Want a quick read? Why not pick up one of the 2014 World Book Day books – you can get your own copy free from a book shop using the WBD tokens (we still have a few left, ask at the desk), or you can borrow one of the library copies.
Maureen Johnson’s The Boy in the Smoke is a connecting story in her Shades of London series (The Name of the Star, The Madness Underneath and, coming in September, The Shadow Cabinet) and I think it does a good job of rounding out one of the characters – Stephen Dene – explaining why he can see ghosts and why he becomes the leader of the Shades. The blurb says…
On a cold night, Stephen Dene goes to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stops him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidely strange direction, leading him to London, to two new friends and to a world of shadows and mystery.
Robert Muchamore’s The Audition is an introduction to his new series Rock War – Noah really wants to take part in the Rock War auditions but his band has only three members and the minimum number needed to enter is four. When he is asked to make up the numbers in a competing band he is tempted. The blurb…
Two kids, one band, one crucial audition. Noah’s a natural on the guitar, and he’d give anything to get through the Rock War audition. But when he betrays his best friend to join another band, he knows he’s crossed the line. Will he risk their friendship for the sake of musical stardom?
Both these books are on the new book display, just inside the library doors.