Pasadena Public Library
by Jane Lee (grade 11), Teen Advisory Board A selection of fiction books about the worlds of virtual reality, a possibility that is becoming apart of our reality as well. What is virtual reality? Virtual reality is an artificial world created by a computer that is experienced through sensory stimuli. […]
Read with Pride June is GLBT Book Month™, a national celebration of authors and books that reflect the GLBT experience. No longer a place for just books, libraries are transforming lives by fostering community, understanding and access to the very best in GLBT literature and community resources. Below are five of my favorite LGBTQ […]
Want to transform your handwriting? Try out these resources. The following are recommendations from Alethea Allarey who taught Handmade Lettering at Pasadena Central Library. To view photos of the workshop, see http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2016/handmade-lettering/. Letterers to look up Mary Kate McDevitt – http://marykatemcdevitt.com/ Sean McCabe – http://seanwes.com Risa Rodil – http://risarodil.tumblr.com/ George Anzaldo […]
Thinking about studying abroad? Discover the multitude of study abroad opportunities varying in length from two weeks to one year with programs in over 40 countries for students 13-18 years of age. Check out the opportunities available from AFS Intercultural Programs, one of the most reputable study abroad organizations in the world […]
A few books on writing craft and publishing. recommended by authors Nicole Maggi and Charlotte Huang. Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook by Ellen Potter and Anne Mazer Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott On Writing by Stephen King Writing and Selling the YA Novel by […]
…wherein I cleaned out my home library and gave away hundreds of books. And others came to swap out their old books for some new stuff to read. And played board games. And listed our top 5 books of the year. Our official BEST OF 2015 list: The Martian by […]
With Thanksgiving around the corner, we have a lot to look forward to like eating turkey, spending time with family, watching football and, last, but not least, enjoying a few days off from school. Although this is what makes Thanksgiving so awesome, there are some people who are not as […]
Mr. Bodwell, Associate Director of Admissions at Maranatha High School, presented a class he created for junior high students to demystify what the admissions requirements are for most secular or non-Catholic private high schools, and what the ISEE exam is like. He went over sample questions with the students, such […]
recap by Madison Comick, Grade 8 I participated in a Young Adult Writing Workshop at the Pasadena Central Library. The workshop leaders were Nicole Maggi, author of Winter Falls, In the Mouth of the Wolf, and The Forgetting, and Michelle Levy, author of Not After Everything, which debuts August 4, 2015. Nicole […]
If it’s been a while since you’ve read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, or seen the movie, but can still remember how much you loved Hazel and Gus, you might be ready for another cancer-plagued teen romance… but watch out, ’cause this one has a twist. Like […]