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Honduras police accused of death squad killings
As far back as 1988, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights condemned Honduras for failing to document the fate of detainees and for allowing police to obstruct judges investigating cases, "including threatening them and denying the disappearances."
Bonilla was appointed police chief last May after his predecessor, Gen. Ricardo Ramirez del Cid, was ousted amid charges that police were involved in the kidnapping and the killing of one of Honduras' best-known journalists, Alfredo Villatoro.
Less than a year later Ramirez's own son was killed. Ramirez called Bonilla the prime suspect in the Feb. 17 assassination of Ramirez's 17-year-old son, Oscar, killed in a shootout between his bodyguards and 10 hooded gunmen who entered a restaurant where they were eating.
Ramirez said Bonilla was nearby when it happened, though Bonilla has denied any involvement. President Porfirio Lobo has called Ramirez's comments imprudent.
Honduras made a failed attempt to purge its National Police of corrupt officers after some were implicated in the 2011 murder of the son of Julieta Castellanos, rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras.
Between May and November, hundreds of police officers underwent background checks and polygraphs. By the end of the year, 33 of them were removed, but the Constitutional Court stopped the purge, ruling that it violated officers' rights.
One problem in Honduras is that the prosecuting arm of government, the Public Ministry, relies on the criminal investigations department to investigate crimes. But the members of that agency are police officers, which means in the case of death squads, police would be investigating themselves.
The Honduran police force "appears to be an institution that is absolutely beyond reform," said Victor Meza, president of the Commission to Reform Public Security.
Critics say the Carranza case is evidence of that.
Carranza and his girlfriend had only lived in the modest complex a month when they disappeared.
A neighbor agreed to tell the AP what happened the night of Jan. 9 on condition that his identity would not be made public. The neighbor said he heard noises around 9:30 or 10 p.m.
"They shouted that they were police. There were several, judging from the footprints they left in the flowers. They opened the gate, there was noise for a few minutes, like kicking, and then they left," he said. Neighbors said someone must have let them through the locked gate.
Gang lookouts alerted a fellow 18th Street gang member, who calls himself Jonathan Flores, a driver for Carranza. Flores said he was the first to arrive after the couple was taken. The door to Carranza's house was left open.
"The house was ransacked and the dog was alone," Flores said. "The neighbors told me it was quick, with no shouts or shots fired."
As he left he saw two Nissan SUVs without license plates, and six or seven masked men in civilian clothes with bullet-proof vests and large guns chatting with the neighbors. Carranza's mother said they came back to rob the house, taking a 50-inch plasma television, a home theater screen and speakers, cellphones, Carranza's collection of tennis shoes and about $500 in cash that gang members typically have on hand.


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Cuisinart-Head: My Mom Was Spinning from My Brother's Drug Addiction
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Like so many, my family has been touched by addiction. Our heads constantly spun for years as we tried to find the way to fix the addicts we love so dearly. Cuisinart-head is a term borrowed from a family addictions consultant – it perfectly described my mom's mentality in the midst of my brother Chris's addiction. Her head swirled with the familiar stew of questions parents of addicts will know all too well:
Meds. Rehabs. The detox world tour. How can a mother desperate to help her son possibly make sense of all of this? Well, Mom tried. A discussion with one person would lead to another contact, and mom filled five notebooks with information. Chris may have gone through 12 facilities, but mom kept extensive notes on 25. She logged the 30 medications he was on over seven years and their associated side effects, along with notes from 28 providers she trusted. She called on any resource – published authors, researchers, psychiatrists, parents of other addicted children.
Mom was the super-case manager, addicted to Chris's addiction and the quest to find the right program, therapist, coach, approach that would save him. And Chris stood still, waiting for the next placement, or professional to meet with, seemingly unaware or unimpressed by Mom's frantic efforts to keep him alive. We want to expect different behavior from an addict in response to an outpouring of loving effort, but those who have experienced this ride know that that rarely happens. Cuisinart-head can't move an unwilling addict.
Addiction often causes this dynamic – a family consumed with information and plans for the addict and the addict unwilling/uninterested/unmotivated to change his or her behavior. For mom, research distracted her from her anger toward Chris, disappointment in his choices and frustration that he couldn't just "stop using and return toward a normal life." Instead of confronting uncomfortable emotions, it was easier to obsess over how to solve the problem. This thought stew can become at least a coping mechanism if not an outright addiction unto itself.
Sadly but unsurprisingly, Mom's mental "spinning" didn't solve Chris's addiction. It made her feel as though she was "doing something," and it did generate options but also created a lot of anxiety and second-guessing. Mom's hyper-focus on the details obscured the real loss she mourned: her dreams for her son's future. But we now know that distress over a loved one's future as a non-addict can consume the family's present with little result.
Thankfully, our story has a happy ending, and my brother is leading a productive, happy life in recovery.
Families often ask "What did it?" and the truth is there are probably a lot of factors – Chris was older, "sick and tired of being sick and tired," financial support was cut off, his last treatment center was a good match with a strong young person's AA community and focus on yoga and meditation.
Mom no longer spends her time in Cuisinart-head spells trying to fix him. A couple of years into the madness, my mom stepped back and realized this process could continue for years and went into individual therapy. She had a place with an impartial observer to share her fears for Chris' future, discuss her anger toward him and relay her concerns for my father's health, which had been impacted throughout Chris' journey. My mom's therapist gave her the confidence to remain clear-headed in crisis and helped her manage her emotions in a healthy way, which improved her interactions with Chris and thoughts related to his care.
For those who struggle with Cuisinart-head now, I would encourage you to prioritize your physical and emotional health. My mom's research and calls weren't incorrect actions, but in isolation, they created an unhealthy obsession and belief that she could fix Chris' addiction by finding the perfect option for him. In her case, a therapist was able to provide guidance and a space for her to discuss what happens if none of her efforts worked.
I hope that you can find some hope in our story and that you call on resources in your local area. Share your story below, talk with a therapist or coach, attend Al-Anon or another peer support group, call The Partnership at Drugfree.org toll-free Parent Helpline (1-855-DRUGFREE) – seek out guidance from others to stop the spinning.
Posted by Arden O'Connor / Filed under Addiction, Dealing with an Addicted Child, Family members, Family Therapy, Finding Treatment, getting help, parenting, Patience, Recovery, Uncategorized / Comments: more
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Although Valentine's Day is typically considered a time for expressions of "romantic love," it's also a great opportunity to connect with your kids to let them know how important they are to you and how much you love them.
In my work on the Parent Helpline at 1-855-DRUGFREE, I often help parents figure out better ways to communicate with their teens and young adults. Having a meaningful conversation with your teen can be difficult, to say the least. Here are four tips to help get your child to open up so you can develop a better connection:
1. Ask "Open-Ended" Questions.
If you ask your child, for instance, "What have you been up to lately?" The typical response may be, "Nothing." However, by asking the question in a way that compels your child to respond with more than a one word answer, you are inviting him to interact with you in a more productive way. Example: "When you went out with your friends last night, who did you hang out with?" Avoid asking questions that only have yes or no answers.
2. Use Reflective Listening.
Mirror back what your child is saying to you. It allows her to clarify what she is saying and creates an opportunity for you to get clarification, too. For instance, your teen says, "Ugh, every time I go out with Jenny I have to watch what I say. I hate when she asks me to go out with her!" You, as the parent, may respond, "It sounds like going out with Jenny makes you frustrated." This also helps your child feel heard.
3. Use Affirmations.
It means a lot to teens to know that they have done something right in their parents' eyes. Identify the positive things your child does and point out the times you respected his decision. It is important to recognize all the efforts your teen makes – big or small – on a daily basis. Acknowledging that it isn't so easy to be a teen today lets him know you may not understand everything that he goes through, but that you do understand his struggles.
4. Summarize.
This is helpful when your child needs to change a behavior. It also helps parents learn more about their children's mixed feelings about a given situation and the reasons why they continue doing what they do. When summarizing, parents help their children notice their ambivalence, affirm it and encourage them to decide what is important to them. It is essential that you allow your child to create his own values and not instill your own.
