Monday, December 19, 2011

Book Review: Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter


Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter


  • Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (March 29, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312624670
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312624675
  • --publisher info via Amazon.com

Reviewed by Anneliese G.

Witches, werewolves, vampires and faeries! Oh my! Not to mention ghosts that continue to haunt you every second of the day and three guys who seem to hold some part of your heart. Kylie Galen, the main character, is a strong and kind person who is very honest. Despite this, she is faced with many hardships. Her parents divorcing, getting sent to a camp that was supposed to be for the delinquent-like kids that is actually filled to the brim with mythological creatures that shouldn’t exist, dealing with an ex-boyfriend who wants her back, a pregnant best friend who doesn’t know who the father is, finding out what she is, and dealing with a werewolf from her past and a faerie who reminds her of her old boyfriend. What more could go wrong? In Shadow Falls Camp, everything is not what it seems. For two months, the love triangle between Lucas, the werewolf of Kylie’s past, and Derek, the faerie who doesn’t want his powers, and Kylie Galen, the girl who doesn’t want to be there and doesn’t want to accept that she might be something more than human, rages on and has no sure point as to where it might lead. This was a very good read that I would recommend to every Twilight lover and to anyone who loves paranormal with a little side-serving of romance.

Monday, December 5, 2011

DeGroodt's Digital Dash


You already know about the internet and how to search, but do you know about Web 2.0? Join us online at the DeGroodt Library Youth Services Blog starting in January as we highlight a different topic each week for you to explore. 

Here is our schedule of topics for January:
Jan 4th Web 2.0: What is it? 
Jan 11th Google: more than a search engine
Jan 18th Social Media: it's all about connections
Jan 25th Blogs and RSS: what and how?