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November 18, 2008

Gold Coast Teen Consultants

Who better to know what teens want than teens! Become a Gold Coast Teen Consultant and have your voice heard. Work directly with Chris & myself to help pick appropriate and fun programs for all teens to participate in. Also, suggest materials to be added to the collection! Have the library become your library, a place where you can go and be listened to and where your opinions matter! Enjoy a night of pizza and discussion-remember that we're here for you and will take your ideas seriously. You will also receive community service hours for your participation. We meet once a month. Call me @ 759-8300 or email goldcoast8300@yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you! We welcome all suggestions.

-Ashley

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November 28, 2008

High School visit

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Just wanted to let you know that this Wednesday December 3rd Chris & I will be at the North Shore High School. We’ll be outside the cafeteria during lunch hours so you can’t miss us! So stop by and fill out a survey, we want to hear from you about what kind of programs that you would like to see here at the library. We are also looking for some Teen Consultants. Check out the blog entry below for more information.

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December 5, 2008

New YA Titles

Below is a list of new Young Adult/Teen books (as of 12/1/08). Stop by and check them out!

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New Non Fiction:
Harry, a History: The True Story of a boy Wizard, his Fans & Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon/ Melissa Anelli

War is…Soldiers, Survivors & Storytellers talk about War/ Marc Aronson (editor)

Influence/ Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen

Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling/Harris Lentz

Hip Hop Dance: Meanings & Messages/Carla Stalling Huntington

Rich & Poor in America: a Reference Handbook/ Geoffrey Gilbert

U.S. Social Security: a Reference Handbook/ Steven Greene Livingston

New Fiction:
Absolute Brightness /James Lecesne

I Know it’s Over/ C.K. Kelly Martin

Madapple/ Chrstina Meldrum

Spectacular Now/ Tim Tharp

What They Always Tell us/ Martin Wilson

Gate of Days: The book of Time II/ Guilaume Prevost

Gamer Girl/I Mari Mancusi

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris/ R.L. La Fevers

Vidalia in Paris/ Sasha Watson

Great Wide Sea/ M.H. Herlong

Mates, Dates & Cosmic Kisses/ Cathy Hopkins

Deadville/ Ron Koertge

Sucks to be me/ Kimberly Pauley

Stolen Car/ Patrick Jones

To be Mona/ Kelly Easton

My so-called Family/ Courtney Sheinmel

I’d Tell you I Love you, but Then I’d Have to Kill You/ Amy Carter

Exposed/ Susan Vaught


New Series:
The Ashleys/ Melissa de la Cruz

The Ashleys: Jealous?/ Melissa de la Cruz

The Ashleys: Birthday Vicious/ Melissa de la Cruz

The Ashleys: Lip Gloss Jungle/ Melissa de la Cruz

Masquerade: a Blue Bloods Novel/ Melisa de la Cruz

Blue Bloods/ Melissa de la Cruz

Revelations/ Melissa de la Cruz

Reckless: an It Girl Novel/ Cecily Von Ziegesar


New Graphic Novels:
Garfield minus Garfield Jim/ Jim Davis

Marvel Chronicle: a Year by Year History

Emily the Strange: Seeing is Deceiving/ Rob Reger

Emily the Strange: Boring Issue/ Rob Reger

Emily the Strange: Dark Issue/ Rob Reger

Emily the Strange: Rock Issue/ Rob Reger

Emily the Strange: Lost, Dark & Bored/ Rob Reger

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need

Travel/ Yuichi Yokoyama

Superman Kryptonite

Token/ Alisa Kwitney

Scalped: Dead Mothers/ Jason Aaron

Nevermore: a Graphic Adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s Short Stories

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Click here to get a review of these books written by teens


Note: If you search our catalog and find that we do not have something and you would like us to order it, please send me an email...goldcoast8300@yahoo.com or leave a comment here. Thanks!


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December 13, 2008

Teen Corner

CHECK OUT THE YA SECTION & TAKE A LOOK AT THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR NEWS & INFORMATION. IT'S TO THE LEFT AS YOU COME UPSTAIRS. ALSO, BROWSE THROUGH THE NEW YA TITLES DISPLAY. SEE YOU SOON!

