Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.
Book of the Day: Tyrell by Cole Booth
Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.
King Dork by Frank Portman
High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that "The Catcher in the Rye" may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.
Book of the Day: Heat by Michael Lupica
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Book of the Day: Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food by Eric Schlosser
Examines the fast food industry with facts about its evolution and practices, the effects of fast food consumption on public health, and the international success of fast food.
Book of the Day: Cinderella 2000: Looking Back by Mavis Jukes
Fourteen-year-old Ashley has her heart set on spending New Year's Eve 1999 at an exclusive country club party with an Almost Boyfriend, but her plan is endangered by her stepmother and two bratty stepsisters.
Book of the Day: Icing on the Lake by Catherine Clark
New Year's Resolutions by Kirsten: Survive the month at my sister' s house. Survive my 3-yr-old nephew and crazy sister. Learn to ice skate better. Or not fall down. Or just get a cuter skating outfit. Find hockey-playing, winter-loving hottie. and invite him to the weekend cabin trip (aka “ groundhog getaway” ) with everyone. Oh, sure. No problem.
Merry Christmas!
Hey Gang! Merry Christmas to you and your families!
Here's hoping that you have a joyful and peaceful holiday season! Stop in and see us during your Holiday Vacation!
Here's hoping that you have a joyful and peaceful holiday season! Stop in and see us during your Holiday Vacation!
Book of the Day: What Child is This: A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney
When seventeen-year-old Matt tries to find a family for an eight-year-old foster child, his attempt backfires and both of them need a Christmas miracle.
Book of the Day: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Manga)
The MANGA version of the Tim Burton classic!
Book of the Day: A Hickory Ridge Christmas by Dana Corbit
A minister's daughter and unwed teen mother: five years ago Hannah Woods had been the talk of Hickory Ridge. Her little girl was the light of her life, though Hannah was unable to forgive the one who'd loved her--and then left.Todd McBride had left town a boy and returned a man with a quest: to find the woman he still adored and ask for a second chance. But Hannah's secret--a child he'd never known about--threw his plans into a tailspin. With Christmas rapidly approaching, it seemed the time for love and forgiveness was at hand....
Book of the Day: The Rifle by Gary Paulsen
A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994.
Book of the Day: The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer
Seventeen-year-old Kate hopes for romance when her older brother's friend Richard comes to stay at their house during Christmas vacation.
Book of the Day: Revenge of the Wannabes: A Clique Novel by Lisi Harrison
Après Thanksgiving. Weeks before Christmas. Alicia and Olivia are on their way to Manhattan so the Teen People editors can do a story on them about winning the Octavian Country Day uniform design contest. When Massie finally processes that the girls who hijacked her victory are also modeling for Teen People, she is livid. It should have been her. Massie decides it's time to get revenge.
Book of the Day: Mistletoe by Aimee Friedman
Glittering white snowflakes. The handsome blond ski instructor. The sparkle on a cashmere skirt. Hot cocoa and kisses in front of a crackling fire. The holiday season is the ESSENCE of magic and romance. Four short stories of holiday love.
Book of the Day: Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary
While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.
Book of the Day: Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
A funny, light book that will help you forget about the stressful part of the holiday season! The movie Christmas with the Kranks is based on this book.
Book of the Day: Starry, Starry Night by Lurlene McDaniel
If you have never read a Lurlene McDaniel book there is one thing you must know: have a box of Kleenex. Her stories are VERY sad! This is a collection of three, Christmas-themed stories in which teenagers face life-altering situations.
Book of the Day: The New Year's Party by R.L. Stine
A series of practical jokes turns deadly when P.J. dies at a Christmas party and one by one his so-called friends are found murdered.
Book of the Day: The Midnight Before Christmas by William Bernhardt
A seven-year-old boy from a family of divorce is kidnapped by his estranged father. With family members aiding the police force and a snowstorm on the horizon, a race to the rescue ensues. The entire action takes place in 24 hours on Christmas Eve.
Book of the Day: Watch for the Light
This eclectic collection of longer-than-usual daily readings for Advent through the Feast of the Epiphany succeeds in helping its readers more deeply appreciate the Christmas season.
Book of the Day: One Yellow Daffodil: a Hanukkah story by David A. Adler
During Hanukkah two children help a Holocaust survivor to once again embrace his religious traditions.
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We are starting a Gamers Club! Sound good? See you there!
