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

2010 Teens' Top Ten Nominations!

About the Teens' Top Ten:

Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on Support Teen Literature Day during National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online between Aug. 23 and Sept. 17; the winners will be announced in a webcast featuring WWE Superstars and Divas during Teen Read Week.

Stay tuned for a link to voting in August!

Click on a title to reserve the book and pick it up at the library!

1 Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott. c2009

Abisina is born into a colony of religious fanatics, where she is persecuted for her appearance, kept alive only because her mother is the healer. But when a new leader arrives, he rids the colony of the outcasts. Abisina escapes and is rescued by some dwarves, who help her journey to Watersmeet to find her father.

2 Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson. 2009

Lia sees her eating disorder as a way to avoid so much: her stepmother’s pressure to be a role model for her new stepsister, her parents’ divorce, her mother constantly hounding over her daughter’s eating habits whenever she finds the time in the rest of her life. But most importantly, she sees it as a means to escape the death of her best friend, the one she ignored the day she died.

3 Hate list Jennifer Brown. 2009

Valerie and her boyfriend Nick are constantly picked on by other kids at Garvin High. They write a Hate List, and Nick participates in a Columbine type killing. Valerie survives and has to live with the consequences.

4 Heist society Ally Carter. c2010

Katarina is trying to get out of the family thievery business. When her father is suspected of stealing a priceless art collection from an Italian mobster, she has to steal them back to save his life—and she has no idea where they are.

5 Fire Kristin Cashore. c2009

Fire is a monster, quite literally. She is extraordinarily beautiful and can control the minds of humans. Soon she gets sucked into the kingdom’s political turmoil and encounters everything from cold princes to brightly colored bunny rabbits.

6 City of Glass Cassandra Clare. c2009

Clary must dig deep within herself to complete the journey into the unfamiliar in the name of family and love. Clary goes to the City of Glass to try to save her mother — even though it may mean her own death.

7 The roar Emma Clayton. 2009

Mika's world appears to be based purely on mystery and lies, though he seems to be the only one who senses it. After his sister vanishes and a new government program that targets children rises, Mika decides that the only hope of finding his sister may be in beating the government at their own game.

8 Catching fire Suzanne Collins. 2009

In the sequel to The Hunger Games, Katniss is faced with the challenges of being a victor of the Games, from keeping up the image of a romantic relationship with Peeta to trying to prevent any rioting in the other districts. But when the Capitol announces a twist that will affect Katniss forever, will she be able to survive re-entering the world of the Games?

9 Along for the ride : a novel by Sarah Dessen. 2009

College-bound Auden lets academics drive her entire life until she moves to a beach town for the summer to live with her father, stepmother, and newborn half-sister. Slowly she learns to break out of her shell as she makes friends with the locals and falls for a trick bike rider.

10 Incarceron Catherine Fisher. 2010

In a distant future, all the world's criminals are dumped in a vast, living prison called Incarceron, with live forests and mechanical animals, climate-controlled weather, and everlasting dark walls that stretch to nowhere. Seventeen-year-old Finn believes he should not be there and must rely on help from the outside to escape.

11 Hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick. c2009

Nora ends up sitting next to Patch in biology. Patch is a scary guy, a fallen angel, and he is shrouded in mystery. But he has a knack for getting under Nora’s skin. Many people seem to be out to get her and she is slowly starting to realize she is falling for Patch, even if he is trying to kill her.

12 If I Stay Gayle Forman. 2010

After a drive with her family, Mia wakes up to find the car in pieces and the bodies of her family by the side of the road. She is in a coma, but she can see everything happening around her, almost as if she was a ghost. With her family gone, Mia has to decide if she should stay among the living or if she should pass on.

13 Beautiful creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. 2009

Lena isn't like the other girls in Gatlin, South Carolina. She's as different from them as a person can get. She is a Caster. Ethan wants to be different. He hates life in Gatlin. So when he runs into Lena, almost literally, something just clicks. Can an ancient curse, a shut-in uncle, and certain doom keep them apart?

14 Geektastic : stories from the nerd herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci. 2009

Anyone who has ever been labeled or proclaimed themselves to be "geeks" will fall to the floor laughing and fall in love with the many different short stories and illustrations by some of the top young adult authors.

15 Dragonfly Julia Golding. 2009

A princess from a country formed on rules is being forced to marry a prince from a different country who just likes to live life. They dislike each other on sight— and then they are kidnapped. Can they travel back home, through enemy territory, without strangling each other?

16 The reformed vampire support group Catherine Jinks. 2009

Grumpy vampire Nina is in a support group so that she doesn't prey on humans. But things start to look grimmer than ever when one of the vampires in the support group shows up dead. Will Nina be able to get to the bottom of this crime before another vampire is attacked?

