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News from Nashville, part 2

One of my favorite things from my time at the Young Adult Literature Symposium was getting to see Gene Yang draw for us! He drew a picture of the Monkey King, a character you'll be very familiar with if you've read American Born Chinese. Here's a picture!

And here's a picture of Gene Yang and Terry Trueman talking about their books.Terry Trueman is hilarious and really open about his life. If you haven't read Stuck in Neutral, I highly recommend it.

I also learned a lot about hosting events for those of who are fans--of books, movies, TV shows, comics, and more! Are you a huge fan of Twilight? Harry Potter? Batman? The Sims? Tell me what you love--I want to give you the chance to have an event here at the library. Email me or comment here!

Read about our new teen space!

Check out this great article by DHS student Samantha Wood!

And what she writes is true: "If you are interested in joining or learning more about the teen committee, or have any questions about the new teen section, please contact sludwig@darienlibrary.org." I'd love to hear from you!

I visited the new library today and the teen room is going to be aMAYzing. I can't wait wait wait to get there.

Are you on twitter?

Twitter is fun because it's like blogging in text messages. It's a super fast and easy way of letting your friends know where you are, what you're doing, or what you're thinking about. It's actually a lot like the "status update" feature on Facebook. I like it because I can connect with my friends who live in other parts of the world.

If you have a Twitter account, make me your friend! This is obvs not my personal Twitter account, but it IS where you will find out info about the Darien Library, new books, new movies, new interesting websites, etc. It's also a great way to get in touch with me.

Add add add!!

Teen tags

Welcome to the new Teen site! I know you'll find some interesting stuff here -- visit often, because we update ALL THE TIME.

I just wanted to let you know what the four tags on this page mean.

made: this tag is for stuff that YOU create. Right now, you'll find mostly book reviews when you click on this tag, but in the future, we'll use made for things like movies, art, writing, and music that you make. (If you have any questions about that, please email me!)

happening: this tag is for labeling upcoming events.

goods: posts labeled with this tag will have information about things you can find at the Darien Library -- books, CDs, DVDs, games, etc.

click!: these posts will have information that we think might be interesting to you, and they'll always have a link in them to another website. The information could be about upcoming movies or TV shows, new technology, funny websites, or gossip. If you'd like to recommend a link, email me.

 

Any questions about this? Suggestions? Please let me know. Enjoy playing around with the new site!

Teen Book Bloggers Review Aurora County All Stars

The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles
Reviewed by L.

August 2007
Realistic Fiction
 
The Aurora County All-Stars, written by Deborah Wiles, is an extraordinary book. This is Deborah Wiles' third book, after Each Little Bird That Sings and Love, Ruby Lavender and all three are set in the same small town ("Halleluia") and feature many of the same characters. Having loved the other two books, I truly enjoyed reading more about the people I'd come to love.
 
The main character of this story is a baseball-obsessed boy named "House" who had to spend all of last year sitting on the sidelines because of a broken elbow. Nothing is going to keep him from playing in the big All-Star game this summer, nothing that is except the town's 200th anniversary pageant, which ends up being scheduled for the same EXACT time. The pageant is the biggest event ever to hit Aurora County, and all of the moms insist that the boys skip the game to attend the pageant. The pageant is being directed by the dramatic, bossy 14-year-old girl "Finesse" who was the one who broke House's arm last year. This time she's twisting it to get him and all the others to be in her production. Can everybody get what they want this year?
 
Deborah Wiles answer to that question is both funny and sad, with many touching moments that includes poetry by Walt Whitman. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I couldn't put this book down until I was finished. Now I miss all the characters of Halleluia so much that I hope she writes another book very soon!

Teen Book Bloggers Review Savvy

Savvy by Ingrid Law
Reviewed by: L.

May 2008
Fiction
 
Savvy, written by Ingrid Law is a truly incredible book, with a huge variety of emotions swimming all throughout the book. Mibs Beaumont is just about to become 13 years old. In a normal family, that would just mean a party and some presents. But in the Beaumont family, it means something completely different. You see, when a Beaumont turns 13, they develop a special power, or as they call it, a savvy.
 
