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October 2012 1997 E. Jackson Blvd. Jackson MO 63755 Phone 573-243-8141

Currents

Upcoming Events @ the Library

Youth Reading Programs

(Check the calendar for dates & times)

Book Discussion Group for Adults @ Jackson

the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

ALL BRANCHES will be closed:

Friday, March 25, 2005 for Good Friday

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THANK YOU SIKESTON AUXILIARY 3319 The Sikeston Auxiliary #3319 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles donates each year to the Missouri State Auxiliary Golden EagleFund. Sikeston Auxiliary Chairman, Alice Thorne, and Ann Matthews, with the help of Auxiliary mem-bers, held a fund-raising dinner and netted $310.73. Alice and Ann chose to give this locally to the River-side Regional Library in Scott City to purchase large print books for the collection. Our sincerest appreciation to the Auxiliary for this wonderful and unexpected gift. We have ordered 21 new large print books for the Scott City Branch with these funds. They were all in stock and should be shipped and ready for the shelves within the next two weeks. The titles are: ALONE, by Lisa Gardner; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIA-TION LOW-FAT, LOW-CHOLESTEROL COOKBOOK: DELI-CIOUS RECIPES TO HELP LOWER YOUR CHOLES-TEROL, by the American Heart Association; ART OF MEND-ING: A NOVEL, by Elizabeth Berg; BLIND ALLEY, by Iris Johansen; BROKER, by John Grisham; CARY GRANT: A BIOGRAPHY, by Marc Eliot; CHAMBER, by John Grisham; CONVICTION, by Richard North Patterson; DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown; DEMON RUMM, by Sandra Brown; FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, by Mitch Albom; FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ, by Fannie Flagg; HOT TARGET, by Suzanne Brockmann; LIFE EXPECTANCY, by Dean Koontz; RAINMAKER, by John Grisham; TED WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERI-CAN HERO, by Leigh Montville; TIME TO KILL by John Grisham; TWISTED by Jonathan Kellerman; UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS, by Barbara Taylor Bradford; UNFINISHED LIFE by Mark Spragg; YOUNGER NEXT YEAR: A GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE


Youth Reading Programs

(Check the calendar for dates & times)



ALL BRANCHES will be closed:

Friday, March 25, 2005 for Good Friday

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THANK YOU SIKESTON AUXILIARY 3319 The Sikeston Auxiliary #3319 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles donates each year to the Missouri State Auxiliary Golden EagleFund. Sikeston Auxiliary Chairman, Alice Thorne, and Ann Matthews, with the help of Auxiliary mem-bers, held a fund-raising dinner and netted $310.73. Alice and Ann chose to give this locally to the River-side Regional Library in Scott City to purchase large print books for the collection. Our sincerest appreciation to the Auxiliary for this wonderful and unexpected gift. We have ordered 21 new large print books for the Scott City Branch with these funds. They were all in stock and should be shipped and ready for the shelves within the next two weeks. The titles are: ALONE, by Lisa Gardner; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIA-TION LOW-FAT, LOW-CHOLESTEROL COOKBOOK: DELI-CIOUS RECIPES TO HELP LOWER YOUR CHOLES-TEROL, by the American Heart Association; ART OF MEND-ING: A NOVEL, by Elizabeth Berg; BLIND ALLEY, by Iris Johansen; BROKER, by John Grisham; CARY GRANT: A BIOGRAPHY, by Marc Eliot; CHAMBER, by John Grisham; CONVICTION, by Richard North Patterson; DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown; DEMON RUMM, by Sandra Brown; FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, by Mitch Albom; FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ, by Fannie Flagg; HOT TARGET, by Suzanne Brockmann; LIFE EXPECTANCY, by Dean Koontz; RAINMAKER, by John Grisham; TED WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERI-CAN HERO, by Leigh Montville; TIME TO KILL by John Grisham; TWISTED by Jonathan Kellerman; UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS, by Barbara Taylor Bradford; UNFINISHED LIFE by Mark Spragg; YOUNGER NEXT YEAR: A GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE 50 UNTIL YOU’RE 80 AND BEYOND, b


Reading Programs: Check with your local library branch for details…



Book Discussion Group @ Scott City


Book Discussion Group @ Oran Call the library for date & time

Basic Computer Classes for Seniors @ Perryville the first Wednesday of each month @ 11 a.m.

