Teen View

New Teen Books!

2009-02-06T11:42:00.001-05:00

We got new teen books today. YAY

North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
The Dust of 100 Dogs by A. S. King
What I Saw and How I Lied by Jusy Blundell - Winnder of the National Book Award
Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Deadville - by Ron Koertge

I am most lookig forward to reading Deadville because I love Ron Koertge's other books and Wat I Saw and How I Lied because it won the National Book Award.

Karaoke was so much fun!

2009-01-08T10:51:00.002-05:00

Thanks to everyone who came out for karaoke Tuesday night. We had a blast! This is such a popular event, we will do our best to squeeze it into the tightly packed schedule more often!
Hope to see you all at our remaining programs this month! All programs are at 6:00.
January 14 - Dungeons & Dragons
January 20 - Anime Club
January 28 - Unbirthday Tea Party
Any teen in middle school or high school is welcome to attend.

Good-Bye 2008

2008-12-31T10:38:00.000-05:00

Today we say good-bye to 2008. Some of us may be glad to see it go. Despite any unpleasant things that might have happened this year, I did read some fantastic books. Here's a list of a few of them.

Derby Girl by Shauna Cross - A punk girl being raised by a pageant obsessed mother secretly joins the roller derby. It made me want to join roller derby and I CAN'T SKATE.

Pretty Face by Mary Hogan - A teen girl's mom sends her to Italy for the summer to stay with a family friend hoping her daughter will shed some pounds. Instead of losing a ton of weight, she gains some body confidence.

Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers - If a teen boy loves Debbie Harry so much that he wants to dress like her, does that mean he is less of a boy? And which 70s icon wore more make-up, Debbie Harry or David Bowie???

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - If you don't know why I'm including this book, then you haven't read this awesome urban fantasy series yet. WHY? Start it NOW! Make it your New Year's resolution.

After School Nightmare - There is only one more volume of this amazing gender bending manga. *tear*

I also read a couple books written for grown-ups that teenagers will like as well. (Is it okay to say grown-ups? Adult books just sounded wrong.)

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - If you like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, stories by Edgar Allen Poe, or strange things in general you will love this story.

The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore - Christmas Party + Zombie Attack = AWESOME. WARNING - ADULT LANGUAGE

What were some of your favorite books this year? Leave them in the comments.