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review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Among The Red Stars by Gwen C. Katz Set in the heart of the largest conflict in human history, Among The Red Stars is a historical fiction novel with real roots in the Second World War’s Eastern Front. Valentina Grizodubova is a young pilot with large […]
review by Nina Dinan, age 14 Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman This book is a portrait in words, filled with vivid descriptions of scenes and locations that are by turns devastating and breathtakingly beautiful. This is fitting in a sweeping dual biography of two brothers who lived […]
Meeting held on April 16th, 2018 Article written by Johanna Faith Malicdem, Marketing Chair and Blog Manager The Innovation, STEAM and Marketing Committees answered the following questions to summate TAB’s charges and roles. In doing so, the committees learned to advocate for all the members’ hard work and contribution to […]
Written by Johnathan Haile At the moment, there are three outlets for teen content at the Pasadena Library. We have the Teen Zine, the Teen Blog, and the Teen Instagram page. The Teen Zine (my main focus) only releases an issue every six months, which doesn’t really give much to […]
review by John Chon, age 15 That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim is an interesting novel about the modern Muslim family. Not most teen books are about this topic. This book does a fair job with it, balancing it out with […]
review by Jacob Chon, age 15 House of Furies by Madeleine Roux House of Furies is a gripping tale of a young beggar who is thrust into a boarding house straight out of a horror movie. Louisa Ditton runs away from her status as a beggar to become a maid at […]
review by Kira Toal, age 16 The Art of Feeling by Laura Tims Summary: The Art of Feeling is a YA romance/drama by Laura Tims about pain, emotional and physical, and the different effects it has on two foils: a girl with chronic pain, and a boy with congenital analgesia. Characters: The […]
review by John Chon, age 15 The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter Summary: Cassie O’Malley has been trying to keep her head above water—literally and metaphorically—since birth. It’s been two and a half years since Cassie’s mother dumped her in a mental institution against her will, and now, at eighteen, Cassie […]
review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Madness by Zac Brewer What is madness if it is not doing something many times, each time expecting a different result? And who is Brooke, if she is not a girl who goes to therapy many times, each time expecting a different result? As a young […]
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 […]