Pokemon of the Week: Magikarp

Hi!

Lately, I have been seeing a lot of water Pokémon. I am not sure if it is because that is it finally spring (YAY!), or that it has been raining a lot, or all of the above. The Pokémon I am featuring today is Magikarp.  Today alone I have captured and transferred four (or was it five?) Magikarp.

Magikarp is a water pocket monster. As you can see, the Magikarp by itself is not pleasant-looking, as it resembles a big ugly goldfish that flops around. Magikarp in this form doesn't do a lot besides splashing and struggling.

I just noticed that I captured a Shiny Magikarp. Apparently, a Shiny Magikarp is different than a regular one. The color is more yellow, and I found out that it evolves into a different-colored (red) Gyarados.



However, when I have 400 Magikarp candy, I can evolve this Pokémon into a much cooler one: Gyarados. This pocket monster is considered as rare, and from what I have read, cannot be hatched by Pokémon eggs. I believe it can only be evolved from a Magikarp. (If I am wrong, please write me and let me know!)

(Photograph courtesy of Forbes.com)

(Hint: if you use the Pineapple Berry, Magikarp will drop more candy.)

Book Review Friday: The Fault in Our Stars

Happy Friday!

The following book review is from Savannah, age 13:

Book Title: The Fault in Our Stars 
Book Author: John Green
Rating: 5 stars

(Photo Courtesy of Google Images.)

"The Fault in Our Stars is a great book. It makes you realize that when life seems like it's ending that it's actually beginning. This book is not just sad, but it is also funny, romantic, and one of the best!"

FYI, The Fault in Our Stars has been made into a movie, and both the book and the DVD are available to reserve at MCPL! :)

Pokemon of the Week: Sneasel

Happy Spring!

The Pokemon of the Week is Sneasel. She is one of the newer pocket monsters in the Pokemon GO game, I caught my first Sneasel on March 3, 2017. (I currently have two.) From what I remember, it took a few tries and berries to capture it. 

According to pokemongodb.net, Sneasel is a dark/ice type Pokemon, and it scales trees with claws and snacks on eggs when nests are unguarded.

Now that spring is here, the weather should be improving for future Pokemon GO excursions!  Have a great week! :)

New Manga Arriving Soon

Happy Friday!

I wanted to share with you that I am updating our graphic novel/manga section here at MCPL.  I just ordered two new series (new to us, that is):

Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi

(Photo courtesy of Google Images) 

Noragami: Stray God by Adachitoka

(Photo courtesy of Google Images)

Special thanks to Regan S. for her great manga recommendations!

Book Review Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!

Here are a couple of YA book reviews by Savannah, age 13:

Book Author: Melody Carlson
Book Title: Pitch Black 
Star Rating: 5 Stars


















"I liked this book because it keeps you going. You never want to stop. I finished (this book) in one day. It is sad, but breath-taking. You never know what to expect."



Book Author: Gina Ciocca
Book Title: Last Year's Mistake
Star Rating: 5 Stars




"In the book Last Year's Mistake, there were a ton of interesting things going on. It was a romantic, drama-filled, and exciting book! You get very excited about one chapter that you have to read on. I loved this book so much. It is my favorite book now. It kind of reminds me of a mystery book, but romantic. I would recommend this book to people that like books with romance. (It is) funny, interesting, and just amazing. I loved this book. I wish she wrote another one like it."

Both books are in the MCPL YA collection! Check out or reserve a copy today.

Pokemon of the Week: Fiesta Pikachu!

If you have been playing Pokemon GO recently, you may have noticed that there is a Fiesta Pikachu running around. It's an elusive little pocket monster; it's taken me three days to finally catch it for Instagram and for this blog post! How fitting that Pikachu is jumping up and down for joy here; I felt the same way when I caught it!

The reason Niantic created Fiesta Pikachu is that late February was Pokemon's 20th anniversary, and Pikachu was (and is) one of the main characters in Pokemon. Pikachu is an electric pokemon, and uses thundershock and discharge for combat.  I wonder if Fiesta Pikachu is evolved to Raichu that the hat stays? (Santa Hat Pokemon evolved with the hat, so I am inclined to think so.)

Have a good week!  I hope you are able to catch Fiesta Pikachu!

Book Review Friday: The Swap

Today's book review is brought to you by Emma, age 11:

Name of book: The Swap 
Name of author: Megan Shull
Rating: 4 1/2 stars

"It was very fun! It was definitely one of those books that when you put it down, you are wondering what will happen next."

Emma's enthusiasm inspired me to check out the book. I read it in an evening. It's a charming story about a girl (Ellie, age 12) and a boy (Jack, age 13). After a nurse casts a spell, Ellie and Jack switch bodies for a weekend. (For those of you who are old enough, think of the movie Freaky Friday and you will get the idea.)  I don't want to spoil it for you, so you will have to check out the book!

We have The Swap available here at MCPL!