Archive for December, 2009

  • January Teen Book Club

    Date: 2009.12.14 | Category: Book Club, Events | Response: 0

    Gripping book set in a future version of the United States. Each year, the society picks a boy and girl from each of twelve districts to fight to the death tournament. Katniss volunteers herself to go into the Hunger Games in place of her sister, whom she knows will never survive. Now, Katniss has to figure out how she is going to survive. It will take all her cunning skills of hunting, gathering and stalking her prey to beat the teenagers who are bred to be killers for the Hunger Games.

    The book club will meet on Jan 2 at 1pm.  Come into the Teen Tower to get a copy of the book.  New members are always welcome.

    Feel free to leave a comment withyour thoughts on this book.

  • Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles

    Date: 2009.12.14 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

    Jumping Off Swings is written from the perspective of four teens all dealing with one situation.  Ellie is high school girl who tends to sleep around.  She is trying to find someone to love her, but all the boys just seem to use her.  Caleb has known Ellie since they were in 2nd grade.  He has loved her that long but has never told her.  Corinne is Ellie’s best friend, but Ellie doesn’t always confide in Corinne and Corinne knows there is more to Ellie than she is letting on.  Finally, Josh is one of the boys who uses Ellie.  He is also the one that gets her pregnant.  Now, all the teens are mixed up in problems they never wanted to be part of.

    This book was a fast read.  The four characters are all very complex.  Each has a lot more going on than they let on to their friends or family.  I thought the story was great.  Unfortunately, I felt the author did not do a great job of creating a voice for each character.  Each time the narrator changed, I had a hard time figuring out which teen was narrating.  Overall, this was a good book, but the characters voices could have been written better.

  • Teen Photography Contest Winners

    Date: 2009.12.14 | Category: Events, Teen Contest | Response: 0

    This was our closest contest ever.  There were 190 votes.  Only 3 votes separated our first place and second place winners.  Thank you to everyone who entered a photograph, we have all been blown away by the caliber of the work submitted.  The winners are:

    1st Place

    Photo Number 17

    2nd Place

    Photo Number 7

    3rd Place

    Photo Number 9

    Honorable Mention goes to the following photographs:

    Photo Number 3

    Photo Number 3

    Photo Number 10

    Photo Number 25

  • Carrie by Stephen King

    Date: 2009.12.08 | Category: TIC | Response: 0

    If you like unexplained or extraordinary events, and don’t mind pushing a PG-13 rating in what you read, Carrie is a great novel for you.  If you’re interested in horror novels, this book is a good to introduction to the genre and to Stephen King. If you like this book, you’ll also like works by a similar writer, John Bellairs and some of King’s other early novels, like ‘Salem’s Lot or The Shining. King’s writing is interesting, but not heavy, and it’s easy to read.

    A second opinion:

    Definitely worth giving the time to read, especially if you’re  interested in the abnormal and anything that gives a creepy or scary feeling.  I’m not into horror, but I’m not going to scratch the book because of that.  It’s well written, enjoyable to many, as long as you can keep your cool when reading it and not have nightmares.  Got time to spare or just finished another book and looking for a replacement? Give Carrie a go.

  • Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Date: 2009.12.08 | Category: TIC | Response: 0

    This novel is essentially the first, most famous book in the most famous series of science fiction by one of the most famous (many would say the most famous) author of science fiction, Isaac Asimov.  Obviously, it’s perfect for any lover of science fiction.  In fact, anyone who enjoys great writing, a gripping plot, and interesting themes would love this novel.  It was single-handedly responsible for getting me hooked on Isaac Asimov’s huge collection of work and I still think it’s one of the best novels I’ve ever read.  I can’t imagine anyone not liking this book; it’s definitely an amazing read.  I wholeheartedly recommend it.

  • Last Week to Vote

    Date: 2009.12.06 | Category: Events, Teen Contest | Response: 0

    THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK TO VOTE FOR THE TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST.

    VOTING CLOSES SATURDAY DEC 12TH AT 5PM

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PHOTOS AND VOTE

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