Thursday, December 16, 2010

From the Desk

One of my favourite things about being a Children and Youth librarian is that every morning someone puts on my desk all the new books that have arrived at our Branch for me to look over. It’s a really great way for me to know what we have in our collection, and I’m learning about all kinds of great new books.

Considering I don’t have time to read everything, I thought I would highlight some of the books that I find on my desk that look really interesting.

When Rose Wakes by Christopher Golden (2010) - Ever since sixteen-year-old Rose DuBois woke up from months in a coma with absolutely no memories, she’s had to start from scratch. She knows she loves her two aunts who take care of her, and that they all used to live in France, but everything else from her life before is a blank. Rose tries to push through the memory gaps and start her new life, attending high school and living in Boston with her aunts, who have seriously old world ideas. Especially when it comes to boys. But despite their seemingly irrational fears and odd superstitions, they insist Rose not worry about the eerie dreams she’s having, vivid nightmares that she comes to realize are strangely like the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

4 comments:

Melissa (i swim for oceans) said...

This sounds SO good! I've never heard of it before either! I'm totally adding it to my list. Thanks for pointing out this book, Katie! :)

Tara said...

This sounds like an awesome book! Thanks so much for sharing :)

Anonymous said...

This sounds really good! Thanks for posting :)

Books for Company said...

You are very lucky to be able to look for the books! A great way to find new books.
Great post.

 
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