A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Find the book in our library: A Monster Calls Summary: Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill–an ancient, wild creature that wants him to […]
Teen Advisory Board — July Meeting
Published on :July 26, 2014, 4pm, Central Library TAB members present: Jerry T., Kara E., Haneen E., Chris G. Agenda Doctor Who: Recap of plans so far, Who will be here? Halloween murder mystery event After-hours Halloween Select theme and order kit Haneen will lead Homework Helper program has been approved Starts […]
The Great Gatsby — teen review
Published on :–review by Tamar, teen reviewer The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Summary: Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic […]
Summer Reading Challenge week 7
Published on :Only one more week until the end of Summer Reading Challenge! Log in all your activities to be eligible to win an iPad mini! We have some really great teen events lined up for our last week of SRC. First up was a Swordfighting Workshop (more photos to be posted […]
State of the Youth — Spring followup
Published on :This event is a followup to the 4th annual State of the Kids event, which took place last October. When they’re not at home or school, where is The Third Place that children and youth in our community go to feel safe, connected, secure? The State of the Kids (now State […]
Out of the Easy — teen review
Published on :–review by Kara, teen reviewer Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys Jo is the daughter of a prostitute who works in a successful brothel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Jo does not want to follow in her mother’s footsteps and is struggling to get out of New […]
Raven Boys — discussion recap
Published on :It’s summer! Our book discussion summer series “Claws to Read” starts off with… The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Find it in our library: The Raven Boys Summary: Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, […]
What’s Your Superpower? — writing workshop and conversation with Author Amy Tintera
Published on :Our focus for June was SUPERPOWERS! We had a short writing exercise followed by a conversation with special guests author Amy Tintera and writer Kimberly Cooper, who answered writing and publishing questions posed by the teens. Writing prompt We started out with brainstorming on various superpowers. There are usual superpowers […]
Welcome to the Dark House — Teen Review
Published on :–review by Kara, teen reviewer Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz Seven kids are flown out to the middle of nowhere after winning a competition to meet the infamous Justin Blake, a director whose horror films have a cult following. The weekend is designed to be a Justin […]
Summer Reading Challenge week 6
Published on :This week started off with our last teen writing workshop for the summer. The theme: Time Machine. At Central, we also hosted the Liquid Fear Factor; this year’s challenge: drink AND identify some of the weirdest, grossest soft drinks in the world. We also had another book club meeting; the […]