Pasadena Public Library
review by Kara Eng, age 19 12 Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn 12 Steps to Normal is the story of how Kira returns to Cedarville, Texas to live with her father, a recovering alcoholic. Kira wants to start right where she left off and so creates a plan to get her life […]
review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood In the aftermath of the First World War, many pilots from the war returned home. Eager to continue flying, they began to perform daredevil tricks in front of crowds, and the tricks only became more insane. Nothing But Sky is […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 8/20/2018 Present: Alaina, Armand, Brittany, Carolyn, Chloe, Chris, Genevieve, Haile, Lauren, Liam, Liliana, Luke, John, Jonathan, Sofia, Sophie, Taleen Focus of August meeting: murder mystery Assignments: Review murder mystery presentation Review past murder mystery plans in Google Drive Watch an episode […]
Girls Coding Camp: a Gold Award Project by Taleen Berberian Taleen Berberian, a Pasadena Public Library Teen Advisory Board member, proposed and completed a Girls Scout Gold Award Project during the summer of 2018, a three-week girls’ coding camp at three library branches. The following is a summary project. […]
review by Aminda Zou, age 13 We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos In Carrie Arcos’ We Are All That’s Left, Zara struggles to get her mother to open up about her Bosnian past and her time during the war. Suddenly, a terrorist attack strikes the farmers’ market, leaving her family […]
review by Aminda Zou, age 13 What They Don’t Know by Nicole Maggi Coming from an extremely traditional family, Mellie has a secret that she cannot share: she was raped in her basement and is now pregnant. She struggles to make the right choice and is stuck in a dilemma: to keep the […]
review by Nina Dinan, age 14 A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi In this harrowing, heartbreaking, and utterly necessary tale, Atia Abawi tells the story of Tareq, a Syrian teenager who is forced to flee his country after the destruction of his home and the consequent loss of several family […]
This year’s teen art contest, challenged artists to explore the theme of STEAM. Thank you to the art contest judges: library staff members Catherine Hany and Erik Hernandez, and Teen Advisory Board members Denisse Anderson, Genevieve Harvey, and Carolyn Sam. The original artwork is on display in Teen Central at […]
review by John Chon, age 15 Spinning by Tillie Walden Spinning, by Tillie Walden, is a graphic autobiography about a young figure skater who fights against prejudices to allow herself to exist. The writer recounts her young life as she grew up and includes milestones such as her figure skating, learning she […]
review by John Chon, age 15 In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang In Real Life, a short graphic novel by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang, was a change of pace for me. This short book is about a girl, Anda, who starts playing online games and quickly falls into […]