Thursday, November 4, 2010

New Audio Books

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Performance by Mandy Siegfried

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect of Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Feed by M. T. Anderson; Performance by David Aaron Baker, read by John Beach, Josh Lebowitz, Tara Sands, and Anne Twomey

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin, Read by Daniel Passer

Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.

More New Anime!

The Girl Who Leapt through Time

girl who leaptSomething strange has happened to Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly stopped and moved her backwards. With her newly discovered ability to literally leap backwards in time Makoto finds that tests become a piece of cake, embarrassing situations are corrected and she can have her favorite food anytime she wants. Unfortunately her carefree time traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. With every successful leap Makoto somehow alters the fate of those around her. This was not supposed to happen and as she races back in time to fix everything, she notices that her abilities are not limitless but with every successful jump she is one step closer to discovering the most wonderful secret in her young adult life. –from product description

Steamboy

steamboyFrom the leader in anime and internationally-renowned director of Akira, comes Katsuhiro Otomo’s long-awaited epic anime Steamboy.  Victorian London is attacked by an army of futuristic, mechanized war machines, and only Roy Steam –the young, brave inventor who kows the astonishing secret behing the invading force’s incredible power –stands between the city’s survival and ultimate destruction.  Over 10 years in the making and Katushiro Otomo’s first feature-length film since Akira, Steamboy is one of the most elaborate animes ever made! –from back cover