Great to see everyone with so much energy and a big smile this morning at the 89th street building.  The elevators are crammed (as always) and the sound of friends reconnected is loud and ruckus, as it should be!  But the library is a quiet oasis for those who are already studying or dealing with their schedules.

The Middle School Library has many new books.  Come and check them out!

Here are just a few outstanding new books for you to enjoy.

What did you read this summer that you can recommend to others?

Middle School Librarian, Mrs. Roxanne Feldman, served on the 2013 Newbery Award Selection Committee and along with the entire committee of 15, presented this year’s winner and honor books on Monday, January 28th:

(The picture was taken by Mrs. Feldman soon after the winners were decided and the award seals were affixed – mostly by Mrs. Feldman!)

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider series) by Anthony HorowitzTrouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm

Freaky Friday by Mary Rogers
The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Stewart
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

Chronicle of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Percy Jackson and the Oympians series by Rick Riordan
A Whole Nother Story by Doctor Cuthbert Soup

Vampirates by Justin Somper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Phantom of the Subway by Geronimo Stilton
The Boxcar Children series
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events series) by Lemony Snicket
This Book Isn’t What It Looks Like by Pseudonymous Bosch
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dork Diary series by Rachel Renee Russell
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munos Ryan
Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire by Tim Collins and Andrew Pinder
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Vampirates by Justin Somper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Tales from the Hood (Sisters Grimm series) by Michael Buckley
500 Guitars: A Definitely A to Z Guide by Gavin Wilson
Tunnel to Freedom by Mike Meserole
Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
The Wish by Gail Carson Levine
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub