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: 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! :)
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!
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.
It is working again! Very Cool!
Something is WRONG with blogger!
Yes, not very cool! Something is wrong with blogger today. It may be because they are testing out a "new" blogger. Don't worry. Check back tomorrow! So sorry! :)
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!
Book of the Day: Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales by Roberta Simpson Brown
Twenty-three original, horrific tales of vengeful spirits and nefarious supernatural creatures are made all the more sinister by comfortable, contemporary settings. Innocent beginnings a tiny spot of blood on a hand-embroidered pillowcase, a summer camper's prank played on his counselor, and a hotel night clerk's failure to place a wake-up call all result in surprising and chilling endings. But what else would one expect from a writer proclaimed the Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales?
Book of the Day: Buttons, Bones and the Organ-grinders Monkey
Something totally different for today-- some non-fiction! This book deals with archaeological digs. Offers an in-depth look at five excavations, as archaeologtists attempt to piece together clues found at the sites including a Jamestown fort, slave quarters at Jefferson's Monticello, and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Are you interested in seeing more non-fiction reviews? Email and tell us! kalchthaleri@einetwork.net- put "Teen Reviews" in the subject line!
Book of the Day: Slot Machine by Chris Lynch
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong.
Book of the Day: Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz (a series, too!)
Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle. Matt is being punished for a crime he saw, but didn't commit. Instead of being locked up, he is being sent to the middle of nowhere to live with a new foster mom, as part of a government scheme called The Leaf Project.
Book of the Day: (actually series!) Mars Diaries by Sigmund Brouwer
On Mars in 2039, fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders must discover why oxygen is leaking out of the space station's dome in time to save those who live there, and in the process develops a new relationship with God.
Book of the Day: New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.
Book of the Day: Dead Connection by Charlie Price
A loner who communicates with the dead in the town cemetery hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her.
Book of the Day: Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
High school senior and football player Keir sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friend whose date has left her stranded, things go terribly wrong.
Book of the Day: Shadow People by Joyce McDonald
When his family moves to a secluded area in western New Jersey after his brother is murdered, Gabriel finds himself involved with three other teenagers, each with his or her own problems, in a series of increasingly violent acts.
Book of the Day: Dude! Stories and Stuff for Boys edited by Sandy Asher and David L. Harrison
A collection of original stories, plays, and poems by a variety of authors such as Ron Koerge, that celebrates all that is cool about being a dude.
Book of the Day: Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
Raised by a family of circus performers, she has always dreamed of leading a more ordinary life. But when haunting music draws her into a strange and magical realm, one where anything can happen her real life is stolen by a run-away from the other side.
Book of the Day: I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler by Ted Lewin
The author-illustrator describes his early days supporting himself as a professional wrestler