Next Teens & Tweens program: Anime/Manga Day

Thanks to everyone who came to our first Teens & Tweens program of the summer! You definitely won't want to miss our next program, which is this coming Thursday, July 5th, @ 3:00 PM. We'll be talking about graphic novels and manga, and watching some anime. We'll also have our Read & Rate It drawing, so don't forget to get your entries in!

Staff Pick of the Week!

This week's pick is Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz by Karen Luddy (YA LUDDY).

Eighth-grader Karlene Bridges is a fantastic speller - she can spell just about any word you can find in the dictionary. Her only problem is, every time she enters a spelling bee she always manages to goof up during the last round. And now her sister Gloria Jean is marrying "El Creepo," her dad's drinking is getting worse, and she just might be attracted to her best friend, Billy Ray. But then Mrs. Harrison, Karlene's new Latin teacher, enters the scene. She tutors Karlene for the next spelling bee and shows her a new side to family when she allows Karlene to babysit for her. At Mrs. Harrison's house, there is peace and quiet, her children are far more well behaved than Karlene's younger siblings, and it's apparent there's more money for extras than in Karlene's household. Will Mrs. Harrison's assistance and encouragement help Karlene have what it takes to win the National Spelling Bee?

Read it & Rate it!

Have you heard about Read It & Rate It? For every book or magazine you read this summer, you can fill out a Read It & Rate It slip (found in the Teens & Tweens Space). Just write the title of the book/magazine, rate it (1 through 4 stars), and write down your name and phone number and/or e-mail. Then drop the submission in the dropbox (also in the Teens & Tweens Space). Every week during the Teens & Tweens program on Thursdays during Mission Read we will have a drawing of all the Read It & Rate It submissions, awarding a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize. If you have any questions, just let us know!

School Summer Reading

Do you need to do summer reading for your school? We just put up book displays in the Teens & Tweens Space for Hester Junior and Leyden High School. If you can't find the book you want, just let us know!

Staff Pick of the Week: Dragon's Keep

This week's pick is Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey (YA CAREY).

All her life Rosalind has lived under the shadow of a secret: only her mother knows that hidden beneath her golden left glove is a dragon's claw. Her mother has done everything in her power to ensure the talon remains hidden, and has sought healers throughout the land to cure Rosie. But even her mother, the queen of Wilde Island, cannot keep Rosie's secret safe from the dragon that haunts their land, nor hide her shame of her daughter's mark. Perhaps only with the dragon will Rosie gain true acceptance and find out who she's meant to be.
Dragon's Keep checked out already? Looking for read-alikes? Try:
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (YA HALE)
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix (YA HADDIX)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine (YA LEVINE)

New Teens & Tweens del.icio.us page!

Ever checked out del.icio.us? It's this cool site that lets you save links and access 'em no matter where you are! And the Franklin Park Teens & Tweens now has its very own del.icio.us page. Check it out & let us know what you think!

Mission Read Booklist & Other Stuff

Check out the Mission Read Booklist! (It's up on display in the Teens & Tweens Space.) And don't forget our first Teens & Tweens program is Thursday, July 28th @ 3pm. This will also be the first time for the Read It & Rate It drawing (if you're looking for the entry forms, they're in the Teens & Tweens space)!

Fiction

Adams, Douglas
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Arthur Dent is the only survivor of Earth, rescued just before the doomed planet is destroyed. So begins his journey throughout the galaxy.
FIC ADAMS, DOU
(DVD) LHITC
(AUDIOBOOK) V ADAM HGT

Adlington, L.J.
The Diary of Pelly D: When working for a demolition crew repairing City V, Toni V unearths a diary written by Pelly D, a girl whose unfavorable gene stamp changed her life.
YA ADLINGTON

Anderson, M.T.
Feed: In Titus’s world, no one reads, writes, or barely speaks out loud – everything is transmitted through a “feed,” a transmitter that is implanted in your brain. A girl named Violet is trying to fight the feed, but it may finish her off first.
YA ANDERSON
Staff pick!

