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180 S. Sherwood Ave.
Plainwell, MI 49080
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Every Monday at four we bust a move.
 

HOT NEW READ: CHIME by Franny Billingsley
 

A finalist for the prestigious National Book Award, Franny Billingsley’s Chime spins an imaginative and darkly romantic fantasy. Chime is narrated in the first person through the eyes of 17-year-old Briony, who struggles with her special powers, with her feelings of guilt, and with the knowledge that she is a witch in a society that hangs witches (that could never happen in America, right?). Briony alternates between pride and self-loathing; she is a complex character who, like the rest of us, sometimes can’t see beyond herself well enough to understand the actions of others. As with Katniss in The Hunger Games, the observant reader can often sort through her emotional tangle better than the character herself. Briony’s faults make her real and relatable. Her eloquence makes her fascinating.

It is through Briony’s cleverness with language and image that Billingsley truly shines. The sentences dance and flow and sing and surprise. There is a lot of good poetry disguised as prose in this excellent Young Adult novel.


Need to get something off your chest?
 
I heard about a cool website today:
 
 
Here's what wikipedia says about it: PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Select secrets are then posted on the PostSecret website, or used for PostSecret's books or museum exhibits.
 
Some are funny, some are sad, all of them have cool art. It looks like a great way to release something that you've been keeping to yourself. Give it a try if you have a deep, dark secret!


Our Movie is Finished!
Check out The Plainwell Zombie Apocalypse, now on YouTube! Jacob, an innocent Plainwell Teen, is found by zombies on a visit to his local library. He tries to escape, but the zombies give chase, taking Jacob all over Plainwell! Tune in to see if he survives...