New Books!

Check out these new books on display in the Teens & Tweens Space:

Beautiful Stranger: An A-List Novel by Zoey Dean (YA DEAN)
Blindspot by Kevin C. Pyle (YA BLINDSPOT)
Ready or Not? A Girl's Guide to Making Her Own Decisions About Dating, Love, and Sex by Tina Radziszewicz (613.955 RAD)
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott (YA SCOTT)
Reckless: An It Girl Novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar (YA VON ZIEGESAR)

Staff Book Pick of the Week: Notes from the Midnight Driver

This week's pick is Notes From the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick (YA SONNENBLICK).

Alex is in a bit of a predicament. Due to his frustration over his parents' divorce and his dad's lack of communication, he decides to have it out with him one night and ends up running over a garden gnome instead. Sentenced to hours and hours of community service, Alex is sent to the local nursing home to hang out with Solomon Lewis, easily the most irritable resident there. But will the judge let Alex hang out with someone a bit more reasonable? And will Alex's best friend Laurie ever notice he has a bit of a crush on her. As far as Alex can tell, absolutely not on both counts.

New Book Display: Oldies but Goodies

Check out this new book display in the Teens & Tweens Space:

Oldies but Goodies: Books You Might Have Missed

Cooper, Susan
King of Shadows: Nat Field is all of a sudden transported from the present day to 1599, where he is cast in one of Shakespeare’s plays and gets to know the man himself. But Nat has just one question—why is he there?
YA COOPER

Crutcher, Chris
Ironman: 17-year old Bo has plenty of anger—he and his father don’t get along, he often is suspended, he feels Larry King is the only adult who can understand (even though they’ve never met) - but when he’s sent to anger management classes, he just doesn’t get it. Are things really that messed up?
YA CRUTCHER

Cushman, Karen
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple: California Morning renames herself Lucy as a protest to her mother, who has dragged Lucy and her siblings out to California to participate in the Gold Rush. Lucy’s one desire is to stay home in Massachusetts, but she finds California to be more of a home than she ever expected.
YA CUSHMAN

DeClements, Barthe
How do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues?: Elsie’s finally in high school, but feels like no one cares—her mother still treats her like a child and she’s having a hard time believing that her boyfriend Craddoc actually cares about her.
YA DECLEMENTS

Finney, Jack
About Time: Twelve Short Stories: Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Ever wondered what the future might hold? Finney’s twelve stories contemplate the meaning of time, and where it might lead us.
YA FINNEY

Fleischman, Paul
Saturnalia: Set in Boston in 1681, this is the story of William, a 14-year old Narranganset Native American boy who has been indentured to the Currie family for the past six years. While William is fairly contented with his life, he has not forgotten his past—nor how his present came about.
YA FLEISCHMAN

Garden, Nancy
Dove and Sword: a Novel of Joan of Arc: This is the fictional story of Gabrielle, a healer and friend of Joan of Arc. While Joan believes war is the only way to achieve a France free from English rule, Gabrielle comes to believe the opposite—that only by peace can they truly be free.
YA GARDEN

Miklowitz, Gloria
Love Story, Take Three: Valerie just wants a normal life—one where she can go to college and find out who she really is. But if her mother has her way, Valerie will stay in L.A. and star in a TV pilot.
YA MIKLOWITZ

Myers, Walter Dean
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner: After his uncle is killed by Catfish Grimes over some buried treasure, Artemis travels west, determined to avenge his uncle’s death. Little does he know that Catfish is waiting for him.
YA MYERS

Peck, Robert
Horse Thief: 17-year old Tullis has no family and no home—only the rodeo he’s worked for most of his life and the thirteen horses he takes care of. When the rodeo is sold and Tullis learns the horses will be made into pet food, Tullis enlists the help of the town doctor and her horse thieving father to get the horses to safety.
YA PECK

Plummer, Louise
The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman: Kate doesn’t believe in romance, especially the kind that occurs in the romance novels her best friend forces her to read. But then Richard enters her life, and she decides to a) give love a chance and b) write about it.
YA PLUMMER

More New Books!

Here are more new books that we put in the Teens & Tweens Space today:

Bearwalker by Joseph Bruchac (YA BRUCHAC)
Billie Standish Was Here by Nancy Crocker (YA CROCKER)
The Red Shoe by Ursula Dubosarsky (YA DUBOSARSKY)
The Noah Confessions by Barbara Hall (YA HALL)
Ophelia by Lisa Klein (YA KLEIN)
What My Girlfiend Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones (YA SONES)
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos (YA VRETTOS)

New Books!

Check out these new books we put in the Teens & Tweens Space today:

Being by Kevin Brooks
Jinx by Meg Cabot
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Black Tuesday by Susan Colebank
Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper
The Land of the Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer
In the Name of God by Paula Jolin
Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte

Staff Book Pick of the Week: Dramarama

This week's pick is Dramarama by E. Lockhart (YA LOCKHART).

All Sadye ever wanted was some glitter in her life - a chance to perform for real and for someone to notice. But life in her small Ohio town is anything but glittery. Enter Demi, a fellow outcast and musical theater fan. They keep each other entertained by watching musicals nonstop and performing along, bonded by their antipathy of small town life. Then a real chance comes along - the Wildewood Academy for the Performing Arts is holding auditions for its summer session, and both Demi and Sadye get in. Sufficiently assured of their talent, they proceed joyously to Wildewood. But when they arrive, they find everyone is even more talented than they expected. Demi fits right in and gets leading roles, while Sadye is stuck with leftovers. Demi finds a boyfriend, and the boy of Sadye's dreams doesn't even seem to notice her. Will Demi and Sadye's friendship survive?

