Aislinn has had a special gift all her life.  A gift that is magical, but one that could also put her life in much danger.  Aislinn can see faeries.  Set in a modern day urban environment, Wicked Lovely is the story of Aislinn and the choices she must make not only for herself, but for the survival of the world as we know it.

For most of her life, Aislinn has been told by her grandmother to pretend she cannot see faeries.  Faeries hate being seen by humans, and can often be mischievous and harmful to those who see into their world.  Aislinn has been able keep up the charade until Keenan, the Summer King, enters her life.  Keenan believes Aislinn is meant to be his Summer Queen and help him defeat his mother, the Winter Queen.  Ultimately, Aislinn must choose between Keenan and her best friend and other love interest, Seth.  Teens and adults alike will love reading Aislinn’s story.  In Wicked Lovely, the author does a wonderful job of touching on first love, and the notion that sometimes life will lead you down a path you never expected.

What, Halloween is when? Yes, Halloween is at the end of the week and how ready are you? How do you and your family handle the Halloween issue?  Do you have any special plans like a party of some sort, participating in some form of trick or treating, reading a scary book or watching a horror movie, or maybe just remembering the good old days? So when and how did Halloween start (Link to Wikipedia )? For more information check out some of these other website listed below about activities around Indianapolis along with any myths and maybe you are able to find some answer to your Halloween questions.

Websites:

Link of Halloween activities in Indianapolis Area

Downtown Activities

History & Myths of Halloween

Don’t forget to check out what your local branch has in store for the Halloween and the fall season (like a movie, a special Seasonal story time or party).  If nothing else try one of the titles listed books below.

Titles:

Tempted: An It Girl Novel
by Cecily Von Ziegesar   TEEN FIC VON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trickery Treat: An Original Novel by Diana G. Gallagher   TEEN FIC GAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle XY: Nowhere To Hide by S. G. Wilkens   TEEN FIC WIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

All Hallows’ Eve: 13 Stories by Vivian Vande Velde   TEEN FIC VAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong   TEEN FIC ARM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Nancy A Collins:

Vamps   TEEN FIC COL 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Life   TEEN FIC COL 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Dark   TEEN FIC COL 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Jack: Secret Histories by F. Paul Wilson   TEEN FIC WIL

Go on, admit. You read for fun.  We all do. It’s something to do on the bus ride, while you’re waiting on Mom/Dad or a thousand other things. We’re not talking about homework here. This is just sitting down and cracking open a book and immersing yourself in a good story. YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is encouraging teens to read something out of this world with Teen Read Week from October 18-24. This year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality @ your local library.”

Check out your local branch to see what’s planned for the week. Events range from a bookmark contest, a book review and drawing, “Weird Jeopardy” and more. There should be something for everyone. If that’s not your speed, just pick up a book and read something that you’ve never read before. Stretch yourself, have some fun!

And you can drop a comment below about the books you’ve read. It could be your favorite book of all time. Or one that REALLY sucked. Either way, you’ll be sharing your ideas with others and helping them to read for the fun of it.

See you at the library!

Do you want to build your own home library? Do you sometimes want to share books with friends? Want to avoid worrying about due dates and fines? Have I got a deal for you! Secondhand Prose, the Library’s book sale is a great place to rummage around and find great treasures and bargains. You’ll find all sorts of titles and subjects that are donated or discards from the library’s collection. Teen hardbacks are $1.00, paperbacks $ .50. The book sales are at the Library Services Center, 2450 North Meridian Street. The next one opens on Friday, November 13th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, for members of Friends of the Library. If you’re not a Friends member, or once you have the book sale bug, try Saturday, November 14, 10-5pm, Sunday November 15, 12-4 pm.  Friday November 20, 12-7:30 is half price day and Saturday, November 21, 10-4 pm is $5 a bag day.

 Want to join a book club that goes beyond reality? The Pass the Book program @ IMCPL is just for you! It’s easy to do and you don’t need anything to participate. 

The event will kick off this Friday October 2nd at the First Friday Event at Central Library. After Friday you can get a special Pass-the-Book copy at your local IMCPL branch or–starting October 5th–at five Indianapolis schools. 

When you get your copy you log it in at www.imcpl.org/pass , read it, and pass it on to a friend. When you log and pass the miles traveled will be “logged” and you can see where the book you had has traveled and what other readers thought about it. 

The books are all by John Green, an Indianapolis native. The three titles; An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska. All three books are hilarious, quirky and wildly entertaining. Once you read one you’ll want to read the other two.

REMEMBER: The books that you’ll pass around, once the program starts on Friday, will be specially prepared paperbacks, NOT the copies that you can request off this blog page.