Bechard, Margaret
Spacer and Rat: Jack has lived his entire life in the “Black,” scorning Earthies and their wasteful ways. Then he meets Kit, who just might change his mind.
YA BECHARD
Staff pick!

Card, Orson Scott
Ender’s Game: Ender has been playing computer war games all his life, and at first has no idea that this latest game against alien invaders is actually being played out in real life.
FIC CARD, ORS

Colfer, Eoin
The Supernaturalist: 14-year old Cosmo lives in an orphanage in the future, where the orphans are forced to test dangerous products by the government. Cosmo narrowly escapes and joins a group called the Supernaturalists, kids who are able to see supernatural parasites and believe they are killing off humanity.
YA COLFER

Dexter, Catherine
Alien Game: Zoe is convinced that the new girl in class Christina is an alien – she looks like a completely perfect model, she dissolves into sparks when Zoe’s around, and she appears to be winning the school’s game of “Elimination” by magic. What can Zoe do to stop her?
YA DEXTER

Grippando, James
Leapholes: Ryan is an ordinary middle schooler, embarrassed by the fact that his father is in prison. Before he realizes it, however, he is in trouble with the authorities as well, and only the elderly lawyer named Hezekiah can help him. This “help” is dependent on time-travel – is Ryan up to the task?
YA GRIPPANDO

Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Among the Hidden: In the world Luke lives in, the government has declared each family may only have two children due to food shortages. Luke is the third child in his family, and must remain hidden.
J HADDIX

Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Double Identity: When Bethany’s parents leave her with an aunt she’s never met and no way for her to contact them, she is determined to learn the truth of her identity.
J HADDIX

Hautman, Pete
Hole in the Sky: In 2028 a lethal flu epidemic kills the majority of people on Earth. Ceej and his sister Harryette survive, and live with Uncle on the edge of the Grand Canyon. One day Uncle and Harryette disappear.
YA HAUTMAN


Jeapes, Ben
The Xenocide Mission: Lieutenant Joel Gilmore and his team find themselves in trouble when the aliens they were to spy on start to attack.
YA JEAPES

Klause, Annette Curtis
Alien Secrets: Puck is on her way to her parents after being kicked out of boarding school when she meets Hush, a Shoowa. Hush has lost something very important to his people, and needs Puck’s help to get it back.
YA KLAUSE

McNaughton, Janet
The Secret Under My Skin: After the recent technocaust (scientists were blamed for the desperate environmental conditions on Earth and taken to concentration camps), Blay is at a work camp for orphans when she is chosen for a special project.
YA MCNAUGHTON

Philbrick, Rodman
The Last Book in the Universe: Spaz lives in a damaged world of “normals” and “proovs” (genetically engineered humans) where intelligence is often no longer valued, and books don’t exist. When he meets Ryter, he realizes that the future could be different.
YA PHILBRICK

Reeve, Philip
Mortal Engines: In a distant future where towns eat settlements and cities eat towns, Tom is thrown out of London and must make his way through the “Out-Country.”
YA REEVE
Staff pick!

Rubinstein, Gillian
Galax-arena: Joey and her siblings Peter and Liane are kidnapped at an Australian train station and taken to Galax-arena, where they must perform for alien spectators.
YA RUBINSTEIN

Skurzynski, Gloria
Virtual War: Most of Earth’s population is gone due to disease, so humans must limit their contact with each other and instead spend most of their time in the virtual world. Corgan, a genetically engineered teenager who has been raised to fight a virtual war for the last uncontaminated space on Earth, discovers more than he ever wanted to know about his life.
YA SKURZYNSKI

Sleator, William
Interstellar Pig: Barney is completely bored at the New England cottage his parents are renting, so eagerly takes up the neighbor’s suggestion to play a board game with them called “Interstellar Pig.” Little does he know what he’s getting into …
J SLEATOR