By calmly summarizing the situation at hand (e.g. the need to stop smoking pot or to enter rehab) and accepting that your child's initial reaction may be one of resistance, you are allowing him to take more control over his life. As a parent, you can affirm your child's ambivalence by saying, "You're right, Trevor, going to rehab will mean you can't hang out with your friends this summer, but what will happen if you continue to drink and smoke pot in your senior year?" Or, "I hear you say that you don't want to sleep all day anymore and that you want to get back into bike riding. How do you think smoking weed has affected your energy level this past year?"
All in all, engaging with your child in a meaningful conversation is more likely to be productive than simply telling her what she should do for her future. The latter approach will, more than likely, not only elicit but also intensify your child's resistance.
So, celebrate this holiday of love by taking time to talk to your kids about what's really important. For more tips on what to do once you get the conversation going, please:
Wishing you and your family a very happy (and talkative) Valentine's Day.
Posted by Jerry / Filed under Confronting Teens, Family members, parenting, Patience, Uncategorized / Comments: more
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
My son Alex shoplifted to support his addiction. Needless to say he got caught several times. The first few times, when he was a minor, we'd get a call to come pick him up, and he'd get a ticket, and we'd pay a big fine and take him to court services for his probation and take him to a psychologist. This went on for a couple years.
When he turned 18, he was no longer a minor, and with his record they'd take him to jail. He'd make that phone call from jail, "Please come and bail me out. I'm never going to do this again." Off we'd go. After a while, this was getting expensive. And my wife Darlene and I were not learning our lesson—and, by the way, neither was our son. We were doing the same thing over and over, and our son was doing the same thing over and over. Nothing was changing. He'd make the same promises, we'd take the same action, and we couldn't understand why he kept using!
This is where the idea of "detaching" and setting boundaries started with us. We decided we weren't going to pay bail next time.
But it wasn't easy. As a mom and dad it is very hard to think of your child sitting in jail. In Jackson County, MO, jail he witnessed a person getting stabbed. The food is universally bad at jails, and without money on your books, you can't even get a toothbrush to brush your teeth. He had food stolen from him and at times had to fight to keep it. He spent two days in solitary confinement for defending himself against an inmate who attacked him. Some jails put the mentally ill in with criminals such as rapists and murderers, and then put them all in together with the drug addicts. It makes no sense to me.
It's hard to think of yourself as a loving parent when you know that for just a few hundred dollars you could get your child out of those situations. You wonder: if I don't pay the bail, am I really a loving parent? But eventually, the day comes when you don't pay. We once let our son sit in the "Johnson County, KS, Resort" for 11 days because we wouldn't post a $50 bond. Sounds mean doesn't it?
This is about detaching with love and not enabling. Your boundaries must match your values. It works for us this way. Overriding all is the value that we love our son. When you sit down to think about and discuss boundaries, this goes at the top of the page. Every single boundary is tested against that value.
Another value we hold close and taught our kids is that stealing is wrong. Stealing carries consequences, and it should. Bailing him out removes or minimizes the consequences. Contrary to our values, we were bailing him out. We hated what he was exposed to in jail; however, we had established a pattern: he got caught, he called, we jumped with cash in hand.
Darlene and I sat down and determined where we would go and where we would no longer go. This began to help us establish our boundaries. You can't cover all of the possible situations; you just cover what you can and know that once you learn how to judge behaviors and fight the instinct to enable by rescuing, the exercise becomes easier and more natural.
Once boundaries are determined, you must sit down with your child, an addict that may or may not be high at the time, and explain where you will no longer go with him. In fact you can even start each sentence with, "Because we love you…" and then, for instance, "we can no longer bail you out of jail. All of your life we taught you that stealing was wrong and you know that in your heart, so we cannot support your actions by bailing you out of jail when you do something you have been taught all your life is wrong. I hope you understand this and can accept our decision."
For each boundary we had discussed, the conversation went like that. Our son hated it when we turned off the TV and asked him to sit down at the table to talk. This satisfied our need to tell him of our expectations, and it told him what to expect from us. Yes, he still called, begged, pleaded and cried from jail, but what we had been doing in the past didn't work and was bad for us and him. We had to change the rules, but that didn't mean we loved him less. It meant we loved him more because it hurt us terribly to let him sit in jail.
Even with his begging and pleading we were still able to sleep at night and have a moment of down time. He was in jail and we knew jail was safer than being on the street scoring and shooting more heroin. We then began to see jail as "protective custody."
We detached from Alex's crimes and actions; we did not detach from him. We still loved him, took some of the $10-for-10-minute collect calls from jail. On those calls we always ended by saying that we loved him and asking him to please help himself. We were doing all we could and all we knew to do. Detach from the actions, crimes, drug use, lying and every other terrible thing a drug addict does to himself and others. Love and support the person inside, not the addiction controlling the life.
Today, Alex is two-and-a-half years sober.
Posted by Ron Grover / Filed under Acceptance, Addiction, Codependency, Confronting Teens, Dealing with an Addicted Child, Enabling, Family members, parenting, Patience, Substance Abuse, tough love, Uncategorized / Comments: more
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
My son stopped using over two years ago. For seven years he was addicted to drugs and, by the end, was a heroin addict. Today he is drug-free and working to put his life back together.
There are countless books and websites about addiction, rehab and recovery. Most of them are filled with valuable information that helps both the addict and the parent. I won't discredit anything on these sites or in these books, but I want to share what I have learned about being the parent of an addict in recovery, not from reading but from experience — no long-drawn processes or lengthy explanations. These are just some realizations that seem to help me.
2. Addicts dig deep holes for themselves. Contrary to what you may think, filling the hole is faster when only one person has a shovel. If you help to shovel, it will take longer to fill the hole.
3. Forgiveness is for me. The sooner I understand, the faster I heal.
4. "Believe" or "doubt?" I choose to believe. Have you ever had someone tell you that they believe in you?
5. Normal is right. "Fragile. Handle with Care" is not stamped in big red letters on a child in recovery. To stop using drugs or alcohol means he or she wants a normal life again.
6. Nagging, suspicious looks and reminders of past mistakes really irritate me. Addicts in recovery probably don't need them either.
7. His recovery is his to manage. I know that for the last seven years, he hasn't been able to manage ANYTHING. But we all have to learn and begin someplace.
8. I love you. That is a reassurance we ALL need.
Posted by Ron Grover / Filed under Acceptance, Addiction, Dealing with an Addicted Child, Family members, Forgiveness, Hope, parenting, Patience, Recovery, Self-reflection, Substance Abuse, Writing About Addiction / Comments: more
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Get out of my way. That's exactly what I wanted everyone to do when I was active in my addiction. If a person didn't have money or something I could sell for crack cocaine, then I wanted nothing to do with them. All that my family could do was watch the whirlwind of devastation from the sidelines. They tried to encourage me to seek help, but I didn't want to hear a word they said.
As the years past, my addiction became all-consuming and that love affair turned into the only thing I cared about. I can recall countless times looking intently at the person staring back at me each time I walked by a mirror. During the height of my addiction, I couldn't stand my reflection as it reminded of me how I lost myself to drugs. But as I began my recovery, slowly overtime I started to appreciate my presence. I shifted my thought process so that I would no longer be running away from the person that I wanted to become.
By the time I chose to become sober, I had accumulated many broken dreams, torn relationships and a loss of trust between me and the people I cared about most. My choice of sobriety didn't happen after an intervention or an epiphany on a random day. It occurred over time after a series of desperate moments. Those feelings of hopelessness convinced me that I needed to get and remain sober if I wanted to reclaim my life.
I'm grateful to be alive and well today and I owe a lot of it to hard work and self-reflection. It couldn't have happened if I didn't work toward a life in recovery. I had to drop the anger, stop blaming others and clean up every aspect of my life. I quit name calling to deflect the anger that I was feeling internally for not being able to stop using drugs. I had to stop and eventually I became strong enough to do just that.
I captured these struggles in the song "Get Out of My Way," which I co-wrote with my twin brother, Rock Star. This song expresses those moments of fighting off the beast and the raw intensity of drug addiction that held me captive for nearly 15 years.
Posted by Super Star / Filed under Addiction, Cocaine, Patience, Recovery, Shame, Treatment / Comments: more
Friday, August 19th, 2011
My journal entry: After three years of sobriety, my son's growth is evident. He laughs more easily, he watches more calmly and he protects himself better. He knows where he hurts and he pays attention to what is coming. He's more reflective, thoughtful, less impulsive and more honest. He has good friends. Part of my son died with the addiction, but the son I know is still here. Suffice it to say that he is becoming a strong and caring man. He is finding his way back to himself.