We are starting a Gamers Club! Sound good? See you there!
Book of the Day: Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
Bestselling author Andrews brings back the lovable characters from "Savannah Blues" and "Savannah Breeze" for a new funny and touching story that offers a little Christmas cheer.
Books of the Day: Have a Happy...:a novel by Mildred Pitts Walter
Upset because his birthday falls on Christmas and will therefore be eclipsed as usual, and worried that there is less money because his father is out of work, eleven-year-old Chris takes solace in the carvings he is preparing for Kwanzaa, the Afro-American celebration of their cultural heritage.
Putting extra books on today to make up for lost days!
Books of the Day: Marly's Ghost: a remix of Charles Dicken's a Christmas Carol by David Levithan
A modern, teen take on A Christmas Carol, but set during Valentine's day. Ben and Marly are the star couple at their high school. When Marly becomes sick and dies, Ben is sure he will never get over the loss. In the way that Scrooge turned on Christmas, Ben turns on love, sinking into depression and becoming more and more isolated. Not a warm and fuzzy holiday story, but a good one, for mature readers.
Books of the Day: Holiday Princess: a Princess Diary Book by Meg Cabot
Princess Mia presents a guide to the winter holidays, including the story behind some traditions, gift suggestions, make-up and fashion tips for seasonal parties, recipes, and craft ideas. Includes Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Years and more!
Books of the Day: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.
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Book of the Day: Silent Night by R.L. Stine
This isn't your typical Christmas book- as you might have guessed from the author! Not heavy reading at all- but if you are looking for a corny, creepy, Christmasy horror book, try this and the two sequels by the same name. Silent Night 2, Silent Night 3. Not promising great literature here-- just some silly, creepy fun!
Book of the Day: Mates, Dates and Chocolate Cheats by Cathy Hopkins
Izzie has gained eight pounds since Christmas and is worried about how she looks. She starts to doubt her friends and herself, even though she has been selected for a TV teen panel, and a cute boy at the TV studio seems to like her just the way she is.
okay...so if you are looking this on Sunday or Monday you might be thinking, "How can this be the book of the day for Tuesday? It is Sunday!" Well the deal is, I am going out of town so I wanted to get a little bit ahead and not leave you hanging for some good books!
Book of the Day: Listen for the Fig Tree by Sharon Mathias Bell
A sixteen-year-old girl's first celebration of Kwanza gives her a sense of the past and strength to deal with her troubled mother and her own blindness.
Book of the Day: The Art of Hanukkah by Nancy M. Berman
Through its selection of forty-eight masterpieces of holiday ceremonial and fine art, tells the story of the desecration of the holy Temple, its subsequent reclaiming and rededication, and the miracle of the single, tiny cruse of oil that continued to provide light for eight days.
Book of the Day: The Twenty Four Days Before Christmas
Seven-year-old Vicky Austin recounts the events of the twenty-four days before Christmas, as she prepares for her role as an angel in the Christmas Pageant and prays that her mother will not be in the hospital for Christmas having a new baby.
Book of the Day: Then Came Christmas by Randy Lee Eickhoff
Going to try to put up some HOLIDAY books during the month of December! Do you have a favorite holiday book? Comment here or email: kalchthaleri@einetwork.net
In 1953, amidst anti-Indian racism and violence, 12-year-old Samantha McCaslin is determined to bring the magic of Christmas to the family of her murdered friend.
Happy December!
Hey!
It is DECEMBER!
Holiday break is coming up and so are some great programs!
Origami is on Tuesday, December 5!
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It is DECEMBER!
Holiday break is coming up and so are some great programs!
Origami is on Tuesday, December 5!
and
Live Holiday Clue on Decemeber 9!
(just like the board game only YOU are the players!)
Sign up now! Call 412-835-2207!
Book of the Day: Would My Fortune Cookie Lie by Stella Pevsner
While worrying that her mom is plotting to move the family from their Chicago home, thirteen-year-old Alexis also wonders about the mysterious young man who seems to be shadowing her and her friend.
Book of the Day: Bloomability by Sharon Creech
When her aunt and uncle take her from New Mexico to Lugano, Switzerland, to attend an international school, thirteen-year-old Dinnie discovers an expanding world and her place within it.
Book of the Day: The Trolls by Polly Horvath
Eccentric Aunt Sally comes from Canada to babysit the Anderson children while their parents are on a trip to Paris and every night the bedtime story adds another piece to a very suspect family history.
