Archive for August, 2010
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One Book One Castle Rock Family Mystery Festival
You are invited to the Family Mystery Festival, Friday September 24th, 5:30 pm @ the Philip S. Miller Library
Award winning author Alane Ferguson will be talking about her forensic mystery series including The Christoper Killer. Tattered Cover will have books for sale and signing. The rest of the evening will be a Family Mystery Festival.
Some of the things to look forward to:
An Ooey Gooey Science Forensic Experiment for 1st-3rd graders.
An I Scream Shop Sponsored by the Castle Rock Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Shop.
Vandal in the Stacks Mini Mystery for Adults
Fingerprint and Safety Station with the Castle Rock Police Department.
Costume Contest for All Ages
Scavenger Hunt for 1st-3rd graders & 3rd-6th graders.
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New Books 1st Week of Sept
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Guns of Providence by Douglas BondFrom fifteen to nineteen years of age, violin-playing and psalm-singing Sandy M’Kethe enlists in the Continental Army in Connecticut and later, on loan to the Continental Navy, is determined to fulfill his duty for liberty and religious freedom in the American Revolution.
Historical Fiction
The Absolute Value of -1 by Steven BrezenoffFour teenagers relate their experiences as they try to cope with problems in school and at home by smoking, drinking, using drugs, and running track.
Realistic Fiction
Rise of the Huntress by Joseph DelaneyLast Apprentice Book 7
Returning from Greece, Tom and the Spook find that their home, including the Spook’s precious library of knowledge, has been burned to the ground, and that their battle against the denizens of the dark must continue.
Fantasy
Livvie Owen Lived Here by Sarah DooleyFourteen-year-old Livvie Owen, who has autism, and her family have been forced to move frequently because of her outbursts, but when they face eviction again, Livvie is convinced she has a way to get back to a house where they were all happy, once.
Realistic Fiction
Butterfly by Sonya HartnettNearly fourteen-year-old Ariella “Plum” Coyle fears the disapproval of her friends and hates her awkward body. When her glamorous neighbor befriends her, Plum starts to become what she wants to be–until she discovers her neighbor’s ulterior motive.
Realistic Fiction
The Iron Daughter by Julie KagawaIron Fey Book 2
Meghan is deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, becomes a prisoner of the Winter faery queen, and loses her own fey powers. As war looms Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey–ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen.
Fantasy
Dangerous Neighbors by Beth KephartSet against the backdrop of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Katherine cannot forgive herself when her beloved twin sister dies, and she feels that her only course of action is to follow suit.
Realistic Fiction
Conspiracy 365: September by Gabrielle Lord
Conspiracy 365: Book 9
Winter Longing by Tricia MillsTundra, Alaska, high school senior Winter learns about love, loss, and starting over when her boyfriend, who has been her best friend since second grade, is killed in a plane crash the day after they declared their love for each other.
Realistic Fiction
Dead is Just a Rumor by Marlene PerezPsychic Daisy Giordano has her hands full trying to find out who is behind the blackmail letters being sent to paranormal residents of Nightshade, while worrying about her werewolf boyfriend going away to college and the possibly lethal cooking lessons she is taking.
Supernatural
Siren by Tricia RayburnAfter her sister’s sudden death, seventeen-year-old Vanessa investigates a series of inexplicable drownings off the coast of Winter Harbor, Maine, and uncovers an unimaginable secret that changes everything.
Realistic Fiction
Immortal Beloved by Cate TiernanAfter seeing her best friend, a Dark Immortal called Incy, torture a human with magick, Nastasya, a spoiled party girl, enters a home for wayword immortals and finally begins to deal with life, even as she learns that someone wants her dead.
Fantasy
Ask Amy Green: Boy Trouble by Sarah WebbA thirteen-year-old Irish girl who helps her seventeen-year-old aunt write an advice column for lovelorn girls faces her own dilemma when she alienates her friends after falling for a cute but aloof boy in her art class.
