Children's Book Pick

Based on a poem by Mary Howitt
Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi

A brilliantly illustrated version of the well-known, originally published 1829 poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly.

Bookstock 2006

The Reddick Library will be hosting

Bookstock 2006

Friday June 16 6-9 p.m.

Reddick Library Annex

Featuring....

The Attics

Chinese Happy

Egon's Unicat

TKO Tokyo

This concert is free for all area teens, ages 12-18.

(No children under 12 will be admitted.) For more

information, contact Jessica Parker at

Reddick Library 434-0509 or jparker@redicklibrary.org

Memorial Day closings and Summer Hours

The Reddick Library will be closed on

Sunday May 28, 2006

and

Monday May 29, 2006

in observance of Memorial Day.

The library will reopen on Tuesday May 30, 2006

and will be observing summer hours:

Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Friday - Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday Closed

Happy Summer!!!

Staff Book Pick

by Meg Rosoff
Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Rosoff's novel for young adults is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Rosoff's story begins in modern day London, slightly in the future, and asits heroine has a 15-year-old Manhattanite called Daisy. She's picked up at the airport by Edmond, her English cousin, a boy in whose life she is destined to become intricately entwined. Daisy stays at her Aunt Penn's country farmhouse for the summer with Edmond and her other cousins. Butt their world changes forever when an unnamed aggressor invades England and begins a years-long occupation. Rosoff's writing style is both brilliant and frustrating. Her descriptions are wonderful, as is her ability to portray the emotions of her characters. Her narrative is deeply engaging and yet a bit unbelievable. The book has a raw, unfinished feel about it, yet that some how adds to the experience of reading it.