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December 19, 2008

New YA titles

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New YA Titles as of 12/12


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New Fiction
Freeze Frame/Heidi Ayarbe

How to (un)cage a Girl/Francesca Lia Block

The Unnameables/ Ellen Booraem

The Dreamquake: Book 2 of the Dreamhunter Duet/ Elizabeth Knox

Can You Spell Revolution/ Matt Beam

Ten Things I Hate About Me/ Randa Abdel-Fattah

Melting Stones/ Tamora Pierce

The Lab/ Jack Heath

Hurt Go Happy/ Ginny Rorby

Palace of Mirrors/ Margaret Peterson Haddix

Isabella’s Boyfriend/ Caroline Hickey

2 Girls of Gettysburg/ Lisa Klein

One Whole and Perfect Day/ Judith Clarke

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New Graphic Novels
Joker/ Brian Azzarello

Myspace Dark Horse Presents-Volume 1/ Joss Whedon

Serenity-Volume 2: Better Days/ Joss Whedon

Prince of Persia/ A.B. Sina


New Non-Fiction

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Take me Back: a Trip Through History from the Stone Age to the Digital Age

American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks & the Legend of Iron Crotch/ Matthew Polly

Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan/ Tony O’Brien

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January 13, 2009

January Programs

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Hi everyone,

Below is a listing of the teen programs for January!

Parents and teens please share this information with each other.

Thursday January 15th from 7-8:30-Reading for Results: Parents do you want to help your teens read better? Teens, do you want to make more meaningful connections to your favorite authors & characters? Take your reading comprehension to the next level under the direction of certified High School teacher Shane Sweeting.

Thursday January 22nd from 7-8:30-The first Teen Consultant Meeting! Our group will have its first meeting. It will be a night of getting to know each other and pizza will be provided. Remember, participants will receive community service hours for attending. Topics of discussion will include which materials you would like us to order, ways our library can improve the teen experience, book club ideas, which programs you would like us to offer, and anything else you would like to discuss. Our second meeting will be held on February 26th from 7-8:30. If you would like to attend please either send me an email @ goldcoast8300@yahoo.com, call, or stop by the reference desk on your next visit. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday January 29th from 7-8pm-Dandy Candy! Make some yummy candy under the guidance of MaryAnne Impostato.

Saturday January 31st from 2-4pm-Computer Animation. Learn the basics of computer Animation taught by a professional from Sharper Training Solutions.

These programs are open to everyone in grades 6-12. Invite your friends! Registration is required so please stop by or call the library if you would like to attend. If you have any questions please feel free to email me @ goldcoast8300@yahoo.com.

Hope to see you there!

Ashley 

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February 3, 2009

Upcoming February Teen Programs

Below is a list of the upcoming teen programs for February. Please remember to register prior to the class by calling 759-8300 or by emailing Ashley at goldcoast8300@yahoo.com. We'll see you there!

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Thursday February 5th from 7-8pm-Write a Better Research Paper-Librarian Chris Schnupp will lead you through the proper ways to do research for that upcoming research paper or project. You will learn all about the library's databases and learn the best ways to search using Google.

Tuesday February 10th-6:30-8pm-Manicure Tutorial-Come learn the techniques of nail care utilized at salons today! Fee of $5 for Manicure Kit.

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Thursday February 26th-7-8pm-Teen Consultant Meeting-Enjoy a night of pizza and discussion as this new group has their second meeting focusing on the ways the library can improve the teen experience. Newcomers are welcome! Community service hours are earned for each meeting attended.

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See you there!

Ashley

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April 11, 2009

YA Video Game Tournament

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Just a reminder to everyone that this Tuesday April 14th from 2-4pm we will be having a Video Game Tournament with prizes awarded. The location will be at the American Legion in Glen Head. We'll be playing Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Karaoke and more! Please make sure to register!

Ashley

May 9, 2009

New YA Books

New YA Fiction as of 5/8/09

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Airhead & Being Nikki by Meg Cabot

All Souls by Christine Schutt

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl by Barry Lyga

Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas

Den of Thieves by Julia Golding

Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis

Jake Ransom and the Skill King’s Shadow by James Rollins

Last Knight by Hilari Bell

Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link

Pure by Terra Elan McVoy

Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

Season by Sarah Maclean

Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel

Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

Too Much Information (TMI) by Sarah Quigley

Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby


New YA Non-Fiction

Body Drama:Real Gilrls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers

Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life

Ghost of War: The True Story of a Nineteen Year Old GI

The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series

U Chic: The College Girl’s Guide to a Fabulous Life

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May 29, 2009

Cooking at College

Come Thursday June 25th from 6-7:30pm and make a three course meal with the help of June from Kitchen Coaches. Learn how to make an affordable meal using a minimum of appliances. Perfect for the college bound!

