Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: ages 12-14) “A House Full of History” by Raahi Pearce Age 12 Summary: Geoffrey uncovers some of his house’s stories. Geoffrey Harrison Johnfield lived in a three story house by himself. The reason he could […]
Revolutionary Love — a story by Emma Rispin
Published on :Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: ages 12-14) “Revolutionary Love” by Emma Rispin Age 12 Summary: Amidst a war, a frightful night, and an unknowable future. I awoke to the frantic sounds of my father’s footsteps. I jumped from my bed […]
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 13 A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II By Elizabeth Wein Yevdokia Bershanskaya, commander of the 46th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, has devised a new method of flying bombing missions. It was a response to the events of a disastrous night […]
New Books — November 2019 edition
Published on :New YA Books All-American Muslim Girl Nadine Jolie Courtney · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover Allie Abraham has it all going for her–she’s a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-knit family, and she’s dating cute, popular, and sweet Wells Henderson. One problem: Wells’s father is […]
A Roaring 20s Murder Mystery
Published on :Teens are transported back into the Roaring 20s in this year’s murder mystery. The Roaring 20s was also the theme of our second murder mystery in 2015. The murder mystery is an immersive theatrical scavenger hunt, taking place at Central Library around Halloween. The mystery starts with a dinner party […]
Dance of Thieves — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 13 Dance of Thieves By Mary E. Pearson Mary E. Pearson’s fantasy/sci-fi novel Dance of Thieves follows reformed thief, Kazi, and outlaw leader, Jase, as they meet under not-very-convenient circumstances, fall in love, and save the kingdom, one betrayal at a time. Oh, and did I mention […]
Teen Advisory Board — October 2019
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 10/12/19 Present: Genevieve, Sophie, Taleen, Liam, Angel, and guest Christopher C (MLIS student) Focus of October meeting: murder mystery, bullying prevention month, State of the Youth Assignment: murder mystery assignments Handouts: more murder mystery flyers Materials: murder mystery supplies Agenda Welcome […]
New Books — October 2019 edition
Published on :NEW YA BOOKS American Royals Katharine McGee · Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover What if America had a royal family? If you can’t get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha. Two princesses vying for the ultimate […]
“What Do You Fight For?” by Madison Comick
Published on :1st Place “What do you Fight For?” by Madison Comick, age 15 Alina clutched the paper between her hands. It had the typed question from her supervisor, Iris, but no answer. She’d been staring at the question for a week now- “What do you fight for? What are we […]
“The Kind Cycle” by Ava Slocum
Published on :2nd Place “The Promise” by Ava Slocum, age 15 On the last day of fourth grade, Ally’s teacher gave each of them a blank sheet of paper. “Write your name at the top and pass it to the person to your right. For each paper you get, write something […]