A Call for Volunteers

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library 

is seeking 4 volunteers to help with our

Annual Book Sale.

The hours would be on Sunday, April 10th from 3pm-5pm.

If you are interested please contact the Teen Librarian.

860-742-7606

L.K. Madigan

YA Author, L.K. Madigan passed away this week. 

Her first book, Flash Burnout won the William C. Morris Award, for the best book for young adults by a first-time author.

Both books are available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library and are well worth the read. 

Flash Burnout

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Telephoto lens. Zoom. In a shutter release millisecond, Blake’s world turns upside down. The nameless woman with the snake tattoo is not just another assignment. “That’s my mom!” gasps Marissa.

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Saturated self-portrait: Blake, nice guy, class clown, always trying to get a laugh, not sure where to focus.

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Contrast. Shannon, Blake’s GF. Total. Babe. Marissa, just a friend and fellow photographer. Shannon loves him; Marissa needs him. How is he supposed to frame them both in one shot?

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Chiaroscuro. Lightdark. Marissa again, overexposed. Crash and burn.

Talk about negative space.

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The Mermaid's Mirror

Lena has lived her whole life near the beach — walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves — the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching.

As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf.

But her father — a former surfer himself — refuses to allow her to take lessons. After his near drowning years ago, he can’t bear to let Lena take up the risky sport.

Yet something keeps drawing Lena to the water . . . an ancient, powerful magic. And one morning Lena catches sight of this magic: a beautiful woman — with a silvery tail.

Now nothing can stop Lena from seeking the mermaid, not even the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.

And soon . . . what she sees in the mermaid’s mirror will change her life forever.

Both synopsis are from Goodreads

The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest!!!

 

Become a Hunter

Join the 

Great Scavenger Hunt Contest

How It Works:

(1)       Read a book off of the Great Scavenger Hunt Contest List

           

 You Can Find Books:        

• From the list on the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library Webpage.
• Search the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library Catalog for the keyword: "GreatScavengerHunt" (no spaces!!!)
• Look for books in the Teen Zone with a Great Scavenger Hunt Contest Sticker--Right now they are on display in the clear rack in the Teen Zone.  
• On the Official Webpage 

(2)       Complete the 10 Question Trivia Challenge for that Book. 

(3)       Bring Your Completed Trivia Challenge to the Teen Librarian. 

If you answer 8 out of the 10 questions correctly, the Teen Librarian will enter you in the Great Scavenger Hunt Contest. Every month 1 Winner is drawn from all of the entries submitted. That winner receives a $50 Gift Card to a Book Store of their choice. The winner's library receives a tote bag full of brand new books for the library.

(4)      Hunt Down A New Book and Start Reading.

The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest is a program sponsored by YA Author Kay Cassidy, author of The Cinderella Society. Libraries across the country participate and new books are added monthly. Each book is added by it's respective author. The Contest is for readers age 8-19. Middle Grade and Tween books are listed on the complete list on the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library Webpage and on  the Official Webpage. Contact the Teen Librarian with any questions.

Happy Hunting!

This Week at the Library 2/22-2/26

This Week at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.

 

Tuesday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm
T.A.B.

Wednesday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm
Book Club

 

Friday -- 2:45pm-5:00pm

Chess Club

Hope to See You There!

Contact the Teen Librarian for more info or visit the Booth & Dimock Memorial Website.

Teen Tech Week Is Coming

Teen Tech Week 

March 6-12, 2011

Join us at the

Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

to celebrate

Teen Tech Week

Tuesday, March 8th from 2:45pm-4:00pm: 

T.A.B. Meeting

Wednesday, March 9th from 2:45pm-4:00pm: 

Make a Charger Caddy

Thursday, March 10th from 2:45pm-4:00pm: 

Book Club 

Friday, March 11th from 2:45pm-5:00pm: 

Mario Kart Wii Tournament + Gaming Club

Saturday, March 12th

Last Day to Enter the Teen Tech Week Raffle

Help Re-Name the Teen Zone Blog!

Vote For the Best of the Best Book Trailers

Justine Magazine is sponsoring the Reel Book Video Awards, where you can vote for your favorite book trailer in the following categories: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Relationships & Chick Lit.

Who did you vote for?

Reading with the Teen Librarian: Nutmegs 2012, Part 1

Scat by Carl Hiaasen


Nutmeg Synopsis: After mean Mrs. Starch goes missing during a class field trip to the Black Vine Swamp, two of her students, Nick and Marta, believe her disappearance is mysterious and that there is something strange about the note that she left behind. Can Nick and Marta solve the mystery of the missing teacher?