Nook / Kindle / iPad Classes @ Perryville the first Thursday of each month at 4 p.m.

Adult Book Club @ Perryville the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

All Branches will be CLOSED:

Monday, November 12 for Veterans’ Day

At ALL BRANCHES of Riverside Regional Library!

(See page 5 for additional information.)

An Educational Event:

Medicare and all its Parts

Saturday, October 27 @ 10:00 a.m.

@ Scott City

“This event is only for educational purposes

and no plan specific benefits or details will be shared."

Fall Book Sale @ Scott City 2108 Main Street

Thursday, October 11: 1-6 p.m.

Friday, October 12: 1-6 p.m.

Saturday, October 13: 9 a.m.-Noon

Sponsored by:

Riverside Regional Friends

of the Library (FOL) @ Scott City

Fall Book Sale @ Jackson 1997 E. Jackson Blvd.

Friday, November 9

9 a.m.—6 p.m.

Saturday, November 10

9 a.m.—1:00

Sponsored by:

Riverside Regional Friends

of the Library (FOL) @ Jackson

You may pay your dues & join the FOL

@ the FOL members Preview Booksale

Thursday, November 8

5-6:45 p.m. (Membership is $5/year)

TEEN READ WEEK It Came from the Library!

Dare to READ for the Fun of It!

October 14-20, 2012

Young Adults ages 11 –17 may sign up to win a COOL TREAT!

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New Books This Month The following books are available to all Riverside

patrons but may not be housed at all branch libraries.

Just ask at the Check-out Desk and we’ll be happy to

get the book for you from one of the branch libraries.

Adult Fiction The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

The Widow of Saunders Creek by Tracey Bateman

Rebecca’s Rose (Forever After in Apple Lake)

by Jennifer Beckstrand

The Absolutist by John Boyne

Honolulu by Alan Brennert

Tiger’s Claw by Dale Brown

Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain

The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave

The Memory Thief by Emily Colin

Over the Edge (Kincaid Brides #3) by Mary Conneally

A Plain & Simple Heart (Amish of Apple Grove #2)

by Lori Copeland

A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming

The Tombs by Clive Cussler

The Bartender’s Tale by Ivan Doig

Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron

Mortal Fire (Secret of the Journal #1) by C.F. Dunn

The Unfailful Queen: a novel of Henry VIII’s fifth wife

by Carolly Erickson

Waiting for Sunrise (Cedar Key #2)

by Eva Marie Everson

The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay

Winter of the World (Century trilogy #2) by Ken Follett

Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel

Wildflowers for Winter by Katie Ganshert

Love Anthony by Lisa Genova

What the Heart Remembers by Debra Ginsgerg

The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman

Unending Devotion by Jody Hedfund

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

In Sunlight and In Shadow by Mark Helprin

The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman

Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series books

by Mona Hodgson:

Too Rich for a Bride (#2)

The Bride Wore Blue (#3)

Dancing Dogs: Stories by Jon Katz

Dream Lake (Friday Harbor #2) by Lisa Kleypas

Irish Angel series books by Jill Marie Landis:

Heart of Lies (#2)

Heart of Glass (#3)

House Blood: a Joe DeMarco thriller by Mike Lawson

Adult Fiction (continued) The Bridesmaid (Home to Hickory Hollow #2)

by Beverly Lewis

Father Night by Eric Lustbader

Rogue Warrior—Blood Lies by Richard Marcinko

The Girl in the Glass by Susan Meissner

The Chase (Crime Scene: Houston #1) by DiAnn Mills

Zoo by James Patterson

One Mountain Away (Goddesses Anonymous)

by Emilie Richards

Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago

The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo

Black Fridays by Michael Sears

Where’d You God, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Freud’s Sister by Goce Smilevski

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper

Severe Clear by Stuart Woods

A Season for Tending (Amish Vines and Orchards #4)

by Cindy Woodsmall

Monster: a novel of Frankenstein by Dave Zeltseman

Adult Paperback Fiction The Uninvited (Krewe of Hunters #8)

by Heather Graham

The Curse (BeLador #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Adult Romance Paperback Fiction I Left My Heart by Debbie Macomber