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Space is limited so call 759-8300 or email Ashley at goldcoast8300@yahoo.com to register!

See you there!

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June 8, 2009

2009 SUMMER READING

KICK OFF THIS YEARS SUMMER READING PROGRAMS ON SATURDAY JUNE 27TH AT 2:30PM WITH BUBBLEMANIA! A HIGH ENERGY SHOW THAT COMBINES VISUAL COMEDY, QUICK WIT AND BUBBLES GALORE. SEE BUBBLES LARGE ENOUGH TO "TRAP" PEOPLE INSIDE! ALL AGES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND SO REGISTER TODAY

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BUBBLEMANIA

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September 8, 2009

Welcome back to school

I hope everyone had a great summer and I want to thank all of you who participated in the teen summer reading club.

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I’m sure you all are busy discussing your summers, talking with friends you haven’t seen in a while and dealing with the dreaded ‘H’ word…homework, but I wanted to let you know about the following:

1) You can begin registering for Sept/Oct programs on Sat. Sept. 12th @ 11am.

2) Keep the insert from the latest newsletter because it has a list of online resources that will make your research projects easier and can even help you with homework questions.

3) Click here to read President Obama's Speech to America's Students http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/

Have a great school year everyone and I’ll see you soon!!

Ashley
YA Librarian
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September 19, 2009

Book Recomendation

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Hi Everyone,

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a copy of King of the Screw-ups by K.L. Going. The cover did not impress me but I decided to give it a try anyway. I guess the moral here is to not judge a book by its cover because this book won me over almost instantly. Let me tell you about it...

Seventeen year old Liam has a knack for getting into trouble. He’s gorgeous, fashion savvy and the most popular guy in his school. All the girls want to date him and all the guys want to be him. His mom, former supermodel, runs a high-end fashion boutique in Westchester, and Liam is destined to be just like her, much to the disappointment of his stern, wealthy, disapproving father. Liam’s dad kicks him out after Liam gets caught with a girl in his father’s office, and Liam ends up moving in with is father’s homosexual brother, Aunt Pete, in a trailer park in upstate New York. Cross dressing Aunt Pete, is a late night DJ at the local radio station and a glam rocker on the weekends.

Liam is determined to make his father proud, most importantly, by losing the one thing his father hates, his popularity. With trouble finding him at every turn, will Liam be able to win the approval of his father, lose his popularity status and find happiness? Read King of the Screw-ups today to find out!

Click here to view the catalog to see if this title is available


I'm here to help you find your next book,

Ashley

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September 29, 2009

NEW TEEN BOOKS

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NEW TEEN BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE!

Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge
When a lie is exposed and their tribe turns against them, Hathin must find a way to save her sister Arilou--once considered the tribe's oracle--and herself.

Riding the Universe by Gaby Triana
Seventeen-year-old Chloé, who inherited her uncle's beloved Harley after his death, spends the subsequent year trying to pass chemistry, wondering whether she should look for her birth parents, and beginning an unlikely relationship with her chemistry tutor, while also trying to figure out how she really feels about the boy who has been her best friend since they were children.

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
The Awakening & The Struggle & The Fury and Dark Reunion. Read the books now then watch the show on the CW Thursdays at 8pm. Miss an episode? Watch it on hulu.com.

Hancock Park by Isabel Kaplan
While attending an exclusive prep school in Los Angeles, a smart but anxiety-ridden high school junior tries to deal with boys, popularity, and her parents' divorce.

Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
Forced to attend a camp for teens with behavior problems, sixteen-year-old Shelby Locke's attempts to follow the rules go astray when she meets a handsome British werewolf.

Snap by Carol Snow

Madison thinks that she and her parents moved to the sleepy beach town Sandyland for her father's summer job. In fact, the family has lost all their considerable wealth, and must start over, attempting to dig their way out of bankruptcy.

