I wanted to recap what we talked about during the book discussion. You can read Paul Volponi's inspiration for Black and White and a sneak peak at his new book, Response, on his website: http://www.paulvolponibooks.com/
Some fabulous book recommendations were made: Bloodhound, by Tamora Pierce. "Bloodhound was really good. Tamora Pierce creates a language but uses it little enough to make it enjoyable to read." The Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane. Order of the Stick, comic series--I will have to order them, we don't have any! The Girl's Guide to Dungeons & Dragons, "so funny, and of course, meant for girls!" I had a request for a booklist on novels that have magic in a real world setting--coming soon.
The Teen Book Club selection for June 27th is Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow! Please stop by the library to borrow a copy or reserve one online with your library card by clicking here.
You can watch the book trailer below. It's a little long, but you get an idea of how great the book is!
Read Beyond Reality @ your library! Lancaster Public Library's Youth Video Contest!
Have you read any of the Teens’ Top Ten Nominees? Read a great book, make a great video, win a Flip Video Camera!
How to Win: · You must be age 11 through 18 to participate. (Participants under age 13, please ask for help with uploading videos to YouTube.) · Read one of the Teen’s Top Ten Nominees or another Young Adult book. (ask the librarian for help) · Shoot a short video (up to three minutes long). Make it a Video Book Review (talk about why the book is so great) or a Video Book Trailer (think movie trailer – you get to be even more creative this way). · Post it to your YouTube account. · Tag your YouTube Video with LancTeenContestFlip2009 · Enter your video in our contest beginning June 1st. You can enter as many videos as you like – they just need to have separate YouTube URLs and be entered separately. Deadline is October 1st, 2009 @ 9pm.
Want details? Call 396-9313 ext. 124; e-mail akantner@lancaster.lib.pa.us; or stop by the Lancaster Public Library at 125 North Duke Street
Here's a short video on how to upload your video book review or book trailer to YouTube:
You can get more instruction by clicking on the Help link in the right corner of YouTube. Talk to you soon! Audrey
Every year, teens across the nation vote for their favorite top ten teen books. Click on the title link to view this year's nominees. Have you read any of them? Are they the best? What do you think? If you haven't read it yet, click on the title to put the book on hold. The actual voting for the Teen's Top Ten is from Aug. 25 through Sept. 18 at www.ala.org/teenstopten. Keep an eye out for more teen events!
Zachary has been watching over and saving Miranda since she was born. It's his job; he's her guardian angel. One night, Miranda and her best friend Lucy are lured into the graveyard by a grinning storeclerk who promises that he has "a scary idea." Lucy has been crushing on this boy for a long time and they had gone to the video store in hopes of running into him. Miranda doesn't like to be scared, but Lucy is her friend, so she goes along. She has trouble finding Lucy in the graveyard and almost falls into a newly dug grave, but Zachary saves her by illuminating the scene and shouting to Miranda...or does he? Miranda disappears...and Zachary is in big trouble for breaking the rules! Radford's doublespeak is enchanting. Miranda has been "elevated" to an "eternal" "princess." He takes Miranda out on the town and shows her her new nightlife. She feels swept away and struggles to fit into her new identity. All the while, Lucy and Zachary are looking for her. Can she be saved? I like how this novel takes turns in perspective, switching from Miranda to Zachary in each chapter, much like Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist does (but that's the only similiarity.) This story is a lot more gorey than Twilight, but I enjoyed it moreso despite the blood and violence. Zachary's love and dedication to Miranda could easily make him the next Edward, but it's his identity as an angel that makes this novel stand alone. The ending definitely leaves the story open for a sequel, but it's sewn up tightly. I would recommend this novel to older teens who love vampires, and especially those who love to hate vampires.
Maggie Quinn and her best friend D&D Lisa are heading down to Florida in her ragtop Jeep. They suddenly crash into a large cow and pull off to the side of the road. Upon closer inspection, Maggie discovers that the cow was already dead, slashed by a large animal with enormous strength and claws. She accidently touches the cow, and gets a vision of the cow's horrible demise. She realizes that this is no ordinary predator. The girls are now stuck in the small town of Dulcina, Texas, with not much else to do but sit at the local bar and figure out what's attacking everyone's cattle. Maggie and Lisa have a very strong and sisterly friendship, full of all of the wit, charm, and dedication that everyone hopes to find. Maggie has the ideal boyfriend, who just so happens to be studying anthropology and urban legends. Justin's best friend just so happens to be studying to become a priest. All of the coincidences aside, Highway to Hell is a funny and exciting read that will make you yearn for more magic. I would recommend this to older teens who like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, urban legends, and Dungeons & Dragons.
So, Anime Club went well. We had a few newcomers and they fit right in. I had some technical difficulty with animecrazy.net. Who new that you could only watch 72 minutes of megavideo before they locked you out for an hour? So we only watched the first episode of DNAngel and then watched the first three episodes of Fruits Basket. Yes, Animecrazy has Fruits Basket, they just mistakingly label it Fruit Basket. wink, wink. We will be watching Fruits Basket again next month. I ordered the DVD from Blockbuster. I was asked to have a sushi making day again. I'm ready to cave. I don't know when we will do it yet, maybe in July or August. They have tons of awesome crafts in ShojoBeat (you can borrow a copy from the library) as well. I am so tempted to do them all! I will have some on hand for the Anime Club this summer and more during the Open Art Studio in July. I love the Moko Pincushion. Oh, so cute! Please mark your calendars for the next Anime Club on June 13th @ 2pm! Please e-mail me with any questions. Cheers, Audrey
