Monday, February 22, 2021

Author Spotlight: V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab has been at or near the top of the best selling charts since its release in October of 2020. According to the publisher, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is "A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever―and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name." 
So does it indeed live up to all of the hype? This long time V.E. Schwab fan definitely thinks it does! *Swoon* You'll just have to find out for yourself! There is still a bit of a waiting list but luckily The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is available in multiple formats on SHARE. (Just click on the link at the beginning of this post.) While you're waiting for your turn, check out some of Schwab's other books!

Writing as V.E. Schwab:

#1 Vicious
#2 Vengeful

#1 A Darker Shade of Magic
#2 A Gathering of Shadows
#3 A Conjuring of Light

Writing as Victoria Schwab:
#1 The Archived
#2 The Unbound

#1 This Savage Song
#2 Our Dark Duet

#1 City of Ghosts
#2 Tunnel of Bones
#3 Bridge of Souls

Monday, February 15, 2021

💗 For Your Pets

If you are a pet mom or dad, then you probably don't need an excuse to love up on your furry/scaly/feathery babies, but February 20th just so happens to be National Love Your Pet Day. So why not spoil them a little extra, right? They don't need anything too fancy. You could just snuggle up on the couch with one of the books or movies below that feature pets of all kinds! You can place a hold on any of these by clicking the links below.  

Books:
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
Marley & Me by John Grogan
A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery
Carrying Albert Home by Home Hickam
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien

Monday, February 8, 2021

Happy Birthday, Mo Willems!

February 11th is beloved children's book author Mo Willems' birthday! Let's celebrate him! Not only has he written and illustrated tons of  amazingly fun books, but he's also a voice actor and animator. If you visit his website,  http://pigeonpresents.com/, you can find all kinds of entertaining videos, games and activities for your kiddos to enjoy. Mo's books about his friends the Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, Knufflebunny and Unlimited Squirrels have been huge hits with kids for awhile now. Below, you will find some of his other stories. Give them a try, if you haven't already fallen in love with them!


Monday, February 1, 2021

Write On, Evansville!

It's February which means it's too cold and there's not much we can go out and about to do anyways. Are you feeling the need to get creative? We have just the thing for you!

Introducing "Write On, Evansville: A Collaborative Community Writing Project!" Share your writing, thoughts and creative energy as a way for us to come together while we have to be apart. Each journal available for checkout has a theme and is directed at a specific age group. You can do a little browsing by reading below.

Happy writing, Evansville!


Children:

Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Best Friend: Tell us about your best friend! Is it a person? Is it a pet? Why is he/she so awesome?

When I Grow Up: What do you want to be when you grow up? What will you miss about being a kid? What do you think the best part of being an adult will be?

Make Me Giggle: Share a joke or funny story.

The Day My Pet Could Talk: An Ongoing Fiction Story: Please read through what was previously written and then add your part of the story. It can be a couple paragraphs or pages long. Try to carry on with the storyline already written.

You can place a hold on one of the Children's notebooks by clicking HERE.


Young Adult:

Be the Change: If you had the ability to fix one problem in the world, what would it be? How would you solve the problem?

Good Vibes Only: Share a happy memory or positive thought to make someone else smile.

Make Me LOL: Share a joke or funny story.

And Then, They Just Disappeared: An Ongoing Fiction Story: Please read through what was previously written and then add your part of the story. It can be a couple paragraphs or pages long. Try to carry on with the storyline already written.

You can place a hold on one of the Young Adult notebooks by clicking HERE.


Adult:

Three Things Writing Challenge: Write a short story that includes the three things listed from the last writer. When you are finished with your short story, assign three different things for the next writer to build a story on. The “things” should be a person, place, or object.

Memories of Evansville Past: Share a memory of a person, place, event, etc. in Evansville that has stuck with you.

Make Me Laugh: Share a joke or funny story.

The Statue in the Library: An Ongoing Fiction Story: Please read through what was previously written and then add your part of the story. It can be a couple paragraphs or pages long. Try to carry on with the storyline already written.

You can place a hold on one of the Adult notebooks by clicking HERE.