Valentine, James
Jumpman Rule #1: Don’t Touch Anything: When Theodore Pine Four accidentally lands in the twenty-first century from the future due to a faulty TimeMaster Jumpman, he gets more than he bargained for when he meets Jules and Gen.
YA VALENTINE

Vande Velde, Vivian
Heir Apparent: On her fourteenth birthday, Giannine is playing a virtual realty computer game that has turned her into a medieval princess who must gain control of the throne in order to stay alive. While Giannine is playing the game, a group of censorship advocates break into the computer system and Giannine must complete it in time in order to survive in real life.
YA VANDE VELDE

Westerfeld, Scott
Uglies: Tally is about to turn sixteen in a futuristic society where sixteen means one becomes “pretty” through a complete “makeover” (extreme plastic surgery). However, when she meets Shay she wonders how terrible it would be to remain ugly.
YA WESTERFELD

Graphic Novels

Bradbury, Ray
The Best of Ray Bradbury: The Graphic Novel: A collection of Ray Bradbury’s short stories in graphic form, featuring other worlds, bizarre characters, and intergalactic battles.
FIC BRADBURY, RAY
Flight: Volume 1:

Kurihashi, Shinsuke
Infinite Ryvius: Volume 1: In this story of an Earth that has been mostly destroyed, the main characters live in a nearby space station. Unfortunately their space station is soon shattered as well and they are forced to seek a new home.
YA INFINITE RYVIUS

Marukawa, Tomohiro
The World of Narue: Book One: While Narue goes to school like the rest of us, she is also half-alien. Follow her adventures in dating, alien attacks, and other interesting things.
YA WORLD OF NARUE

Naifeh, Ted
Unearthly: Volume 1: When Ann falls for Jem, her life starts to change, despite the fact that he’s dating someone else. But is Jem really human?
YA UNEARTHLY

Sugisaki, Yukiru
D.N. Angel, Volume 1: Daisuke is like every other middle schooler, with one exception: when he starts thinking about his crush, he mutates into the Phantom Thief due to a genetic condition. What can he do?
YA D.N. ANGEL

TenNapel, Doug
Earthboy Jacobus: Just retired from the Modesto Police Department, Chief Edwards has no idea what to do with the rest of his life. Then he meets Jacobus, a boy who is trapped inside a giant whale.
YA EARTHBOY JACOBUS

Whedon, Joss
Fray: In a futuristic Manhattan Fray is struggling to survive when she is formed by a demon that she is a vampire slayer. Fray does not feel up to the task, but when one of her friends is slain, she has no choice.
FIC FRAY

Whedon, Joss
Serenity: Those Left Behind: Serenity is a small ship wending its way through space, carrying a group of outlaws, fugitives, and people who just need cash and a little peace.
FIC SERENITY

Nonfiction

Card, Orson Scott
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy: How do you write a science fiction or fantasy novel? How do you get it published? Find out in this helpful how-to by one of scifi’s most famous writers, Orson Scott Card.
808.3876 CAR

Edut, Tali
Astrostyle : Star-Studded Advice for Love, Life, and Looking Good: This guide from the astrologers of Teen People is full of advice of love, life, and relationships.
133.5 EDU


Mullane, R. Mike
Do Your Ears Pop in Space?: What kind of food can you eat in space? How do you become an astronaut? Find answers to these questions and more.
J 629.4 MUL

Taschek, Karen
Death Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe: The Discoveries of the Very Large Array Telescope: Taschek describes the “Very Large Array” telescope, what it is able to see, and what is out there in the universe: black holes, planets, and other interesting objects.
J 522.682 TAS

Thimmesh, Catherine
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon: This documentary-style look at the first landing on the moon provides little-known details, biographical details of the people who helped make it happen, and way cool pictures.
J 629.454 THI

Calling All Artists winner!