Confessions of a First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway
Like many a teenage daughter, Morgan Abbott finds her mother authoritarian and annoying. However, Morgan is the only one whose mother is also the president of the United States

Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman

Persephone runs off to the Underworld with Hades, with whom she has fallen in love, but when her mother Demeter threatens to destroy the earth to save her, Persephone finds a way to come back once a year, bringing spring.

L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
When nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts is cast in a new reality show, she discovers that the fame and fortune of her new life come at a high price to herself and her friendships.

Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund
Aerin Renning and Dane Madousin struggle as incoming students at the most exclusive academy in the Universe, both hiding secrets that are too painful to reveal, not realizing that those very secrets link them together.

King of the Screwups by K.L. Going
After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father's expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay "glam-rocker" uncle.

Blue Moon (book 2 in The Immortals series) by Alyson Noël
Read Evermore first.

The Alphas by Lisi Harrison
From the author of the Clique series. Select teenaged girls are invited to join the exclusive and futuristic Alpha Academy, where they must compete feverishly to establish and maintain their status among their extremely competitive peers.

Ring of fire (Book 1 in the Century quartet) by Pierdomenico Baccalario
Four seemingly unrelated children are brought together in a Rome hotel where they discover that they are destined to become involved in a deep and ancient mystery involving a briefcase full of artifacts that expose them to great danger.

Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore
After an injury destroys 19-year-old Sylvie's ballet career and she gets drunk at her mother's wedding, she finds herself and her dog shipped down to her dead father's Alabama family, complete with huge estate-cum-inn and resident ghosts

Rosie & Skate by Beth Anne Bauman
Rosie and Skate are motherless sisters in a New Jersey shore town. Their father is a "nice drunk" who's been letting them down for a long time, most recently by getting himself thrown in jail. From this fractured home life, the teenagers struggle to figure things out for themselves.

When you Reach me by Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.

Daughters of the Sea: Hannah by Kathryn Lasky
In 1899, a fifteen-year-old orphan named Hannah obtains employment as a servant in the home of one of Boston's wealthiest families, where she meets a noted portrait painter who seems to know things about her that even she is not aware of, and when she accompanies the family to their summer home in Maine, she feels an undeniable pull to the sea.

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
Book 1-Eight Grade Bites
Book 2-Ninth Grade Slays
Book 3-Tenth Grade Bleeds

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.

Morgue and Me by John C. Ford
Eighteen-year-old Christopher, who plans to be a spy, learns of a murder cover-up through his summer job as a morgue assistant and teams up with Tina, a gorgeous newspaper reporter, to investigate, despite great danger.

Plague by Joanne Dahme
Fifteen year-old Nell bears an uncanny resemblance to King Edward the Third's daughter, Princess Joan. The king brings Nell and her brother George from the murky streets of 14th-century London so that Nell can be the body double for the princess in times of danger. But the plague takes the princess' life. Nell is forced by Joan's brother, the Black Prince, to continue being the princess. The Black Prince wants Nell to expand the empire by marrying the Prince of Castille. Nell is determined to return to England and report the princess' death to the King.

Skinned by Robin Wasserman
To save her from dying in a horrible accident, Lia's wealthy parents transplant her brain into a mechanical body.

Crashed by Robin Wasserman
Living with other "mechs" since her wealthy parents transplanted her brain into a mechanical body to prevent her from dying in a horrible accident, Lia becomes a pawn in a religious leader's movement to outlaw "mech" technology and eradicate machines such as Lia.

Center of the Universe: yep that would be me by Anita Liberty
"This is a book about being a teenager. Being a teenager sucks! Enjoy the book”

Dork Diaries: tales from a not-so-fabulous life by Rachel Renee Russell
Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.

Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
Fifteen-year-old Billi SanGreal has grown up knowing that being a member of the Knights Templar puts her in danger, but if she is to save London from catastrophe she must make sacrifices greater than she imagined.

Cold Skin by Steven Herrick
In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after World War II, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl.

Midnight Charter by David Whitley
The completely self-contained city of Agora (the inhabitants believe nothing exists beyond the walls) runs on commerce. For every item or service there is an exchange; even death becomes a "life-theft" in this world. Founded on the zodiac and about to hit its 144th year, Agora stands poised for success or doom according to the secret Midnight Charter. In the midst of plots and counterplots stand two teens, who may have been foretold by the Charter and whose opposing experiences take center stage chapter by chapter: fierce, wonderful Lily, who believes in good for its own sake and founds a charity, and fame-obsessed Mark, whose meteoric rise makes him the darling of a city where reputation holds so much weight.

Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson

Bobby lives a reckless life smoking, drinking, and stealing cars in Dublin. So his mother moves the family to the country. But Bobby suspects their cottage might not be as quaint as it seems. And spooky details of the history of their little cottage gradually turn Bobby into a detective of night creatures real and imagined.

Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey
Seventeen-year-old Kipp swears to keep Death at bay forever after most of his family dies in a fire. He succeeds in acquiring the magical bag in which the souls of the dead are stored but discovers that this theft is only the first step in his quest to save the world from death and win his love, Zalika.

We also have all of the books in the Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan, which is currently being made into a movie starring John C. Reilly (Dale in Step Brothers).

All of these titles are in the YA Section of the library. Check here to see if they are available. If not, you can easily reserve it!

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December 1, 2009

New Teen Books

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New YA Fiction

  • Rumors: a Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen
  • Envy by : a Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen
  • Splendor: a Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen
  • Invisible I by Melissa Kantor
  • Once was Lost by Sara Zarr
  • Ash by Malinda Lo
  • Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyby Douglas Adams
  • And Another Thing...(6th installment in the Hitchhiker's series) by Eoin Colfer
  • Kaleidoscope Eyes by Jen Bryant
  • Fat Cat by Robin Brande
  • The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  • Crocodile Tears (new Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
  • Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
  • Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
  • Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • Everwild by Neal Shusterman
  • Sleepless by Thomas Fahy
  • Night World #3 by L.J. Smith (author of the Vampire Diaries!)
  • Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
  • Hurricane Gold: a James Bond Adventure (book 4) by Charles Higgins
  • Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
  • Riot by Walter Dean Myers
  • Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen
  • The Museum of Mary Child by Cassandra Golds
  • All the Broken Pieces: a novel in verse by Ann E. Burg
  • Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa
Klein


Non-Fiction YA Titles


  • I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: six-word memoirs by teens famous + obscure

  • The Secret to Teen Power

  • John Lennon: all I want is the truth : a photographic biography by Elizabeth Partridge.

  • If I had a Hammer: building homes and hope with Habitat for Humanity by David Rubel

  • Persepolis (1 & 2 ) by Marjane Satrapi



Graphic Novels


Ashley, YA Librarian

December 12, 2009

National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The 2009 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature went to Phillip Hoose's Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice!

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"How could we not know of this courageous teenager and her remarkable contribution to the U.S. civil rights movement? Phillip Hoose's riveting and intelligent portrait incorporates photographs and other galvanizing primary source illustrations, as well as Claudette Colvin's own voice, to draw the reader fully into 1950s Montgomery, Alabama. Compellingly written and skillfully structured, this important work captures a time and place of struggle, oppression, and resistance as it reaffirms Colvin's hard-earned and nearly lost place in history." from http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2009_ypl_hoose.html

Click here to check the shelves for availability

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December 17, 2009

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE!

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Click here to vote for your favorite book in the Twilight Saga!

December 18, 2009

Teens-Take a Survey of your favorites!

February 13, 2010

The third hunger games book

Attention lovers of The Hunger Games!

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I just read some exciting news about the third and final book in the trilogy! Read the article below to find out what I'm talking about!



Are you team Gale or team Peeta? Who should play Katniss, Gale and Peeta in the upcoming movie? Share your opinions here!!!

Click permalink below to send me your comments! Also, don't forget to take one of my fun surveys below!

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February 25, 2010

Live Homework Help

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Everyone dislikes homework...and we all get stuck on a math, science, social studies or english question from time to time.

Now you can get the free help that you need by logging into Live Homework Help from the library's website. You get one-on-one homework help from a certified tutor for up to 20 minutes of help each day, from 2pm-10pm. It's free and it's easy and it works...try it for yourself today!

Here is their privacy policy:

Our Services are provided on a strictly anonymous basis. We do not collect any personal information from you, and you should not share any personal information with your tutors, including your email address, full name, phone number, or anything else that could be used to identify you.

May 13, 2010

Tween Book Recommendation

I just finished a really great book and wanted to tell everyone about it! When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead was this years Newbery Award winner and is recommended for ages 9-14.

