Nora’s Bio partner has always been her BFF Vee, until the day their Bio teacher makes them switch seats.  Enter darkly mysterious Patch: a bad boy if there ever was one.  All of a sudden, Patch is everywhere in Nora’s life: her lab partner, at the arcade, her assigned tutee.  Vee and the school counselor are warning her away…  but the thing is that even while Nora is attracted to Patch’s good looks, she’s afraid of him.  And when she starts feeling like she’s being followed and watched, Patch is her number one suspect.  Nora knows there is more going on than meets the eye, she knows Patch might be dangerous, but somehow he’s so hard to resist…

All of a sudden, Nora doesn't know who, or what, to trust.  Vee is acting weird and hanging around guys who seem really creepy. Patch shows up so often he may be following her.  Her mom is always away on business... 

hush, hush is an awesome book and a good Halloween read-- it's got supernatural forces, a mystery, and some romance.  If you liked Shiver or Fallen, this is your next book.  And it was voted as one of the Teen's Top Ten!

Happening now in the Teen Lounge!!!

Pumpkin Pinata guessing contest. Guess how many pieces of candy are in this pinata! Winner takes home the whole thing! Pretty sweet deal, I know!

Here's our winner diving into the pumkin! The pinata held 130 pieces of candy and our winner guessed 150. 

Image courtesy of flickr user commorancy

Come join us in the Halo Reach Finale Tournament this Friday, October 29th, at 4 - 5:30PM in the Teen Lounge.

The humans have been winning the battle against the alien stronghold, but we need your help to finish the war, super-soldier. Do you have what it takes? Bring your friends and let's find out.

Snacks will be provided. See you there!

The Darien Teen Center (Depot) now has a book cart filled with books supplied by Darien Library.  There is no need to check the books out! You can just pick up a book to read while you're at the Depot, take it home and return it, or not. The Library will supply a wide variety of teen books monthly to the Depot.  The book cart will host a constant stash with your favorite books including "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner and "Pretties" by Scott Westerfeld.  Now you have a good book to go with your delicious nachos!

Next time you're at the Depot- Check it out!

Will Grayson is surviving high school by following two cardinal rules: 1) Shut Up 2) Try Not To Care.  His best friend is Tiny: “the world’s largest person who is really, really gay,” whose physical bulk and outgoing personality overshadow Will’s whole existence.  When a fake-ID mess-up leads to Will hanging out alone on a cold Chicago night, he meets… Will Grayson.  Other Will Grayson is a clinically depressed gay kid from Iowa, who has ended up alone in the city, and who is having one of the worst nights in a life that has included some pretty rotten nights.  Tiny, who falls in and out of love constantly, immediately falls for this new Will… but this time it might mean something more for everyone involved.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson is about the two Wills, their relationships with Tiny, with their families, with their friends and girlfriends, and about how all those things can change, slowly or in an instant.  It’s a sweet story and funny, but also an honest look at cruelty, selfishness, mental illness and also deep love.       
 

In honor of Teen Read Week we've put together this excellent list of Books With Beat! 

Check out these rockin' books filled with rockstars, guitars, bands, music, lyrics, and more.

Courtesy of Flickr user Abizern

The AV Club meets today at 3 p.m. in the Teen Lounge.

Create rocking beats with GarageBand, mixing and looping to create a legendary song!

Here are some examples of songs made by the teen lounge crew in the past: Anonymous, Phantoim, Chris

All teens are welcome.  We'll have snacks!

Teen Read Week occurs this year from October 17th- 23rd. 

We are celebrating the whole week with lots of awesome programs including; a movie screening of School of Rock @ 3 p.m. October 18th, AV club meeting @ 3 p.m. October 19th ,Teen Galley Party on October 20th @6 p.m., and a Read for Fines program happening all week long between October 17th - October 23rd.

That's right, simply read a book of your choice (or one that you have already read) and write a review for that book on our website.  Last,  comment on this post with your name and the book titles you reviewed.  Watch as your overdue fines dissolve. 

TODAY at 3 p.m. in the Teen Lounge

Watch School of Rock

Jack Black plays a musician who has been kicked out of his band, and is now unemployed.  He weasels his way into a job as a music teacher at an elite elementary school.  With no formal training, he recasts the music department to teach the fundamentals of rock n' roll...  and if he manages to turn his students into a rockin' band that can beat his former bandmates in a battle of the bands, then he'll have achieved his goals. 

The movie is rated PG-13.

Green Witch is a fairy tale set in a world where a band of marauders known as The Horde have reduced civilization to ashes.  Green’s family was killed in the first Horde attack, and she has spent the time since in near seclusion in her home in the forest.  Her garden is her refuge, and while the world around slowly rebuilds itself she tends her garden and collects stories one by one from the people of the village.  She longs for only one thing- a boy she loves who has gone away to find his missing family.  Green begins to hear rumors of five witches, one of whom is supposed to be able to grant a heart’s desire.  She heads out to collect the witches’ stories and to see if they can help her find the boy she loves, a journey that takes her on an adventure that is a pleasure to read. 

Green Witch is a sequel to Green Angel, but you don’t have to have read the first one to enjoy the second.  It is a lyrically written story, poetic in tone, and full of beautiful turns of phrase.  Green is a striking character, as are her companions.  Alice Hoffman does a great job of bringing to life a world in ruins and the people struggling to rebuild their lives.