Archive for January, 2010

• Who will win the teen book awards this year?

  Date: 2010.01.07 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

  Click on the book covers to find a copy at DCL

  These are the books people think are on the short list for the Michael Printz award.

  

  Lips Touch: Three Times

  by Laini Taylor

  

  When You Reach Me

  by Rebecca Stead

  

  Going Bovine

  byLibba Bray

  

  Marcelo and the Real World

  byFrancisco Stork

  

  Wintergirls

  by Laurie Halse Anderson

  

  The Lost Conspiracy

  by Frances Hardinge

  
  

  The Rock and The River

  by Kekla Magoon

  

  Crossing Stones

  by Helen Frost

  

  The Vast Fields of Ordinary

  by Nick Burd
  

  
  

  If I Stay

  by Gayle Forman

  Here are the books the the teen book bloggers think should win some awards
  Teen Fiction

  

  Blue Plate Special
  by Michelle D. Kwasney

  

  Carter Finally Gets It
  by Brent Crawford

  

  Cracked Up to Be
  by Courtney Summers

  

  How To Say Goodbye In Robot
  by Natalie Standiford

  

  Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
  by Julie Halpern

  

  North of Beautiful
  by Justina Chen

  

  Wintergirls
  by Laurie Halse Anderson

  Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

  

  Candor
  by Pam Bachorz

  

  Demon’s Lexicon, The
  by Sarah Rees Brennan

  

  Dust of 100 Dogs, The
  by A.S. King

  

  Fire
  by Kristin Cashore

  

  Lips Touch: Three Times
  by Laini Taylor

  

  Sacred Scars (A Resurrection of Magic, Book 2)
  by Kathleen Duey

  

  Tiger Moon
  by Antonia Michaelis

  What’s your opinion?

  Which ones have you read?

  What was your favorite book you read this year.

  We want to hear from you!  Write your answers in the comments.

• February Teen Book Club

  Date: 2010.01.02 | Category: Book Club, Events | Response: 12

  

  In an upstate farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occur ences at a house rumored to be haunted.

  The book club will meet February 6th 1-2pm

  Pick up your copy of the book in the Teen Tower.

  New members always welcome.

  Please feel free to leave your comments about the book on this site.

• Teen Art Contest

  Date: 2010.01.02 | Category: Events, Teen Contest | Response: 0

  

  Your Teen Art Contest

  Official Rules

  1.  Registration Required.  Please come into the Teen Tower.  There is no online registration.

  2. One Entry Per Person.

  3. Deadline for turning in art is Saturday, 01/30/10  (All work must be submitted before the library closes at 5:00 pm 01/30/10.)

  4. Entries will be displayed and voted on from 02/01/10—02/28/10.

  5. Art may not depict any of the following:

  a. Lewd language (cursing or disparaging remarks about any group or person)

  b. Nudity

  c. Drugs

  6. Teens may submit any original piece of art work, including, but not limited to: Sculpture, drawings, photographs,

  paintings, or textiles.

  7. Art pieces may be no larger than 22”x22”x22”.

  8. Any two dimensional art must be submitted on artist matting. (No frames).

  9. Awards will be given on 03/01/10.

  10. Entries may be picked up anytime after 03/10/10  (They must be picked up by 03/19/10).

  Feel free to come into the Aloha Teen Tower if you have any questions.

  We can’t wait to see your artwork!

• New Books for January!

  Date: 2010.01.02 | Category: New Books | Response: 0

  Here is a list of new books that are coming during January!

  Click on the book cover to reserve the book at the library

  Freefall by Ariela Anhalt

  Luke, a Briar Academy senior, avoids conflict and lets other people make his decisions.  But now, he has to decide whether to stand by his best friend who reckless, has endangered Luke’s life and may have caused another student’s death.

  Player’s Ruse: A Knight and Rogue Novel by Hillari Bell

  Michael, an aspiring knight errant in the spirit of Don Quixote, and Fisk, a thief turned squire, make a wonderfully quirky team in this hilarious fantasy series.  The two relate their journey to Huckerston in alternating chapters. Third in the Knight and Rogue series.

  

  The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan

  A teenaged English thief is recruited for a secret operation that trains teens in remote viewing and astral projection techniques to make them super-secret spies. Fans of Alex Rider will love this book.

  

  Wish by Alexandra Bullen

  Grief stricken Olivia, moves to San Francisco after her twin sister, Violet, unexpectedly dies.  One night, while wearing a beautiful dress gifted by a mysterious seamstress, Olivia wishes for her sister to come back.  The next morning, Olivia wakes to find her sister’s ghost and a surprise from the mysterious seamstress.