Betrayed by Love by Diana Palmer

Mysterious by Nora Roberts

Black Knights Inc. series books by Julie Ann Walker:

Hell on Wheels (#1)

In Rides Trouble (#2)

The Cowboy and the Princess by Lori Wilde

Where Azaleas Bloom (Sweet Magnolias)

by Sherryl Woods

Western Fiction A Gift From Home (Irish Western series #4)

by C.H. Admirand

Riverside Regional Library CURRENTS page 2 October 2012

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Books (continued)

Mystery Fiction The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose

by Susan Wittig Albert

Hiss and Hers: an Agatha Raison mystery

by M.D. Beaton

Sea Glass Summer by Dorothy Cannell

Frozen Heat by Richard Castle

A Wanted Man: a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child

Buffalo Bill’s Dead No (Wind River mystery)

by Margaret Coel

As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson

Garment of Shadows: a novel of suspense featuring

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

by Laurie R. King

The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Gamache)

by Louise Penny

A Fistful of Collars: a Chet and Bernie mystery

by Spencer Quinn

Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb

Powers of Arrest:a Cincinnati Casebook by Jon Talton

Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy

Science Fiction Age of Fire series books by E.E. Knight:

Dragon Champion (#1)

Dragon Avenger (#2)

Dragon Outcast (#3)

Dragon Strike (#4)

Dragon Rule (#5)

Society of Steam series books by Andrew P. Mayer:

The Falling Machine (#1)

Hearts of Smoke and Steam (#2)

Lord of Mountains: a novel of the Change (Change #6)

by S.M. Stirling

Midst Toil and Tribulation by David Weber

Biography Fearless: the undaunted courage of the ultimate

sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator

Adam Brown by Eric Blehm

Galileo: a very short introduction by Stillman Drake

Life After Death by Damien Echols

Winning Balance: what I’ve learned so far about love,

faith, and living your dreams by Shawn Johnson

The Good Son: the life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini

by Mark Kriegel

Cyndi Lauper: a memoir by Cyndi Lauper

My Mother Was Nuts: a memoir by Penny Marhsall

The Black Count: glory, revolution, betrayal, and the

real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss

Can We Come In and Laugh, Too: [growing up in

a zany family of ten] : Rosetta Schwartz 1909-2006

by Rosetta Schwartz


Check with main library and branches

for complete listing

of new items added each month

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Visit our webpage!

www.RiversideRegionalLibrary.org to see our online catalog from your home!

Audio Books on CD

Fiction Gold by Chris Cleave

Losing the Moon by Patti Callahan Henry

You’re Next by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow

Summer of Two Wishes by Julia London

One Season of Sunshine by Julia London

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace by Kate Summerscale

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Mystery To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

by Alexander McCall Smith

11th Hour by James Patterson

Young Adult Fiction How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

Time Quartet series books by Madeleine L’Engle:

A Wrinkle in Time (#1)

A Wind in the Door (#2)

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (#3)

Many Waters (#4)

Ask Amy Green series books by Sarah Webb:

Ask Amy Green: Boy Trouble (#1)

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets (#2)

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Books (continued)

