If you've been in the library recently you probably already know that the new books are here! Last year we ordered over 500 new titles and they just arrived at the end of August. I've already had the chance to read a couple, and here's what I think (so far).
My favorite is Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer. (You can click on that link to see what Amazon thinks about the book.) The premise is that an extremely dense asteroid hits the moon, causing it to change its orbit and effecting all sorts of things on earth. First, because the moon controls tides, tsunamis start to wipe out all coastal cities (think Rio or Miami!). Next the gravitational pull messes with volcanoes and earthquakes (ask Mr. Kadow about the science behind this, it's fascinating!). This starts off a chain reaction that puts our heroine, Miranda, and her family in a battle of survival in their new environment. Oh, and it's written as a series of journal entries from 16-year-old Miranda's point of view. Can you imagine if the temperature in Santa Cruz dropped 50 degrees? Where would you get your fruits and vegetables? How would you keep warm? What would you do to survive? It's a great book, I highly recommend it!
There are a bunch of other good reads, but that's long enough for one post!
(posted by Ms. Hanneman)
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