Cinda Williams Chima come to Rocky River Public Library!

Fantasy author Cinda Williams Chima will visit Rocky River Public Library on Monday, April 8th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. She will speak on her inspirations for writing fantasy, and will be signing books.

Don't know who she is? Well, if you liked Harry Potter, you just might like The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir. The series tells the story of a sixteen-year-old kid who lives in a small town in Ohio. When he accidentally stops taking his "medication", he suddenly realizes he has strange powers. He finds a powerful sword at an ancestor's grave that leads him to believe just how powerful he really is.

The final installment in this series, The Dragon Heir, is set to be released on Sept. 8th, 2008!

Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to meet this local popular teen author!

Stay tuned...for downloadable summer reading!

Soon the library will have a whole slew of titles available electronically. These will include your summer reading titles.

Music and video titles will also be available.

The site is called Overdrive, and allows you to download all sorts of things to your portable device and computer. All with just a library card.

Keep watching our web site for more details.

Fallen Angels Unite!!

Repossessed

A. M. Jenkins

This is the delightful tale of a fallen angel who decides to possess the body of a slacker teen. Ever wonder if your friends are possessed?

Well, they just might be!

Kiriel is the fallen angel, and he is sick of torturing souls. It can get quite boring. So, he decides to come down to Earth and inhabit the body of Shaun, who is one of those guys who slips under the radar.

Turns out it's not so fun being human. Especially when you are the type of kid who isn't noticed.

Can a demon learn something from humans?

Heath Ledger R.I.P. 1/22/08

The Loss of a Great Actor

Academy Award nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today. He had been suffering from pneumonia, and it is speculated that he died from a drug interaction.

He was 28-years old, and known for his amazing performances in Brokeback Mountain and Monster's Ball.

Please share your (respectful) thoughts.

Movie recommendation

Paprika

I had to recommend this one for all of you anime fans out there. Actually, you don't have to be a fan of anime at all to enjoy this one.

The director Satoshi Kon continues in his wonderful style of blending science fiction and reality. This one is based on a science fiction novel by noted Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutui. When a program that allows individuals to explore their own dreams is pirated, the results are mind blowing.

If you liked the Matrix, you will appreciate this one. It is Rated R, however, for one particularly unsettling death scene, so watch it with your parents.

Rest in Popularity

ghostgirl

by Tonya Hurley

Ever feel like a ghost in your own school? Like you could walk the halls unnoticed? Like, no one has any idea you're even there most of the time? Well, this lovely young lady feels just like that. And, then it happens. She dies. In her own school.

But, instead of ending her already invisible life, it catapults her into popularity. And, soon she is about to win the heart of her beloved, without even being alive!

Ahhhhhh, love... death... The two combine well in this, the first installment of what is sure to be a popular series. In life and death.

Due out in Aug. 2008.

Meet the not-so-Plain Janes

Plain Janes

by Cecil Castelucci and Jim Rugg

Art Saves, plain and simple. When a young girl's life is rocked by a terrorist attack in NYC, she is relocated to a suburban school. She is crushed by the fear that pervades the minset of everyone she encounters. Fear to reveal their true selves. Can you relate?

Plain and simple, Jane and her friends make it their mission to shake up this sleepy town through random acts of...art.

This graphic novel is sure to delight, especially those of you who might feel like you don't.....quite....fit......in.