Scholastic Writing Awards

We are thrilled with the results of this year's Scholastic Writing Awards Competition. We had over 600 works submitted with 80 students winning Gold Key awards, 149 winning Silver Key awards, and 228 winning Certificates of Merit. This year, judges could review works online over a two week span from the comfort of their homes or offices. We had 40 online judges and 15 folks who came in for our in-house judging day. We encourage all young writers in grades 7 - 12 to participate in the fall. Ask your teachers about the program, or stop by and talk to someone at the Youth Services Help Desk and we'll fill you in.

Kudos to all who participated! Let's strive to have even more entries next year.

December 1st is World AIDS Day

The following is a list of fiction and non-fiction titles in the Lancaster County Library System.
Be safe, be happy, be free, my darlings!

1 AIDS & HIV : the facts for kids Rae Simons. c2009
2 The impact of AIDS Ewan Armstrong. c1990
3 The girl who saw lions Berlie Doherty. 2008
4 Notes from a spinning planet-- Papua New Guinea : a novel Melody Carlson. 2007
5 Positively Courtney Sheinmel. c2009
6 What about Anna? Jan Simoen ; translation by John Nieuwenhuizen. c2001
7 50 ways & 50 reasons you can abstain from sex : & why AIDS by Carole Marsh. c1998
8 AIDS by Mary Turck ; edited by Maythee Kantar. c1988
9 AIDS Janet Majure. c1998
10 AIDS Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. c2005
11 AIDS : a handbook for the future Marianne LeVert. c1996
12 AIDS : choices for life Carol Rust Nash. c1997
13 The AIDS update Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn. c2008
14 AIDS : what does it mean to you? Margaret O. Hyde and Elizabeth H. Forsyth. 1987
15 Coping when you or a friend is HIV-positive Pat Kelly. c1995
16 Everything you need to know about being HIV-positive Amy Shire. c1999
17 HIV positive by Bernard Wolf. c1997
18 Inside AIDS : HIV attacks the immune system Conrad J. Storad. c1998
19 My mommy has AIDS written by Lynda Arnold ; illustrated by students from Rose c1998
20 Patrick's wish written by Karen Mitchell with Rebecca Upjohn ; photographs c2010
21 The science, spread, and therapy of HIV disease : everythin Michael A. DiSpezio. c1998
22 What is AIDS? Anna Forbes. c1996
23 Coping when a parent has AIDS Barbara Hermie Draimin. c1993
24 Our stories, our songs : African children talk about AIDS by Deborah Ellis. c2005

compiled by A. Kantner, MLIS

The 2010 Teens' Top Teen have been announced!

The 2010 Teens' Top Ten are:
1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Notes from the Snack Pack; Teen Advisory Board Ideas

Greetings All,

Here are the notes from the Teen Advisory Board Meeting on September 18th, 2010.

Teen Program Suggestions:

1. Shakespeare Club--discussing and acting short scenes, watching movie versions. I suggested that many of the schools will have drama clubs that might be interested in doing this at the library. I will contact them to see if they can help. This would be a great program for our homeschooling population.

2. Fencing Demonstration--There is a Fencing Club in Penn Manor that might perform

3. Winter Craft Party in December--create stringables like popcorn and paperchains, snowpeople, paper snowflakes, put out cardmaking supplies, have a book-related item gift exchange, cover the tables with butcher paper and the teens can doodle what they want. Finished items can either be taken home or used to decorate the Children's and Teen Spaces.

4. Retro-Video Game Night--proposed by the D&D Club, set up Nintendo, Sega, and Computer Games for an evening of a blast-from-the-past gaming. November 13th 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Yes, folks, another after-hours partay!

Teens who are interested in joining the First Friday Committee please be at the library on the Tuesday after First Friday at 5:45pm. All Teens are welcome to join. If you cannot come to the meetings and still would like to help with the programs--like helping the artists install their work or preparing a craft for the children--please contact Anna Thomas at athomas@lancaster.lib.pa.us or call 396-9313 ext. 273

The next Teen Advisory Board Meeting is on October 16th @ 12noon. Be prepared for yet another exciting treat!

Thanks for snackin'!
Audrey


Audrey Kantner, MLIS

Family Place/ Teen Services Librarian

Lancaster Public Library

125 North Duke Street

Lancaster, PA 17602

717-396-9313 ext.134

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September 11th Booklist

As September 11th approaches, don't be without a book!

1. 9.11.01 Terrorists Attack the U.S. / by Patrick Lalley (2002; grades 5-8)

2. 14 Cows for America / by Carmen Agra Deedy ; in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Nai . (2009; grades 2-5)

3. Fireboat : the heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey / by Maira Kalman. (2002; grades PK-3)

4. A nation challenged : a visual history of 9/11 .../ New York Times (2002; grades 4-9)

5. Osama Bin Laden/ by Sean Stewart Price (2010; biography)

6. Al Qaeda : Osama bin Laden's army of terrorists / by Phillip Margulies (2003; grades 5-7)

7. September 11, 2001 : attack on New York City / by Wilborn Hampton (2003; grades 7 and up)

8. September 11 : a primary source history / by Alan Wachtel (2006; starred review in Booklist)

9. September 11 ; attack on America / by Andrew Langley (2006)

10. Understanding September 11th : answering questions.../ by Mitch Frank (2002)

Fiction

1. Bullyville / by Francine Prose (2007; Young Adult grades 5-8)

2. The flame tree / by Richard Lewis (2004; grades 8 and up)

3. Love is the higher law / by David Levithan (2009; Young Adult grades 8 and up)

4. Refugees / by Catherine Stine (2005; Young Adult grades 9-12)

5. September Roses / by Jeanette Winter (2004; grades K-2)

Related Works:

