Pasadena Public Library
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Bone Crier’s Moon tells the story of Ailesse and Sabine, two young girls who must one day complete their rite of passage—summoning and sacrificing their destined true love—in order to become true Bone Criers, ferries of the dead. Ailesse is the daughter of her famille’s […]
These are virtual volunteer tasks for teen volunteers at Pasadena Public Library. They can be completed any time before August 31, 2020. You do not need to be an official Library Teen Volunteer to participate in any of these tasks unless specified. However, if you would like to sign up […]
Review by Genevieve Ruth Harvey, 16 Butterfly Yellow By Thanhha Lai The lacuna that separates Hang from the Texans is evident in the first chapter as she munches on ginger, isolating herself on the boat from others around her, desperately attempting to suppress the memories of her experiences at sea in the […]
Teens & Young Adults You can borrow books online on Overdrive or Cloud Library with your library card! Clap When You Land Elizabeth Acevedo In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 05/06/2020 Debrief / followup: First Virtual YA Book Club Youth Network online meeting Build a Bear Changes to programs and services from now until June: May All in-person events at the library are cancelled through the end of May. All library programs […]
Youth Network – 05/06/2020 Focus: Life Skills, Mental Health, United Youth Support Present: Staff: Jane – Library Nancy – Day One Ashley – Day One Day One Advocates: Aileen Jimena Estrella Stephanie Demond Karina Teen Advisory Board: Haile Noah Genevieve Taleen Liam? Youth Council: Prince Luke Notes […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Yes No Maybe So By Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed When Jamie, who considers himself to be awful at public speaking, and Maya, who’s going through the worst possible time of her life, somehow end up doing political canvassing for their local state senate candidate, they’re […]
Youth Network: Teen Advisory Board + Day One Advocates + Youth Council Focus: United Youth Support Present: Staff: Jane Gov – Pasadena Library Nancy Verdin – Day One Ashley Carrasco – Day One Jazmine – Day One Day One Advocates: Stephanie Estrella Fernando Mario Teen Advisory Board: Cassie […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 What I Want You To See By Catherine Linka Winning a full-ride scholarship to California’s top art school previously seemed like a crazy, awesome, happily-ever-after for Sabine Reyes, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The renowned professor Colin Krell, who she’d hoped to be […]
Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong (Young Readers’ Edition) By James W. Loewen, Adapted by Rebecca Stefoff “In his novel 1984, English writer George Orwell said, ‘Who controls the present controls the past.’ He meant that those in power shape the way […]