The Teen Librarian's Review: Carl Hiaasen's books tend to have a focus on Florida, environmentalism and conservation--Scat doesn't disappoint. Hiaasen is hilarious. Mrs. Starch seems horrible, the villains are diabolical and the mystery is intriguing.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner


Nutmeg Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up in an elevator with no memory except for his first name. He’s arrived in “the glade,” an area surrounded by stone walls that open to a maze every morning.  With him in the glade are about 60 boys, all searching for an escape route. And then a girl appears with a  message, and things begin to change.

The Teen Librarian's Review:  This fantastic dystopian novel starts out slow but ends with the reading dying for the next installment. Thomas may have no memory but everyone seems to think he knows more about the maze than he does--especially after he does what has never been done before: stay alive overnight in the maze and defeat three terrifying grievers.

I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb


Nutmeg Synopsis: Running for seventh-grade class president looks easy to Oliver Watson. With his good looks, intelligence, and wealth, he can control his classmates, teachers, and parents. But can he control the outcome of an election?

The Teen Librarian's Review:  Oliver Watson isn't the dumb boy he pretends to be. He is secretly the world's richest man and head of a world wide empire. They only person he actually cares about is his mom and his nemesis is his father. So how does this evil genius take on his nemesis? He runs for class president. But can he win?

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George


Nutmeg Synopsis: Galen, a soldier recently returned from the war, now works in the royal palace, where he meets 12 beautiful princesses. As innocent as the king’s twelve daughters seem, they harbor a secret. Will  Galen be the one to uncover the activity that leaves their slippers in tatters, as if worn for years? Or will he, like the others, fail… and die for his trouble?

The Teen Librarian's Review: This book is a take on one of my favorite fairy tales, The Twelve Dancing Princesses. In that story, the king invites all the princes to try and discover why his 12 daughter's dancing slippers are worn out every morning. The prince who can discover their secret will get to choose a princess to marry.

Princess of the Midnight Ball stays true to this tale, which is told by both the eldest princess, Rose, and a palace gardener and former soldier, Galen. Each night the princesses are forced to dance the night away in an underground realm.


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Nutmeg Synopsis: In the ruins of North America lies the nation of Panem, a capitol surrounded by twelve districts. Each year, the districts send one boy and one girl to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal fight to the death televised for Panem’s entertainment. Sixteen-year-old Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister
in the Hunger Games, hoping to survive the competition.

The Teen Librarian's Review: I could not put this down, and had reserved the second book before I finished the first. This book has it all: Action--a brutal fight for survival, Love--you must have heard some of the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale by now, and Horror--how can a society ask this of their children.

Book Club

The Book Club will be meeting this month on February 23rd at 2:45pm to discuss North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headly. 

The March meeting of the Book Club will be on March 10th at 2:45pm. We will be reading Alis by Naomi Rich.

More About the Book:

This compelling debut novel is set in some other time, some other place, at the strictly religious Community of the Book. The Book, something akin to the Bible, has decreed, to her shock, that 14-year-old Alis is to marry one of the middle-aged Elders. So begins an engrossing saga that takes Alis away from the Community in a desperate effort to avoid the marriage. First, she leaves for a nearby Community to aid a friend, but the woman's fanatical husband becomes an enemy. With the help of a young man, Luke, she escapes to the city to find her brother; but she is not prepared for the squalid, dangerous environment, and it drives her back to the marriage she doesn't want. Eventually shes accused of murder when her husband dies. These are just some of the high points in a story so action-packed and filled with twists that readers wont anticipate the ending.--From Booklist

Copies of both books are available at the Teen Services Desk

Love Triangles

I might be a bit late on this one, but I just stumbled upon MTV's 6 Favorite YA Novel Love Triangles and I wanted to share.

So here they are:

6. Ky/Cassia/Xander
"Matched" by Ally Condie

5. Jace/Clary/Simon
"Mortal Instruments" series by Cassandra Clare

4. Dimitri/Rose/Adrian
"Vampire Academy" series by Richelle Mead

3. Stefan/Elena/Damon
"Vampire Diaries" series by L.J. Smith

2. Edward/Bella/Jacob
"The Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer

1. Peeta/Katniss/Gale
"The Hunger Games" series by Suzanne Collins

Who else would you add to the list?

Chess Tournament at UCONN

I recieved the following e-mail from our Chess Club Friends at UCONN. If any of our players are interested in the UCONN State Championship on February 27th, here are the details. 

Please note that the individual section winners will receive free entry to the CSCA  K-8 State Championship on April 2nd in Fairfield ! Details are below.

UCONN K-8 Scholastic Championship Tune Up

UCONN, Castleman Bldg. Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. In 4 Sections, K - 8 Open, K - 8 Under 900, K - 5 Open, K - 5 Under 700. ALL: 4SS, G/30. ALL: EF: $25 by 02-24, $ 35 later. Checks payable to "Tom Hartmayer". Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Top Upset in each section. Each section winner receives free entry to CSCA K - 8 State Championships April 2nd in Fairfield, CT. One free entry per section. Trophies to Overall Top 5 school or club teams of 4 or less. All non prize winners receive participation medals. Tiebreaks decided according to USCF rules. Reg.: 9 - 9:30 AM, 02-27-2011. Rds.: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others ASAP. Byes available in rounds 1 - 3 only, no last round byes. 