Book of the Day: The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.
Book of the Day: Jingle Boy by Scott Kieran
When seventeen-year-old Paul loses his Christmas spirit after his girlfriend dumps him and his family life is disrupted, he and his best friend join an anti-Christmas campaign.
Book of the Day: Who Moved My Cheese, for Teens
Presents the author's parable about change framed in a story about a group of high school friends trying to handle change in their lives.
Book of the Day: Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
This story told in free verse is set against a background of street gangs and poverty in Harlem in which seventeen-year-old African American Damien takes a bold step to ensure that he and his new love will not be separated.
Happy Day After Thanksgiving!
Hope are didn't overstuff! :)
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Don't forget this Tuesday we have...um...what do we have...can't remember-- oh yes! Making Glass Marble Magnets! We also have Origami and Live Clue coming up in December!
Click here to check out the teen programs in JANUARY 2007!
Don't forget this Tuesday we have...um...what do we have...can't remember-- oh yes! Making Glass Marble Magnets! We also have Origami and Live Clue coming up in December!
Book of the Day: Girl, 15, Charming but Insane
Fifteen-year-old Jess, living with her mum, separated from her father in Cornwall, and with a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, finds her own assets through humor.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Book of the Day: Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The story of a generation of German young people who devoted all their energy to the Hitler Youth and the propaganda that gave Hitler his power, and the youths that resisted the Nazi movement.
Put this one here because it is the day before Thanksgiving. After reading this book, you really start to think about all the great things for which we can be thankful. It is a very distrubing read, but this non-fiction account of the youth who followed Adolf Hitler will really make you think. This book won the 2006 Caroline W. Field Award, which was given out last week here in Pittsburgh. Every year the Pennsylvania Library Association gives an award to the best book, written or illustrated by someone from Pennsylvania. Maybe some day one YOUR books will win one!
Do you have books that you think are award-worthy? Email me kalchthaleri@einetwork.net or post a comment on here. We will make a list of your winners!
Book of the Day: A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B. Cooney
After rescuing her younger brother abandoned at a busy airport by their divorced father, fifteen-year-old Lily finds her faith in God sorely tested as she struggles to rescue herself from the bitterness and anger she feels.
To Make Up for Sunday: Book of the Missing Day: Step From Heaven by An Na
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
Book of the Day: Prep by Jake Coburn
One-time tag-artist, Nick tries to come to terms with the death of a friend, to protect the brother of his would-be girlfriend, to escape the violence of wealthy New York City prep school hoods, and to figure out who he really is.
Book of the Day: Saint Iggy by K.L. Going
Iggy's been unfairly kicked out of highschool and so he sets up his plan to change the world --- 1) make a plan, 2) get out of the projects, 3) do something with my life, 4) change everyone's mind about me, and 5) get back into school. If only it was that easy.
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Something is WRONG with blogger!
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Book of the Day: The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci
A tiny pistol, passed from friend to friend at a party on an abandoned pier, suddenly fires, and Casey Carmody falls into the water below. Kurt, Casey's older brother, endures a seemingly endless night at the police station while the coast guard searches for his sister and his friends are questioned, one by one.
Book of the Day: Let's Get Lost by Sara Manning
As she acts out the role of "Mean Girl"--at school, with her father and brother, and even with her new boyfriend--sixteen-year-old Isabel comes to a dead end and finally confronts issues related to her mother's death.
Book of the Day: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Book of the Day: Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
Angry over his parents' separation, 16-year-old Alex decides to get even. Instead of revenge, though, he ends up in trouble with the law and is ordered to do community service at a senior center where he is assigned to Solomon Lewis, and he may have met his match!
Book of the Day: The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
Class brain Bindy Mackenzie has alienated her entire high school but when she realizes someone is trying to kill her, she has to make friends in order to get help.
Last Night @ the Library!
Thanks to all of you folks who turned out last night in the cold and rain for Fun For All: DDR and Monte Carlo Night. We are going to do DDR on a more regular basis starting in January! If this interests you, keep an eye out for details! We are planning Teen Summer Reading so if you have recommendations for programs, prizes, etc., PLEASE email: kalchthaleri@einetwork.net and put TSR in the subject line! Any and all suggestions are welcome. Last night was GREAT fun! Thank you for teaching some of us how to deal cards correctly! Don't forget to CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR 2006! CLICK ME!