February Book Club Selection

The book club met today to discuss A.S. King's  Please Ignore Vera Dietz. The overwhelming opinion was that despite it being strange and many unexpected twists, it was still a very well done book.







We also chose our next book, for Thursday, February 10th. We will be reading North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Hadley. Books will be made available at the Teen Services Desk.





Here is the synopsis provided by GoodReads:

As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked-and I repeat-Why not fix your face?

It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.

She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?

Written in lively, artful prose, award-winning author Justina Chen Headley has woven together a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty.

New Website

Have You Seen the New Teen Website???

Here is a preview, but make sure you check it out for news on upcoming events, new books, T.A.B., The Gaming Club, Book Club and more!

 

http://www.coventrypl.org/teen-services

***Pages from this blog will be disappearing as they are replaced on the new website.

And the Winners Are...

The American Library Association just announced their top books, audiobooks and videos for children and young adults.

Read the official press release here.

Or watch these videos to find out about the great YA books nominated and presented with awards.
And come into the library and check out a winner or nominee.


Michael L. Prinz Award for Excellence in Literature written for Young Adults

Nominees: Stolen by Lucy Christopher; Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King; Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi; Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick; Nothing by Janne Teller

The Winner: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi



Ship Breaker


The Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:


Middle School Age (11-13) Category: After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick

Teen (13-18) Category: Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John

 

The Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Odyssey Honor Recordings

Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman; The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness; Revolution  by Jennifer Donnelly; will grayson, will grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award for books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered expereince

The Nominees: will grayson, will grayson by John Green and David Levithan; Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher; Love Drugged by James Klise; Freaks and Revelations by Davida Willis Hurwin; The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams

The Winner: Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

 

William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

The Nominees: Hush by Eishes Chayil; Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey; Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride; Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber; The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston

The Winner: The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston



YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults


The Nominees: Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel; They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti; Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories by Paul Janeczko; Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates by Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw.

The Winner: Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel

For Harry Potter Fans

This was too wonderful not to share.

Daniel Radcliffe or Harry Potter?

I Am Harry Potter from Daniel Radcliffe

Have You Seen...Our Audio Books

Yes, We Have Them,

And Yes, We Have Brand New Titles.

Revolution--by Jennifer Donnelly

Misguided Angel--by Melissa de la Cruz

The Hunger Games--by Suzanne Collins

The Cardturner--by Louis Sacher

The Dead Tossed Waves--by Carrie Ryan

Plus Many More.

They are located above the New Non-Fiction

The Newest Titles are Marked with Red Dots

Check One Out Today!

New Gaming Club Dates

The Gaming Club will meet from 2:45pm-5:00pm on 

January 6th and 20th

February 3rd and 17th

March 3rd and 31st

Future Dates To Be Announced.

Don't forget you can take the bus from the schools and we are always looking for new members. See you then!

Read with the Teen Librarian: Historical Fiction

I want to have a way to share what I am reading (or at least some of it--because I read a lot) so I am going to start this semi-regular feature in the blog letting you know the YA books I've read recently, or maybe just talk about a book or two.

To kick off the new year, I am also going to join a reading challenge for 2011. There are lots of challenges out there based on genres, number goals, you get the idea.

Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres, so I am going to try the YA Historical Fiction Challenge, hosted by YA Bliss.
 
 
There are three levels of this challenge and I am going to start with Level 1 (read 5 books) and upgrade as I find more YA Historical Fiction I want to read.


 



Here are my 5 books: 

Annexed by Sharon Dogar 
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa M. Klein
Countdown by Deborah Wiles


In case you want to try and read a historical fiction novel this year, you can use this list of YA Historical Fiction at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library to find a great book. Keep in mind, this list doesn't include all the books out there or that we have. Let me know if you find one you think I should add to the list.