Teens
Super Smash Bros. Brawl National Gaming Tournament
Written by Alex Hylton on 11/09/2010
It's that time again for the annual Super Smash Brothers Brawl National Gaming Tournament to be held on National Gaming Day, Saturday, November 13th from 1 - 5pm. The event will be held in the Community Room on the big screen! The qualifying round starts at 1 pm where Darien Library will battle against other libraries around the United States. At 3 pm, the top eight (8) libraries with the most points will advance to the final round. Participation in this tournament is open to children aged 10 - 18. Invite your friends, and prepare to brawl Nintendo Wii style!
Snacks will be provided. See you there!
*This event is one in a series of gaming events happening at the library on National Gaming Day 2010.
Legacies: Shadow Grail #1 by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Written by hmartyn on 11/08/2010
Spirit White’s story begins with pain and depression: her entire family has been killed in a car accident, and Spirit herself is seriously injured. When her health insurance runs out and Oakhurst Academy begins to pay her medical bills, Spirit learns that her simple-living hippie parents had set up a guardianship for her with the prestigious orphanage/private school. Once she is released from the hospital, she learns that Oakhurst is more than it seems, more even than the luxurious-but-strict boarding school it seems to be. When kids start to go missing, Spirit fears that the teachers may know more than they are admitting to the police, and she begins to fear that she may not survive long enough to graduate.
Legacies is the first book in the Shadow Grail series, so while the plot resolves itself, there are lots of unanswered questions. Spirit is a good character and you will wonder about all the other characters: their motives and relationships, and who Spirit can really trust. This book is a mystery, a book about loss and growing up without parents, fantasy, and a boarding school drama. Without giving too much away, I can tell you that Harry Potter & Percy Jackson fans will like this new series.
Book Bingo: Today at 3!
Written by hmartyn on 11/08/2010
Today at 3 p.m. in the Teen Lounge!
Play BINGO and win books.
A Short Movie for your Viewing Pleasure
1) Did you know you can text message our librarians with comments, questions, room booking requests or to renew your stuff? Text AskDL to 66746 and then reply to our automatic message with your questions! (standard message rates apply)
2) Teens!: Everyone's making viral xtranormal videos-- if you make a (library appropriate!) xtranormal movie, send the link to teenstaff@darienlibrary.org (or text us the link) and we'll feature it here.
Kevin & Lisa Get An A: Text A Librarian from Darien Library on Vimeo.
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Written by hmartyn on 11/02/2010
Daniel X is not an ordinary kid. He has intelligence and physical skills far beyond any normal teenager, and his psychic powers allow him to will objects and people into existence. When Daniel was three, his parents were killed by an oversized insect called The Prayer, a creature who is #1 on the Most Wanted Aliens list. Soon after, Daniel found his parents’ final message. Now, he is Daniel X: Alien Hunter… and he is all alone in the world.
Daniel has a couple of problems: First, The Prayer is still after him; Second, he needs to kill #6 on the Most Wanted List before #6 manages to commit a genocide or something equally horrifying; Third, he needs to keep the truant officer off his back. With all that in mind, Daniel heads to California, #6’s home base, and enrolls in high school for the first time.
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X has all the makings of a great series. It’s by James Patterson, the same author as Maximum Ride and Witch and Wizard. It’s perfect for anyone who likes scifi and aliens—like a serious Men in Black, with an alien hero who works alone and takes no prisoners. The sequels, Daniel X: Watch the Skies and Daniel X: Demons and Druids are already out. The graphic novels are also coming out, which offer a different view of the stories.
hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Written by hmartyn on 10/29/2010
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!
Pumpkin Pinata Contest
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.
Game On! Halo Reach Finale Tournament
Written by Alex Hylton on 10/26/2010
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!
Got Book? Darien Depot does.
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, Will Grayson
Written by hmartyn on 10/20/2010
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.
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