My reflection today is based on the entry above: One year earlier, my son told me, "When I awake in the morning, I know if it's going to be a good day. Some mornings, I reach for a word and it's like reaching into the fog. Other mornings, when I reach for a word, I pluck it easily out of the air." He continued, "I'm frustrated that some days aren't clear, but I guess it will take time. I need to be patient."
His words reminded me that we need him to stay close and love him through his recovery.
Today's Promise: I will remain patient and not jump ahead of his process of recovery. The joy is in sobriety, one day at a time. Learning to live in abstinence will take time for him. I am grateful for today. I'll pray for tomorrow.
What is your promise to yourself today?
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This week's picks for top family & kids' deals are a train, a kid's science club membership, and a table set. Read More
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Staying on budget while holiday shopping is a challenge. Not to worry -- we've compiled a list of 25 gifts for under $25 for pretty much everyone on your list, from family to pets to friends. Read More
The holidays are a time to give thanks and appreciate what we have been given throughout the year. Creating and participating in family traditions can help nurture those sentiments and teach our children what is important. Traditions don't have to cost much, if anything, to leave a lasting impression. Read More
Stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, and presents for teachers are generally relegated to the "inexpensive" column at holiday time. Then it turns out you need to buy a lot of them, and as the numbers mount, the prices don't seem so cheap anymore. Dollar stores are the ideal shopping solution -- they carry gift-worthy items that rarely cost more than $20 and most often settle in the $5 to $10 range. Read More
If you're reading this, you must be as excited about Black Friday as we are. The predictions for this year's best Black Friday deals are in and retailer ads are proliferating rapidly. So, are the prognosticators correct or are they just getting consumers' hopes up? We tabulated the various predictions and studied this year's ads to see how they match up. It turns out that most Black Friday price predictions seem to be slightly lower than the advertised prices, but not all. Read More
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Thanksgiving and Black Friday festivities are less than a week away! Set yourself up for a successful shopping trip by learning which stores price match, the ins and outs of rebates, and which items to avoid entirely. Pick up useful stocking stuffers and gifts for the traveler in your life. Band together with other parents to save money on toys. Choose holiday cards and consider the surprisingly low cost of having someone else cook your turkey dinner. Alternatively, plot to escape the family chaos with a cheap ski getaway or big-city vacation. Finally, find out whether an ultra-cheap "burner" phone is right for you. Read More
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If you're on top of your holiday shopping this year, you probably have a nice list of what you're getting for whom. Have you thought about stocking stuffers yet? Many people forget this little gifting necessity until the last minute, and then throw away money on useless sundries just to fill the stockings. Don't make that mistake this year. Here's a list of stocking stuffer ideas that won't tip the budget scale or sit idle in the next year. Read More
As shoppers line up and count down the hours before stores open on Black Friday (or Thanksgiving morning, depending on the store), some will come prepared with ads -- but not from the stores where they're waiting. Why, you ask? This year on Black Friday, price-match policies at some retailers promise to honor deals advertised by competing stores and occasionally online competitors, as well. This is great news because consumers can visit only one store at a time, and it's often hard to hit all the stores with desirable deals before their shelves have been cleared. Read More
Black Friday is historically the biggest shopping day of the year. Indeed, the National Retail Federation reported that by mid-November, 45 percent of holiday shoppers had not yet started buying gifts and seasonal goodies. This year the trend is shaping up to be, hold back until Black Friday when the price cuts and promotions are in full swing. Read More
High-end ski resorts claim all the glamour but they're pretentious and expensive, not to mention flooded with crowds. Finding the elusive cheap ski destination is a challenge. Ski resorts often charge $100 for an adult lift ticket, and that's just for the daytime activity. Then there's the cost of transportation, lodging, local travel, dining, and equipment rental. Read More
Perhaps a loved one visiting the country for a while needs a phone, or you're not quite ready to give your teenager a smartphone for Christmas. Whatever the reason, you're looking for a cheap, no-strings-attached mobile phone that can make and receive calls and possibly send text messages -- in other words, a burner phone. Read More
Read the small print on Black Friday offers for 2014 and you'll find that some of the low prices reflect mail-in rebates (MIRs). The rebate process can be a bit of a pain, and too many consumers seduced by the potential savings never realize the lower price. One widely cited academic study from 2003 reported that shoppers never got around to redeeming about six in 10 consumer electronics rebates. An industry consultant quoted in The Wall Street Journal in 2006 put the number for all redeemed rebates at four in 10. Regardless whether those redemption rates hold true today, they call into question the value of a Black Friday offer that hinges on a mail-in rebate. Read More
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Updated: 12/22/2005 - Putting smiles on children's faces.
Updated: 12/22/2005 - Putting smiles on children's faces.
Updated: 12/22/2005 - Cost cutting measures are being taken.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - Eighteen-year-old Latwon Johnson, an ECU student, is accused of murder.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - Boyfriend charged with murder of a two-year-old.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - A passerby knocked on the door to wake up family in house that's on fire.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - Residents at a Kinston mobile home community have no tap water to drink.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - A clerk at a Goldsboro convenience store returns fire during robbery attempt.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - A groundbreaking was held Wednesday for a $15 million project.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - A microchip could be the perfect gift for your pet this Christmas.
Updated: 12/21/2005 - A group of teens spread holiday cheer throughout Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Updated: 12/20/2005 - Determination, tips, and DNA evidence crack murder case.
Updated: 12/20/2005 - It can be maddening, but authorities say to take your time.
Updated: 12/20/2005 - She was born during a blinding snowstorm on Highway 264.
Updated: 12/20/2005 - A fundraiser was held in Dare County Monday night for some firefighters in Ole Miss.
Updated: 12/20/2005 - A community pulls together to help its own.
Updated: 04/28/2006 - A firestorm continues to swirl around the issues of closing schools and how to satisfy a federal desegregation lawsuit.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - The city is swelling from holiday visitors, and so are the number of accidents and crime incidents.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - New crosswalks count down to safety.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - The city of Kinston will raise its utility rates.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - Folks working at the post office inundated with mail and parcel post packages Monday.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - Trash sites will be busy Monday, the day after Christmas.
Updated: 12/19/2005 - A book drive is helping to raise books for a facility in West Greenville.
Updated: 12/18/2005 - Military officials say the death of a marine assigned to the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Second Marine Expeditionary Force, is currently under investigation.
Updated: 03/31/2006 - Christmas came a week early for some kids involved with the Pitt County Boys and Girls Clubs.
Posted: 12/17/2005 - A woman is recovering from an emotional incident after a robbery in Pitt County.


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The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice, by Andrew McHagan (384 pages) – This is book two of the Ship Kings series. I haven't read the first one, sorry! You should though. BECAUSE. In this volume, Dow Amber has at last a ship, but he does he – an outsider! – belong with the Ship Kings? Also he has to travel to the frozen north to save the empire from rebellion and treachery.
First line: 'In the beginning – at least as Ship Kings scholars would tell the tale – there was only inhabitated land in all the world, and that was Great Island.'
The Girl with Borrowed Wings, by Rinsai Rossetti (290 pages) - Frenenqer Paje feels trapped by the desert she lives in, and the rules set by her father. She meets a boy who happened to be a shapechanger – a 'Free' – who has no obligations and not attachments. He shows her the freedom she wants and is that a little romance? Why yes, the blurb seems to hint at it.
First line: 'I am unlike most other people because I began, not in the body of my mother, but in the brain of my father.'
Oblivion, by Anthony Horowitz (667 pages) – This is book five (and the last book!) in the Power of Five series. It has a lot of pages! Just over 666, which would sort of seem appropriate as it's about earth getting (almost) destroyed by the powers of darkness. There's an app you can download that makes the cover 'come alive' when you hold your cellular telephone in front of it. I am trying it! Well hey that's pretty cool
First lines: 'It was the week before my sixteenth birthday when the boy fell out of the door and eveything changed. Is that a good start? Miss Keyland, who taught me at the village school, used to say that you have to reach out and grab the reader with the first sentence.'
