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The Keeper of Lost Things – Book of the Week

If you’re looking for a light-hearted, feel-good read to get you through December, you can’t do better than The Keeper of Lost Things, by Ruth Hogan.

Anthony Peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before.

Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners.

But the final wishes of ‘The Keeper of Lost Things’ have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters…

Books of the Week – Whilst Waiting for Turtles…

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John Green’s new book, Turtles All the Way Down, is published on the 10th of October. Whilst waiting, why don’t you read one of his other books? They are all on our Book of the Week shelf this week!

: When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

: Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event, until he meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever and undoubtably screwed-up, Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world and irrevocably steals his heart. For Miles, nothing can ever be the same again.

: Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo from afar. So when she climbs through his window to summon him on an all-night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow. But the next morning, Q turns up at school and Margo doesn’t. She’s left clues to her disappearance, like a trail of breadcrumbs for Q to follow.

New Books in the Library – The One We Fell in Love With by Paige Toon

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Phoebe is caught between a rock and a hard place. Settle down and get married, or return to the French Alps to pursue her passion?

Eliza is in love with someone who is no longer hers. In fact, he probably never was… And her dream of becoming a successful musician seems to be vanishing before her eyes.

Rose is out of a job and out of a boyfriend. To make matters worse, she’s been forced to move back in with her mother…

But these very different girls have one thing in common. Angus. The one they fell in love with…

YA Book Prize display

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Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman is an Othello inspired novel set in space.

Olivia and her twin brother, Aidan, are heading alone back to Earth following the virus that completely wiped out the rest of their crew, and their family.

Nathan is part of a community heading in the opposite direction. But on their journey Nathan’s ship is attacked and most of the community killed. Only a few survive.

Their lives unexpectedly collide. Nathan and Vee are instantly attracted to each other, deeply head over heels – like nothing they have ever experienced.

But not evereyone is pleased. And surrounded by rumours, deception – even murder – is it possible to live out a happy ever after…?

Film of the Book – Everything Everything

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The trailer for the forthcoming film of Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon looks really good – remember you still have time to read the book!

New books in the Library

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Live life in a bubble?

Or risk everything for love?

Maddy is allergic to the world. She hasn’t left her house in seventeen years.

Olly is the boy next door. He’s determined to find a way to reach her.

Noughts & Crosses on the BBC!

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It has just been announced that Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses will be dramatised by the BBC some time soon. Click here to read about it on Malorie Blackman’s official site, and here to read about it on the BBC.

I’ve always thought that Noughts & Crosses would be a really great film, so I’m looking forward to this – there’s no date yet, but hopefully it won’t be too long.

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly, reviewed by misssallylockhart

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Jennifer Donnelly’s newest book, “These Shallow Graves” is a fantastic read and I know most would love this. The story follows Josephine Montfront, one of New York’s most eligible heiresses, who’s world is drastically changed forever when she is informed of her father’s death. She knows something isn’t right and she even knows that her father wouldn’t kill himself, or is his death more deadly? Now with the help of young journalist Eddie Gallagher, Jo wants to find out what really happened the night her father died but will she be able to handle the truth?

New Books in the Library – Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

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I had to buy a new copy of Me Before You, as the old one had been (literally) read to pieces, so I thought I would buy the copy with the gorgeous film cover…

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn’t know is she’s about to lose her job or that knowing what’s coming is what keeps her sane.

Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he’s going to put a stop to that.

What Will doesn’t know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they’re going to change the other for all time.

Visit Jojo Moyes website to find out more about Me Before You, and the sequel (which we don’t have in the library yet, but will soon) After You.

Book of the Week – Landline by Rainbow Rowell

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Landline is Rainbow Rowell’s first adult novel, but it has all the fantastic character and story of her young adult books. It is the story of Georgie and Neal, whose marriage is not going well. When Neal leaves with the children, Georgie discovers that she can talk to Neal-in-the-past via an old-style telephone.

What advice would you give the younger you… and would you listen?

As far as time machines go, a magic telephone is pretty useless. TV writer Georgie McCool can’t actually visit the past; all she can do is call it, and hope it picks up. Is she going crazy or is this a chance to make things right with her husband, Neal?

Maybe she can fix the things in their past that seem unfixable in the present. Maybe this stupid phone is giving her a chance to start over… if that’s what she wants.