Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board Present: Aliana, Aminda, Brittany, Carolyn, Chris, Faith, Haile, Jonathan G, Lauren, Liam, Liliana, Naomi, Sophie, Taleen Focus of September meeting: murder mystery, winter event, anti-bullying month Assignments: continue murder mystery work Agenda Murder Mystery Progress Auditions Timeline Past Murder Mysteries: http://pasadena-library.net/teens/tag/murder-mystery/ Theme: […]
Not the Girls You’re Looking For — Teen Review
Published on :review by Kara Eng, age 19 Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi Not the Girls You’re Looking For is a unique coming-of-age story. Our protagonist, Lulu, is a multiracial, teenage girl growing up in Texas. Despite often feeling out of place, Lulu is a strong-willed girl who takes […]
The Awakened — Teen Review
Published on :review by Kira Toal, age 16 The Awakened by Sarah Elizabeth Santana The Awakened by Sara Elizabeth Santana follows Zoey Matthews, a teenage girl whose life is torn apart by “Z:” a virus that wipes out a third of the population within weeks, and then reanimates their corpses. The undead victims are […]
12 Steps to Normal — Teen Review
Published on :review by Kara Eng, age 19 12 Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn 12 Steps to Normal is the story of how Kira returns to Cedarville, Texas to live with her father, a recovering alcoholic. Kira wants to start right where she left off and so creates a plan to get her life […]
Nothing But Sky — Teen Review
Published on :review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood In the aftermath of the First World War, many pilots from the war returned home. Eager to continue flying, they began to perform daredevil tricks in front of crowds, and the tricks only became more insane. Nothing But Sky is […]
Teen Advisory Board — August 2018
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 8/20/2018 Present: Alaina, Armand, Brittany, Carolyn, Chloe, Chris, Genevieve, Haile, Lauren, Liam, Liliana, Luke, John, Jonathan, Sofia, Sophie, Taleen Focus of August meeting: murder mystery Assignments: Review murder mystery presentation Review past murder mystery plans in Google Drive Watch an episode […]
Girls Coding Camp: a Gold Award Project
Published on :Girls Coding Camp: a Gold Award Project by Taleen Berberian Taleen Berberian, a Pasadena Public Library Teen Advisory Board member, proposed and completed a Girls Scout Gold Award Project during the summer of 2018, a three-week girls’ coding camp at three library branches. The following is a summary project. […]
We Are All That’s Left — Teen Review
Published on :review by Aminda Zou, age 13 We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos In Carrie Arcos’ We Are All That’s Left, Zara struggles to get her mother to open up about her Bosnian past and her time during the war. Suddenly, a terrorist attack strikes the farmers’ market, leaving her family […]
What They Don’t Know — Teen Review
Published on :review by Aminda Zou, age 13 What They Don’t Know by Nicole Maggi Coming from an extremely traditional family, Mellie has a secret that she cannot share: she was raped in her basement and is now pregnant. She struggles to make the right choice and is stuck in a dilemma: to keep the […]
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes — Teen Review
Published on :review by Nina Dinan, age 14 A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi In this harrowing, heartbreaking, and utterly necessary tale, Atia Abawi tells the story of Tareq, a Syrian teenager who is forced to flee his country after the destruction of his home and the consequent loss of several family […]