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Mar. 20   UCONN Chess Club 2011 K- 8 Spring Scholastic 

UCONN, Castleman Bldg. Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. In 4 Sections, K - 8 Open, K - 8 Under 900, K - 5 Open, K - 5 Under 700. ALL: 4SS, G/30. ALL: EF: $25 by 02-24, $ 35 later. Checks payable to "Tom Hartmayer". Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Top Upset in each section. Each section winner receives free entry to CSCA K - 8 State Championships April 2nd in Fairfield, CT. One free entry per section. Previous winners from Feb. 27th are not eligible. Trophies to Overall Top 5 school or club teams of 4 or less. All non prize winners receive participation medals. Tiebreaks decided according to USCF rules. Reg.: 9 - 9:30 AM, 02-27-2011. Rds.: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others ASAP. Byes available in rounds 1 - 3 only, no last round byes.

And don’t forget:

Apr. 2   2011 K-8 Connecticut Scholastic Championship

A State Championship Event! (A CT State Chess Association (CSCA) sanctioned event hosted by the Roger Ludlow Middle School PTA and DJA Chess Instruction) 5SS, G/30. Roger Ludlowe Middle School (RLMS), 689 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824, (203) 255-8345 (I-95 exit 21 - Mill Plain Road). Championship Sections: Middle School (Grades 6 through 8), Elementary (Grades 4 and 5), Primary (Grades 2 and 3), First Grade, Kindergarten; Premier Sections: Middle School (Grades 6 through 8 U1000), Elementary (Grades 4 and 5 U800), Primary (Grades 2 and 3 U600); EF: $55 if postmarked by 3/11; $75 by 3/18; $100 by 3/23 or later. NO ONSITE ENTRIES! Entry Fee includes $5 CSCA annual membership and participation fee. RDS.: 9:30-11:00-12:30-2:00-3:30 or as soon as possible if round finishes earlier. Free Entry: All players with plus scores, 3.0 or better, get free entry into CSCA K-12 Championship on May 14, 2011 at UCONN in Storrs, CT. Please register with John Fikiet, 860-429-1350, fikiet@eng2.uconn.edu. Awards Ceremony: 5:00 PM. Grade Champion Plaques: Grade champions will be awarded for each grade in the Championship and Premier sections. A Grade champion will be awarded for each grade; Top CT resident or top out-of-state resident attending a CT school full-time receives a plaque as top overall CT grade champion of that section. Trophy Prizes: Based on 50 entries PER SECTION (400 total entries). Trophy Prizes may be scaled down if the number of entries is significantly lower then the "based on" total. Trophy prizes may be scaled on a "per section" basis if there is a large imbalance across sections. Individual and team trophies to be awarded as follows: Championship and Premier Section Prizes: Trophies to top 10; Trophies to top 5 unrated in each Premier Section. Team trophies to top 10 in each section; Large medals to all non-trophy winners; Top 10 schools "combined sections" team awards. All Sections: 3/2011 Supplement used for Ratings and Pairings; Minimum of 2 players comprise a team, top 4 scores counted as team score. Team Rooms: Available through the RLMS PTA at $100/room/day. Contact Mrs. Laura Bernaschina (lamb5@optonline.net) for reservations and details. ENT: DJA Chess Instruction, 248 Mill St., Southington, CT 06489. NO PHONE ENTRIES. Please include name, grade, school, section, USCF ID#, Exp. Date, home address, birth date, parent home and work phone numbers, parents' names, e-mail address, and name of adult supervisor if under 16. INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: 2011 CT State K-8 Championships. Info: DJA Chess Instruction office (860) 628-6777. 

Visit the UCONN Chess Website for More Info

This Week at the Library

It's going to be another busy week here at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

 

Tuesday -- 2:45pm-5:00pm
Murder at the Library

Wednesday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm
Chocolate Fest 

 

Thursday -- 2:45pm-5:00pm 

Gaming Club

Hope to See You There!

Contact the Teen Librarian for more info or visit the Booth & Dimock Memorial Website.

2011 Nutmeg Book Award Winner

Neal Shusterman has won the The Teen Nutmeg Book Award Winner for 2011 for Unwind

Here is the Synopsis:

In this futuristic novel, set after the Second
Civil War (between the Pro-Life and Pro-
Choice armies), three teens are trying to
escape the Harvest Camp in which teens
can be “unwound” and used for transplants
and plastic surgery upgrades.

