Can you love a bullying racist thug if he's your father?
How do you react when confronted with your darkest inner demons?
What do you do when zombies attack?
B Smith is about to find out..
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Can you love a bullying racist thug if he's your father? How do you react when confronted with your darkest inner demons? What do you do when zombies attack? B Smith is about to find out..
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NO RULES. NO REFUGE. NO ESCAPE Alenna Shawcross is a sixteen-year-old orphan growing up in a police state formed from the ashes of Canada, the US and Mexico after a global economic meltdown. But when she unexpectedly fails 'the test' - a government initiative which supposedly identifies teens destined to be criminals - she wakes up alone on a remote island reserved for the criminally insane. Terrified and confused, she soon encounters a group of other teen survivors battling to stay alive, including Luis, a boy who will become her love... and her lifeline. Soon Alenna makes the terrifying discovery that there's more to the island (and her past) than she could ever have guessed... But who can she trust? And can she ever escape? Watch the book trailer below. She turns to face the future in a world that's falling apart. For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead... Divergent is currently being made into a movie that is due to be released in 2014. For now you can watch the book trailer below and borrow the book from the LRC. I don't really need to say anything about this book... The video promo says it all... An explosion in a nuclear power plant. Kids patched up with scavenged body parts and bionic implants. A growing army of superhuman soldiers programmed for destruction. 'No', whispered Cameron to the monster in the glass. And he watched it shaking its hideous head. 'That's not me. You're not me'. Cameron Riley is about to discover that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger... One of the new books in the LRC this week is Monster Republic. Described as "Edgy", "Exilarating" and "Power-Paced", Monster Republic is the first book in a new series by Ben Horton. Have you got the guts? The World of Norm is a hilarious series brought to you by author Jonathan Meres. We have the first book May Contain Nuts and the second book May Cause Irritation in the LRC . May Contain Nuts Norman knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up and found himself about to pee in his dad's wardrobe... Why on earth did Norm's family have to move, anyway? In their old house he'd never tried to pee in anything other than a toilet. And when Norm is in bed, he's kept awake by his dad snoring like a constipated rhinoceros! Will life ever get less unfair for Norm? May Cause Irritation It might be a dream, but Norm soon finds that things go from bad to worse - when his perfect cousins arrive for a walk. If there was one thing worse than spending time with his perfect cousins it was being forced to go on a flipping walk with them! What's the point in going for a walk - except to get from A to B?! Jonathan Meres follows up May Contain Nuts with another laugh-out-loud story about Norm, a boy who can't understand why everything always seems unfair... Here's the promotional video for May Contain Nuts. Louise Rennison has written another book and you can find it in the LRC! If you were a fan of Georgia Nicholson and her dramas with friends, boys and Angus the cat you will love her cousin Tallulah! Picture the scene: Dother Hall performing arts college somewhere Up North, surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type. On the whole, it’s not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting… but once her mates turn up and they start their ‘FAME! I’m gonna liiiiive foreeeeeever, I’m gonna fill my tiiiiights’ summer course things are bound to perk up. Especially when the boys arrive. (When DO the boys arrive?) Six weeks of parent-free freedom. BOY freedom. Freedom of expression… Cos it’s the THEATRE dahling, theatre!! For more information and a look into Tallilah's world (and to read an extract from the book) visit Louise Rennison's website by clicking HERE! |
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