Chick Lit
The Freak Observer by Blythe WoolstonSuffering from a crippling case of post-traumatic stress disorder, sixteen-year-old Loa Lindgren tries to use her problem solving skills, sharpened in physics and computer programming, to cure herself.
Realistic Fiction
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New Books 4th Week of August
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Perfectly Dateless: A Universally Misunderstood Novel by Kristin BillerbeckEntering her senior year at St. James Christian Academy, Daisy has less than 200 days to look stylish, develop social skills, find the right boy for the prom, and convince her parents to let her date.
Christian Fiction
Sweet Deceit by Kate BrianAfter both Arianna Osgood and her arch-nemisis, Kaitlynn Nottingham, are tapped for Stone and Grave, Atherton-Pryce Hall’s most exclusive secret society, they go head-to-head in a deadly Hell Week competition.
Chick Lit
Nobel Genes by Rune MichaelsA boy whose manic-depressive mother has always told him that his father won a Nobel Prize, spends his time taking care of her and searching for clues to the identity of the Nobel Prize-winning sperm donor, eventually finding a truth he must learn to accept.
Realistic Fiction
The Book of Heroes by Miyuki MiyabeWhen her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, eleven-year-old Yuriko finds a magical book in his room which leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed by a spirit from The Book of Heroes.
Fantasy
Broken Lake by Shelena ShortsPace Series Book 2
In the aftermath of Sophie’s ordeal, Weston will make some uncharacteristic decisions to distance himself from the past in an attempt to change the future. But, while venturing into the improbable, the present sneaks up in a chilling way that will lead to Wes’ unexpected submission. Suddenly, Sophie will find herself watching as both his immortal secret and his own existence are threatened.
Supernatural
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New Books 3rd Week of August
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Girl Parts by John CusickThe lives of Charlie, wealthy and popular but still lonely, and Charlie, a soulful outsider, intersect when Rose, the female Companion bot Charlie’s parents buy to treat his dissociative disorder, forms a bond with David.
Science Fiction
The Body at the Tower by Rushang LiThe Agency- Book 2
As a nearly full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit based in Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn, disguised as a poor apprentice builder, must brave the sinister underworld of Victorian London in order to unmask a murderer.
Mystery
Monster War by Dean LoreyNightmare Academy Book 3
Thirteen-year-old Charlie Benjamin reunites with friends from the Nightmare Academy to battle an outpouring of monsters from the Nether, but when the time comes to stop the Fifth, also called the Queen of Nightmares, Charlie stands alone.
Fantasy
Infinite Days by Rebecca MaizelVampire Queen- Book 1
Lenah Beaudonte, a vampire whose humanity has been restored thanks to the sacrifice of her lover, Rhode, did not believe she would ever be sixteen or fall in love again, but she is having those experiences until her past comes back to haunt her.
Supernatural
Echoes; Haunted; Trust by Melinda MetzRae Voigt worries that her friends will discover that her mother died in an insane asylum, but when she acquires the power to know a person’s thoughts when she touches his fingerprints, she fears for her own sanity and life.
Supernatural
The Eternal Ones by Kirsten MillerHaven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. Then a group of coincidences forces her to flee from her small Tennessee town to New York, to discover who she is, and who she had been.
Realistic Fiction
The Cruisers by Walter Dean MyersFriends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.
Realistic Fiction
Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielson-FernlundViolet’s dad, a TV director, has traded his meager life with their family for a fancy life in LA. He even traded in her mother for an actress. Now her family is in turmoil including her mother. If her mom can’t find a decent guy for herself then Violet will try to snag her George Clooney.
Realistic Fiction
Fat Vampire: A Never-Coming-of-Age Story by Adam Rex
After being bitten by a vampire, not only is fifteen-year-old Doug doomed eternally to be fat, but now he must also save himself from the desperate host of a public-access-cable vampire-hunting television show that is on the verge of cancellation.