The Paladin Prophecy, by Mark Frost (549 pages) – This is the first in a series. Will West has always been encouraged by his parents to NOT do his best but to stay in the middle of his class. When he mistakenly reveals that he's some kind of genius he is recruited by a secret organisation with super technology, and he begins to notices that men in dark hats and cars are following him and his family everywhere. Also there is a centuries-old war between secret societies that he's now a part of, alarmingly.
First line: '"The Importance of an Orderly Mind" – Will West began each day with that thought even before he opened his eyes. When he did open them, the same words greeted him on a banner across his bedroom wall: "#1: THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ORDERLY MIND."'
Deadwater Lane, by Stephen Barker (290 pages) – When Christopher (Christo) was younger he was in a car accident that killed an elderly man and left him with a slight brain injury that has reduced his memory. He also got blamed, and as part of his community service he must help a lonely old man. His best friend has betrayed him with his girlfriend and so Christo seeks revenge (inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo). The best revenge is classical, usually.
First lines: 'When I think back carefully I can see now that Ferdy was smiling. The dash threw up an eerie blue light and I remember a cold twinkle in his eyes as the grin began to spread across his face; teeth picked out ultra-white amongst purple shadows.'
The Crimson Crown : A Seven Realms Novel, by Cinda Williams Chima (598 pages) – This is the last book in the series. Which is just as well because 1. you can read them all now and be satisfied with a conclusion, and 2. we are literally running out of room on the shelves to accomodate them. They are big books! So, 3. imagine relaxing on a beach (or wherever) while on holiday reading them. Don't get sand in them though.
First lines: 'It was the largest gathering of the Spirit clans Raisa had ever seen. They came from all over the Fells – from Demonai Camp to the west, from Hunter's Camp to the east, and from the rugged northern reaches and the river valleys near the West Wall.'
Dustlands : Rebel Heart, by Moira Young (424 pages) – This is book two in the Dustlands trilogy, and is, according to the cover, better than The Hunger Games. Truly a claim to test (by reading them all). Anyway, here's the synopsis from Amazon: 'Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her violent victory is terible. Jack has disappeared – and can no longer be trusted. A new and formidable enemy is on the rise in the dustlands. No one is safe. And Saba must confront the terrible secret hidden in the darkest depths of her soul.'
First lines: 'It's late afternoon. Since morning, the trail's been following a line of light towers. That is, the iron remains of what used to be light towers, way back in the Wrecker days, time out of mind.'
Zom-B, by Darren Shan (217 pages) – B. Smith has a racist dad, nightmares about killer babies, and a lot of other things to deal with. He finds it easier to agree with his father, rather than argue, especially since his dad is abusive as well as a bigot. However, when there's a zombie apocalypse, and B's school is attacked, B must ally himself with anyone he can if he wants to survive. Serious real-world issues + addition of supernatural gore, and the first in a series (of three I think).
First line: 'It was the darkest, most wretched hour of the night when the dead came back to life and spread like a plgue of monstrous locusts through the village of Pallaskenry.'
Cuttlefish, by Dave Freer (299 pages) – This is alternative-history fiction! And I leave it to the catalogue to explain. 'In an alternate 1976 dominated by coal power and the British Empire, Clara Calland and her mother, an important scientist, embark on a treacherous journey toward freedom in Westralia aboard a smugglers' submarine, the Cuttlefish, pursued by Menshevik spies and Imperial soldiers.'
First lines: 'It was after midnight, and London's lights shimmered on the waters that had once been her streets. Something dark moved down there, in the murky depths.'
Poison Tree, by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (219 pages) – Might copy & paste this one as well, since its blurb is pretty oblique and difficult to summarise: 'Alysia has quickly moved to a position of responsibility in SingleEarth, working among shapeshifters and witches who fight against vampires, but she is hiding secret alliances that could put her fellow mediators at risk.'
First lines: 'There was blood on her hands, congealing slowly. The body in her arms was cold, its once-vibrant cheer forever vanished from the world.'
Starstruck, by Lauren Conrad (293 pages) – The latest Fame Game novel, about a bunch of people in Hollywood who star in a reality show about a bunch of people in Hollywood, written by someone who was in a (slightly-scripted, apparently?) reality show about a bunch of people in Hollywood. So somewhat authentic. In this book Madison does time, Kate has a hit single, and Carmen is overshadowed by her mother.
First line: 'Madison Parker stood in the echoing marble foyer of the Beverly Hills Courthouse, her back pressed against the wall and he purse clutched tightly in her freshly manicured fingers.'
Shadows, by Ilsa J. Bick (518 pages) – Book two of the Ashes trilogy. An apocalyptic thriller full of horror and gore and a love triangle, according to (the somewhat mixed) reviews on Amazon.com. If that sounds like your cup of tea, read the first book, er, first.
First line: 'FUBAR: that was Jed's name for it. Once a Marine, always a Marine. He didn't know what to call the kids. Some said zombies, but that wasn't right.'
Yesterday, by C. K. Kelly Martin (355 pages) – This is about sixteen-year-old Freya Kallas, who lives in a future (2063) where climate change has left the world a bit of a dystopic nightmare. It is also about a Freya Kallas who lives in Toronto in 1985 and whose memory is a bit fuzzy. If that makes sense? To explain further might spoil things! Noooo
First line: 'When I've wailed for so long and so hard that my throat is in shreds and my fingernails ripped and fingertips bloody from clawing at the door, I collapse in front of it curled up like a dead cat I saw on an otherwise spotless sidewalk as a child once.'
Black Spring, by Alison Croggan (286 pages) – This story is inpired by Wuthering Heights, which is, if you've not read it, a gothic classic. However, this has – judging from the cover's synopsis - witchcraft thrown in to make it even more gothic. Gothicky? You know.
First line (I wanted to add the excellent second line but it's too long): 'After the last long winter, I needed to get as far away from the city as I possibly could.'
Anything from David Levithan. And this one sounds like Quantum Leap (as Stephanie points out), the cool TV series from the early 1990s (see the IMDB profile here; we've also got it on box set DVD ($8 for three weeks) here).
Every Day, by David Levithan (September). A novel about love and messing with the time-space continuum (or something like that). "Every morning, A wakes in a different person's body, a different person's life. There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with – day in, day out, day after day." (goodreads.com)
At Entertainment Weekly's website there is an exclusive video of several authors taking turns narrating A's story. You can see if you recognise anybody here.
Time Spirit Trilogy, Melissa Pearl (New Zealand author). The Time Spirit Trilogy is Golden Blood, Black Blood and Pure Blood. Gemma Hart and her family are Time Spirits, able to travel through time (as and when her father desires). This sets her apart from others, and makes her a bit of an outsider at school. But then her crush, Harrison, looks like he might fancy her also: is her growing relationship with him going to jeopardise her family's secret?
Ngā waituhi o Rēhua, Katerina Mataira (379 pages) – This is a dystopian novel in Māori, or more accurately, four stories in one volume (plus audiobook): Rēhua, Hōkio, Maungaroa, Hokingaroa. The book "follows four teenagers living on Rēhua, a planet settled after Earth is destroyed by ecological disasters and global war. The four raise hōkio, giant mystical birds, which take them on flights to explore their new world. On one flight, they discover an island with another colony of people and are given a quest to interpret a message drawn on cave walls. Deciphering the symbols leads them to appease a gargantuan octopus and help the Tūrehu, fair-skinned sea fairies, who have discovered a way to return to Earth." (catalogue description)
The Poison Diaries, Maryrose Wood (with The Duchess of Northumberland, 278 pages) – Jessamine Luxton has lived her whole life in a cottage near Alnwick Castle, where she has been learning about the power of plants from her apothecary father and hanging out for the day when he will let her in to his locked, poison garden. One day a traveler called Weed arrives, who – as the name suggests – has an affinity for and knowledge of plants that goes beyond her father's. Will Jessamine's growing fascination for Weed draw her into the dangerous secrets of the poison garden? (The Duchess of Northumberland is herself the proud owner of a Poison Garden.)
First sentence: Gray skies; the rain came and went all morning.
Devine Intervention, Martha Brockenbrough (297 pages) – Heidi is a junior in high school and would most like to be an artist but instead must play basketball, on account of her height. Jerome is Heidi's guardian angel, except he's not especially good at it (he's in rehabilitative training). When things go badly wrong (and "the unthinkable happens" – what? what unthinkable??), will the two be able to muddle through and save Heidi?
