Go Beneath the Surface this summer!

Go Beneath the Surface this summer with  

Teen Summer Reading Program!  

 Here are just a few of the fun events planned just for TEENS 

(rising grade 6 and up).

Decorate a tshirt (bring a shirt and we supply the rest)

Learn to make your own paracord bracelet

Learn to Draw Comics with the creator of Galaxy Man!!

 When?  Where?  Check the event calendar

Award Winners

 2013 Edgar Award - given by the Mystery Writers of America

Best Young Adult Novel

Oct. 11th, 1943--A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?  Request Title Here


 2013 Morris Award Winner - honors a debut book published by a first time author writing for teens or young adults

When the death of a royal prince threatens the fragile peace between humans and dragons in Goredd, court musician Seraphina is drawn into the murder investigation. But even as she aids Prince Lucian in his mission to uncover the murderer, Seraphina conceals a dangerous secret of her own. Request Title Here

2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award - honors an author, as well as a body of work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.

Tamora Pierce for Song of the Lioness series and The Protector of the Small quartet See some titles here

 

Book Spine Poetry

Can you create an original poem using the titles of books?  Take a look at these cool examples.

from the Charleston County Public Library

from the Green Valley Library

our own Dacula Branch

Teen Tech Week

 

Check in at your library and check out some awesome books that feature technology.

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Valentine's Day

"There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That's why they make the perfect assassins. The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated. Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute's monitoring. But now they've ID'ed her and sent seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can't make the hit. It's as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are--because no one else can really see them."   Request this title

"There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That's why they make the perfect assassins. The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated. Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute's monitoring. But now they've ID'ed her and sent seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can't make the hit. It's as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are--because no one else can really see them."   Request this title

Hadley and Oliver fall in love on the flight from New York to London, but after a cinematic kiss they lose track of each other at the airport until fate brings them back together on a very momentous day.
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This droll tale set in 19th-century England will earn smiles of recognition from those familiar with Pride and Prejudice. Althea Crawley's only hope of saving her family and their castlelike home from their state of genteel poverty is to ensnare a wealthy husband using the two sole tools at her disposal: her youth and her beauty. The 17-year-old soon sets her sights on dashing Lord Boring, but obstacles arise, including her scheming stepsisters and Boring's seemingly boorish cousin, Mr. Fredericks. Request this title

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

Get your game on with football-themed books for February

Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie Thomas investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.  Request it here:

 From in-helmet headsets to HD jumbotrons, technology has become an integral part of the game.  Read about all the cool high tech gadgets. Request it here

Written by former Atlanta Falcon Tim Green.  Request it here

A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and management of the NFL, the professional football league that was formed in 1920 and today governs 32 teams throughout the United States.  Request it here

Books to Movies - 2013

All of these books are being adapted into movies that are releasing this year.  Make sure you've read the book first!

 

pssst:  don't forget, the book is almost always BETTER : )

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New Teen Titles!

Some popular authors have new books coming out soon. 
Don't miss:

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I sense a trend . . . what do all these books have in common?  

One word titles!

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