishes for the holiday season. Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras to capture those special moments.
Armijo Library
Dec 17, 2009
Thu
10:00 am

November 28, 2009

Latest additions to our YA collection


The Book of Dreams by O.R. Melling
A grand finale to The Chronicles of Faerie series in which the main characters from the first three books come together for the ultimate battle to save Faerie.

Faith, Hope and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.

When the sun goes down, New York's true elite all head to one place: Bathory Academy, where the young ladies of the finest vampire families are trained in shapeshifting and luring their prey.

November 25, 2009

Addition to our collection

My first non-fiction narrative is the story of Brenda Paz's last three years of life...
Samuel Logan

Here's a couple more in Non-Fiction

What might be called the “one spirit” culture in America is entering a new phase of quality and seriousness in the books that it sustains and the events that it hosts.
Mitch Horowitz

New Additon To Our Branch


WHAT are you doing reading this? You could be reading The Last Days!