First sentence: One Monday morning, a couple of years before my cousin Mike shot me in the forehead with an arrow, my eighth-grade homeroom teacher brought two cartons of raw eggs to school.
Lucy in the Sky, Anonymous (267 pages) – "The author of this diary began journaling on her sixteenth birthday. She lived in an upper middle class neighborhood in Santa Monica with her mom, dad, and Berkeley-bound older brother. She was a good girl, living a good life… but one party changed everything. One party, where she took one taste, and liked it. Really liked it. Social drinking and drugging lead to more, faster, harder… She convinced herself that she was no different from anyone else who liked to party. But the evidence indicates otherwise: soon she was she hanging out with an edgy crowd, blowing off school and everything she used to care about, all to find her next high. But what goes up must come down, and everything, from her first swig, to her last breath is chronicled in the diary she left behind."
First sentence(s): Dear Diary. That's ridiculous. Who writes "Dear Diary" in a diary?
Keeping the Castle, Patrice Kindl (261 pages) – Someone suggests this is like I Capture the Castle meets Pride and Prejudice. We shall see! Althea is under pressure to "marry well" in order to keep her mother and brother and sisters in a manner to which they are accustomed, and to stop the family castle – Crawley Castle – from crumbling into ruins. Enter Lord Boring. Althea decides he's a good candidate, and swings into action, only to find Lord Boring's business manager, Mr Fredericks, has plans of his own that may foil Althea's.
First sentence(s): We were walking in the castle garden. The silvery light of early spring streaked across the grass, transforming the overgrown shrubbery into a place of magic and romance.
Interrupted, Rachel Coker (247 pages) – "After the loss of her mother, Allie is sent from Tennessee to Maine to become the daughter of Miss Betrice Lovell, a prim woman with a faith Allie cannot accept. Clinging to the past is comforting but will it cost Allie her chance to be loved?" (catalogue)
First sentence(s): I stared at the ceiling in silence. Although it was so dark I don't think it could really be called staring at all.
More, as promised!
POD, Stephen Wallenfels (297 pages) – a POD is a sort of alien flying thing that destroys ("zaps" says the back cover, a little playfully) people who venture out of their houses. Josh and his father are trapped in their house, slowly running out of food. Megs is – a little more tenuously – trapped in a multi storey car park, with "dangerous security staff" lurking in the hotel next door. What's more dangerous? The PODs, or the humans left?
First sentence: The screeching wakes me.
Dust Girl, Sarah Zettel (292 pages) – the first of the American Fairy trilogy. It's 1935 and dust storms are tormenting Kansas. This is bad for Callie, whose mother insists on staying in Slow Run, waiting for Callie's father (who is never coming back). When Callie's mother also disappears in a violent storm, Callie befriends Jack, and they hitch rides on trains (hobo-style) to California. But! Callie is about to learn that the supernatural world is alive and well, and is looking for her (and indeed, she might be one of them).
First sentence: Once upon a time, I was a girl called Callie.
Reunited, Hilary Westman Graham (325 pages) – Alice, Summer and Tiernan used to be best friends, and best fans of the group Level3. But the band split up, and so did they. A few years later, at the end of high school, Level3 announces a one-time-only reunion concert. So Alice, Summer and Tiernan go on a road trip together to the concert, but will they be able to reestablish their friendship?
First sentence: "Is the blindfold really necessary?" Alice asked her parents.
Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe, Shelley Coriell (299 pages) – Chloe is super popular at school, until her best friend suddenly goes cold on her and turns her into a social outcast. So Chloe joins the school radio station - which is so not cool, but necessary - where she becomes the host of a call-in show, with mixed (and possibly romantic?) results.
First sentence: I loved being a burrito.
This is so not happening, Kieran Scott (315 pages) – This is the conclusion to the trilogy that began with She's So Dead to Us and continued with He's So Not Worth It. Ally and Jake being their senior year together together, but a bit shakily. Then life gets complicated and seems to be pulling them apart: as high school ends will they end too, or stick together?
First sentence: "Chloe's pregnant?" Jake blurted, pushing himself up off the ground.
Bullet Boys, Ally Kennen (320 pages) – "Alex, Levi and Max follow the young soldiers from the local army camp on the moor. But harmless rivalry develops into something far more incendiary. When the boys discover a cache of buried weapons near the training grounds, deadly forces are brought into play." (catalogue)
First sentence: Alex never killed hares.
A Breath of Eyre, Eve Marie Mont (342 pages) – Emma lives partly in the real world and partly in the imaginary world of the books she reads and the stories she makes up in her head. When reading an old copy of Jane Eyre during a lightning storm, Emma suddenly finds herself catapulted into Jane's shoes: and the brooding gaze of Mr Rochester… (You could try it with one of our not-so-old copies of Jane Eyre.)
First sentence: There was no possibility of taking a swim that day.
Justice and Utu, by David Hair (320 pages) – This is the third book in Hair's Aotearoa series, and the sequel to The Lost Tohunga; 'thrilling young-adult fantasy novels drawn from the mythology and history of New Zealand.' They have all won or been nominated for awards, and you can read the first chapter of the latest book on the author's official website. Or the first few sentences of the prologue, here, on this ol' weblog.
First lines: 'Twelve-year-old Evie van Zelle loved cards and games, and knew dozens of card tricks. She'd been superstitious all her life: wouldn't cross the path of a black cat, go under a ladder or step on cracks.'
Slated, by Teri Terry (438 pages) – Kyla may or may not have been a terrorist, but whatever happened she's been 'slated': her memory has been wiped and her personality reset. She even gets a new family. It is sort of a second chance for hardened criminals, such as herself (maybe). But she still recalls faints memories of what she once was, and it seems that maybe someone is lying to her. A thriller.
First lines: 'Weird. All right, I haven't got much experience on which to bas this judgement. I may be sixteen and I'm not slow or backward and haven't been locked in a cupboard since birth – so far as I know – but Slating does that to you.'
Among Others, by Jo Walton (302 pages) – Morwenna grows up in Wales, reading sci-fi and playing with fairies. Her mother, a sorceress, tries to bend the spirits to dark ends (she's up to no good), Morwenna has to battle her, resulting in her twin sister's death. Now, sent to a boarding school in non-magical England by her remote father, her magic attracts her mother – who's looking for her, and Morwenna won't be able to escape. Aren't you glad your mum isn't an evil sorceress?
First line: 'The Phurnacite factory in Abercwmboi killed all the trees for two miles around.'
Invisible Sun, by David MacInnis Gill (370 pages) – This is the companion to Black Hole Sun. Durango is a sixteen-year-old mercenary who, with his girlfriend, live on the wild frontier that is newly colonised Mars. The first chapter starts in Christchurch, the Capital City of the Zealand Perfecture, and is the largest city on Mars, so we must do something right in the future, I guess?
First line: 'Vienne points the gun, squeezes the trigger, and fires a live round square into my chest.'
Illuminate, by Aimee Agresti (514 pages) – High-school student Haven Terra gets an amazing job as an intern to Aurelia Brown, a rich, powerful A-lister who owns the fabulous Chicago hotel Haven gets to live in. She is lucky! But is she really. No, probably not. Aurelia and her circle of minions, the Outfit, are in the business of buying souls, and does Haven want anything to do with that? What does her destiny hold? The first in the Gilded Wings trilogy.
First line: 'Up until that point, English class had been unremarkable.'
A Waste of Good Paper, by Sean Taylor (293 pages) – Jason's been given a diary to write in by Pete, a teacher at the school for boys with behaviour difficulties where Jason has been sent. Because he's good at writing, if a little reluctant to actually fill in the pages. But things worth recording happen! And so his diary isn't the waste of good paper Jason initially thought it would be.
First line: 'Friday the 6th of March - Pete says this is a writing boook that he's only giving me and he says it's called JASON'S JOURNAL.'.
Little Sister, by Aimee Said (301 pages) – Allison can't wait for her older sister, Larrie, to leave their (Australian, if it matters? just setting the scene) high school so that she can make her mark, for her older sister is super-popular and smart. But when a rumour about Larrie surfaces online, Allison finds that she is in the spotlight for unwanted reasons. Also there is a boy she likes.
First lines: 'Monday morning: Whitlam High School assembly hall. Welcome to another week of mind-numbing boredom higher education.'