Supernatural
The Fallen and Leviathan by Tom SniegoskiFallen- Book 1
know who he can trust. When Aaron begins to hear strange voices, he tries to resist his supernatural abilities, but must accept his newfound heritage– and quickly. For the dark powers are gaining strength, and are hell-bent on destroying him.
Supernatural
The Aerie and Reckoning by Tom SniegoskiFallen Book 2
Struggling to harness the incredible force within him, Aaron trains for the ultimate battle. With the Dark powers gaining in strength, their clash may come sooner than he expects.
Supernatural
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle ZinkSequel to Prophecy of Sisters
In 1891 London, sixteen-year-old orphan Lia Milthorpe continues her quest to end an ancient prophecy requiring her to search for missing pages and human”keys” and develop her powers for an inevitable final confrontation with her twin sister Alice.
Fantasy
Kiss Me Deadly: 12 Tales of Paranormal LoveA collection of short stories combining dark seduction and modern romance presents a variety of tales featuring the romantic lives of humans and werewolves, ghosts, fallen angels, zombies, and shape-shifters.
Supernatural
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PSM Sept Teen Book Club
Saturday Sept 4 1pm at PSM
Pizza you’ll die for! Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world-famous chef, but up until now, his only experience has been watching the Food Network. When Toby lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, where pies like The Monstrosity and The Franken sausage are on the menu, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel and Strobe, are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team. But none of them are prepared for what’s really going on at Killer Pizza: It’s a front for a monster-hunting organization! Learning to cook pizzas is one thing, but killing hideously terrifying monsters? That’s a whole other story. Still, if Toby quits Killer Pizza, will monsters take over his town?
Come in to the Aloha Teen Tower and pick up your copy. New members are always welcome!
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The Care of You
The Care of You was a great event for teens and parents!
We had experts in hair, make-up, Nails, skin care, nutrition, and yoga from The Aveda Institute of Denver, the Parker Rec. Center, and Inner Connections Yoga. We also had prizes, games, and a station for participants to make their own beauty supplies. We learned a lot about taking care of ourselves and we had so much fun.
If you want to look at pictures from the event click here.
If you would like to see a video that we made at the event click here.
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New Books – 2nd Week of Aug
Rose Sees Red by Cecil CastellucciIn the 1980s, two teenaged ballet dancers–one American, one Russian–spend an unforgettable night in New York City, forming a lasting friendship despite their cultural and political differences.
Realistic Fiction
Accomplice by Eireann CorriganHigh school juniors and best friends Finn and Chloe hatch a daring plot to fake Chloe’s disappearance from their rural New Jersey town in order to have something compelling to put on their college applications, but unforeseen events complicate matters.
Realistic Fiction
Rules to Rock By by Josh FarrarAnnabella Cabrera tries to start a rock band at her new middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, but has trouble when the members of a rival band bully her and she develops a case of writer’s block.
Realistic Fiction
What’s Your Status? by Katie FinnTop 8- Book 2
Madison MacDonald thinks things are finally working out! She and Nate have been together for two months, and it’s wonderful! She no longer has a BFF and is failing history. Now, she has been put in charge of a priceless heirloom and she is being blackmailed too. She must gather together a crew and pull off a heist without getting caught.
Chick Lit
Lovesick by Tonya HurleyGhostgirl- Book 3
Charlotte has been given her first assignment after graduating from Dead Ed- the alternative high school for dead teens- she is to go back and help out a student from her previous life and her first love, Damen.
Supernatural
Majix: Notes From a Serious Teen Witch by Douglas ReesWitch-in-training Kestrel Murphy is bitter at having to move to Southern California to live with her aunt, and she is determined to acquire the magic she needs to get her life back to normal and to survive in her new high school.
Realistic Fiction
Ninth Ward by Jewell RhodesIn New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
Realistic Fiction
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline WoodsonAlmost-fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun’s comfortable, quiet life is shattered when his mother reveals she has fallen in love with a woman.
