THE UPCOMING AND LATEST:

-In Books -
HOUSE RULES by Jodi Picoult
HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s
Syndrome. He has a difficult time socializing with his peers –
difficulties with expressing himself. However, like many kids with
AS, he displays intense interests – forensic analysis. He’s always
showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps
in his room, tells the cops what to do… usually ending up right. But
then one day the table turns, and his tutor is found dead and the
police come to question him. All of the distinct behaviors of
Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and
twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to
law enforcement personnel -- and suddenly, Jacob finds himself
accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be
different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our
legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way
– but lousy for those who don’t.i

DIGITAL FORTRESS by Dan Brown

“NSA cryptographer Susan Fletcher is told that their powerful code
breaking machine, TRANSLTR, has encountered a code it cannot
break. The code is written by a former NSA employee, Ensei
Tankado, who demands that the US government admits publicly to
having the TRANSLTR. If not, he will release the code that TRANSLTR
can't break, thus making the code breaking machine useless.

Fletcher's fiancée, professor David Becker, is sent to Spain to collect

Ensei Tankado's belongings. Tankado has died from a heart attack,
and Becker has to find the pass-key to unlock the code before
someone else does.

Susan Fletcher, David Becker and NSA Commander Trevor

Strathmore try to find the pass-key, and at the same time they have
to keep the threat a secret from the rest of the world.”
-Turid Mevold, Resident Scholarii

TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY by Jay Asher

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with
his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several
cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and
crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah
explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her
life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the
list. Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay
Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and
desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.iii
THE GIFT by Cecelia Ahern
If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be?
Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two
places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at
once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through
the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at
home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else.
On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a
homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him
and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around,
Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room. But soon Lou begins to regret
helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe
appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws
closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. He sees what is
truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest
lesson of all. This is a story about people who not unlike parcels,
hide secrets.They cover themselves in layers until the right person
unwraps them and discovers what's inside. Sometimes you have to
be unravelled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou
Suffern, that took time.

THE GREAT CRASH 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith

A study of the stock market crash of 1929 reveals the influential role
of Wall Street on the economic growth of America.iv

THE MEDIATOR 05: HAUNTED by Meg Cabot

Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse
has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm
for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the
Great Beyond. For good.

Paul claims he won't do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out

with him. Fearing she'll lose Jesse forever, Suze agrees. But even if
Suze can get Jesse to admit his true feelings for her, what kind of
future can she have with a guy who's already dead?v

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS OMNIBUS by

Ann Brashares
Lena, Carmen, Bridget, and Tibby have been through a lot together. But even
after traveling across the world to keep these four very different friends
connected, the pants remain strong, uncuffed—and remarkably flattering.
Relive the magic of the pants with these four novels of strength, heartbreak,
love, family, and friendship.vi
 - IN MOVIES-

Those missing the onscreen romance of one of our county’s

most sought-for love teams – check out the chick flick coming this
February 23! “Miss You Like Crazy” is sure to give you the
opportunity to see both Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz together
once again…“Fate only takes you so far, then it's up to you to make
it happen.” vii

When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot

summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in
Wonderland. It is no ordinary place and the characters that populate
it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before. Not
quite like those she had met when she had been there
before…“Alice in Wonderland” - Catch it on March 5, 2010.viii

An estranged father gets an opportunity to spend time with

his daughter, who seems reluctant to be there with him – who would
rather be back “home” in New York. “The Last Song” follows this
man’s summer as he tries to reconnect with her through the only
thing they have in common—music—in a story of family, friendship,
secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances. -
Coming to theatres near you on March 31, 2010!ix

After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting

for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother,
she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it
alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan
(Alex O’Loughlin) – a man with real possibilities. What becomes of
both of them? See for yourself this April 23rd.x

We once again find ourselves engrossed with billionaire

inventor Tony Stark in an action-packed sequel following the events
occurring after he had broadcasted his secret to the public – that he
is Iron Man. With Pepper Potts and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his
side, Tony forms new alliances and confronts powerful new forces. -
Be sure to catch it on May 7, 2010. xi

When a young American woman travel to the city of Verona,

home to Juliet Capulet of the Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a
group who respond to letters to Juliet seeking love advice. She
stumbles upon one dated 1951, answers it, and finds herself
traveling to Italy in search of the author’s long-lost love and sets off
a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike
anything they ever imagined. “Letters to Juliet” - Coming this May
14, 2010.xii

We join our favorite ogre and his friends in this last chapter of
their happy story. After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a
beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre
to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated
family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a
reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitchforks. What’s
happened to this ogre’s roar? Longing for the days when he felt like
a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-
talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. He finds himself in an alternate
Far, Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and
Shrek and Fiona have never met. What shall he do? Find out this
May 21st in theatres near you.xiii
i
http://www.jodipicoult.com/house-rules.html
ii
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_23979.asp
iii
http://www.thirteenreasonswhy.com/book.php
iv
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Crash-John-Kenneth-Galbraith/dp/0395859999
v
http://www.megcabot.com/mediator/mediator_haunted.php
vi
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3360974.Sisterhood_of_the_Traveling_Pants_O
mnibus
vii
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/fate/3.html
viii
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m1415/alice-in-wonderland/
ix
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m5960/the-last-song/
x
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m4696/the-back-up-plan/
xi
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m4843/iron-man-2/
xii
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m3822/letters-to-juliet/
xiii
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m1824/shrek-goes-fourth/

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