One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 6-8 2nd place Jaol Esgo by Uriah Foster, Grade 7 Jaol Esgo In the beautiful land of Ghana in the 1840’s, there once lived a man by the name of Jaol Esgo. He was a captain in the […]
Yin and Yang
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “My Family Story” Art Contest Category: High School (Grade 9-12) 1st place Julia See, grade 11 “Yin and Yang” Colored pencils, acrylic Breathtaking. It’s a piece of See’s own dual heritage story. The colors of the American flag are represented in the flower, the golden […]
No Solid Soil
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “My Family Story” Art Contest Category: High School (Grade 9-12) 2nd place Angel Gomez, grade 12 “No Solid Soil” Ink, pen Gomez composed an interesting and surreal concept. The umbrella, which serves as protection in lands of both rain and sunshine, is either suspended or […]
United Under One Nation, We Stand Together
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “My Family Story” Art Contest Category: Middle School (Grade 4-8) 1st place Caeden Becker, grade 7 “United Under One Nation, We Stand Together” Pen The image of the face directly matches the cover of The Book of Unknown Americans. The drawing uniquely encompasses the essence […]
Stop Motion Animation
Published on :This was a fun and simple after school program. We used the Lego Movie Maker app, a free app. For Pasadena Public Library Teen YouTube page, visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfunVmTHPRKWN6EuQgk-6zQ
I’ll Give You the Sun — teen review
Published on :Review by Bella, teen reviewer I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson Summary: The New York Times Bestselling story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah […]
Teen Advisory Board — March 2015
Published on :Teen Advisory Board March 21, 2015 Present: Chris, Haneen, Cady, Nathan, Kimberly AGENDA Announcements — need more articles for blog/zine; we’re going to start on our third issue of the zine. Examples of articles by teens: http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2015/zombie-peeps/ http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2014/creative-power/ Teen Summer Reading Challenge game board — constructing an example; new […]
Zombie Peeps!
Published on :Zombie Peeps by Cady West, grade 9 My best friend and I, along with a couple others, had a blast creating zombie peep dolls, laughing, and admiring our efforts. We were given a wide choice of soft felt fabrics and then told to trace a shape and cut it out. […]
Red Queen — teen reviews
Published on :Reviews by Kara and Hadley, teen reviewers Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard was fascinating. In it, Mare Barrow, a Red, endures. Reds make up the majority of this dystopian society, but are dominated by Silvers, whose blood gives them great powers. After an incident […]
The Boy With Compliments — a poem
Published on :The Boy with Compliments by Christal Lee, grade 8 There’s this boy in two of my classes He wears many hoodies But he won’t wear hats, suspenders or glasses Though he does have the mind of a goody, goody He is the boy with compliments Around the class […]