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books to check out in January 2017
After the Red Rain by Barry Lyga
"The future is so far post the apocalypse that no one can remember how exactly they got there. Deedra was raised in an orphanage and now leads a plodding, government-controlled existence working in a factory and scavenging on her days off. It is on one of these trips that she meets the oddly named Rose, a boy her age who seems to have come from nowhere and is completely different from anyone she's ever met. When Rose's true nature is revealed-not a vampire or robot but something far stranger and more interesting-Deedra realizes that he may be the key to saving their dying world. She just needs to save him first." (based on review from School Library Journal)
Hamilton: the revolution: being the complete libretto of the Broadway musical, with a true account of its creation, and concise remarks on hip-hop, the power of stories and the New America by Lin-Manuel Miranda
"HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages--"since before this was even a show," according to Miranda--traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here.
"Their account features photos, exclusive looks at notebooks and emails, and interviews. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot." (from the publisher)
"Their account features photos, exclusive looks at notebooks and emails, and interviews. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot." (from the publisher)
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Meyer, author of Cinder and The Lunar Chronicles, provides a new take on the story of Alice and Wonderland.
All Cath wants is to open her own bakery with her friend and maid Mary Ann. Cath's parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of Turtle Rock Cove, have other plans for her as the King of Hearts is trying to win Cath's heart and hand in marriage. Jest, the court jester and a Rook from the land of Chess, has plans of his own, and Cath finds herself falling for Jest.
You'll find Hatta (the Mad Hatter), Ha___ (the March Hare), the Jabberwock, and many other familiar characters as you learn what turns a young, sweet master of confections into the murderous monarch we all know.
Hamilton: the revolution: being the complete libretto of the Broadway musical, with a true account of its creation, and concise remarks on hip-hop, the power of stories and the New America by Lin-Manuel Miranda
"HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages--"since before this was even a show," according to Miranda--traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here.
"Their account features photos, exclusive looks at notebooks and emails, and interviews. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot." (from the publisher)
"Their account features photos, exclusive looks at notebooks and emails, and interviews. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot." (from the publisher)