Mug Painting

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Personalize your own mugs using markers!  These instructions are adapted from Popsugar.  Here’s how: What you need: Oil-based Sharpie paint markers. These can be ordered online or purchased at an art store. White mugs. We ordered these in bulk from Dollar Tree at $1 each. (optional) Stencils. You can make your own […]

Teen Advisory Board — December 2016

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Teen Advisory Board 12/12/2016 Present:  Brittany, Genevieve, Hadley, Haneen, Jane L, KC, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, McKenna, Meep, Nina, Sophie L Below are brief notes from our meeting.   We talked about:  Upcoming Winter Series events – Leads         Mugs – Brittany         Game Night         Writers – Mckenna         Crafts – Maya         Mental Health movie – Meep, […]

Teen Advisory Board — November 2016

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Teen Advisory Board 11/12/2016 Present: Chris, Luke, Lauren, Hadley, Maya, Madison, Genevieve, Kara Photo above:  TAB helping out at Young Readers League Circus Mirandus Extravaganza on Nov 17, 2016.   Below are brief notes from our meeting.   We talked about: murder mystery recap & discussion (Chris, Maya, Lauren, Maddy), […]

“Girl on Fire” — story by Amelia Monsour

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 1st place Girl on Fire by Amelia Monsour 12 years old (Grade 7) Sierra Madre Middle School     The circus master, Eduard, buttoned up his red coat, and prepared to enter the circus ring, where flying children, super strong men, and conjurers awaited. One person […]

“By the Light of the Fire” — story by Teresa Fundter

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 2nd place By the Light of the Fire by Teresa Fundter 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School The air was laced with smoke and ash, sirens wailing. The towering tent belonging to the circus now lay on the ground in ashes, […]

“Wonder” — story by Asher Follett

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 3rd place Wonder by Asher Follett 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School       Everyone knows that the Infinite Circus is the best in the world. Performer hopefuls travel thousands of miles and sit through hours of grueling auditions only to […]

“The Gift of Poise” — story by Elliott Negrin

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) Honorable Mention The Gift of Poise by Elliot Negrin 14 years old (Grade 8) La Canada High School     It wasn’t the vibrant colors or musical sounds that first caught my attention, but the sense of whimsy, that brought my attention to Dame Bellefontaine’s […]

Arcana Rising — teen review

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Review by Kara Eng, grade 12 Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole Arcana Rising is the fourth book in the Arcana series. It picks up right where the last one left off. I’ve really enjoyed reading the other books in this series and this latest installment was not a disappointment (except […]

Mermaids, Magic, and String Theory: How Authors Create Fantasy Worlds

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Transcript by Hadley Willman, grade 11 Photos by Katie Ferguson The second panel of the Pasadena Loves YA event was called Mermaids, Magic, and String Theory: How Authors Create Fantasy Worlds. Participating panel speakers were Josephine Angelini, author of the Worldwalker trilogy, Tobie Easton, author of the Mer Chronicles, Shannon […]

The Martian — teen review

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Review by Kristina Yin, grade 11 The Martian by Andy Weir Summary: “Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew […]