Awesome Books! Authors Unlimited 2012 Part 1

Each week we'll showcase a few authors who will be attending this year's Authors Unlimited.

Today we consider Michael Beil and George O'Connor.

Michael Beil is author of The Red Blazer Girls, a series of fantastic mysteries. The Red Blazer Girls Ring of Rocamadour was one of suffolk county's 2011 Battle of the Books titles!

George O'Connor has helped us re-imagine the ancient Greek myths with his graphic novel series Olympians. Find out how some of the most famous and notorious Gods and Goddesses came to power, Zeus, Hera, Hades and Athena!

Authors Unlimited 2012

Saturday April 28th...Volunteers needed!! Authors Unlimited is a truly unique opportunity for teens to work with, and pick the brain of some of their favorite authors. Forms must handed in no later than March 16th, so hurry on down!

Check out their website for all the details

Authors Unlimited 2012

Based on "The Borrowers."

Celebrate Miyazaki/Yonebayashi's new film The Secret World of Arrietty (link to official site), by watching one of Miyazaki's other classics such as Howl's Moving Castle or Spirited Away.

If you're interested in learning how to draw Anime/Manga yourself, here are some great titles to get you started:

Art Of Drawing Manga

Manga For The Beginner : Everything You Need To Know To Get Started Right Away!

Manga Madness

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New PS3 games! Stop in and check out some of our awesome titles!

And the Runner Ups...

Printz Honor Books are as follows, and fully endorsed:
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and The Returning by Christine Hinwood,


If those titles don't appeal to you, you may also like to try, Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey and The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.

One thing is for sure, these years honors books offer something for everyone!