The third and final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay, cover is out! The release date is August 24th. *dance of joy*
Archive for the "Teen" Category
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Discussion about all subjects related to teens.
Third Hunger Games Book Cover
February 11th, 2010
YA Lit Symposium Stipend
Apply for a 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium Stipend! YALSA will award two stipends, worth up to $1,000, for travel and registration costs at the 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 5-7, 2010.
Applications are due Jan. 4.
December 22nd, 2009
TLA Maverick Gaphic Novels
Texas Library Associaton Maverick
The Texas Library Association has inaugurated their first Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List.
“Together with YALSA’s annual Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, the Maverick list should serve as a valuable resource for all librarians seeking graphic novels that are both age-appropriate and high quality.”
The list is for grades from 6 – 8, 6 – 12, 9 – 12 and adult titles for young adults. Fiction, non-fiction and manga titles are included. Titles on the list must be published within 2 years prior to the list. The Maverick Reading List is meant to explore the variety of books currently available and encourage reading for pleasure. The books on the list can be published outside of the US but must be widely available.
December 16th, 2009
Coming Up Taller Grant
President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities: Coming Up Taller Awards
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities
The Coming Up Taller Awards reward outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth.
Maximum award: $10,000.
Eligibility: programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses, and eligible government entities.
Deadline: January 29, 2010.
http://www.pcah.gov/cut.htm
December 13th, 2009
Novelist Training
Ever been stumped trying to find a read-alike book for a patron? Have you heard about Ebsco’s Novelist and wondered how it could help you?
Ebsco NoveList
Linda Gens, director of the Guthrie Public Library is inviting interested librarians to a free Novelist training session. The training will be presented by an Ebsco representative Friday, December 18th, 2009. Libraries that subscribe to Ebsco’s Novelist have reader’s advisory, book talks, recommended reads to name a few, resources at their fingertips.
Attendees are required to bring their own laptops. The training session will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Ebsco Novelist Training Session
Friday, December 18, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Guthrie Public Library
201 North Division
Guthrie, OK 73044
405.282.0050
Contact Linda Gens, 405.282.0050 or lgens AT cityofguthrie.com.
December 9th, 2009
Twilights-giving
What? You expected turkey? So 17th century. New Moon opened last Friday. Some rushed to go see the movie this past weekend, some are waiting for a less packed theater. While others will wait for DVD. (I would argue that waiting to see Jacob sans shirt on a TV screen instead of a wide screen movie theater is just not right.)
No matter how you feel about the books or the movies, you’re going to see it. You know you are.
That’s not the true question though. The true question is: Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?
New Moon Jacob
By the second book I was deeply and madly in love with Jacob. Read Bartleville’s Public Library Blog post to see why. Team Edward fans can read a slightly dated EW post on the feud.
Still unsure? Take the quiz. Who needs nuance?
Program idea: New Moon Debate – have kids debate open mic style (spoken word, poetry, etc) on the side they choose. Teens can make buttons or bookmarks. Have a contest on the best bookmark. The winner get to have enough made to make available to patrons at the checkout desk.
PubYac and YALSA-BK had tons of great ideas. The celebration of the movies isn’t over. Eclipse will be released June 30, 2010.
See you at the theater.
November 24th, 2009
Read Beyond Reality Winners
We already know how great our Oklahoma teens are, but…
LOOK WHAT OUR TEENS DID!
