Son by Lois Lowry

Before the Hunger Games, there was The Giver

Drawing characters and themes from The Giver and its companions, Gathering Blue and Messenger, Lowry concludes her Giver Quartet nearly 20 years after the Newbery Medal-winning first book was published.

Son

 

These books are also available in audio and electronic versions.

Check out this interview with the author

 

 

Best Teen Nonfiction of 2012

These five books are finalists for the 2013  

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award

 

Looking for a great book that gives you the scoop on something real?  

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Veteran's Day 2012

Veteran's Day is November 11.  

Here are three books from our Teen Collection in honor of Veteran's Day. 

by Ginny Rorby

When her father returns from the Iraq War as an amputee with post-traumatic stress disorder, Hannah escapes by volunteering to work with rescued horses, never thinking that the abused horses could also help her father recover.

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by Suzanne Williams

When Cam O'Mara's older brother comes back from Iraq paralyzed, Cam gives up skateboarding for bull riding and tries to win a $15,000 prize to help pay for Ben's rehabilitation.

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Teen Nonfiction 355.009 Forrest

This authoritative work chronicles the thousands of battles, military campaigns, and wars throughout history, from the skirmishes of the first empires of ancient Mesopotamia to the armed conflicts being waged today.

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Calling all aspiring authors - it's NaNoWriMo time!

Looking for a fun project this month?  Why not write a novel?  The folks at NaNoWriMo  want to help you get started.

What is NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month happens every November! It's a fun, seat-of-your-pants writing event where the challenge is to complete an entire novel in just 30 days. For one month, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

Participants begin writing November 1 and must finish by midnight, November 30.  There are two divisions, one for adults and one for anyone under 17.   In 2011, 250,000 adults and 50,000 young writers participated.

More Information  HERE

Teen Read Week Events

Check out the creepy but delicious Zombie Marshmallow Treats made by Teens at the Collins Hill Branch 

 

Check out the Teen Event Calendar  

for more awesome Teen Programs @ your library

Celebrate Teen Read Week in October!

We will be celebrating Teen Read Week all month long!

Here's what you can do:

Vote in our poll to determine our SCARIEST teen book

Attend an awesome program at your local branch

enter the Wrestlemania Reading Challenge for a chance to win a trip to see Wrestle Mania 29

Talk to staff at your local branch for more information

or

keep an eye on the GCPL Teen page

It Came from a Book! Teen Art Contest

The Library as Incubator Project, in partnership with TLT: Teen Librarian’s Toolbox, The Real Fauxtographer, and EgmontUSA, is hosting an epic Teen Read Week art contest “It Came From a Book!” The contest runs through September 30.

Here are the basics: teens can read any book and create a piece of art inspired by the story. The artwork can be any type—photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, manga— we want to see it all!

Teens should submit a digital photograph of their work to trwartcontest2012@gmail.com by September 30, 2012, 11:59 pm CST. check http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5113 for complete rules and submission guidelines.

During Teen Read Week, the Library as Incubator Project will host a digital art gallery of all entries to the “It Came From a Book!” TRW Art Contest, and we will also collect votes on the best library-incubated artwork. The winner will be announced on the site the following week! 

There will be prizes!!

Teen Summer Reading Program 2012

If you have registered for Teen Summer Reading Program and met your summer reading goal, stop in your local branch and enter to win the Grand Prize - a Nook e-reader! 

 

Contest ends August 15

Everyone loves Legos!

Teens at the Grayson Branch had a blast during Lego Mania.  Catch it at the Suwanee Branch on Thursday July 12!  Check the Teen Event Calendar for this and more fun programs at a branch near you.

Teen Summer Reading Program:

Draw Creatures-of-the-Night

 

Learn how to draw the things that go bump in the night…monsters, zombies, ghouls and more. Staff member Jeremy Evans uses scratch materials in this interactive art workshop. Try your hand at drawing and see what scary things you can create!

                                                                                        

All Teen Programs are intended for teens in grades 6-12.

 

 

 

Lawrenceville Branch

Tuesday, July 3

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Cool crafts at the library!

Check out these awesome Mockingjay tshirts we made

at a teen event at the Hamilton Mill Branch

More programs coming up!  Check out the teen calendar here

The Avengers

If you loved The Avengers movie - check out the library's collection of Graphic Novels!

Join us Saturday for the Teen Summit!  There will be food, prizes, entertainment and more.
Don't miss Laughing Matters  hilarious improv  program or the closing performance by hiphop artist and actor Tyrin "Fresh P" Niles.

In between, learn basic self defense, hear advice about safe dating, safe driving, and other topics that matter to you.

Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center
http://www.gwinnettpl.org/teensummit/teen-summit-2012.html

Are you a teen filmmaker, visual or spoken word artist ready to take the next step in your artistic career? By participating in First Glance: Fresh Perspectives From Young Artists you will be doing just that. NBAF invites the International community of young artists to create original work around the theme “Connect, Inspire, Transform”. Winners are eligible for up to $500 in prizes, master classes with professional artists, access to professional mentoring, an opportunity for your work to be featured at the National Black Arts Festival and much more. This program is sponsored by Turner Broadcasting through the Turner Voices initiative. DEADLINE: April 30, 2012


http://nbaf.org/2012/04/01/international-call-for-entries-first-glance-teen-film-visual-arts-poetry-competition/

Teen Tech Week Techno Uncrafting @ Your Library

Techno Un-crafting: recycling bits and parts to make art! Teens “Reduce and reuse” computer pieces and compact discs into masterpieces at the library. Check out what we made!

Teen Tech Week 2012

 

It's Teen Tech Week! Geek Out with these titles:

Ralph is asked to spend the summer with his strange British relatives at their old manor house in order to set up their Wi-Fi network. And thus begins his strange adventure.

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Raven and her brother, Wraith, risk death to discover what happened to their sister Rachel, a fellow Hex--human mutant with a supercomputer mind--by hacking into the secret government agency CPS, which is trying to destroy all Hex.

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In Tokyo, fifteen-year-old Daniel faces two of the most dangerous aliens on the planet, who are plotting to use video games to control children and turn them into an army of doom.

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Or try this one in audio!