#ShelfLife - October 14, 2016

We're just a few hours away from meeting Monique Bandong, author of the new teen thriller The Girl I Never Met, at the Post Road Library.

Thrillers seem to be our theme this week, with an edge-of-your-seat story for adults in Red Right Hand. Younger readers (and maybe some of her regular grown-up readers) will want to check out Jennifer Weiner's new book for tweens, The Littlest Bigfoot.

And, for sci-fi lovers, we've got James Gleick's new mind-bending book Time Travel hitting shelves this week.

Visit our online catalog at www.forsythpl.org and be among the first to place a request for the materials featured in #ShelfLife this week. When you pick up your book, we hope you'll join the conversation by posting a picture of your own #ShelfLife on Instagram.

"I've always been interested in the stories of runaways, but I didn't want to write from the point of view of one, at least not primarily. I wanted to write about the people affected by the mystery, even the people who never really knew her, or even met her," says Monique Bandong, author of the new teen thriller THE GIRL I NEVER MET. Meet Ms. Bandong, have your book signed, and join other teens for an escape-the-room experience this Friday night at the Post Road Library. More details at http://fcplnews.blogspot.com/2016/10/author-to-sign-books-for-teens-at-post.html. #librariesofinstagram #shelflife #teenreads #yabooks

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"Explosive and timely...Holm expertly balances weighty issues of national security with more intimate personal losses, and makes it clear that the best stories happen in the gray area between good and evil." ― Publishers Weekly reviewing RED RIGHT HAND by Chris Holm #shelflife

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Something new for our tween and teen readers: THE LITTLEST BIGFOOT by Jennifer Weiner @jenniferweinerwrites is a story about being different...a furry sort of different...and finally finding a friend. #ShelfLife #tweenreads #teenreads #librariesofinstagram

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From James Gleick, author of THE INFORMATION and CHAOS, comes a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its origins, its evolution in literature, and its influence on our understanding of time itself. Time flies while you're reading this book! #ShelfLife #nonfiction #timetravel #jamesgleick

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