Love Notes from Vinegar House, by Karen Tayleur (250 pages) – Going to copy this off the book cover: 'Freya Jackson Kramer has done some stupid things before, but this is the first time they've been splashed across Facebook. When she escapes to Vinegar House for the holidays, she thinks she's leaving her troubles behind. But Freya's troubles are just beginning. How will she deal with her manipulative cousin, Rumer? How can she avoid the ex-love of her life, Luke Hart? And what secrets lie in the locked attic?' Also; ghosts.
First line: 'There are three things you should know about me if we're ever going to be friends.'
The Lost Crown, by Sarah Miller (412 pages) – There have been several YA books lately about the last Tsar of Russia and his family; this one focuses on his daughters, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. History tells us how it all ends (pretty tragically!), but The Lost Crown 'recounts the days of Imperial Russia with lyricism, criticism, and true compassion.' Quite a grim epilogue you can be sure.
First lines: 'Our luggage is packed and we've said our good-byes. The palace is as dark and still as a museum at midnight, but it's been hours and the train still isn't here.'
Incarnate, by Jodi Meadows (374 pages) – In Range, a million people have been reincarnated for thousands of years, each time able to remember their past lives. Until Ana comes along; she is a new soul, and is subsequently distrusted and feared by people. But not Sam, who develops a relationship with Ana. Romance! Fantasy! Thrills! Book one in a planned trilogy!
First lines: 'I wasn't reborn. I was five when I first realized how different that made me.'
Catch & Release, Blythe Woolston (210 pages) – a road trip! Polly and Odd have had one of your worst nightmares – a flesh-eating bacterial infection, and many reconstructive surgeries as a result. Now their epic future plans are derailed, so they head off to Oregon in a classy car for a spot of fly fishing (and perhaps some more worrying adventures?).
First sentence: I would have recognized the guy even if he hadn't driven up in a truck with Estes Equipment on the door, wearing an Estes Equipment hat and an Estes Equipment shirt with 'Buck' embroidered above the pocket."
Beneath a Meth Moon, Jacqueline Woodson (182 pages) – Laurel loses her mother and grandmother in Hurricane Katrina and turns to crystal meth to cope. Can she grieve, move on, and beat her addiction? We hope so :-\
First sentence: It's almost winter again and the cold moves through this town like water washing over us.
Poison Heart, S B Hayes (360 pages) – "From the moment Katy sees Genevieve's beautiful face staring at her from a window, her life will never be the same. Wherever Katy turns, Genevieve is there – at school, with Katy's friends, and worst of all, in Katy's hot new boyfriend's life. But Genevieve has a menacing side, a dangerous side, a threatening side that she only reveals to Katy: I'm your worst nightmare. When Genevieve's behaviour becomes increasingly twisted, Katy delves into the girl's past, with the help of her best friend Luke. Nothing prepares her for the dark truths that she discovers, or the new romance she finds along the way. Is Genevieve a troubled girl with a difficult childhood? Or is the truth unearthly and much more frightening? Who is the real Genevieve? What are her secrets? Why is she determined to destroy Katy's life?" (catalogue)
First sentence: We were on the number fifty-seven bus when it happened – the moment that would change my life forever.
The Jade Notebook, Laura Resau (365 pages) – this is a companion novel to The Indigo Notebook and The Ruby Notebook. Zeeta and her mother have been traveling the globe, but finally settle in Mazunte, Mexico, where Zeeta's boyfriend, Wendell, is spending time photographing sea turtles (as you do). Zeeta feels like Mazunte could be home, but when she and Wendell begin finding out information about her mysterious father's past, Zeeta starts to see a darker side to her home.
First sentence: At sunset, Comet Point feels like the tip of the world.
Promise the Night, Michaela MacColl (262 pages) – this is based on the life of Beryl Markham, who was the first pilot to fly solo from England to North America. But this is not about the flying, but earlier: Beryl lives with her father on a huge ranch in British East Africa, with only her mother's dog, Buller, for company. When one day Buller is attacked and taken by a leopard, Beryl promises to rescue him (as you would!). Which might be good training for being daring enough to fly solo across the Atlantic.
First sentence: Beryl sat bolt upright, her heart beating faster.
Skin Deep, Laura Jarratt (376 pages) – "After the car crash that leaves her best friend dead, Jenna struggles to rebuild her life. But every stare in the street, every glance in the mirror, makes her want to hide away. And then Ryan turns up – a tall, good-looking traveller unlike anyone Jenna's met before." (cover) Yay Ryan.
First sentence: The stereo thumps out a drumbeat.
The Emerald Flame, Frewin Jones (344 pages) – more adventures from Branwen, the Warrior Princess. Branwen has come to accept that she's the one to save her country from imminent invasion by the Saxons. This is no small task, and one filled with danger and the threat of disaster. We wonder if guidance from the spirits, and the trusty Rhodi and "sometimes maddening" Iwan, are enough support?
First sentence: A profound darkness had fallen among the close-packed oaks, and it felt to Branwen ap Griffith as though she and her small band of riders were wading through a flood tide of shadows, thick as black water.
Vixen, Jillian Larkin (385 pages) – the first book in a new series called The Flappers. "The roaring twenties where anything goes…The first in a sparkling new trilogy full of romance, dancing and secrecy. Every girl wants what she can't have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria wants the glamorous flapper lifestyle. Now that she's engaged to the heir of one of Chicago's most powerful families, Gloria's party days are over before they've even begun… or are they? Clara, Gloria's goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch – but Clara isn't as lily-white as she appears… Lorraine, Gloria's social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria's shadow. When Lorraine's envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone's going to be very sorry." (catalogue)
First sentence: She didn't feel like wearing a garter tonight.
This week's selection is brought to you by heart shaped things, sunglasses, and a whole lot of love.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz (359 pages) – Dante and Ari are opposites (the cover tells me in detail), so opposite that in fact they probably shouldn't attract, but they do! "In breathtaking prose, American Book Award winner Benjamin Alires Saenz captures those moments that make a boy a man as he explores loyalty and trust, friendship and love" (cover!).
First sentence: One summer night I fell asleep, hoping the world would be different when I woke.
Love? Maybe, Heather Hepler (267 pages) – a Valentine's Day story! Piper's birthday is Valentine's Day, which may be one of the reasons why she's a bit cynical about the whole thing. But when her one best friend suffers a broken heart two weeks before the BIG DAY, she agrees to get involved in a plot to restore said heart, even if it means going on a date herself. All of a sudden everything is warm and fuzzy for Piper: her heart shaped lollies are a hit (see cover), she has a popular boyfriend, and someone's leaving secret gifts in her locker.
First sentence: Claire tells me it's romantic that my birthday is on Valentine's Day, but then she thinks it's romantic when Stuart remembers to say excuse me after he burps.
The Darlings in Love, Melissa Kantor (311 pages) – The Darlings are three best friends, Victoria, Natalya and Jane (as seen in The Darlings are Forever), and they fall in love! This could lead to happiness, or heartbreak, or both! (Preferrably in reverse order.)
First sentence: Natalya pulled her dark blue winter jacket more tightly around her, shivering in the sharp January wind as she waited for the light to change.
The Disenchantments, Nina LaCour (307 pages) – Colby and Bev are in a band – The Disenchantments – and the plan is to graduate and tour Europe. But Bev disenchants The Disenchantments when she announces she's ditching them to go off on her own travels. So plans must change, and the band swaps Europe for the Pacific Northwest, and the future becomes much less certain.
First sentence: Bev says when she's onstage she feels the world holding its breath for her.
Love & Haight, Susan Carlton (176 pages) – In 1971 Chloe and MJ have a plan to travel to San Francisco to spend the Christmas/New Year break with Chloe's hippy aunt. Chloe has a second plan, involving her secret, unwanted pregnancy. Reviewers say this book is an interesting historical account of 1970s San Francisco, hippy culture, and some of the serious social issues of the time.
First sentences: The view was wrong. That's what Chloe kept thinking.
Glimmer, Phoebe Kitandis (347 pages) – Oo. Marshal and Elyse wake up one day "tangled in each other's arms" but also with amnesia. They have no idea how they came to be in Summer Falls, a resort town, but they do know that something's amiss: the town's people are "happy zombies" with no memory of unpleasant things, even though there are indeed unpleasant things in Summer Falls…
First sentence: I come to life with a gasp in the darkness.