  

  Very LeFreak by Rachel Cohn

  Very LeFreak, as she known to everyone, has a problem.  She is addicted to her electronic gadgets.  She can’t get enough of emailing, texting, video games and anything else electronic.  Now her friends and professors at Columbia University have staged an intervention and she is going to rehab.  Can she give up here addiction and learn to live life by herself?

  

  The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

  Seventeen year old Grace Divine learns a dark secret from a returning childhood friend.  It upsets her entire family, especially since so many strange things have been happening around their small Minnesota town.

  

  Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

  Nimira’s family used to be rich.  Now she must dance for pennies.  However, when a wealthy sorcerer ask her to sing with an automaton, everything changes.  The sorcerer’s secrets begin to stir. Read a review here

  The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron

  Sukie is extremely vain.  She is always checking herself in the mirror to make sure she looks perfect.  When her mom gives her a full-length mirror that belonged to her grandmother, she couldn’t be more excited.  The mirror ends up showing Sukie more about herself than she expects.

  

  Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

  Incarceron is a vast prison with cells, cities and wilderness.  Finn, a seventeen year old, doesn’t remember his childhood, but knows he must have been on the outside at some point.  When he finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with the outside, Claudia begins to help him to try to escape.

  

  Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

  Sixteen year old, Solange, is the only female vampire born in the last 900 years.  She has been able to outwit her seven older brothers over the years and now must outwit Kieran Black, a member of an anti-vampire league, who is intent on staking her entire family. First in the series The Drake Chronicles.

  

  All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab

  After the death of his ex-girlfriend Carly, northern California high school student Neily joins forces with Carly’s cousin Audrey to try to solve her murder.

  

  Undead Much by Stacey Jay

  Sixteen-year-old Megan Berry learns the secret of why she is such a powerful Settler, gets help from a new friend in battling a siege from a zombie army, and tries to reach second base with her boyfriend, Ethan. Sequel to You are so undead to me

  

  Sweet, Hereafter by Angela Johnson

  Sweet leaves her family and goes to live in a cabin in the woods with the quiet but understanding Curtis, to whom she feels intensely connected, just as he is called back to serve again in Iraq.

  

  Captivate by Carrie Jones

  High school junior Zara and her friends continue to try to contain the pixies that threaten their small Maine town, but when a Valkyrie takes Zara’s boyfriend, Nick, to Valhalla, the only way to save him is to trust a pixie king, Astley. Second in the Need series.  Read a interview with the author here.

  

  Conspiracy 365: January by Gabrielle Lord

  On New Year’s Eve, Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning “They killed your father. They’ll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days. Hurled into a life on the fun the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father’s mysterious death and a history-changing secret. Who can he turn to, who can he trust, when the whole world seems to want him dead? The clock is ticking . Any second could be his last. First book in a series.  There will be one book per month in this series.

  

  Tangled by Carolyn Mackler

  The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.

  

  Bad Blood by Marianne Mancusi

  Sunny and her twin sister Rayne travel to Las Vegas, where Sunny’s boyfriend Magnus, the leader of the Blood Coven, is attending a vampire convention where he will take a beautiful female as his blood mate. Fourth book in the Blood Coven series

  

  The Dragons of Darkness by Antonia Michaelis
  

  Two boys from very different backgrounds are thrown together by magic, mayhem, and a common foe as they battle deadly dragons in the wilderness of Nepal.

  

  Dizzy in Your Eyes by Pat Mora

  Poems about love

  

  Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

  From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes.

  

  Thirst #2: Phantom, Evil Thirst and Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike

  This bind-up of Pike’s classic paranormal thriller includes “Phantom, Evil Thirst,” and “Creatures of Forever.”

  

  The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz

  Allie, a sixteen-year-old who is obsessed with LPs, works at the used record store on Telegraph Ave. and deals with crushes–her own and her mother’s–her increasingly popular blog and zine, and generally grows up over the course of one summer in her hometown of Berkeley, California.

  

  Pretty Little Liars: Heartless

  Seventh in the series of Pretty Little Liars

  

  After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick

  Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa. Sequel to Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie.

  

  Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

  Regina, a high school senior in the popular–and feared–crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.

  

  Nothing by Janne Teller

  When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life.  This book received a great review from Booklist (one of those nerdy magazines where librarians get information)