Adult Non-Fiction Guinness World Records 2013

Coast to Coast Ghosts: true stories of haunting across

America by Leslie Rule

When the Ghost Screams: true stories of victims who

haunt us by Leslie Rule

Surviving Survival: the art and science of resilience

by Laurence Gonzales

The Power of Habit: why we do what we do in life

and business by Charles Duhigg

The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler

Grace Happens Here: you are standing where grace

is happening by Max Lucado

Let It Go: forgive so you can be forgiven by T.D. Jakes

Lifelong Love Affair: how to have a passionate and

deeply rewarding marriage by Jimmy Evans

Falling in Love with Joseph Smith: my search for the

real prophet by Jane Barnes

The Parties versus the People: how to turn Republicans

and Democrats into Americans by Mickey Edwards

Boss Rove: inside Karl Rove’s secret kingdom of power

by Craig Unger One Last Kiss by Michael W. Cuneo

A Wilderness of Error: the trials of Jeffrey MacDonald

by Errol Morris

Worth More Dead: and other true cases by Ann Rule

The Fine Print: how big companies use plain English

to rob you blind by David Cay Johnston

The Year of Living Dangerously: adventures in

homeschooling by Quinn Cummings

Classroom Instruction That Works: research-based

strategies for increasing student achievement

by Robert J. Marzano

How Children Succeed: grit, curiosity, and the hidden

power of character by Paul Tough

Foraged Flavor: finding fabulous ingredients in your

backyard or farmer’s market

by Tama Matsouka Wong

The Story of Brutus: my life with Brutus and the grizzlies

of North America by Casey Anderson

The Skinny Rules: the simple, nonnegotiable principles

for getting to thin by Bob Harper

Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? : an easy play for losing weithc and living more by Peter Walsh

I Can Make You Sleep: overcome insomnia forever

and get the best rest of your life by Paul McKenna

Quailology: [the domestication, propagation, care

& treatment of wild quail in confinement; together

with natural history notes, letters from breeders

& a digest of game laws by Harry Wallas Kerr

Adult Non-Fiction (continued) Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes

Weelicious: 140 fast, fresh, and easy recipes

by Catherine McCord

White Jacket Required: a culinary coming-of-age story

by Jenna Weber

Top of the Cake Pops by April Carter Cake Balls: more than 60 delectable & whimsical sweet

spheres of goodness by Dede Wilson

What’s a Disorganized Person to Do? by Stacey Platt

Franchising for Dummies by Michael Seid

Christmas from the Heart. Vol. 19

Extreme Pumpkins: diabolical do-it-yourself designs

to amuse your friends and scare your neighbors

by Tom Nardone

Extreme Pumpkins II: take back Halloween and freak

out a few more neighbors by Tom Nardone

Decorating Pumpkins and Gourds

by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell

How to Carve Pumpkins for great results: 20 traditional

and contemporary designs for pumpkin carving at

Halloween and all year round, shown step by step in

165 photographs by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell

I Brake for Yard Sales and Flea Markets, Thrift Shops,

Auctions, and the Occasional Dumpster

by Lara Spencer

Best of Rivals: Joe Montana, Steve Young, and the

inside story behind the NFL’s greatest quarterback

controversy by Adam Lazarus

Deer Rifles & Cartridges: a complete guide to all

hunting situations by Wayne Van Zwoll

Bowhunting Tactics That Deliver Trophies: a guide

to finding and taking monster whitetail bucks

by Steve Bartylla

Chasing Spring Presents Ray Eye’s Turkey Hunter’s

Bible: the tips, tactics, and secrets of a professional

turkey hunter by Ray Eye

Gentlemen Bastards: on the ground in Afghanistan with

America’s elite special forces by Kevin Maurer

No Easy Day: the firsthand account of the mission that

killed Osama Bin Laden: the autobiography of a

Navy SEAL by Mark Owen

Who Stole the American Dream? by Hedrick Smith

What’s the Matter With White People? : why we long

for a golden age that never was by Joan Walsh

The Price of Politics by Bob Woodward


Find a Mistake?

Since some people like to find errors,

we regularly include a few

in our publications to meet this need.

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Available NOW at Riverside Regional Library! Free e-books for 3-week checkouts on your home computer, laptop, Nook, iPad, Android devices, and more. Check out our website at www.RiversideRegionalLibrary.org to download the apps you need to your own equipment at home. Or browse the 3M Cloud at the library, find the book you want, and have the staff download it to a 3M e-book Reader which you can check out for 3 weeks. Limit of 2 e-books at a time. No renewals. No late fees—the book deletes itself at the end of 21 days. You can put up to 3 books ―on hold‖ at a time. You can select books you want to library to consider purchasing for the collection. Available to customers with a Riverside library card and PIN number. One 3M e-book Reader device can be checked out at a time. No holds. No renewals. If not returned on time, there will be a $5 a day overdue fine. If lost, stolen, or damaged, the replacement cost is $150, for carrying pouch $20. The 3M e-book reader can be used ONLY with the 3M Cloud download station at the library; it will not work with Amazon or B&N or any other type of ebook downloader. Enjoy!

New AV This Month

Video on DVD

Children

The Magic School Bus: Takes Flight

Disney Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3, Viva la Fiesta!

