New YA Books Most Likely Sarah Watson · Poppy Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover From the creator of the hit TV series The Bold Type comes an empowering and heartfelt novel about a future female president’s senior year of high school. Ava, CJ, Jordan, and Martha (listed in alphabetical order out […]
Build Your Own Bear
Published on :This season’s teen craft is Build Your Own Bear, a super simple program idea proposed by the Teen Advisory Board. It’s a stress-free hour of crafts with friends and peers. Participants stuffed their own plush bear and designed t-shirts. Here’s what we did: Supplies bear “skins” * bear sized […]
YA Books about Consumerism & Media Consumption
Published on :YA Books about Consumerism & Media Consumption by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian updated 2/20/2020 Feed by M.T. Anderson Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains. For Titus and his friends, it started […]
YA Books About Advocacy & Activism
Published on :YA Books About Advocacy & Activism by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian updated 2/20/2020 Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed New York Times bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed have crafted a resonant, funny, and memorable story about the power of love and resistance. YES […]
Teen Advisory Board — February 2020
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 2/15/2020 Present: Sophie, Taleen, Leon, Haile, Noah, Liam Focus of February meeting: summer programs Pre-meeting assignment 1: send Jane an updated photo and bio for our website; Pre-meeting assignment 2: summer reading prize research Supplies: Teen Writing Submissions flyer; projector w/internet to view […]
New Books — February 2020 edition
Published on :NEW YA BOOKS Sick Kids In Love Hannah Moskowitz · Entangled Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover Isabel has one rule: no dating.It’s easier — It’s safer — It’s better — — for the other person.She’s got issues. She’s got secrets. She’s got rheumatoid arthritis.But then she meets another sick kid.He’s got a […]
Teen Advisory Board — January 2020
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 1/18/2020 Present: Caeilee, Emilie, Genevieve, Haile, Leon, Noah, Sophie, Taleen Focus of January meeting: recruitment & TAB marketing Supplies: laptop with editing software + recording device; projector with computer to view videos Agenda Wrap up LEGO Robotics & debrief (15-30 min) […]
Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced By Laurie Halse Anderson In the poem “emergency, in three acts”, Laurie Halse Anderson recounts her experience giving a speech at a New Jersey high school. In this scene, she “stands in the spotlight […]
The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 16 The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice By Zak Ebrahim with Jeff Giles In writing The Terrorist’s Son, Zak Ebrahim does not mince words. He writes, “My father was the first known Islamic jihadist to take a life on American soil. He worked with the support of […]
Let’s Call it a Doomsday — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 13 Let’s Call it a Doomsday By Katie Henry Let’s Call It a Doomsday is about a girl named Ellis Kimball, who, because of her overwhelming anxiety, is prepared for every possible way that the world could end. Maybe even over-prepared. When she meets Hannah Marks, a […]