Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Book Review - Words on Bathroom Walls
📖Recommend for Grades 10 and up📖
by Julia Walton
Adam
Petrazelli refuses to answer his therapists’ questions. Instead, he writes down
his answers and feelings in a journal for his therapists to read during their
sessions. He is seeing the therapists to be monitored while being a part of a
new drug trial for his Schizophrenia. Over the ten months of the trial, Adam
shares his ups and downs of starting over in a new school with the secret of
his mental illness, living with a stepfather who now seems afraid of him, and
seeing all his “imaginary friends”.
A wonderful and intriguing story about living life with a mental illness. Adam is
a delightful character, as are many of the supporting ones. As Adam attends a
Catholic HS some readers may find some parts a little too heavy on religion
but that should not deter one from reading this story.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Did you hear?
Congrats to
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse
on the movie's win at the Golden Globes last night.
Check out the film maker's acceptance speech and backstage interview below.
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse won for "Best Animated Film" over Disney/Pixar's Incredibles 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet, as well as Studio Chizu's Mirai and Fox Searchlight Pictures' Isle of Dogs.
Teen Space Program
with Marquis
Did you know that the library has a Manga/Anime club? They meet the first Saturday of every month to watch Anime together, as well as discuss what they watched and Manga they have read. Each month is a theme.
This month the theme was Police and they watched Ace Attorney. Check out the themes for this month, as well as the fall meeting below. Marquis also provided links to watch was watch if you would like to check it out yourself. Stop by the Teen Space to register for February.
October -- Halloween / Zombies
We watched Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
https://myanimelist.net/anime/28623/Koutetsujou_no_Kabaneri
We watched Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
https://myanimelist.net/anime/28623/Koutetsujou_no_Kabaneri
November -- Martial Arts
We watched KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple
We watched KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple
December -- Ending Fall 2018
We watched Boarding School Juliet
January -- Police
We watched Ace Attorney.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/31630/Gyakuten_Saiban__Sono_Shinjitsu_Igi_Ari
We watched Ace Attorney.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/31630/Gyakuten_Saiban__Sono_Shinjitsu_Igi_Ari
[📷Credit: Marquis]
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Book Review - People Like Us
📖Recommend for Grades 9 and up📖
by Dana Mele
A group of friends at an elite
boarding school discover the dead body of their classmate, Jessica, in the lake
on the night of a school dance. One of the girls, Kay, is a suspect in the
murder and finds herself on a scavenger hunt to find the real killer or prove
it was a suicide. When she receives what appears to be a revenge blog sent to
her by Jessica, set up prior to her death, Kay finds herself betraying her
friends in order to keep her own dark secret. Kay didn’t kill Jessica, but that
doesn’t mean she isn’t a murderer.
While Kay may not be the best
character, readers will root for her finding out what really happened to
Jessica. This story is filled with twists and turns that keep it interesting.
Readers will have their own guesses as to what really happened and why and
will enjoy discovering if they are correct. Mystery and suspense fans will eat
this up.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Book Review - P.S. I Like You
📖Recommend for Grades 7 and up📖
by Kasie West
Bored one day in Chem. class, Lily
writes a lyric from one of her favorite songs on the desk. When she returns to
class the next day, she is surprised that somebody added to what she wrote.
This begins a series of correspondence and bonding between Lily and this
mystery person. Lily hopes that it’s her longtime crush Lucas, but she may be
surprised when she finds out who this person really is.
Though slow to start, this is
ultimately a fun and enjoyable love story. While the identity of Lily’s
mystery pen pal isn’t exactly a secret to the reader, they will enjoy waiting
for her discovery of their identity.
Library Catalog - E-book - Downloadable Audio
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Teen Space Program
Last Saturday teens designed their own tote bags using fabric and acrylic paint. The craft was planned to use dot painting but some decided to use a more traditional style and others decide to do a combination of the two. Stencils were provided or teens could free hand their own design.
All of the totes turned about beautiful. They all now have their own unique tote to bring their library books back and forth with.
[📷Credit: Miss. Amanda]
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Junior Friends' Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
Junior Friends' Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
On Friday December 28th, the Junior Friends hosted their annual Kwanzaa Celebration for library patrons of all ages.
Members brought in delicious food and assisted younger children in a craft to take home. There was also some awesome parent volunteers helping to serve the food. Children up to 5th grade also took home a goody bag.
Members brought in delicious food and assisted younger children in a craft to take home. There was also some awesome parent volunteers helping to serve the food. Children up to 5th grade also took home a goody bag.
Leading up to the events, raffle tickets were sold and the winner of fun filled basket was the President of the Friends of Library.
Those who attended were also treated to performances by African drummers and
dancers from Dance Space New Life!
[📸Credit: Miss. Kendrick-Samuel]
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Book Review - Odd One Out
📖Recommended for Grades 10 and up📖
by Nic Stone
Courtney “Coop” Cooper has a long time crush on his best friend Jupiter Charity-Sanchez who, unfortunately for him, likes girls. When Rae Chin moves to town, both friends find themselves attracted to her. To her surprise, Rae is attracted to not just Coop, but possibly Jupiter as well. Rae’s feelings for Coop angers Jupiter and not for the reasons she thought, causing her to question her own feelings and identity.
A love triangle that will keep readers on their toes. Readers will find themselves questioning which pair they would like to see from this trio of friends. A big part of this story isn’t a romance but an intriguing look at sexual identity and the labels society has us give ourselves.
Library Catalog - E-book - Downloadable Audio
Library Catalog - E-book - Downloadable Audio
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