Miranda is a 6th grader who lives in 1970's New York City with her mom. She has a relatively normal life...her mom dreams of winning big on a game show and she is happy to hang out with her best friend, Sal, who lives in her apartment building. Then one day, Sal stops talking to her and she begins to receive cryptic notes from someone who knows way too much about her life. This book has it all-mystery, humor and real characters. You'll get a feel for what life was like in the 1970's. Pick up a copy today!

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Click the book image to check the catalog to see if a copy is available. :)

July 1, 2010

Teen & Tween Summer Reading Club @ the Library

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Teens and Tweens in grades 6-12....join the summer reading club! Get weekly prizes for logging the minutes you've read, either in person at the library or online (click on the 'make a splash banner' on the library homepage, then tab over to teen). For every three hours that you read, your name will be entered into a raffle drawing.

Don't forget to register for all of the awesome summer programs...they're filling up quick so call 759-8300, email goldcoast8300@yahoo.com, or visit the library to register today!

Hope to see you all this summer!
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Ashley

July 16, 2010

New Young Adult Books!!

Check out some of these new and great titles.

Click here to check if the book that you want is available and to place reserves.

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AFTER. Call #: YA FIC EFAW
AS EASY AS FALLING OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
Call #:YA FIC PERKINS


AMY & ROGERS EPIC DETOUR. Call #:YA FIC MATSON
CLAIRE DE LUNE. Call #:YA FIC JOHNSON
COUNTDOWN. Call #:YA FIC MILES
DARK FLAME. Call #:[SERIES] YA FIC IMMORTALS
DAUGHTERS. Call #: YA FIC PHILBIN
DEADMAN WONDERLAND, VOLUMES 1 & 2. Call #:[GRAPHIC] YA FIC KATAOKA
MANGA Rack
EARLY TO DEATH, EARLY TO RISE. Call #: YA FIC HARRISON
ENDS OF THE EARTH. Call #: YA FIC SIMONE
ENEMY. Call #: YA FIC HIGSON
FLASH. Call #: YA FIC CADNUM
FOR THE WIN. Call #: YA FIC DOCTOROW
GLIMPSE. Call #: YA FIC WILLIAMS
INFINITY: CHRONICLES OF NICK. Call #:YA FIC KENYON
THE RED PYRAMID: BOOK 1 OF THE KANE CHRONICLES. Call #:YA FIC RIORDAN
LOVE STORY STARRING MY DEAD BEST FRIEND. Call #:YA FIC HORNER
THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER. Call #: [GRAPHIC] YA FIC HOMER
ONCE A WITCH. Call #: YA FIC MACCULLOUGH
PICTURE THE DEAD. Call #:YA FIC GRIFFIN
RECKONING (book 3). Call #:[SERIES] YA FIC DARKEST POWERS.
SHADE. Call #: YA FIC SMITH-READY
SCARS. Call #: YA FIC RAINFIELD
SHIP BREAKER. Call #:YA FIC BACIGALUPI
SISTERS RED. Call #: YA FIC PEARCE
SPACE BETWEEN TREES. Call #: YA FIC WILLIAMS
THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER. Call #: YA FIC GRISHAM
VAMPIRE RISING. Call #: YA FIC HENDERSON
ZEN & XANDER UNDONE. Call #:YA FIC RYAN

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Have fun reading this summer!! :)

October 27, 2010

New Young Adult Books!!

New Books :)
Have a great book suggestion? Let me know-email me at goldcoast8300@yahoo.com
bookgraphic.jpg Annexed by Sharon Dogar Retells the story of Anne Frank from the perspective of Peter, who overcomes an initial loathing for the precocious young diarist before falling in love with her and questioning his faith in light of frightening persecutions.

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (Sequel to Beautiful Creatures)
In a small southern town with a secret world hidden in plain sight, sixteen-year-old Lena, who possesses supernatural powers and faces a life-altering decision, draws away from her true love, Ethan, a mortal with frightening visions.

Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa Klein
Losing her favored status with Queen Elizabeth I when her forbidden romance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered, Lady Catherine is banished to the doomed colony of Roanoke, where she suspects Ralegh's unfaithfulness and falls for Croatoan Native American, Manteo.

