Good Books – May 2008
How Long is Too Long?
The book that holds the Guinness record for longest novel is The Remeberance of Things Past by Marcel Proust, at 1.5 million words over 13 volumes. I love to read, but I have to admit – that is just too long! So the next time your teacher tells you that you need to find a book that is 200 pages or more for a report, or in-class reading, remember, it could always be worse!
For those of you who like you books extra-skinny, here is a list of books from the teen collection, with page numbers:
Good Books | Comment (0)Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson (180)
Cut by Patricia McCormick (168)
Stop Pretending by Sonya Sones (149)
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (131)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (124)
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman (114)
The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Ellen Wittlinger (111)
Good Books – April 2008
How To…
When you think of a “How To” book, you think about…well, getting stuff done. Practical tips, helpful advice. But, with the new book How to Be Bad arriving soon at the library [including a possible visit from authors E. Lockhart, Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski (!)], we’ve noticed a “How To” trend that takes things to, well, extremes! Other books in this not-quite collection:
How to Deal by Sarah Dessen
How to be Popular by Meg Cabot
How Not to be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler
How to Get Suspended and Influence People by Adam Selzer
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
How to Deal by Sarah Dessen
How to D.J. by Tom Frederikse
How to Survive in Antarctica by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
and, my favorite…
Good Books | Comment (0)How to Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel H. Wilson
Good Books – March 2008
Oh, the Drama
With the popularity of High School Musical, everyone seems to think they have what it takes to be a star…wanna find out if you do?
Then take a look at some of these titles, about life on and off stage:
Good Books | Comment (0)Better Off Famous? by Jane Mendle
Drama! series by Paul Ruditis
Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
Dramarama! by E. Lockhart
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up by Liz Craft
Diva by Alex Flinn
Confessions of a Backup Dancer by Tucker Shaw
Pop Princess by Rachel Cohn
Good Books – February 2008
The Summit
As we are gearing up for our One Book, One Town program in March, we are focusing on exploring the themes of our town’s book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
As you may (or may not) know, Mortenson began his mission not as an educator or engineer, but as a mountain climber. So to celebrate the majesty of K2 and the other great mountains of the world, we are planning a special Teen program for March…check back soon for more on the Extreme Everest Adventure!
And just to get you in the mood, here are some books on what it takes to climb:
Good Books | Comment (0)* Peak by Roland Smith
* Seven Summits edited by Steve Bell
* Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
* Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Good Books – January 2008
Book Season
On Monday, January 14, the American Library Association will announce the Printz Award, the highest honor in young adult literature, in addition to the Alex Awards, which represents the best books written for adults that also have immense teen appeal.
We don’t want to say which book is our choice for the award – last year we picked and got it wrong (although we love the winner – American Born Chinese) We have some favorites (see above) but we’ll keep them to ourselves -unless you really want to know!
If you think you know what the best book for teens in 2007 was, consider entering our Printz raffle at both library locations. If you pick the winner, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a $40 gift card!
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