Realistic Fiction
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PSM TIC Loves Libraries
The Philip S. Miller Teen Interest Council made an awesome video about the library
Click on the picture to watch it
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Teen Fashion Contest Runway Show
The Philip S. Miller Library 2010 Teen Fashion Contest was a big hit! Teens walked the runway and showed off the amazing outfits they made. 77 people attended and voted for their favorite designs.
Each teen had to create a new look using a plain white t-shirt. The results where amazing! Below are pictures of the winning designs and links to the pictures of the events, interviews with the winners and footage from the runway.
First Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Click Here to see all the photos
Click here to watch the runway show and the interviews with the winners
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New Books- First Week of Aug
Sleepless by Cyn BalogEron, a supernatural being known as a Sandman whose purpose is to seduce humans to sleep, falls in love with a sad teenaged girl who is mourning her boyfriend’s death.
Supernatural Love Story
The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin BenwayWhen they recover supernatural powers from their childhoods in the aftermath of their parents’ divorce, three sisters use their foretelling, invisibility, and mind-reading abilities to tackle school and family challenges.
Supernatural
Forget You by Jennifer EcholsAfter her parents separate, seventeen-year-old Zoey has a car accident she cannot remember and starts asking her high school swim team friends what happened on that night at the beach on the Florida panhandle.
Realistic Fiction
My Little Phony by Lisi HarrisonClique Book 13
First Kuh-laire ditched the PC—now Landon Crane wants to lip-kiss! What’s Massie to do, but seek revenge and lip-diss until she’s sure her pucker is perfectly prepped? The faux must fall so the real can shine in MY LITTLE PHONY.
Chick Lit
Glee: The Begininning by Sophia LowellCalling all Gleeks! Get more of your favorite characters in this official Glee prequel! All great performances deserve a warm-up! Enroll early at McKinley High–before New Directions was even a glimmer in Mr. Schuester’s eye
Realistic Fiction
Queen of Secrets by Jenny MeyerhoffFifteen-year-old Essie Green, an orphan who has been raised by her secular Jewish grandparents in Michigan, experiences conflicting loyalties and confusing emotions when her aunt, uncle, and cousin move back from New York, and her very religious cousin tries to fit in with the other football players at Essie’s high school, one of whom is Essie’s popular new boyfriend.
Realistic Fiction
Demons and Druids by James PattersonDaniel X Book 3
As Daniel X continues to hunt for intergalactic aliens, he and his friends go to England searching for Beta, an outlaw who takes the form of fire and who killed Daniel’s parents when he was two years old.
Science Fiction
Heart of a Samurai by Margi PreusIn 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Historical Fiction
Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book by Nancy RueFifteen-year-old Jessie Hatcher, forced to go to Florida with the father she thought was dead, finds that his faith, a book that seems to speak to her heart, and new friends help her get control of her ADHD and her life.
Christian Fiction
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz by Laura Toffler-CorrieThrough emails, one-act plays, and Chinese-style fortunes, Amy keeps her best friend informed as her elderly neighbor, Miss Sophia, invites herself and her nephew Beryl, a Hassidic Jew, to help Amy with a school assignment that takes them across New York City.
Realistic Fiction
No and Me by Delphine de ViganPrecocious thirteen-year-old Lou meets a homeless eighteen-year-old girl on the streets of Paris and Lou’s life is forever changed. Thought-provoking novel about homelessness and two girls from different backgrounds, united in friendship.
Realistic Fiction
My Soul to Keep by Rachel VincentSoul Screamers – Book 3
Kaylee and Nash discover that one of his football teammates is addicted to Demon’s Breath, a dangerous Netherworld substance that shouldn’t even be available in the human world. Now they must somehow dispose of it and cut off the supply–without socially alienating themselves.
Horror
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose WoodIn late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton’s apothecary garden.
Historical Fiction
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