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–review by Aarti, teen reviewer The War of the Worlds by H.G Wells Earth—a green and blue sphere orbiting the fiery sun, the only planet in our solar system that is currently inhabited by a civilization whose advanced technology accentuates its air of superiority. We are that civilization, and it […]
Teen Advisory Board December 20, 2014 TAB present: Sarah, Michelle, Haneen, Chris, Andi, Julia AGENDA Teen SRC – game board decisions – decide what we want on there, how it will look, colors, graphics (decided on music scale journey, bright summer colors for cover, same size and fold as 2014’s) […]
—by Elizabeth Nail, grade 9 WINNER of the Teen Read Week 2014 “Turn Dreams into Reality” Writing Contest *** Emma wanted a pet. She decided it would be much like a friend, but without the complications or the communication issues. She had considered many different creatures for this […]
Teen Advisory Board November 8, 2014 TAB members present: Michelle, Kara AGENDA Review Fair – who’s where and who’s coming? Recap of Halloween event (actors, clues, process, changes?) December author event December Winter Break events Planning SRC 2015 “Read to the Rhythm” ~ select posters, talk about event ideas […]
–review by Kara, teen reviewer One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn It’s a pretty straight-forward title, but it doesn’t tell you that Ivan Denisovich is a prisoner in one of Soviet Russia’s work camps, one for political prisoners to be precise. This is a fairly […]
review by Kara, teen reviewer Parallel by Lauren Miller Abby Barnes has a very detailed plan for her life. She has everything mapped out from what classes she’ll take, what college she’ll attend, to when she’ll get a job. But her plan doesn’t account for a canceled class and in […]
–review by Kara, teen reviewer Raging Star by Moira Young This is the last installment in the Dust Lands Trilogy so if you haven’t read the first two books, don’t read this review. Like I said, this is the last book and it does a pretty good job of wrapping […]
–review by Kara, teen reviewer In Cold Blood by Truman Capote This is the story about the murder of four members of the Clutter family, some of the most prominent and respected people of their community (a community that, prior to the murders, never locked their doors). It is an […]
Teen Advisory Board October 18, 2014 TAB members present: Haneen, Julia, Chris, Kara, Michelle; absent: Sarah, Jerry, Ben AGENDA The Fair – Nov. 15 Chris will be in charge of the Demo Area- specifically the Little Bits Julia will oversee metal etching Michelle will oversee circuits/light up cards Teen […]
It’s Teen Read Week, which means FREE BOOKS! Attendees arrived with their own books and swapped them out with others. In addition, everyone left with a couple of new books from the giveaway cart. Tote bags, bookmarks, and buttons were also given away. Teen volunteers also hung around and played […]