But the day before Mibs' special day, her Papa gets in a terrible car accident. After that Mibs doesn't dream of powerful savvys anymore, she just hopes for something that will save Papa. Mibs sneaks away her birthday party and the people watching over her and her two brothers to try a find a way to Papa. She boards a bus for the town of Salina, where her Papa is, but doesn't end up where she hopes to be at all. The bus ends up going in the other directions, and now Mibs must find a way to get back to Salina.
 
Mibs and her friends meet some kind and cruel people along the way. In her struggle to get back to Salina, Mibs must also try and figure out her savvy and how to use it.

Teen Book Bloggers Review Geek Magnet

geek magnetReviewer: A
Grade 7

by Kieran Scott
2008
Realistic Fiction
 
 
KJ Miller wants nothing more than to get rid of her “geek” guy-friends, who follow her around everywhere. In her opinion, they may be nice, but are also extremely annoying and make it almost impossible for the popular Cameron Richardson to notice her. So, when she meets Tama Gold, the popular queen, she thinks she finally has the perfect solution to all of her problems. Tama’s technique of “getting rid of geeks” is not all it seems, however. Geek Magnet is cleverly formatted as if it were a play, which corresponds to Grease, the play KJ and her friends are performing. It is a great book for light, fun reading and relates to high school social classes, as well.
 
Possibly Purchase
Geared towards middle school students

Teen Book Bloggers Review The Host

hostReviewer: K in 10th
Title: The Host
Author: Stephanie Meyer
Month/Year of Publication: 2008
Genre: Sci-Fi

Even if you don't like science fiction this is a great book. The souls have taken over earth and only a few rebel humans are left over. So when a soul named Wanderer takes the host body of one of the former adult rebels, she's in for a suprise. Her host body whose name is Melanie, won't let her body and mind be left to be taken over by Wanderer. Wanderer eventually gives into Melanie and they share her body, with Wanderer doing most of the bigger things. Wanderer and Melanie eventually stumble upon a group of rebel humans, a few of which Melanie know. The humans don't trust them because they know that they could be led to seekers to be infected with a soul. They lock Wanderer/Melanie up and it seems like they will never see the light of day again. What will happen to Wanderer and Melanie now?
 
Purchase Recommendation:
_x_ Definitely Purchase – one of the better books of the year
Age Recommendation:
_x_ This book is geared toward high school students/adults

Teen Book Bloggers Review World of Quest-Adventures for Dummies

Book: World of quest-adventures for dummies
Author: Jason T. Kruse
Rating(1-5): 5

 let me tell you, the title says it all! and this is the first book of the series so it's incomplete
 
Quest is a war hero, specifically a super hero with no record or memory of his past, was unjustly blamed and banned from the kingdom after a large battle fought for the king. now, 20 years later, the king's snobby 11 year old son, Nestor, comes to him and claims that he and Quest must search for a mythical weapon that was said to decide the fate of the world, and he Nestor, is the only one who can find it. now some of the most villainous creatures in the land are being sent by their dark lord to bring the boy back. Quest, now reluctantly must help the boy and save the very kingdom that banished him 20 years before. but the more trying obstacle Quest and Nestor seem to face is trying not to kill each other first.
 

---blog by katie99

Teen Book Bloggers Review Kimmie66

 

Book: Kimmie66
Author: Aaron Alexovich
Rating (1-5): 5!!!

 If you like fantasy and adventure get this graphic novel!!!
Telly Kade is an average teen living in the 23rd century where everything is virtual reality and done by computers. She has no friends in her real life but in the zone she's happy and content with her two closest friends, Nekocat and Kimmie66. That is, until she receives a suicide note from her best friend, Kimmie66, claiming that she's going to drown herself in the fishtank. The note says that since Telly's the only one that cared; she's the only one that knows. But strange things are going on in the zone; something not right and unnatural, all being done by someone who calls herself Kimmie66. Now in a race to find answers, Telly and Nekocat must team up with another zone gamer called Coil and travel to unknown zones to find out what Kimmie66 had hidden from them all this time.  Unmasking the truth is a scary and nerve wrecking experience Telly can't live down and must face herself in order to live.
 

-- blog by katie99

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