The Story of Us, Deb Caletti (389 pages) – "After jilting two previous fiances, Cricket's mother is finally marrying the right man, but as wedding attendees arrive for a week of festivities, complications arise for Cricket involving her own love life, her beloved dog Jupiter, and her mother's reluctance to marry." (catalogue)
First sentence: I found out something about myself as all those boxes piled up: I hated change.
Dragonswood, Janet Lee Carey (403 pages) – When the king dies, Wilde Island is thrown into turmoil as the royal witch hunter goes on, well, a witch-hunting rampage, determined to root out an young women with "fire in their hearts and sparks in their soul". This is unfortunate for Tess, who wants the things in life that fire and sparks give (i.e. not just a husband and house). She's accused of witchery and forced to run to Dragonswood, to take refuge with an "enigmatic huntsman", who sounds interesting.
First sentences: I am seven years old. My father takes me to a witch burning.
The Mephisto Covenant, Trinity Faegen (434 pages) – "Jax, a son of Hell, and Sasha, a descendent of Eve, unexpectedly find love, but Sasha must sacrifice the purity of her soul to save him while he struggles to keep her safe from his brother Eryx, whose mission is to take over Hell and abolish humanity's free will." (catalogue)
First sentence: "Your father's ring is gone! That slime, Alex, took it – I know he did."
Bewitching, Alex Flinn (338 pages) – in which we read about Kendra, who was responsible for the Beast becoming Beastly in Beastly. Kendra is an immortal, who finds that her interfering in human life sometimes makes problems worse rather than better. So, when she comes across Emma, a modern-day plain step-sister, can she stop herself from getting involved?
First sentence: If you read fairy tales, and who doesn't, you might believe there are witches all over the place – witches baking children into gingerbread, making princesses sleep hundreds of years, even turning normal teenage boys into hideous beasts to teach them a lesson.
The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern (387 pages) -Le Cirque des Rêves is the name of the circus, and it is indeed only open at night. At night, in the circus, Celia and Marco are two young magicians who must compete against each other to be the best. They don't know that the game they are bound to play is very real, with implications for the whole circus. When the two fall in love, what then happens to the competition?
Is possibly a bit like maybe: The Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor; The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M Valente.
First sentence: The circus arrives without warning.
The Girl in the Steel Corset, Kady Cross (473 pages) – we mentioned this at the end of March, and now it has arrived.
Is possibly a bit like maybe: The Iron Thorn, Caitlin Kittredge; The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson; Corsets & Clockwork: 13 steampunk romances
First sentence: The moment she saw the young man walking down the darkened hall toward her, twirling his walking stick, Finley Jayne knew she'd be unemployed before the sun rose.
Black Heart, Holly Black (296 pages) – the third book in the Curse Workers trilogy. Will there be another? "Cassel Sharpe knows he's been used as an assassin, but he's trying to put all that behind him. He's trying to be good, even though he grew up in a family of con artists and cheating comes as easily as breathing to him. He's trying to do the right thing, even though the girl he loves is inextricably connected with crime. And he's trying to convince himself that working for the Feds is smart, even though he's been raised to believe the government is the enemy. But with a mother on the lam, the girl he loves about to take her place in the Mob, and new secrets coming to light, the line between what's right and what's wrong becomes increasingly blurred. When the Feds ask Cassel to do the one thing he said he would never do again, he needs to sort out what's a con and what's truth. In a dangerous game and with his life on the line, Cassel may have to make his biggest gamble yet… this time on love." (catalogue description)
Is possibly a bit like maybe: The Calling, Kelley Armstrong; City of Bones, Cassandra Clare
First sentence: My brother Barron sits next to me, sucking the last dregs of milk tea slush noisily through a wide yellow straw.
The Way We Fall, Megan Crewe (309 pages) – a strange virus attacks a small island community, killing many. Those that remain must fight for food, or starve. Grim! Kaelyn is one of the survivors, and she must join forces with a former rival to better her odds, while those around her she cares for slowly get sick. Can she find a way to save them?
Is possibly a bit like maybe: After the Snow, S D Crockett; Under the Never Sky, Veronica Rossi; Life as We Knew It, Susan Beth Pfeffer
First sentence: Leo, it's about six hours since you left the island.
The Butterfly Clues, Kate Ellison (325 pages) – "Having experienced compulsive behavior all her life, Lo's symptoms are getting her into trouble when she witnesses a murder while wandering dangerous quarters of Cleveland, Ohio, collecting things that do not belong to her, obsessing about her brother's death." Thank you catalogue! Sounds interesting.
First sentence: I spot her out of the corner of my eye and freeze.
Getting Over Garrett Delaney, Abby McDonald (319 pages) – Garrett Delaney is Sadie's best friend. She's awesomely in love with him, which is a bit of a shame. Especially when he rings from a summer literary retreat to say he's fallen in love. Sadie must – as the title says – get over Garrett Delaney. A summer of reinventing herself is in order! Can she do it? Yes she can! (Maybe – read the book to find out!)
First sentence: You have to understand: I've been madly, hopelessly, tragically in love with Garrett Delaney for two years now – ever since the fateful day when I looked up from my list of the Top Ten Couples of All Time and saw him sauntering into the local coffeehouse.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns, Rae Carson (423 pages) – "A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic" says the catalogue. Elisa (the fearful, sixteen-year-old princess) has a lot on her plate! A good book for Tamora Pierce, or Sharon Shinn fans, maybe?
First sentence: Prayer candles flicker in my bedroom.
Perception, Kim Harrington (275 pages) – Clare (Clarity) is the school psychic, and when someone starts sending her mysterious messages and gifts she's put on high alert. Who could they be from? Things take a dark turn when the messages become increasingly sinister, and a girl suddenly disappears.
First sentence(s): I stepped forward with forced confidence. "Let's do this."
It's Wednesday! Here's a small selection of interesting titles we've ordered recently. Reserve them if they take your fancy.
Soonchild, Russell Hoban (illustrated by Alexis Deacon). Russell Hoban, creator of Captain Najork and Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong, was once called "the strangest writer in Britain". Sadly, he is retiring soon, and this is his second to last book! You must read it! In all seriousness, here's what it's about:
"Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs from her mother's womb. The World Songs are what inspire all newborns to come out into the world, and John must find them for her. But how? The answer takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John's past…" (goodreads.com)
The Girl in the Steel Corset, Kady Cross. A steampunk romance! "In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one… except the 'thing' inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch… Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret. Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help – and finally be a part of something, finally fit in. But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on – even if it seems no one believes her." (amazon.com)
Pure, Julianna Baggott. The first in a new dystopian series (the next one will be called Fuse, when it is published). This is the story of Pressia and Partridge. After a nuclear holocaust, people are - for the most part – horribly disfigured, and society corrupt. Pressia is one of the disfigured, Partridge is one of the "pure". The Pure are the ones who made it to the Dome in time, their bodies unmarked. Inside the Dome Partridge is protected from the people who will burn him, as some type of living sacrifice. Pressia also has problems, since she's come of age and must join the militia (as a soldier, if she's physically capable, or as a "live target" if she's not). When Partridge learns that his mother (who didn't make it to the Dome) may still be alive, he makes the dangerous decision to venture out in search of her, and "when Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again."
Here are this week's fortnight's month's new books, where I literally judge books by their covers.
Article 5, by Kristen Simmons (364 pages) – It is the near future and things have changed! The US has revoked its Bill of Rights, and replaced it with some 'Moral Statutes'. Instead of police, law is enforced by soldiers, who don't hesitate to arrest for bad behaviour. When Ember's rebellious single mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes, she leaves her previously unassuming and safe life behind and becomes a rebel with a cause. The Handmaid's Tale for teens maybe!
First lines: 'Beth and Ryan were holding hands. It was enough to risk a formal citation for indecency, and they knew better, but I didn't say anything.'
The Catastrophic History of You and Me, by Jess Rothenberg (375 pages) – Brie is sixteen, and tastes great on crackers with quince. Just kidding! She is an actual human who is sixteen, and when her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, she dies of a broken heart. And now, stuck in limbo, she must watch everyone deal with her death, while she too must go through the five stages of grief. Luckily (to balance the whole unluckily dying situation) she has the ghost of a boy who died in the 80s to help her.
