Dream Catcher Story Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: grades 6-8) “I’m Not the Only One” by Grace Petoyan Age 13, Grade 8 Who me? A dreamer? No, I don’t dream. It’s all within my head. I make senseless goals like buying pints of ice cream. I watch […]
“A Dream Becoming a Nightmare” by Emelina Hakhnazaryan
Published on :Dream Catcher Story Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: grades 6-8) “A Dream Becoming a Nightmare” by Emelina Hakhnazaryan Age 12, Grade 7 I shut my eyes For the night’s rest. In rushed to my head A vision so absurd I was left paralyzed. For I saw a […]
“Catching Nightmares” by Maggie Hartigan
Published on :Dream Catcher Story Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: grades 6-8) “Catching Nightmares” by Maggie Hartigan Age 12, Grade 6 Yawn. I’m so tired. I can’t wait to go to bed. I’m Avery, by the way. I glance up at my dreamcatcher, which hasn’t been doing a very good […]
Kingdom of Souls — Teen Book Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Kingdom of Souls By Rena Barron Arrah, unlike many other people her age, does not yet possess magic. Despite her father’s reassurances that her magic will come, she’s losing hope. After all, her high-ranking priestess mother already all but shuns her. That surely means that […]
Teen Advisory Board — November 2020
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 11/14/2020 Present: Jasmine, Cassie, Leo, Genevieve, Luke, Noah What have you been doing to help calm you down? Holding/playing with younger sibling Reading, writing, journaling Spending time outdoors Doing community services Completing homework early Facetime with friends What is your […]
Sketches & More – Fall Series
Published on :Continuing with the monthly series, Sketches and More is a virtual teen program presented in partnership with Armory Center for the Arts. The workshops are taught by staff from the Armory. These are images from the Fall 2020 series. Watercolor Resin Using a watercolor resin technique, participants created their […]
Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton — Teen Book Review
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 17 The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton By Edith Wharton Edith Wharton, renowned Gilded Age novelist and interior designer, was sometimes so disturbed by ghostly books that she was compelled to burned them. Luckily, this profound fear did not stop her from lending her own pen […]
Rules For Being A Girl — Teen Book Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Rules for Being a Girl By Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno There’s a whole set of unspoken rules in society just for girls, and Marin knows how to follow them perfectly. A stellar student and school newspaper editor with a dream to get into Brown University, […]
Spin the Dawn — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Spin the Dawn By Elizabeth Lim Maia Tamarin has always been an excellent tailor, following in her father’s footsteps with thread and needle. But while her aspirations reach sky-high, her reality is potentially having to marry the loathsome son of a baker in order to […]
The Meaning of Birds — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 The Meaning of Birds By Jaye Robin Brown Jessica Perez’s girlfriend means everything to her. Vivi’s the one who drives Jess to pursue her love of drawing and makes her strive to be better about her anger issues. To Jess, the future suddenly holds countless […]