Eragon - Book Review by Joe W.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon is a book about a 15-year-old male named, not suprisingly, Eragon. Eragon lost both of his parents at an early age, and lives with his uncle, Garrow, and his cousin, Roran. While hunting in a hated strip of mountains called The Spine, Eragon finds a strange blue stone and decides to pick it up and see what it's worth. Things happen, and Eragon finds out that it was never an ordinary blue stone; he had found one of the very few dragon eggs from ages past. Before he knows it, Eragon, with his dragon Saphira, becomes one of the last of the Dragon Riders, a group from many centuries ago who were the peacekeepers and fought against evil. However, one of them got corrupt with power and killed the others, becoming the strongest of all and ruling the land with an iron fist. Oh, and he's immortal. Eragon is the only one with even a small chance of defeating him, and since the evil ruler attacked his hometown, Eragon sets out on a journey to restore peace to the land. The book takes awhile to pick up speed, but once it gets going it stays going. Paolini wasn't known as a professional when he wrote this, but he deserves that title now. This is a great (albeit long) book, pick it up now. Or Paolini will find you.


Book review by Joe W.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Book Review by Mary C.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

I will have to say that Tolkien is a master of plot and character. These books are excellent - if you can get through all of the descriptions. He spends an overly amoutn of time with scenary. It became so bad I could swear that he spent a paragraph describing a leaf and at least two for some butterflies. So if you want to wade through unnecessary descriptions, read the books. Otherwise watch the movies.


Book Review by Mary C.

Briar Rose - Review by Kristen M.

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Briar Rose is a really good book about this girl, Becca, whose grandmother would always tell her about Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. Her grandmother always seemed to think she was Briar Rose. So when she dies,she makes Becca promise her she would inherit her "castle". So she goes on this long, confusing, adventure to find out about her grandmother's life. Of course, she ends up falling in love along the way. It's an awesome book, with a really good plot. I loved it. :)

Lock-in at the Library

New Books - Mid September

We've added a LOT of new books to our YA collection since the beginning of September! Clicking on one of the book covers will take you to that book in the Bossier Parish Library catalog, where you can learn more about the books, see if the book is available and/or put the book on hold.

Check back at the end of the month for more new books!

Overdrive

The Bossier Parish Library now has ebooks and audiobooks available for download! You can see our Overdrive catalog by going to http://bossier.lib.overdrive.com/.

Chibi Vampire - Book Review

Chibi Vampire by Yuna Kagesaki

Ever since The Twilight Saga had hit the shelves it seems like nobody can get enough of vampires. Chibi Vampire is manga series by Yuna Kagesaki. It tells the story of Karin Maaka, a 16 year old highschool girl who is an extraordinary vampire. Like in most vampire stories, vampires can't walk on broad daylight, hate garlics, and suck blood. Karin Maaka is a different story; instead of drinking blood and sucking it out of her victims, she produces excess blood and injects it to her victims. Not only is she the opposite of her family that are vampires, she can walk during the day, hates the dark, and can't even control a bat. She's basically a human. Of course she feels alone and sad since she can't have a normal relationship with humans except for her one best friend and her haven't yet awakened vampire sister. Then next thing she knew a new guy named Kenta Usui (he's human) transferred to her school. With Kenta, Karin learns how to fall in love, get hurt, and understand her true self.


Book Review by Chin Chin