New Books!

Check out these new books we put in the Teens & Tweens space today:

Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita (YA CALONITA)

Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors by Cathy Hopkins (YA HOPKINS)

Flight Volume 1 edited by Kazu Kibuishi (YA FLIGHT)

Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox by Bennett Madison (YA MADISON)

Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson (YA NELSON)

Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve (YA REEVE)

The Other Sister by S.T. Underdahl (YA UNDERDAHL)

New Books!

Check out these new books in the Teens & Tweens Space:

Tasting the Sky: a Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat (YA B BARAKAT)
Breaking Up by Aimee Friedman (YA FASHION HIGH)
The Whole Sky Full of Stars by Rene Saldana, Jr. (YA SALDANA)

Staff Book Pick of the Week: Mercy on These Teenage Chimps

This week's pick is Mercy on These Teenage Chimps by Gary Soto (YA SOTO).
Ronnie and his best friend Joey have recently turned thirteen, and they both feel like they've turned into chimpanzees. They make weird noises, look funny, and are all of a sudden very interested in girls. Joey is convinced he's met the love of his life at an athletic awards ceremony, but when he is embarrassed by Coach Puddlefield right in front of her, Joey retreats to the treehouse in his backyard and refuses to come down. It is up to Ronnie to track down Jessica, convince her to fall in love with Joey, and together perhaps they can convince Joey he is not a chimp. Along the way Joey meets some interesting characters, helps Coach patch up his love life, and realizes his own chimp stage will soon come to an end.

Celebrate Banned Books Week!

Check out this new display in the Teens & Tweens Space!

Celebrate Banned Books Week: September 29th - October 6th, 2007

Chbosky, Stephen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: High schooler Charlie is try to figure out what life is all about—his best friend committed suicide last year, he can’t relate to any of his old friends, and his family only confuses him. But when he meets a group of seniors that aren’t part of the popular crowd, he finds that there are people who can help him make sense of things.

Cormier, Robert
The Chocolate War: Violence and mob mentality take over as Jerry, a freshman at a boy's prep school, decides to continue to defy the headmaster and not sell chocolate for the school's annual fundraiser. Initially his refusal stems from an order given by the Vigils, the school bullies, but then Jerry decides to continue after the Vigils' ban has been lifted.
YA CORMIER

Crutcher, Chris
Athletic Shorts: The six short stories in this book contain powerful issues of death, love, racism and understanding what life’s about, as Crutcher brings in characters from earlier novels as well as introducing new ones.
YA CRUTCHER

Mackler, Carolyn
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things: For as long as she can remember, Virginia has followed the Fat Girl Code of Conduct and allowed her “perfect” family members to tell her who she is. But then a phone call comes, a phone call that shows Virginia her family isn’t so perfect after all.
YA MACKLER

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
The Alice series: Follow Alice as she goes from junior high to high school, figuring out the complexities of life while dealing with growing up without her mother.
YA NAYLOR
Outrageously Alice
Achingly Alice
Alice Alone
Dangerously Alice

Von Ziegesar, Cecily
Nothing Can Keep Us Together: a Gossip Girl Novel: The characters of Gossip Girl are about to graduate from high school, but the gossip isn’t about to stop. Blair and Nate are still dating, but will Blair get into Yale? And if she doesn’t, will Serena finally get her hands on him. And the most important question of all—will everyone find the perfect dress for graduation?
YA VON ZIEGESAR

Please see http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2007/march2007/mc06.htm for more information.

Staff Book Pick of the Week: The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney

This week’s pick is The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper (YA HARPER).

Sparrow can’t wait to start tenth grade at a new school where no one knows her, her family, or her weird hometown. Her only ambition is to be normal, and at first she thinks she's succeeded - she's made a new friend and there's a guy in her history class who's quite intriguing. But somehow the ghosts have followed her to high school, and there's one in particular who needs her help. And unfortunately this ghost is the one ghost who won't leave her alone. But helping him means Sparrow has to admit something - she has to admit she's a psychic, the best psychic her family has ever produced. And that is the last thing she wants to do.

Reminder: Teens & Tweens Program this Saturday!

Don't forget: the first Teens & Tweens program for the fall will be on Saturday, September 8th @ 2:00 PM. We'll be making stuff out of duct tape: wallets, shoes, you name it. See you there!

New Books!

Check out these new books in the Teens & Tweens space!

How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles (YA ELKELES)
In Search of Mockingbird by Loretta Ellsworth (YA ELLSWORTH)
Garage Band by Gipi (YA GARAGE BAND)
Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox (YA KNOX)
Strays by Ron Koertge (YA KOERTGE)
Black Water by D.J. MacHale (YA MACHALE)
Gentle's Holler by Kerry Madden (YA MADDEN)
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (YA MARR)
All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber by Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser (YA MECHLING)
The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn (YA RAYBURN)
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve (YA REEVE)
I Don't Want to be Crazy by Samantha Schultz (811 SCH)
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (YA SPINELLI)
All Hallows' Eve: 13 Stories by Vivian Vande Velde (YA VANDE VELDE)
Notorious: an It Girl novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar (YA VON ZIEGESAR)