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (sequel to Hush, Hush)
Sixteen-year-old Nora Grey struggles to face the truth while coping with having a fallen angel boyfriend named Patch and unraveling the mystery surrounding her father's death.

The Crossbones: Ryan's Journal
(book 3 in the Skeleton Creek series)
Continuing their coverage of strange events, Ryan and Sarah find themselves in unexpectedly sinister places beyond Skeleton Creek, where their reportage and video capture evidence of a haunting. The reader may view Sarah's videos on a website by using links and passwords found in the text.
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The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Presents the adventures of teenagers Risika, Jessica Allodola, Turquoise Draka, and Sarah Vida as they learn about the mysterious world of vampires and the witches who hunt them.

Elixir by Hilary Duff
Clea Raymond, a talented young photojournalist who has spent her life in the spotlight, and her best friends, Rayna and Ben, travel the globe trying to unravel a centuries-old mystery that could reveal her soulmate's identity and the secret of her father's disappearance.

Fledgling Handbook 101 (companion to the House of Night series)
Every vampyre fledgling who arrives at the House of Night receives a copy of The Fledgling Handbook 101, which contains original stories, the complete vampyre history, inside information on rituals, vampyre biology, the Change and much more.

Girl Parts by John Cusick
The lives of David, wealthy and popular but still lonely, and Charlie, a soulful outsider, intersect when Rose, the female Companion bot David's parents buy to treat his dissociative disorder, forms a bond with Charlie.

Girl's Best Friend
by Leslie Margolis
Secretly walking dogs for personal spending money, Maggie learns that dogs throughout her neighborhood are going missing and helps her ex-best friend locate a stolen pup that is being held for ransom, a theft Maggie unexpectedly links to her crush.

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
When three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town of Venus Cove against the gathering forces of darkness, their mission is threatened as the youngest angel, Bethany, enrolls in high school and falls in love with another student.
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Immortal Beloved
by Cate Tiernan
After seeing her best friend, a Dark Immortal called Incy, torture a human with magick, Nastasya, a spoiled party girl, enters a home for wayword immortals and finally begins to deal with life, even as she learns that someone wants her dead.
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Lauren Conrad Style
Provides advice on hair, beauty, and fashion in a guide filled with photographs of the author in fun and flirty outfits and tips on her favorite looks.

Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Lena, almost sixteen, has always felt drawn to the waters of San Francisco Bay despite the fears of her father, a former surfer, but after she glimpses a beautiful woman with a tail, nothing can keep Lena from seeking the mermaid in the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.

Payback Time by Carl Deuker
Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field--or to discuss his past.

Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Vera's spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything. So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone--the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?

Reality Check by Jen Calonita
When a television executive signs Long Island sixteen-year-old Charlie and her three best friends to be the stars of a new reality television show, their lives are suddenly not the same.
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Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
Finland, 1910: Fifteen-year-old Sig is shocked to see a hole in the frozen lake outside his family's cabin and to find his father's corpse nearby. Why did Einar steer his dog sled across the lake instead of taking the safer land route? Sig's sister and stepmother go for help, leaving Sig alone with Einar's body in the cabin. Soon after, an armed stranger barges in, demanding a share of Einar's stolen gold from when the two men knew each other during the Alaska Gold Rush.

Shutout by Brendan Halpin
Fourteen-year-old Amanda and her best friend Lena start high school looking forward to playing on the varsity soccer team, but when Lena makes varsity and Amanda only makes junior varsity, their long friendship rapidly changes.

Sleepless by Cyn Balog
Eron, a supernatural being known as a Sandman whose purpose is to seduce humans to sleep, falls in love with a sad teenaged girl who is mourning her boyfriend's death.
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The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan
In a nation of warriors where weakness is shunned and all crimes, no matter how minor, are punishable by beheading, young Jebel Rum, along with a slave who is fated to be sacrificed, sets forth on a quest to petition the Fire God for invincibility, but when the long and arduous journey is over, Jebel has learned much about fairness and the value of life.

The Water Seeker by Kimberley Willis Holt
Traces the hard life, filled with losses, adversity, and adventure, of Amos, son of a trapper and dowser, from 1833 when his mother dies giving birth to him until 1859, when he himself has grown up and has a son of his own.

Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Stephanie Hemphill
A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr.

You by Charles Benoit
Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future.
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