Remember that time we asked you vote on your favorite Teen Book for Teen Reed Week? So do we, and the results are in!
Congrats to the winners, and to all of you who have read and voted for any of the books on the list. You guys rock the most. My personal favorite from the list is The Hunger Games, although The Half Blood Prince is definitely my favorite from the Harry Potter series.
What's your favorite?
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
New Teen Books in October
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry(Starcatchers #4)
Teen Fantasy
Release Date: 10/13/2009
It's 1901. Molly is now married to George Darling and is raising Wendy, Michael and John. James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys, tells Molly about the Others, creatures that are determined to find a cache of starstuff hidden in an underground vault which only has one key: the Sword of Mercy, a legendary weapon.
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Vanishing Girl by Shane Peacock(Boy Sherlock Holmes #3)
Teen Mystery
Release Date: 10/13/2009
When a wealthy young girl vanishes as if by magic in Hyde Park, Sherlock is once again driven to prove himself. In a heart-stopping race against time, an innocent boy's survival depends on Sherlock's ability to solve the mysterious puzzle of the Vanishing Girl. As complex as the maze that protects the missing girl's hiding place, this case takes Sherlock racing to the countryside, the coast, and into the lair of a menagerie of exotic, dangerous creatures.
Haunted by memories of his shattered family, goaded by his enemies, driven to heal the fragile relationship between him and the beautiful Irene Doyle, Sherlock makes an almost fatal mistake. In the end, his brilliant powers of deduction and the steadfast eccentric Sigerson Bell save the day. Soon, very soon, the world will come to know him as the master detective of all time.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
Teen Fiction
Release Date: 10/1/2009
New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the girls conspire to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea.
Malice by Chris Wooding
Teen Horror
Release Date: 10/1/2009
Three kids become trapped in the world of a deadly comic book, in this middle-grade thriller from the author of "Storm Thief." Includes illustrations.
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
Teen Fantasy
Release Date: 10/6/2009
Cassie encounters a Polar Bear King and a love that defies reason, and she learns that perhaps fairy tales aren't make-believe after all.
We Were Here by Matt de la Pena
Teen Adventure
Release Date: 10/1/2009
After "it" happens, Miguel is sent to juvenile hall for a year. The judge had no idea he was doing miguel a favor. Ever since "it" happened, his mother can't even look at him. "Any" home besides his would be a better place to live.
Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith
(Escape from Furnace #1)
Teen Science Fiction
Release Date: 10/27/2009
Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars.
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Teen Romance
Release Date: 10/1/2009
From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight come three stories of supernatural love--tales about the delicousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch. Includes illustrations.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Teen Humor
Release Date: 10/1/2009
Kinney's "New York Times"-bestselling Wimpy Kid series returns with Book 4, which finds the sarcastic and sharp-witted ("Toronto Globe and Mail") Greg on summer vacation with his family.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Teen Read Week
October 18-24, 2009 is Teen Read Week, Beyond Reality! Check out what Teens are doing at the library during Teen Read Week. Can't go to the Library? Check out how you can participate on-line: On GCPL Teen Talk you can help "Build a Story and participate in "What IF". On the Website you can vote for your Favorite Book. http://www.gwinnettpl.org/Teens/index.html
Saturday, October 10, 2009
What if?
If you could bring one character from a book into our world, who would it be? and what would they think? (Think of the movie InkHeart.)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
New Teen Titles Released in September!
Teen Mystery
Release date: 9/22/2009
"Pretty Little Liars" meets "The 39 Clues" meets "Cathy's Book" in this exciting new series that's a collaborative, interactive adventure for girls that begins in the books and continues online.
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Riot by Walter Dean MyersTeen Historical Fiction
Release date: 9/22/2009
From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes an innovative novel about the Civil War draft riots in New York City. Tackling hotbed issues of war, race, justice, and equality, Myers chronicles this forgotten moment in history in the same groundbreaking style of his "Monster."
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Bystander by James PrellarTeen Fiction
Release date: 9/29/2009
A 7th grade boy must choose between being a witness to bullying, or possibly becoming a victim.
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Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsTeen Science Fiction
Release date: 9/1/2009
Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with Peeta Mellark. But it had been a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion.
2nd title in the Hunger Games trilogy
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Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat ChaddaTeen Horror
Release Date: 9/1/2009
Bilquis San Greal grows up knowing she will have to make sacrifices to be in the Knights Templar. Her childhood friend Kay uses King Solomon's cursed mirror, drawing the attention of one of the most dangerous of the Templars' enemies. Now Billi will have to make sacrifices greater than she'd ever imagined.
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Secret to Teen Power by Paul HarringtonTeen Nonfiction
Release Date: 9/15/2009
Based on the international bestseller "The Secret, The Secret to Teen Power" explains the laws of attraction in relation to teen issues, and tells how teens can transform their own lives and live their dreams by understanding and using the power they have in their hands.
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Jasper Dash and the Flame Pits of Delaware by M.T AndersonTeen Humor
Release Date: 9/15/2009
Plucky and intrepid heroes Jasper Dash, Lily Gefelty, and Katie Mulligan must journey to the unknown lands of Delaware to unravel an awful mystery, in this third installment of M.T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales.
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Rapture of the Deep by Louis A. MeyerBeing an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy
Teen Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2009
On the very day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold. But when Jacky is involved, things don't always go as planned.
From the Bloody Jack Adventures series
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