Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 4/16/2018 Present: Faith, Liam, Sophie, Taleen, Brittany, Denisse, John, Jonathan, Haile, Liliana, Enrique, Luke, Kristina, Armand, Jane L, Chris, Genevieve Focus of April meeting: advocacy Assignments: Register for Mental Health Day if you’re able to attend on May 19: […]
The Closest I’ve Come — Teen Review
Published on :review by Jacob Chon, age 15 The Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves Marcos Rivas is like any other high school student. He simply wants to be loved. From his basketball games with other guys from the hood, to his abusive stepfather, Marcos’s life is not giving him that. All he gets are […]
That Thing We Call a Heart — Teen Review
Published on :review by Sylvie Bower, age 16 That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim That Thing We Call a Heart is the story of Shabnam, a Pakistani-American girl, during her last summer in New Jersey before going to Penn. She isn’t speaking to her best friend, who’s recently started wearing a hijab, […]
There’s Someone Inside Your House — Teen Review
Published on :review by Jacob Chon, age 15 There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins Summary: Love hurts… Makani Young thought she’d left her dark past behind her in Hawaii, settling in with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska. She’s found new friends and has even started to fall for mysterious outsider Ollie Larsson. But […]
Blight — Teen Review
Published on :review by John Chon, age 15 Blight by Alexandra Duncan Summary: Seventeen-year-old Tempest Torres has lived on the AgraStar farm north of Atlanta since she was found outside the gates at the age of five. Now she’s part of the security force guarding the fence and watching for scavengers—people who would rather steal […]
Neighborhood Girls — Teen Review
Published on :review by Kira Toal, age 16 Neighborhood Girls by Jessie Ann Foley Wendy Boychuck has had a difficult junior year. Her series of unfortunate events begins when her father, a former Chicago cop, is arrested for his brutal treatment of prisoners. The Boychuck family becomes ostracized (even hated in some instances) by their […]
Jane, Unlimited — Teen Review
Published on :review by John Chon, age 15 Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore Jane, Unlimited is a book with limitless possibilities. Jane, an orphan, has recently been invited to a mansion by her old tutor, an offer she was told to never refuse by her late aunt. She goes to the mansion, and her […]
Teen Advisory Board — March 2018
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 3/19/2018 Present: Armand, Chris, Denisse, Jane L, John, Jonathan G, Haile, Luke, Taleen Focus of March meeting: SRC prize voting, teen resources Assignment: research prizes for summer program; discussion and feedback about topics for levelUP Youth Conference Agenda Debrief (5 […]
Eight Days on Planet Earth — Teen Review
Published on :review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Eight Days on Planet Earth by Cat Jordan Summary: How long does it take to travel 13 light-years to Earth? How long does it take to fall in love? To the universe, eight days is a mere blip—but to Matty Jones, it may be just enough time to […]
Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin — Teen Review
Published on :review by Nina Dinan, age 14 Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin by James L. Swanson In this dynamic, engrossing narrative, James L. Swanson recounts the life, times, and death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and leads the reader through the furious pursuit of the man who […]