A winner has been drawn for the Calling All Artists contest! To find out if you're the winner, check out the bulletin board at the Teens & Tweens space, and then if you see your name, come get your prize from the youth services department staff! Thanks to everyone who participated and don't forget, we'll be accepting more art all summer!

Mission Read Update

Don't forget, signup for the Mission Read Program starts tomorrow, June 18th! Please come to the youth services department to sign up and receive all your Mission Read stuff. The first Teens & Tweens program will be on Thursday, June 28th, @ 3pm.

New Booklist: What to Read While on Summer Vacation

Stuff to Read While on Vacation (the beach, the park, Disneyworld...)

A Fun Read
Rennison, Louise
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: If you’ve never read about Georgia Nicholson, now’s your chance to hear about her crazed cat Angus, her weird family, and her opinions about school, boys, and life in general.
YA RENNISON
Other Fun Reads:
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (YA GREEN)
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart (YA LOCKHART)
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (YA MCCAFFERTY)

A Scary/Strange Read
Shusterman, Neal
Full Tilt: Blake is stuck taking his out-of-control younger brother Quinn to a local amusement park when they meet a mysterious young woman who gives Blake a ticket to an “invitation-only” amusement park. Unfortunately for him, Quinn steals his ticket. Even more unfortunate, Blake may lose his soul in trying to save Quinn.
YA SHUSTERMAN
Other Strange/Scary Reads:
The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick (YA SEDGWICK)
The House Next Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick (YA CUSICK)
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos (YA GANTOS)

A Serious Read
Rosoff, Meg
How I Live Now: When Daisy goes to England to live with her aunt, she has no idea that a war of catastrophic proportions is about to strike her new home. In the aftermath she discovers what it means to stay alive and to help others do the same.
YA ROSOFF
Other Serious Reads:
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates (YA OATES)
Catch by Will Leitch (YA LEITCH)
Drift by Manuel Luis Martinez (YA MARTINEZ)
Kid B by Linden Dalecki (YA DALECKI)
Stealing Henry by Carolyn MacCullough (YA MACCULLOUGH)

Check these sites out!

While doing a little web wandering, we came across some cool stuff:

• Teen Vogue's photo shoot with the stars of the Harry Potter movies
  
• Seventeen.com's game site
• Are you a fan of the book Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard? Can't wait to read the next book in the series? Check out this site by Harperteen.com while you're waiting!

As always, let us know your favorite sites, and we'll add them to our list!

Staff Pick of the Week!

This week's pick is Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes (YA HUGHES).

5 high school misfits ...

Wen: An unfortunate mishap during a class presentation has the entire school laughing at him.
Stella: This rebel with a cause is continually silenced with detention.
Charlie: A misplaced spitball and the voice of a dead twin brother in his ear leaves Charlie with few opportunities to achieve coolness.
Mo: Mo has her life completely planned out, but a boyfriend from the popular crowd doesn’t help the situation.
Olivia: A shy transfer from an alternative school, Olivia’s only crime is skipping class to avoid regurgitating “important points” of her favorite book on a pop quiz.

An eccentric music teacher ...

Only Mrs. Reznik thought they had a shot at anything more than making idiots out of themselves. Banished to the basement after the music program experienced major funding cuts, Mrs. Reznik refuses to allow both herself and Lemonade Mouth to be sidelined.

And a jingle on the radio.

It was a chance incident. Mrs. Reznik had stepped outside the room when it happened. But somehow, Wen’s trumpet, Stella’s encounter with a ukelele, Charlie’s drumming instincts, Mo’s bass, and Olivia’s voice came together in a way nobody could have imagined.

For more information about Lemonade Mouth and the author, check out http://www.markpeterhughes.com/ and http://www.lemonademouth.com/.