John Carter

Family Born to Be Wild

Mirror Mirror

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

Comedy Melinda and Melinda

The Three Stooges (2012)

Action Act of Valor

The Negotiator

Poolhall Junkies

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Sherlock Holmes (2) A Game of Shadows

This Means War

Drama The Artist

Icon

Journey to the End of Night

Love & Basketball

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love

The Note III: Notes from the Heart Healer

Snow White and the Huntsman

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Science Fiction The Doctor and the Devils

The Woman in Black

Non-Fiction Nature: (1) Hummingbirds

Nature: (2) Birds

Nature: (3) Pale Male

Nature: (4) American Eagle

Nature: (5) Raptor Force

Nature: (6) The Wild Side of Paradise

Armed Response. Handguns 101

Chiefs: The Trial of Poundmaker, The Black Hawk War

Chiefs: The Worlds of Joseph Brant,

The Pontiac’s Rebellion

http://www.RiversideRegionalLibrary.org

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Books (continued)

Children

Easy (Board Books) Who’s There on Halloween? by Pamela Conn Beall

Belly Button Book! by Sandra Boynton

But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton

Happy Birthday, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton

Let’s Dance, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton

Night-Night, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton

Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

My First Halloween by Tomie DePaola

Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills

It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff

Max’s Halloween by Rosemary Wells

Five Little Pumpkins

Little Jack

Spooky

Easy (Picture Books) Paperback Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell!

by Lucille Colandro

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books!

by Lucille Colandro

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!

by Lucille Colandro

Haunted House, Haunted Mouse by Judy Cox

Skeleton Cat by Kristyn Crow

Boo Who? : and other wicked Halloween knock-knock

jokes by Katy Hall

Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara

Happy Halloween, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer

Fancy Nancy: JoJo’s first day jitters by Jane O’Connor

The Spooky Book by Steve Patschke

The Halloween House by Erica Silverman

How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

by Linda Williams

Spooky Bunny Tales (Max & Ruby)

Easy (Picture Books) Ten Creepy Monsters by Carey Armstrong-Ellis

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole

by Stan Berenstain

The Mitten: a Ukrainian folktale by Jan Brett

Vampire Boy’s Good Night by Lisa Brown

The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town by Mary Casanova

Monster Mash by David Catrow

Hooray for Me! by Remy Charlip

Freight Train by David Crews

Halloween Good Night by Doug Cushman

Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Bugs

by Johnette Downing

The Lion and the Mice by Rebecca Emberley

The Giant Seed by Arthur Geisert

Trick or Treat, Marley! by John Grogan

Cows to the Rescue by John Himmelman

26 Letters and 99 Cents by Tana Hoban

A Haunted Halloween by Lee Howard

(Scooby-Doo Comic Storybook #21)

And I Love You by Ruth Krauss

Annie Was Warned by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Trick-or-Treat! by Leo Landry

Tulip at the Bat by J. Patrick Lewis

Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld

Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni

Nini Lost and Found by Anita Lobel

The Spooky Smells of Halloween by Mary Man-Kong

Bedtime for Boo by Mickie Matheis

Ant and Honey Bee: a pair of friends at Halloween

by Megan McDonald

Twelve Haunted Rooms of Halloween

by Macky Pamintuan

Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School by Herman Parish

My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

One Spooky Night: a Halloween adventure

by Kate Stone

Monster Madness! by Billy Wrecks

Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow


Kit (Book & Audio)

Easy (Picture Books) Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

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Books (continued)

Juvenile Fiction Chronicles of Prydain series books by Lloyd Alexander:

The Book of Three (#1)

The Castle of Llyr (#3)

The Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage

by Roger S. Baum

Rainforest Rescue by Jan Burchett

Lucy’s Tricks and Treats (Absolutely Lucy #5)

by Ilene Cooper

Half Magic by Edward Eager

Circle of Heroes (Familiars #3) by Adam Jay Epstein

Caught (The Missing #5) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

Sweet Revenge (Hannah Montana) by M.C. King

Dragon Keepers series books by Kate Klimo:

The Dragon in the Driveway (#2)

The Dragon in the Library (#3)

The Dragon in the Volcano (#4)