17 I am a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your cla Josh Lieb. c2009

A young boy (who happens to be an evil genius) wants to be student body president to attract his father/arch-nemesis’ attention. After using his almost unlimited resources, he thinks he has the election in the bag, when suddenly everything goes wrong that no amount of money can fix.

18 Twenty boy summer by Sarah Ockler. 2009

Anna joins her best friend Frankie’s family for a beach vacation in California. Frankie and Anna make a bet to attract 20 boys in 20 days. Anna struggles with a painful secret and falls in love with Sam — and isn’t sure she can finish their bet.

19 Witch & wizard James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. 2009

Siblings Whit and Wisty are suddenly pronounced a witch and a wizard by their oppressive government. They are sent to prison, where they learn to use their powers with hopes to escape.

20 By the time you read this, I'll be dead Julie Anne Peters. c2010

Daelyn Rice is determined to succeed in killing herself this time. Using a website for "completers," she reveals a history of bullying and torment that started in kindergarten. One day, though, a boy sits with her as she is waiting to be picked up from school. While she makes it known that she wants to be alone, he won't give up on her.

21 Bloodhound Tamora Pierce. c2009

Beka has grown and needs to take on new assignments. When her old partner gets hurt, she is sent out on a new type of mission. Finding love and a culprit can be complicated in a big city—but nothing is too hard for the Terrier!

22 Strange angels by Lili St. Crow. c2009

Dru’s family kills mythical creatures. After a catastrophe befalls her parents, she wants revenge. To find out what happened to her family, she’ll need to learn to trust others.

23 Shiver Maggie Stiefvater. 2009

Ever since being saved by a wolf as a child, Grace has been fascinated with the wolves around her Minnesota home. But the wolves are becoming restless and need Grace's help to save them. One of the wolves takes human form and falls in love with Grace — but as the weather grows colder, he’ll turn back into a wolf, likely forever. Soon, he must make a life or death decision to stay with the one he loves.

24 The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya original story, Nagaru Tanigawa ; manga, Gaku Tsugano ; cha 2008-

Haruhi Suzumia is a high-school student who is bored by normal humans. She wants something supernatural to happen, so she starts a club with a boy named Kyon. Little does she know that everyone that signs up from her club is either a Time Traveler, Alien, or Esper.

25 Leviathan written by Scott Westerfeld ; illustrated by Keith Thompson 2009

The prince of Austria-Hungary is on the run, his parents murdered. Deryn Sharp is a girl who pretends to be a boy to live out her dream. One chooses to go on an adventure; the other is forced into it. The pair are on opposite sides but must work together to escape from German troops.

26 City of fire Laurence Yep. 2009

Twelve-year-old Scirye vows to avenge her sister’s death and reclaim a stolen treasure for her people by taking on the villainous dragon Badik and the strange Dr. Roland. She and her companions travel to a Hawaiian island created by magic, where a goddess helps them in their quest to stop Dr. Roland from achieving a great power.

Teen Book Club

Greetings Readers!

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

Teens' Top Ten Nominees!

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!

Teens' Top Ten Nominees:
Cashore, Kristin. Graceling Cast, Kristin & P.C. Untamed
Clare, Cassandra. City of Ashes. Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Fukui , Isamu. Truancy. Fukui , Isamu. Truancy: Origins. Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book.
Green, John. Paper Towns. Harris, Joanne. Runemarks.
Hopkins, Ellen. Identical. Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
Marriott, Zoё. Daughter of the Flames.--we don't have a copy to borrow yet McMann, Lisa. Wake. Meyer, Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. Moran, Katy. Bloodline. Ness, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking. Book 1).
Noёl, Alyson. Evermore. Palmer, Robin. Geek Charming. Pierce, Tamora. Melting Stones. Scott, Elizabeth. Living Dead Girl. Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Eternal. Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl. Weingarten, Lynn. Wherever Nina Lies. Werlin, Nancy. Impossible. Yee, Lisa. Absolutely Maybe.

Live Chat with Chris Crutcher!

Hello! Be at your computer and online by 8PM on Monday January 12th! You can chat live with Chris Crutcher!

Click on the title link to go to the website.

Click here to reserve a copy of Deadline.

Give me any questions for Chris if you won't be able to get to the chat by commenting below!

Cheers!

Audrey

Best Books For Young Adults 2008

Just in case you missed my post in March, I'm posting the best books for young adults 2008 list again so you can strengthen your summer reading list without searching too hard for the good stuff! Don't forget to register for the Teen Summer Reading Program for ages 13-18 at the Lancaster Public Library. It's just for you!

Click on the Title link above to go to the list.

Cheers!

Audrey

Find a fall favorite...

I know, I know, that summer isn't even here yet. But, you can pick now to find a new favorite book for fall.

Every year, as part of the American Library Association's "Teen Read Week" in October, they nominate 25 new teen books for the annual "Teens Top Ten" list. Teens from around the country vote to pick the winner.

If you want to start reading today and cast your vote, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/Nominations2006TTT.pdf to get a peek at the list!