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January 31, 2008
January 28, 2008
Super Dork
How Not to be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler
Seventeen-year-old Sugar Magnolia Dempsey is tired of leaving friends behind every time her hippie parents decide to move, but her plan to be unpopular at her new Austin, Texas, school backfires when other students join her on the path to "supreme dorkdom."
January 25, 2008
Cammie Morgan is Back!
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan is hoping for a peaceful semester at school but soon trouble appears when Gallagher Academy hosts the Ethan Frome Academy, spy school for boys and she meets Zach, a real cutie. Cammie gets blamed for a series of security breaches and her prime suspect is none other than Zach.
January 24, 2008
Have you heard...
January 23, 2008
It's time to vote...pick your favorite book
The New York State Teen's Choice Award
for those who are 13 years and older who are in grades 7-12.
It's time to vote for your favorite book from the nominated titles below:
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Child Called "It" by David Pelzer
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Heat by Mike Lupica
Holes by Louis Sachar
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Collier
The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Cast your vote by January 31st!
January 18, 2008
And the Printz Winner Is...
The Michael L. Printz Award Winner for 2008
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen year old--discovers that he is dangerously obsessed with seeking Symme's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the center of a hollow Earth.
Click here to learn about the Michael L. Printz Award and see a list of 2008 Honor Books.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm
January 17, 2008
Get Active @ PWPL
Become a TeVo (Teen Volunteer)
Got some extra time on your hands? Why not become a TeVo (Teen Volunteer) at the library? This is a great opportunity for teens (grades 7-12) to do community service while working at the library. Based on your application, TeenSpace will match your skills and interests to particular jobs as they become available within the library. Being a teen volunteer may not result in a regularly scheduled weekly volunteer job at the library. As volunteer opportunities develop, teen volunteers will be contacted about those projects matching their interests and skills. Have questions? Call TeenSpace at 883-4400 x148. Applications can be picked up in TeenSpace or by clicking here.
January 11, 2008
If You Could Be Anyone...Who Would You Be?
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jonathan Sonnenblick
When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out when his knowledge of Zen Buddhism, gained in his previous school, provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.
January 04, 2008
Georgia Nicolson is back!
Love Is A Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
In a series of diary entries, British teenager Georgia Nicolson describes her continuing romantic woes as she is pushed toward a decision about the three boys in her life.
January 02, 2008
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