Top School: # Pages:
Putnam City High School, Teacher Beth Duffy 68,180 $250 worth of books for school library
Top Library:
Bartlesville Public Library, Librarian Laura Pryce 53,094 $250 worth of books for public library
Top 10 Overall Students:
Lindsey Kilmer, Grade 12, Putnam City High School 22,874 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Erica Adams, Grade 7, Bartlesville Public Library 21,038 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Amy Broadway, Grade 10, McAlester Public Library 11,905 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Hailey Gill, Grade 10, Stillwater Public Library 10,053 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Sarah Lemser, Grade 9, Westmoore High School 10,041 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Sarah Follett, Grade 11, Lawton Public Library 9,948 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Jamiya Havis, Grade 7, Hefner Middle School 9,921 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Marukh Ali, Grade 10, Putnam City High School 9,747 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Emely Jacob, Grade 7, McAlester Public Library 8,440 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Rachel Isaac, Grade 9, Putnam City High School 8,150 2 tickets to OKC Thunder game
Top 3 Readers:
Lindsey Kilmer, Grade 12, Putnam City High School 22,874 Autographed OKC Thunder team picture
Erica Adams, Grade 7, Bartlesville Public Library 21,038 Autographed OKC Thunder team picture
Amy Broadway, Grade 10, McAlester Public Library 11,905 Autographed OKC Thunder team picture
Top School Reader:
Lindsey Kilmer, Putnam City High School 22,874 iPod Nano
Top Library Reader:
Erica Adams, Bartlesville Public Library 21,038 iPod Nano
Total By Participating Schools 220,650
Total By Participating Libraries 283,726
Grand Total Pages for Read Beyond Reality 504,376
You can read the NIE post.
Congratulations to the winners!
Thank you all for participating and making the program so great.
November 12th, 2009
An Odd-Fish Call for Submissions
Order of the Odd-Fish by James Kennedy
I’ve mentioned this fabulous book that I read before in a post. The book is Order of the Odd-Fish by James Kennedy. It is fabulous because it is a book made for the tweens and teens that love books that are just left of center.
The story focuses on Jo Larouche who when born was found with a note saying she was an “dangerous baby”. Of course, for thirteen years, absolutely nothing happens until the night of one of her Aunt’s famous costume parties.
The story kicks into high gear and stays there, traveling from Jo, to the newly self-appointed evil Ken Kiang, to Eldritch City, to roaches as butlers indignant that their party lifestyle is not being portrayed as outrageous enough in the local paper to the history of the All-Devouring Mother and the truly diabolical Belgium Prankster.
This book requires the reader to be able to keep up as it moves at a steady clip. A fantasy that is set in a city, instead of the quiet countryside, there is no walking for miles and miles here. Once you start reading you will see why kids are eating this book up and going back for seconds, thirds and fourths.
But they are not passively digesting this work, they are regurgitating* the images in their heads and scenes from the book into life. Kennedy has started an online gallery just for them to showcase what they’ve done.
*Cake of Regrugitating Fish
The fan art gallery can be whatever media the reader decides from costumes, masks, cakes, pictures, music, etc. Send submissions to kennedyjames [at] gmail [dot] com. He’ll help you figure out how to get your submissions to the gallery. The deadline is March 1, 2010. Read Kennedy’s post for more information.
November 10th, 2009
Clorox Grant
YALSA sent this grant information:
Clorox Clean Up Grant
Clorox Clean-Up, a product of the Clorox Company, has announced that its new Power A Bright Future program will award five grants of $10,000 each to local kids’ programs in hopes of enriching the lives of youth across the United States.
The program invites individuals to nominate local nonprofit youth programs for a Power A Bright Future grant by submitting a photo and short essay about the project. A panel of children’s advocates will review all submissions and select fifty finalists. From December 7 to January 17, 2010, the public will have the opportunity to vote online for their favorite finalist’s program. The final five will be announced by the end of January. Each winner will receive a $10,000 grant to help the project grow.
For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/cloroxcleanup
November 5th, 2009
As Seen on Twitter…
Feeling Stitchy has Robert Pattinson cross-stitch pattern for your Twilight die-hards
Robert Pattinson Cross-Stitch
Publisher’s Weekly is going to review children’s comic books
Flashlight Worthy has put together a very best Sci-Fi list of books
ReaderGirlz has a really good Graceling book trailer – Kristin Cashore is the author of the book
What Adrienne Thinks About That blog has entries on “What I Did For My Fun 4’s and 5’s Storytime Today and How It Worked Out“ series. She lists songs and books she used.
Forever Young Adult is a review site for those who read YA but are no longer Y and more A.
November 2nd, 2009