Candy Sushi Competition

Looking for something fun to do this coming weekend! We're having a Candy Sushi Competition for students in grades 6-12 @ 1PM. There will be mandatory ingredients but you can use your own creativity to design something fun & yummy, too! To register for this program, send an email to maplkids@lmxac.org or register online @ www.matawanaberdeenlibrary.com.

Book Review: Betrayal by Lee Nichols

Emma Vaile returns in the second installment of the Haunting Emma trilogy.  Just when things heat up with Bennet, he's gone again - just like the rest of her family.  At this point, she should have abandonment issues, but there is little time to dwell on obstacles in her love life when her evil enemy is still out there.  As if she doesn't have enough to worry about already, her classmates continue to ostracize her for the consequences in her last battle with Neos.  None of them are privy to the happenings of ghosts all around them, so they do not know the true story.

Emma's training resumes when the Knell, a secret society of ghostkeepers, sends new members to join her team - including a British man who acts as a guardian in Bennet's absence.  This time, Emma has a new weapon to fight Neos - her doppleganger's dagger.  She receives a warning that he has sent a siren though she is not sure what that means - YET.  Will she be lured away from protecting herself and her friends?  And will one of them turn out to be a traitor?  Can she find a way to finally show her classmates what really happened the night of the dance? 

Discover how the author still has a few tricks up her sleeves to astonish the reader at the end.

Recommended Grade Level: 7-12

Genre: Paranormal Suspense

Series: Haunting Emma, Book #2

Pages: 288

This book review was written by Adult Services Librarian, Chryssi Gumina.

FREE PSAT Practice Test @ the library

On Saturday, May 12th @ 9:30 Kaplan will be here to proctor a free full-length PSAT giving students an opportunity of what to expect on test day. Students will receive a comprehensive analysis of their performance on the test within two weeks of the testing date.This program is for 9th & 10th graders. 

To register for this free program please visit us online, stop by the Children’s desk, call 732-583-9100 (ask for Children’s), or send an email to maplkids@lmxac.org.

Book Review - Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury

In nineteenth century London, Agnes Wilkins, a seventeen-year-old debutante, is invited to the first social event of the season at wealthy Lord Showalter's estate. However, the night's festivities include the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy where artifacts that are found lead to break-ins within the community and suspicions of a mummy's curse. Agnes sneaks around with a handsome, but aloof, museum assistant to discover the mystery behind the artifact she unwraps. Is there really a supernatural phenomenon at work? Or merely a human being who will stop at nothing to recapture the relic with a secret message inside? This book includes romance, espionage, and a hint of Egyptian mythology that will appeal to fans of Jane Austen as well as those who enjoy historical fiction and mysteries.

Recommended Grade Level: 6-12

Genre: Historical Mystery

Pages: 320

This book review was written by Adult Services Librarian, Chryssi Gumina.