1. The 9/11 Report : a graphic adaptation / by Sid Jacobsen and Ernie Colon (2006; YA to grown ups)

2. Counterterrorist forces with the CIA / John Wright (2003)

3. Hero dogs : courageous canines in action / by Donna M. Jackson (2003; grades 3-5) )

4. He said yes : the story of Father Mychal Judge / by Kelly Ann Lynch; illustrations by M. Scott Oatman (2007; picture book biography)

5. Intelligence: the human factor / by W. Patrick Lang (2004; grades 9 and up)

6. The man who walked between the towers / Mordicai Gerstein. (2004; K-grade 6; Caldecott Medal)

7. 102 Minutes : the untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers / Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn (2005; Young Adult-grown ups)

8. The Pentagon / Tamara L. Britton (2003; grades 3-5)

9. The World Trade Center / by Tamara L. Britton. (2003)

Related Fiction:

1. Ask me no questions / by Marina Budhos (2006; Young Adult grades 7-10)

Youth Video Contest Announcement

The Lancaster Public Library has been selected as one of the ten recipients of a Teen Read Week minigrant from the Young Adult Library Association and Team Teen Read Week. We are using the grant money to fund a Youth Video Contest and Microsoft Moviemaker classes. The contestants will make a 3-minute video book review or video book trailer on a Young Adult book. Please visit our Youth Video Contest webpage for more information and good luck!
Sincerely,
Audrey

What's Hot in Teen Supernatural Fiction?

The most recent popular teen supernatural fiction that you will find at the library:

Beautiful creatures/ by Cami Garcia
In a small South Carolina town, where it seems little has changed since the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.
(Beatiful Darkness releases October 12th!)

Bruiser / by Neal Shusterman
Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.

Deception : haunting Emma / by Lee Nichols
When seventeen-year-old Emma's antique-collector parents vanish and her brother's college roommate shows up to become her guardian, he takes her from San Francisco to Boston, where she discovers that she is a powerful "ghostkeeper," which both explains troubling incidents from her past and presents difficult new dilemmas.

Demon princess : reign check / by Michelle Rowen

Sixteen-year-old Nikki is again summoned to the Underworld to appear before the Demon Council, the king of the faerie realm enrolls at her small-town Canada high school to experience human life, and her mother begins dating one of her teachers.

Early to death, early to rise : a novel/ Kim Harrison

When Madison Avery, seventeen, spunky, and technically dead, takes on the role of Dark Timekeeper, she struggles to figure out her place in the war between light and dark reapers.

The evil within : a Possessions novel / Nancy Holder.
In order to rid herself of a spirit that is possessing her, Lindsay Cavanaugh must return to the prestigious but creepy Marlwood Academy, where she discovers deeper secrets and greater reasons for distrust.

Fire will fall / by Carol Plum-Ucci
Moved to a mansion in the South Jersey Pine Barrens, four teenagers, trying to recover from being poisoned by terrorists, struggle with health issues, personal demons, and supernatural events, as operatives try to track down the terror cell.

Foiled / written by Jane Yolen ; artwork by Mike Cavallaro
Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?

Ghostopolis / [created, written, and drawn by Doug TenNapel].

"Garth Hale is a s good as dead...The only problem is he's still alive. When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who wants to use Garth's newfound abilities to tighten his grip on the spirit world. After Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, nearly losing hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake."--P.[4] of cover.

Green witch / by Alice Hoffman

A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, like herself, are believed to be witches if she is to find her best friend and her one true love.

Hex Hall/ by Rachel Hawkins

When Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, she is exiled to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.

I kissed a zombie, and I liked it / by Adam Selzer
Living in the post-human era when the undead are part of everyday life, high schooler Alley breaks her no-dating rule when Doug catches her eye, but classmate Will demands to turn her into a vampire and her zombie boyfriend may be unable to stop him.

Lies : a Gone novel / by Michael Grant

As conditions worsen in the FAYZ, where supernatural forces have trapped children under the age of fifteen and resources are running out, it becomes tempting to heed the words of a prophet who says that only death will set them free.

Morpheus Road. / by D.J. MacHale
Sixteen-year-old Marshall Seaver is expecting a boring summer when his best friend goes away, but instead he finds himself haunted--and hunted--by ghosts that want something from him which he cannot decipher.

The necromancer / Michael Scott

The reckoning / Kelley Armstrong

The Reformed Vampire Support Group / by Catherine Jinks

Shade / Jeri Smith-Ready

Sisters red / by Jackson Pearce

Sleepless, by Cyn Balog

Thirteen days to midnight / Patrick Carman

Token of darkness / Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Undead much / Stacey Jay

Vampire rising / Jason Henderson

Come to our Teen Supernatural Book Discussion on August 28th @ 12pm to talk about these great books!