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

by Rachel Renee Russell Wonkenstein (Creature from My Closet #1) by Obert Skye

Hide and Seek (Animal Rescue Team #3)

by Sue Stauffacher

The Emerald Atlas (Books of Beginnings #1)

by John Stephens

Zero to Hero (Ghost Buddy #1) by Henry Winkler

Juvenile Paperback Fiction Super Shorts: seriously spooky stories

Juvenile Graphic Fiction The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children Graphic novels)

by Shannon Eric Denton

Big Nate Makes the Grade by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing by Lincoln Peirce

Juvenile Biography Amelia Lost: the life and disappearance of

Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming


MISSOURI BUILDING BLOCK AWARD

NOMINEE BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

The Missouri Building Block Picture Book

Award is presented annually by the Missouri

Library Association to the author and illustrator of

the picture book voted most popular by preschool

children in Missouri’s public libraries. Designed

to encourage reading aloud to children from birth

through kindergarten age, the award was first

given in 1996. Children may select from

books on display at their local branch of Riverside

Regional Library and vote on their favorite title

once they have listened to a minimum of five titles

from this list.

All votes are submitted to the Missouri Library

Association and the book with the highest number

of votes becomes the winner of that year's

Missouri Building Block Award.

PLEASE RETURN BALLOT TO THE

LIBRARY BY DECEMBER 15, 2012

The following ten titles have been selected by

experienced children’s librarians from all across

Missouri, and represent some of the best current

picture books that reflect a variety of cultures and

topics:

Mitchell’s License by Hallie Durand

RRRalph by Lois Ehlert

I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs

The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore

Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley

Hugless Douglas by David Melling

If You’re Happy by April Pulley Sayre

Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?

by Susan A. Shea

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

Press Here by Herve Tullet

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Books (continued)

Young Adult Fiction Halo trilogy books by Alexandra Adornetto:

Hades (#2)

Heaven (#3)

The Thing About the Truth by Lauren Barnholdt

Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer

Soulbound (Legacy of Tril #1) by Heather Brewer

The Orphan King (Merlin’s Immortals #1)

by Sigmund Brouwer

A Not-So-Simple Life (Diary of a Teenage Girl Maya #1)

by Melody Carlson

Anything But Normal by Melody Carlson

The Jerk Magnet (Life at Kingston High #1)

by Melody Carlson

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Seconds Away: a Mickey Bolitar novel by Harlan Coben

Enshadowed (Nevermore #2) by Kelly Creagh

Happyface by Stephen Emond

Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey #2)

by Richard Paul Evans

Cloaked by Alex Flinn

Beneath the Glitter by Elle Fowler

The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

The Blood Keeper (Blood Journals) by Tessa Gratton

Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

Silhouetted By the Blue by Traci L. Jones

Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl

The Vindico by Wesley King

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

The Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies #3) by Pitacus Lore

Exposed by Kimberly Marcus

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You

by Joyce Carol Oates

Betrayal (Empty Coffin #2) by Gregg Olsen

Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel

(Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein #2)

The Liar Society by Lisa Roecker

Nerd Girls: a catastrophe of nerdish proportions

by Alan Lawrence Sitomer

The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Phantom

(The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters #1)

by L.J. Smith

Shatterproof (39 Clues. Cahills vs. Vespers #4)

by Roland Smith

Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham

Because It is My Blood (Birthright #2)

by Gabrielle Zevin

Young Adult Paperback Fiction Never Been Kissed by Melody Carlson

Young Adult Graphic Fiction Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol


MOVIE NIGHTS

at ALL BRANCHES

of Riverside Regional Library

Do you like movies? All Riverside Regional Library branches (Jackson, Perryville, Altenburg, Scott City, Benton, and Oran) host a “Movie Night” once a month.

Call your local branch for the dates and times or check out the “Calendar of Events” on the library’s website: http://www.RiversideRegionalLibrary.org

Free refreshments will be served.

Library patrons can request new titles to

add to the collection. Just pick up a PATRON REQUEST SLIP at the circulation desk at any Riverside Regional Library branch.

Get a FREE LIBRARY CARD! If you live or

own property anywhere in Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County or any of the adjacent Missouri counties, you can get a FREE LIBRARY CARD at any of the 6 River-side Regional Libraries. Come in and sign up!

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