Start Reading the 2012 Nominees Today

And here is the Official Announcement:

Nutmeg Children’s Book Award Announces 2011 Winners
        The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies tops this year’s Intermediate list and Unwind by Neal Shusterman took the Teen level honors for the 2011 Nutmeg Book Award.  This award encourages children in grades 4-8 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles.  Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL), the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of 2 teen readers, children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations.

        Almost 27,000 students from 408 schools and libraries voted in total. 1,536 teens chose Shusterman’s novel as their favorite while 4,215 students picked Davies’ story as their choice.  Gordon Korman’s Swindle, and The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, earned second place honors in the Intermediate and Teen categories, respectively. 

And the breakdown of votes for the Teen Level 

Vote Totals: Teen                         5,266
All of the Above                              235
Alphabet of Dreams                         117
Chains                                             443

The Disreputable History of
Frankie Landau-Banks                      249
Home of the Brave                           228
The Last Dragon                              422
The London Eye Mystery                 741
Unwind                                          1536
Waiting for Normal                           663
The Wednesday Wars                      632

February Movie Night

Movie Night on February 24th 

has been postponed until April Vacation.

We'll vote on more movies as April approaches. 

Visit the Teen Zone Website for more upcoming events.

"You Are Here" Video Contest

Here is another chance to win money for yourself and for the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library!

Create a video promoting Summer Reading at the Library this year and you could win $250!

A short Public Service Announcement, using the theme “You Are Here” could make you the Winner for your State in the “You Are Here” Teen Video Challenge 2011. 

 

Read More About the Contest Here

 

Check Out the Flyer

Look at the Application Form

 

Any Questions? Just Ask the Teen Librarian!

Happy Valentine's Day

Still need a last minute gift?  

Try this craft to tell your valentine "You Rock" 

This Week at the Library

It's going to be a busy week here at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.

 

Tuesday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm T.A.B.

Wednesday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm Chocolate Fest 

 

Thursday -- 2:45pm-4:00pm 

Book Club

Friday -- 2:45pm-5:00pm

Chess Club

Hope to See You There!

Contact the Teen Librarian for more info or visit the Booth & Dimock Memorial Website.

Iron Fey Series

The third book in the Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa, Iron Queen, just arrived at the library. The publisher was kind enough to send us book marks and pins to celebrate the release of this book. Stop by the Teen Services desk to pick one up next time you are at the library.

Write a review of one of the Iron Fey Books and win a copy of the Iron Queen release poster. Visit the Teen Librarian to find out more.

New to the series? Below is the book trailer for the first book in the series: Iron King.

Movie Night @ The Library--February 2011

Movie Night is Coming

February 24th 

at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

What are We Watching?

It's Up To You.

Vote Now!

Movie will be announced by February 19th .

Teen Cooking: Chocolate Fest

The Chocolate Fest is Wednesday, February 9th from 2:45pm - 5:00pm

Don't Forget to Register!

Reading With the Teen Librarian: The Grimm Legacy

Here is the Teen Librarian's Review of The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman from GoodReads.com

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Who doesn't wish that fairy-tales were real?



The main character writes a paper on the history behind fairy-tales and ends up with a job as a page in the New-York Circulating Material Repository, home to the secret Grimm Collection. The Repository stores and lends items such as tea sets, tools and straight from the Grimm Collection: the slippers of the 12 Dancing Princesses.

However, someone is stealing from the Grimm Collection and their is a giant bird following the pages. When one of her friends goes missing, everyone suspects one another and Elizabeth doesn't know who to trust, just that she needs to save her friend.

The Grimm Legacy is part fantasy and part mystery but utterly delightful. I even loved the cover. This book needs to find its way into the hands of everyone who loves fairy-tales, mythology and libraries.

6 More Weeks of Winter?

Check out this link to see the frivolity of Groundhog Day 2011. See first hand if Phil saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter or not.

Find out more info on Groundhog Day here.

2012 Nutmeg Nominees Announced

The Teen Nutmeg Nominees for 2012 are:

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

also available in audio book

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil by Josh Lieb

also available in audio book

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

also available in audio book

Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray

Pop by Gordon Korman

The Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

also available in large print

Viola in the Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani

Find them at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library just as the YA Fiction Collection starts. And don't forget to look out for the sequels to The Hunger Games (Catching Fire & Mockingjay), The Maze Runner (The Scorch Trials) and The Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess of Glass)

**Reminder**

If you read a Teen Nutmeg Book and submit a review, book trailer, fan art (you get the idea) we will post it here on the Teen Zone Blog and on the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library Website.

Snow Day Book-Bags Craft

Stuck inside because of the snow again? Try this great craft idea for something to do. You probably have all the things you need lying around your house. Just make sure not to use a library book.




Do you think we should do this craft at the library too? Let the Teen Librarian know.