New Arrivals!
In no particular order...bad librarian. Actually, good librarian. I'm making you read all the way to the end to make sure you see them all.

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, the author of Printz award-winning, Looking for Alaska. Colin has been getting dumped by girls named Katherine all his life. 19 of them to be exact. Will his Theorom of Underlying Katherine Predictability help him get the girl of his dreams?


Getting It by Alex Sanchez - Carlos wants a make-over in order to attract the object of his desire so enlists the help of Sal, the guy at school everyone thinks is gay. In return, Sal wants help starting a Gay-Straight Alliance group. Will Carlos be willing to help Sal?

Street Love by Walter Dean Myers the author of many books,including Monster. Here he writes about first love and how it can be totally wrong for you, yet feel so right. Told in verse.

What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles. Creepy. Cass gets buried alive. Need I say more? I'm taking it home tonight. You'll have to wait!

If I Have a Wicked Stepmother Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor.
You get the idea from the title?

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society by Adeline Yen Mah
From the back cover...Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite the east and west and change the world.
I love it already!

Wide Awake by David Levithan
The presidential election has just been decided. The next president, gay and jewish. Would you be willing to support that and if you wanted to, would you have the courage?

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
A lunar impact knocks the moon closer in orbit to the earth, drastically changing its climate. Miranda's life changes dramtically as she struggles to hold on to hope in a time when that is very difficult to do.

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
From the cover...Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.

The World of Eldaterra by P.RT. Moredun
The Dragon Conspiracy
Mystery, fantasy and adventure!

The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
Charlie has fallen under The Scourge's dark spell and Jack and Esme must find their friend and save him from the streets of Hell. Can they stop the evil?

Empress of the World by Sara Ryan
What do do when you thought you were attracted to guys and all of the sudden you find yourself in love with your best girlfriend? It happens. Very well-written fictional account what that must be like.

The Insiders by J. Minter
I got a few more volumes in the series. The day to day world of popular guys. According to the book, it's hard not to love them!

Ronaldo a biography by James Mosley
The life to date of famous Brazilian football star, Ronaldo.

Also - a few more Darwin award books came in for your laughing pleasure.

Please post comments on what you read. Let us know what you think! Enjoy!

Holiday Hugs from Project Linus

I know you couldn't all make it this year to the Project Linus blanket making event, but I know you would have been if you could - and you remembered! It was a really nice evening with friends, warm fleece, hot chocolate and quiet conversations - and a little bit of dancing :). We saw some new faces which always makes me happy - and we made seven adorable blankets to be donated to Project Linus NJ.
Check your e-mail for the beautiful thank you note we got from them. You can see how many children and families benefit from your efforts. Give yourself a hug. We'll do it again some time soon. Let me know if you are interested.

Here are a few photos of our "blanketeers"! Thanks to all of you and to The Friends of the Library for donating the materials and the refreshments.






Next events - Yu-Gi-Oh, Thursday, Dec 7 at 3 pm
Crochet, Tuesday Dec. 12 at 3 pm
Zine deadline Thursday Dec 7th......printing on Friday!
We'll save any new stuff for next edition if you don't make it.

Check out our new website for more photos and info www.hpplnj.org

To Catch a Peep

10 of you showed up, thank you! And, we had a special guest, Pauly, the "gangsta rat". Thanks, Anna for bringing him. I have a new appreciation and fondness for rats.

Now, about your "anathemas"....

What is an anthema? According to MSN encarta
a·nath·e·ma [ ə náthəmə ] (plural a·nath·e·mas) noun
Definition:
1. object of loathing: somebody or something that is greatly disliked or detested and is therefore shunned

We use anathemas to disable peeps so we can catch them. This is what we would need to catch all the peeps that came to the meeting:

Tina Fey dressed as Marilyn Monroe, juggling a soccer ball while singing the Russian national anthem and eating pizza. There will be a homework assignment about whales in her backpack. Did I mention "Marilyn" would be wearing a Nightwish t-shirt, having just come from one of their concerts?

And the the peeps we would catch.....

Sophia Weissman
Shimoen
Harry Greenburg
Henry Greenburg
Daniel Segal
Nicholas Baay
Elias Bull
Simon Davis
Rebecca George
Anna Fadeeva

Can you match them up with their anathemas? Have fun! What would we need to catch you?

Can you guess who my mom is? Hint: What? You need a hint? If so, scroll down to my first post.

Okay, I know you're reading it, all the copies are out! So, please be here Monday night, October 30th at 7 pm for discussion.
It is a fascinating, says me, book about the world of parasites, rats and vampires, with just a tad of romance. How can you have a vampire story without a little creepy romance?


Come find out the answers to these important questions...Why aren't some snails able to enjoy their little snaily lives? Who's been laying their eggs in someone's left eye? What exactly are YOUR anathemas and does your mother know
about them?

We may have a special guest. I suggest garlic with your dinner. Just in case.

This is not me. This my dog, but he is going to dress up like me for Halloween. I will return the favor. Photos to follow.