Pasadena Public Library
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This year’s teen art contest, challenged artists to explore the theme of STEAM. Thank you to the art contest judges: library staff members Catherine Hany and Erik Hernandez, and Teen Advisory Board members Denisse Anderson, Genevieve Harvey, and Carolyn Sam. The original artwork is on display in Teen Central at […]
review by John Chon, age 15 Spinning by Tillie Walden Spinning, by Tillie Walden, is a graphic autobiography about a young figure skater who fights against prejudices to allow herself to exist. The writer recounts her young life as she grew up and includes milestones such as her figure skating, learning she […]
review by John Chon, age 15 In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang In Real Life, a short graphic novel by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang, was a change of pace for me. This short book is about a girl, Anda, who starts playing online games and quickly falls into […]
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 […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 6/18/2018 Present: Jake, Lucas, Jonathan, Enrique, Gerardo, Denisse, Brittany, Luke, Lauren, Genevieve, Sophie, Carolyn, John, Armand, Chris, Liam, Aminda Focus of June meeting: new teen workspace tour, committee check-in Assignments: please send me your tshirt size Biography for the website (changes […]
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 […]