NC Middle School Battle of the Books 2012-2013

Here is the book list for the 2012-2013 North Carolina Middle School Battle of the Books. Titles we have in our collections are indicated by location within parenthesis after the author's name.

A=Andrews, GR=Graham County, MH=Moss, M=Murphy

Airborn by Kenneth Oppek (A, GR, MH, M)
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (A, GR, MH, M)
Chicken boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell (A)
Code Talker by Joesph Bruchac (A, GR, MH, M)
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (GR)
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane (MH)
Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (A, MH, M)
Everlost by Neal Shusterman (A, GR, M)
Flush by Carl Hiaasen (A, MH, M)
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick (A, GR, MH, M)
George Washington, Spymaster by THomas B. Allen (M)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (A, M)
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LIfe by Wendy Mass (A, MH, M)
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix (A, MH, M)
Left for Dead by Peter Nelson
The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis (GR, M)
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Peak by Roland Smith (A, GR, MH, M)
Peter and the Starcatchers by Barry & Pearson (A, GR, MH, M)
Phineas Gage by John Fleischman (A, M)
Saraswati's Way by Monica Schroeder
Stones in the Water by Donna Jo Napoli
Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone (A, M)
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (A, GR, MH, M)
White Fang by Jack London (A, GR, MH, M)

NC Elementary Battle of the Books 2012-2013

Here is the book list for the 2012-2013 North Carolina Elementary Battle of the Books. Titles we have in our collections are indicated by location within parenthesis after the author's name.

A=Andrews, GR=Graham County, MH=Moss, M=Murphy

A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin (GR, MH, M)
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (A, GR, MH, M)
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan (A, M)
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone (GR, M)
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix (A, MH, M)
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor (GR, MH, M)
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen (A, M)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (A, GR, MH, M)
The Mystery of the Lost Colony by Carole Marsh
Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (A, M)
Poppy by Avi (GR, M)
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech (A, GR, MH, M)
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
Scumble by Ingrid Law (M)
The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements (MH, M)
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (A, GR, M)

2012 Teens' Top Ten Nominations

Here is the list of nominations for the 2012 Teens' Top Ten. Titles we have in our collections are indicated by location within parenthesis after the author's name.

A=Andrews, GR=Graham County, MH=Moss, M=Murphy

All Good Children by Catherine Austen (M)
Ashes by Ilsa Bick (M)
Abandon by Meg Cabot (A)
Tempest by Julie Cross (A, MH)
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (A)
Wither by Lauren DeStefano (M)
Where She Went by Gayle Forman (A, MH, M)
Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen (M)
Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman (M)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (A, GR, MH, M)
Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge (M)
Legend by Marie Lu (A)
Hourglass by Myra McEntire (M)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (A, M)
Shine by Lauren Myracle (M)
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (A, M)
This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel (M)
Across the Universe by Beth Revis (M)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (A)
Divergent by Veronica Roth (A)
Between Shades of Gray by Ruth Sepetys (M)
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (A, M)
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr (M)
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (M)

Click here to find these books in our catalog and place them on hold.

Visit www.ala.org/teenstopten to vote beginning August 15 and ending September 15 for your favorites.

Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week (October 14-20).

Ready for Fall!

The Summer Reading Program is over. The kids are back in school. Miss Bridget is taking a little break before the fall schedule starts.

All the Library Event pages (see the tabs at the top of the page) have been updated with the complete fall schedule that includes preschool story time, special children's events, tween events, and teen events.

Preschool Story Time starts back the week of August 27.