Pasadena Public Library
–review by Tamar, teen reviewer The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Summary: Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic […]
Only one more week until the end of Summer Reading Challenge! Log in all your activities to be eligible to win an iPad mini! We have some really great teen events lined up for our last week of SRC. First up was a Swordfighting Workshop (more photos to be posted […]
This event is a followup to the 4th annual State of the Kids event, which took place last October. When they’re not at home or school, where is The Third Place that children and youth in our community go to feel safe, connected, secure? The State of the Kids (now State […]
–review by Kara, teen reviewer Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys Jo is the daughter of a prostitute who works in a successful brothel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Jo does not want to follow in her mother’s footsteps and is struggling to get out of New […]
It’s summer! Our book discussion summer series “Claws to Read” starts off with… The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Find it in our library: The Raven Boys Summary: Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, […]
Our focus for June was SUPERPOWERS! We had a short writing exercise followed by a conversation with special guests author Amy Tintera and writer Kimberly Cooper, who answered writing and publishing questions posed by the teens. Writing prompt We started out with brainstorming on various superpowers. There are usual superpowers […]
–review by Kara, teen reviewer Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz Seven kids are flown out to the middle of nowhere after winning a competition to meet the infamous Justin Blake, a director whose horror films have a cult following. The weekend is designed to be a Justin […]
This week started off with our last teen writing workshop for the summer. The theme: Time Machine. At Central, we also hosted the Liquid Fear Factor; this year’s challenge: drink AND identify some of the weirdest, grossest soft drinks in the world. We also had another book club meeting; the […]
TEEN SURVEY HAS BEEN POSTED! The teen survey is one of the activities on the game board. Click here to take it! Reminder: Deadlines for our contests are approaching! You can win two tickets to a one direction contest or a $50 gift card. Click here and scroll down for […]
–review by Josh, teen reviewer Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Thought-provoking, ominous, and poignant. In a society so bizarre it is practically impossible to envision, we are left in awe at the state of this utopian world. This is not the main theme of the novel, though. On the […]