New to the Shelf: Nonfiction

January... for some, the season for New Year's resolutions and new beginnings. What better time than now to check out our new selection of nonfiction how-to books on display in the Middle School Book Nook. Whether you're feeling crafty, looking for a few new tricks or have something to say, there's a book to help you satisfy and express your creative urge.

Crafty Creativity by Sue Barraclough
Give an old T-shirt new life, make beads out of paper, knit a scarf or make homemade gifts for your friends and family.



Manga For The Beginner: Everything You Need To Start Drawing Right Away!
by Christopher Hart
Step-by-step instructions that cover the basics as well as the entire world of manga characters, from all genres and categories.


Small-Scale Magic Party Tricks And Optical Illusions
by Nicholas Einhorn
A step-by-step guide to 100+ amazing and original tricks. Covers close-up magic, party tricks and optical illusions.


Trash Origami: 25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander
"Don't throw it out - Fold it up!" Features 25 unique projects Candy Wrapper Butterflies, Flapping Bird Envelopes and Chess & Checkerboard Sets


Whatcha Mean, What's A Zine: The Art Of Making Zines and Mini-Comics by Mark Todd & Esther Pearl Watson
Everything you need to know about creating, printing and distributing your own hand-made magazine from creators at the forefront of the zine revolution. If you have something to say, this book will help you get it on to paper and into other people's hands.


Stay tuned for more nonfiction highlighted in the coming weeks.