How to Draw Manga

If you haven’t visited www.summerreadingclub.org.au yet, then now’s the time to do it!

Not only does it have an interview with the incredible writer, John Marsden, a Choose Your Own Adventure story and some cool games …they also have a super special weekly blog showing you how to draw manga in 5 easy video lessons!

Here’s the first video to get you started:

The 2012 Zombie Apocalypse has come to Mosman Library!

2012 is the National Year of Reading and, according to the Mayan calendar, the end of the world. This is almost certain to feature a Zombie apocalypse. It’s going to be a big one.

The Zombie Party on Friday 13th should help us prepare ourselves, but to truly understand our zombie foes will require in-depth study. As such, we’ve put together a short book list to assist you in your survival efforts.

Do you have any books to add to the list? Let us know in the comments!

Zombies Vs Unicorns

Edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier

It’s a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths—for good and evil—of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. Contributors include many bestselling teen authors, including Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan. This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?

Bad Taste in Boys

by Carrie Harris

Someone’s been a very bad zombie.

Super-smartie Kate Grable gets to play doctor, helping out her high school football team. Not only will the experience look good on her college apps, she gets to be this close to her quarterback crush, Aaron. Then something disturbing happens. Kate finds out that the coach has given the team steroids. Except the vials she finds don’t exactly contain steroids. Whatever’s in them is turning hot gridiron hunks into mindless, flesh-eating…zombies.

Unless she finds an antidote, no one is safe. Not Aaron, not Kate’s brother, not her best friend…not even Kate…

It’s scary. It’s twisted. It’s sick. It’s high school.

The Enemy

by Charlie Higson

When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician – every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry.

Only children under fourteen remain, and they’re fighting to survive.

Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city – down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground – the grown-ups lie in wait.

But can they make it there – alive?

Zombie Blondes

by Brian James

From the moment Hannah Sanders arrived in town, she felt there was something wrong.

A lot of houses were for sale, and the town seemed infected by an unearthly quiet. And then, on Hannah’s first day of classes, she ran into a group of cheerleaders—the most popular girls in school.

The odd thing was that they were nearly identical in appearance: blonde, beautiful, and deathly pale.

But Hannah wants desperately to fit in—regardless of what her friend Lukas is telling her: If she doesn’t watch her back, she’s going to be blonde and popular and dead—just like all the other zombies in this town…

Ichiroh 2 by Mikage

This entertaining manga follows the lives of students and their day to day activities. This is an amusing story, that I would recommend for those who enjoy manga. However, this is not the most entertaining manga I have read, and there are better ones out there.

About Ichiroh

Nanako and her two best friends, Akane and Shino, have been in the same class since elementary school. Now with the entrance exam just around the corner, the girls have big plans for spending their college years together as well. Unfortunately, those big plans hinged on all three of them passing their exams…Now Nanako and Akane are ichiroh, first-year students at the local prep school. Nanako is determined to do better next year, but it’s going to be a real challenge — the bossy dorm/shrine manager puts the pair to work as miko, Akane can’t kick her video game addiction, and the neighbor’s pranks are getting out of hand! With all this nonsense, Nanako will be lucky to get any studying done!

–W4T guest review by Harriet

Wake by Lisa McMann

A fantastic book! I loved it from the very first page!

About Wake

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can’t tell anybody about what she does — they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche. She is a participant….

–W4T guest review by Sarah M.

Reading Rave Starts Today!

Reading Rave starts again today for teens aged 12-18. Register for free at Mosman Library.
Read books, magazines, manga and comic books… it all counts! Record your reading in your log book. Read over 20 hours for a prize, and 60 hours to go in the Grand Prize draw.

Write reviews of the books you’ve read, we’ll be picking a review at random every week for a prize! Sign up for your chance to win some awesome prizes- vouchers, books, shirts and more!

The Grand Prize this year is a Nintendo Wii with Mario Kart!

Drop in to the library to sign up and get your registration pack- everyone who joins today receives a free gift!