New Arrivals!

Mrs. Brach has been busy cataloguing some of our new arrivals (novels, that is), and they're moving off the shelves--fast. Here's a highlight of what you'll find at the LMC this week:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

"ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together."

If the novel sounds intriguing, try the real story: a robot (automaton) made in the late 1800's was discovered to be able to write its owner's name and more...here is the website: The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

These just in:

• The Snow Empress: A Thriller by Laura Joh Rowland (based on real murder mystery in Japan, 1699)


• The Secret Life of Owen Skye by Alan Cumyn (when life gets crazy, it's good to have brothers on your side...)

The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan (part of a series: Percy Jackson has just ten days to find and return Zeus' stolen property and return it to Mt. Olympus)

A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal by Asne Seierstad (journalist Asne Seierstad's insight into wartorn Baghdad after a three month stay)