And if you loved Lemonade Mouth (or are waiting for a chance to read it), try these titles:

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn (YA Cohn)
Rock Star Superstar by Blake Nelson (YA Nelson)
Scott Pilgrim 3 by Bryan Lee O’Malley (YA Scott Pilgrim)
She's Got the Beat by Nancy Krulik (YA Krulik)

New Books!

Check out these new books we added to the Teens & Tweens space today:

American Beauty: An A-List Novel by Zoey Dean (YA DEAN)
Heart of Glass: An A-List Novel by Zoey Dean (YA DEAN)
Mates, Dates and Diamond Destiny by Cathy Hopkins (YA HOPKINS)
Some Like it Hot: An A-List Novel by Zoey Dean (YA DEAN)

Like photos? Like library news?

Then check out the new Franklin Park Teens & Tweens Flickr page! We've got a few photos up so far (like the one), and plan to add many more as the summer programs get started. If you have any photos you've taken of library-related stuff, please let us know so we can add them to the collection!

New Books!

Check out these new books that were be added to the Teens & Tweens space today!

Blind Faith by Ellen Wittlinger (YA WITTLINGER)
Brother Hood by Janet McDonald (YA MCDONALD)
Chasing the Jaguar by Michele Dominguez Greene (YA GREENE)
Dead Connect by Charlie Price (YA PRICE)
Desert Crossing by Elise Broach (YA BROACH)
Doppelganger by David Stahler Jr. (YA STAHLER)
Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox (YA KNOX)
Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey (YA CAREY)
Enter Three Witches by Caroline B. Cooney (YA COONEY)
Falling by Doug Wilhelm (YA WILHELM)
Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce (YA WILCE)
The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick (YA SEDGWICK)
Girl of the Moment by Lizabeth Zindel (YA ZINDEL)
How it Happened in Peach Hill by Marthe Jocelyn (YA JOCELYN)
Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp (YA THARP)
Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller (YA MILLER)
l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle (YA MYRACLE)
Leapholes by James Grippando (YA GRIPPANDO)
Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes (YA HUGHES)
Picture Perfect by D. Anne Love (YA LOVE)
Rat Life by Tedd Arnold (YA ARNOLD)
Rebound by Bob Krech (YA KRECH)
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (YA BINGHAM)
Slawter by Darren Shan (YA SHAN)
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
Snatched by Pete Hautman (YA HAUTMAN)
Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Art (YA HUNT)
Waves by Sharon Dogar (YA DOGAR)
White Time by Margo Lanagan (YA LANAGAN)

Staff Pick of the Week!

This week's pick is Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres (YA SAYRES).

A young woman weaver ... a riddle ... and four suitors. Who will Anahita choose? The self-important khan who makes the major decisions for her tribe? The shepherd she’s known her whole life? The young scholar who wishes to teach her of his world? Or the prince raised as a nomad like herself?

And which man will accept her hand in marriage? Will the khan, the man she does not want to marry, get his way? Will her childhood friend have a chance to solve her riddle while his parents refuse to ask for Anahita’s hand? Will Reza’s teachings reach Anahita’s heart? Will Arash be able to find Anahita after their chance meetings in the marketplace?

And will the Iranian nomadic life as Anahita knows it remain the same? While Anahita is concentrating on weaving her wedding carpet and choosing the riddle her suitors must solve, she realizes that her way of life is changing. Synthetic dyes have been introduced into the marketplace. There is talk of instituting a Western-style government in Iran and of curtailing the rights of the nomadic tribes. The khan, instead of protecting Anahita’s tribe, manipulates his people to gain his own ends. Will Anahita's tribe survive these changes?

Find the answers to these questions in Anahita's Woven Riddle.

New Books!

Check out these new titles that were just added to the Teens & Tweens space today:

• The Braid by Helen Frost (YA Frost)
• Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz (YA Gratz)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Vols. 6-16 by Kuzuki Takahashi (YA Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist)

Test your Harry Potter knowledge!

See how knowledgeable you are with this Harry Potter quiz from Fact Monster!