May 20th Book- ARCHANGEL by Sharon Shinn

The next Teen Book Club meeting will be on Tuesday, May 20 from 3:30-5:00 pm. The book selection is ARCHANGEL by Sharon Shinn and copies may be picked up at the circulation desk.

SUMMARY OF THE BOOK (from the Barnes & Noble website): From the acclaimed author of Shape-Changer's Wife comes a stunningly beautiful novel of a distant future--where the fate of the world rests on the voice of an angel.

Remember, if you cannot come to the meeting you can post your comments on the book on this blog.

NIGHTMARE- April book selection

NIGHTMARE by Joan Nixon Lowery will be the April book selection. The discussion will take place on Tuesday, April 22 from 3:30-5:00 in the library's Braman Room. Copies of the book are available at the library's circulation desk. Registration for the meeting is not required.

SUMMARY OF THE BOOK:
Emily is sent to a camp for underachievers where she discovers a murderer on the staff who might provide an explanation for her recurring nightmares.

March Book Selection

The March Teen Book Club selection will be Crank by Ellen Hopkins. We will meet on Tuesday, March 18 from 3:30-5:00 pm. All teens age 13-18 are welcome to attend. Pick up a copy of the book at the library's circulation desk.

Ellen Hopkins will be a featured author at the Third Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival, on Saturday, April 5, 2008.

Summary of the book:
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.

2008 Printz Awards announced!

I am sharing this with the book club because it is very exciting news for book lovers and I am hoping that we can read some of these titles in our book club!





The 2008 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature went to:

• THE WHITE DARKNESS by Geraldine McCaughrean

The 2008 Printz Honor Books are:

• DREAMQUAKE, book 2 of the DREAMHUNTER DUET by Elizabeth Knox
• ONE WHOLE AND PERFECT DAY by Judith Clarke
• REPOSSESSED by A. M. Jenkins
• YOUR OWN, SYLVIA: A VERSE PORTRAIT OF SYLVIA PLATH by Stephanie Hemphill

Go to the American Library's Association's Book Awards page to find out about more recent award winners, including recipients of the ALEX AWARD which goes to books written for adults but with teen appeal.

If anyone has read any of these books, please comment here and let us know what you thought of them.

Boot Camp- February selection

The February, 2008 book selection will be BOOT CAMP by Todd Strasser





Here is a summary of the book:

After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.





The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 26 (NOTE: this is not the usual third Tuesday of the month; we will not be meeting during Winter Recess) from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Braman Room.





The author, Todd Strasser, will be appearing at this year's fabulous Teen Book Festival (April 5) so this is your chance to read a book by someone you can actually meet very soon.

After you have read the book, you really should read some of the articles about real teens in real boot camps and the truly unbelievable and absolutelyhorrendous things that actually happen. I will bring in some of the articles which were mentioned at the end of the book. Here are some important links to look at too:

http://www.nospank.net/boot.htm

http://www.antiwwasp.com/index.html

The Looking Glass Wars

The January, 2008 selection is THE LOOKING GLASS WARS, by Frank Beddor.

The club will meet on Tuesday, January 15 from 3:30-5:00 pm in the library's Conference Room (the room near the music section).

New members are welcome to attend! All you have to do is read the book before the meeting. We have great members and great refreshments. Speaking of refreshments, members are welcome to give their food suggestions on this blog. Any votes for "tarty tarts" this month?

Check out the official website for the book:
http://www.lookingglasswars.com/

See you all on Tuesday!

Life As We Knew It "extras"

"Life As We Knew It" is November's book club selection. Reading the book got me thinking about all kinds of things, like could this really happen? Could a meteroid knock the moon out of orbit? I am using this blog to post links to "extra" information which will be interesting for our book discussion.

By the way, if you haven't already picked up a copy of this book, go to the library's circulation desk to get one! And join us at our November 20 meeting at 3:30 pm.http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/28apr_skyisfalling.htm
http://www.freewebs.com/m3smg2/asteroids.html
http://www.nss.org/settlement/asteroids/index.html
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=190847
http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/2003archive/01-03archive/k011303a.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/death_of_earth_000224.html

Book Club- Read LIFE AS WE KNEW IT!

The first book club meeting was a lot of fun! We had 8 very interesting people come. We handed out the book for the first real discussion, which will be held on Tuesday, November 20 from 3:30-4:30. The book is titled "Life As We Knew It," by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The premise of the book is that a meteor hits the moon and knocks it closer to the earth, causing major worldwide catastrophe. The book is written from one girl's perspective, as if she is writing in her journal. This book should give us a lot to talk about!!! What would YOU do if this really happened? There will be more copies of the book available at the circulation desk soon for everyone else who wants to come to the next discussion.

Happy Teen Read Week- Come to the new TEEN BOOK CLUB!

Please join me tomorrow, Tues Oct 16 at 3:30 pm for the new and exciting TEEN BOOK CLUB! Yes, you will have to read and think... and express your opinions... and learn from others. Fun and free food!!!!!! What more could you ask for? No need to sign up or commit to anything. This is the first meeting so there is no assigned book yet.