First line: 'There's always that one guy who gets a hold on you. Not like your best friend's brother who gets you in headlock kind of hold.'
What Boys Really Want, by Pete Hautman (297 pages) – Lita and Adam are both sixteen, and have been friends for ages. They try not to interfere with one anothers' love lives, mistaken though they think the other is, but when Adam steals content from Lita's anonymous blog for a self-help book he is writing, What Boys Really Want, things get hilariously complex.
First line: 'The idea for the book came to me as a bunch of us were tubing down the Apple River on a nice, sunny day, the last weekend before school started.'
The Survival Kit, by Donna Freitas(351 pages) – Sixteen-year-old Rose is popular! But when her mother dies, none of that matters so much. Rose's late mother has left her a 'Survival Kit'; an iPod, a picture of peonies, a crystal heart, a paper star, a box of crayons, and a tiny handmade kite. What can they mean? Well you will have to read the book won't you.
First line: 'I found it on the day of my mother's funeral, tucked in a place she knew I would look. There is was, hanging with her favorite dress, the one I'd always wanted to wear.'
Tiger's Voyage, by Colleen Houck (543 pages) – This is book three in the Tiger's Curse series. Books one and two are already in! I don't recall seeing them, but they're in the catalogue. And the catalogue never lies. Here's what it says about this part of the series: 'After battling the villanous Lokesh, Kelsey and the Indian princes Ren and Kishan return to India, where Kelsey learns that Ren has amnesia, and five cunning dragons try to keep the trio from breaking the curse that binds them.'
First line: 'Behind the thick glass of his Mumbai penthouse office once again, Lokesh tried to control the incredible rage slowly circling through his veins.'
Under the Never Sky, by Veronica Rossi (376 pages) – After some kind of ecological apocalypse, humanity splits – some live in the Reverie, a kind of haven from the storms that assault the planet, while others survive on the earth, mutated and living pretty primitive lives. Aria leaves the safety of the Reverie to find her missing mother, and meets Perry, an outsider who is also searching for someone. His mutation seems to be looking like a male model! They fall in love! A forbidden romance. 'Should appeal to both teen and adult readers far beyond dystopia fans', says Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc.
First lines: 'They called the world beyond the walls of the Pod "the Death Shop." A million ways to die out there. Aria never thought she'd get so close.'
Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley (228 pages) – Here is what the catalogue says: 'Seventeen-year-old Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance.' However! There is a lot more to this multi-award winning book than just that short sentence!
First lines: 'I was seventeen years old when I saw my first dead body It wasn't my cousin Oslo's. It was a woman who looked to have been around fifty or at least in her late forties.'
Someone Else's Life, by Katie Dale (485 pages) – Another book about a girl coping with her dead mum. Rosie learns that she might have inherited Huntington's disease, which has recently killed her mother … or she might not, since she also learns that she was actually switched at birth. She discovers a secret that could 'shatter the lives of everyone around her,' which can't be much fun for Rosie, or the girl who might actually have inherited Huntington's. Sounds grim.
First lines: 'Sunlight dances over the little girl's dark curls as she toddles clumsily through the dry grass.'
Immortal Beloved, by Cate Tiernan (389 pages) – From the catalogue! 'New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there,s no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends . . . when you're immortal.' And now, from Youtube!
First line: 'Last night my whole world came tumbling down. Now I'm running scared.'
(We also have the sequel, Darkness Falls.)
Advent, by James Treadwell (439 pages) – This is book 1 in the 'Advent Trilogy'. Gavin, a disenfranchised youth is sent to his eccentric aunt's place in Cornwall. At the same time magic returns to the world, 500 years after it was locked away. Its return to the modern world is disruptive and not at all benign. And! Some reviews suggest that this could be the new Tolkien, so there you go.
First line: 'On a wild night in deep winter in the year 1537, the greatest magus in the world gathered together and dismissed his household servants, wrapped himself in his travelling cloak, took his staff in one hand and in the other a small wooden box sealed with pitch and clasped with silver, and stepped out into the whirling sleet, bound for the harbour and - so he expected – immortality.'
Hollow Pike, by James Dawson (314 pages) – Witchcraft! Horror! Lis London has nightmares that someone is trying to murder her. She dismisses the local legends of witchcraft but … should she? Probably not! This has been enjoyably reviewed on Amazon, where it gets a pretty good rating of 4.5 stars.
First line: 'Lis knew she was dreaming, although this brought little comfort as the blood ran over her face.'


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New $100 Bill Features Dancing, Color-Changing Bells
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It's all about the Benjamins today as the U.S. Federal Reserve has just announced that it will start its circulation of new and improved $100 bills on October 8, 2013. Thought it's not much in the way of a makeover, the new note's design does feature some fairly high-tech tricks for befuddling counterfeiters.
There are two new security features on the new $100 bill that really stand out. Both the 3-D Security Ribbon and the Bell in the Inkwell offer a simple and not-so-subtle way to verify that a new $100 note is real.
The blue ribbon located front and center on the new bill is woven into the paper itself, and is printed with tiny bells. But when you tilt the bill back and forth, those bells change to 100s. Tilting the note back and forth will also make the bells and 100s move side to side. Tilt it side to side and they'll move up and down.
After watching the dancing bells, you can switch your attention to the much larger bell located inside of the copper-colored inkwell on the front of the bill. The bell changes color from green to copper when you tilt the bill back and forth. Now you see it. Now you don't.
Aside from these two new and rather garish features, the updated $100 note is much the same as those that went into circulation in 1996.
According to Reuters, these new notes cost slightly more to produce than their older counterparts, but they're worth the added cost for U.S. officials, who have been dealing with an increased number of extremely high quality counterfeit $100 notes believed to be coming from North Korea.
These "supernotes" are undetectable as counterfeits to all but the most discerning of currency experts.
The new $100 notes have been in development since 2003 and were supposed to start circulation in 2011. However, a statement by the Federal Reserve said that "its introduction was postponed following an unexpected production delay."
The Fed also said that it will be "reaching out to businesses and consumers around the world" to educate them on how to identify the new bill. [See also: Cops Say ATM Tech Swapped Fake Bills for Cash]
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From the mid-1950s to the late 1980s, the world of animation in the United States experienced a severe quality drought. Television animation was cheaply and quickly produced and loaded with errors. Feature-length animation experienced severe budget cuts, and the number of animated movies being released was drastically reduced. Cartoons that many generations grew up watching were made with "limited animation"—a style that utilized as few frames as possible, which resulted in choppy, simplified character motions.
It won't come as much of a shock to anyone in the Fredericksburg area since our last Blockbuster was closed years ago, but Blockbuster is now closing all remaining stores. The age of video rental as a for-profit business is officially over. It would seem to affect the library very little. After all, we still provide DVDs to our customers, don't we? And, yes, we will continue to add new DVDs, but the decline of Blockbuster and video rental as a business does have an impact because it changes the very nature of the product Hollywood puts out.
What would you do if your daughters ran away? Live Through This, by Debra Gwartney, is the true story of a mother who lost two of her daughters to the grunge subculture of the 1990s. They began hating everything about her--not just two teenagers fighting with their mother but a feud. Meanwhile, they totally submerged themselves into depression. Shortly after the girls became obsessed with the movement, Gwartney lost them fully to the streets. This story is a unique account by a mother of her lost relationship with her daughters.
She was an educated daughter of the privileged class—granddaughter of two of Iraq's heroes from its pre-Saddam era. A successful journalist and later owner of a printing business, she seemed to live a more charmed life than most of Iraq's citizens. But as the door of the women's prison closed behind her, leaving her virtually entombed, she realized that her sense of security had been nothing more than an illusion, and as one prisoner after another was dragged away to be tortured, she understood the true horror that underlay her world. Mayada: Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein is her story as shared with fellow writer Jean Sasson.
"Weigel explores new information about the Pope's role in some of the recent past's most stirring events, including the fall of communism; the Vatican/Israel negotiation of 1991-92; the collapse of the Philippine, Chilean, Nicaraguan, and Paraguayan dictatorships during the 1980s; and the epic papal visit to Cuba. Weigel also includes previously unpublished papal correspondence with Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Deng Xiaoping, and draws on hitherto unavailable autobiographical reminiscences by the Pope."
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