July 2012
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Teen Book Review: "Dancing with an Alien" by Mary...
Dancing with an Alien by Mary Logue For a short book, I’m amazed at how much is true-to-life effort and feelings the author put into these characters, even though one of them is from a planet  that does not exist. It was a beautiful love story based on Branko and Tonia’s emotions, rather than all that meaningless, heartless fluff that usually accumulates in today’s brand of...
Jul 30th
Hungry for Hunger Games Read-a-Likes
We had a cool list of Hunger Games read-a-like books a little while ago, but I’m constantly getting requests from my teens for more similar books. So, I found this neat flowchart from a librarian from the Lawrence Public Library. Follow the arrows to find your book match. I can already tell you that Article 5 by Kristin Simmons is worth the trip to the library.
Jul 20th
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Great Graphic Novels: Best of List 2012
Check out the top ten GREAT graphic novels just for you! They are hand-picked by YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association - in other words, the association of amazing librarians that work hard to make teens happy in their libraries!!). See the FULL list here and make a suggestion to YALSA. They listen! Click here to go to our library catalog to see if their graphic novel picks are...
Jul 17th
Own the Night Teen Booklists
OWN THE NIGHT TEEN BOOKLISTS Originally posted on the Tiverton-Patch Reader’s Blog Fiction Reads Recommended for ages 11-14 Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs I YA FIC CHI Click here to see this book on our online catalog When her mother suddenly decides to marry a near-stranger, Phoebe, whose passion is running, soon finds herself living on a remote Greek island, completing her...
Jul 13th
Teenie News Day Wednesdays: Florida Teen Builds...
This article is originally printed here on the GOOD Magazine website. Florida Teen Starts ‘Giving Library’ for Homeless Kids There’s nothing like curling up in bed with a good book before you go to sleep, but far too many low-income kids don’t know what that’s like. Two-thirds of poor children have no age-appropriate books at home, and the nation’s 1.6 million homeless...
Jul 11th
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Online Resources for Teens
Here are some top online resources for you on all sorts of topics. It’s important to know where to find correct information and we’re here to help. These online resources will also be available on the teen page. Here are some books to start! Just click on the link to be re-directed to our library catalog. Applying to Colleges, Books at the Library ACT Test Prep @ the Library SAT Test...
Jul 2nd