Teen Advisory Board May 16, 2015 Present: Haneen, Julia, Chris, Cady, Madison, Michelle, Nathan AGENDA Pasadena Loves YA event is next Saturday, May 23. Let’s talk set up — book signing lines, tables, giveaways, food, parking, traffic flow Let’s talk about what people will ask during the event Let’s […]
Love Letters to the Dead — teen review
Published on :Review by Hadley, teen reviewer Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira Laurel switches schools after an unfortunate accident leaves her mother across the country and her sister May buried in the ground and the past. She believes that the best way to move on is to start over […]
Sculpturing with Hot Knives
Published on :Call them hot knives or hot wires, these little tools can cut through foam like butter. Teen participants created their own sculptures using these knives to melt shapes and designs in foam. It’s a blend between sculpting and carving. Here’s a sample of what they’ve created: “Meme” […]
Lessons I Never Learned at Meadowbrook Academy — teen review
Published on :Review by Hadley, teen reviewer Lessons I Never Learned at Meadowbrook Academy by Liz Maccie Roberta Romano is not as excited as a girl should be when her family gives her the opportunity to take a step up from her two-star public high school to the prestigious Meadowbrook Academy. Despite […]
Painted Book Boxes
Published on :recap by Madison Comick, Grade 7 On Monday, April 13th, teens gathered in the Studio on 4th at Central Library to paint paper mache boxes shaped like books. The materials we used were hollow-cardboard boxes, acrylic paints, paint brushes, and stencils. With these materials, participants created a simple (or […]
Teen Advisory Board — April 2015
Published on :Teen Advisory Board April 18, 2015 Present: Chris, Haneen, Nathan, Madison, Julia AGENDA Announcements: We got the new zine! (Issue 2) Pasadena Loves YA bookmarks — please distribute to your schools Summer Reading Challenge prizes — order books; look at last year’s order forms and assemble order for this year (Nathan […]
One City One Story Contest Winners
Published on :The One City, One Story Contest winners have been announced! Thank you to all participants for your submissions. We received over 50 entries, so it was a tough decision! Congratulations to our winners! We announced and showcased the winning entries during a reception on One City, One Story Day on March 28, 2015. The […]
Land of the Free — short story by Judah Foster
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 9-12 1st place Land of the Free by Judah Foster, Grade 9 Yesterday my mom threw my baby brother overboard the cargo ship. He flew from her hands like a bundle of trash and sank into the water […]
Anyone Can Be Successful — short story by Julia Nail
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 9-12 2nd place Anyone Can Be Successful by Julia Nail, Grade 9 Kira came to the United States of America because her family was seeking a better life. Her mother stayed at home and took care of the children, […]
Coming to America — short story by Elizabeth Nail
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 9-12 3rd place Coming to America by Elizabeth Nail, Grade 9 Eleanor Beaumont // The First Day of School All through last night, I’d been up planning my outfit and wondering what the first day at my […]