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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

At the library?!

Summer is approaching fast and there is tons to do at the library. Not only can you earn prizes just for reading cool books, but you can take a yoga lesson, attend a vampire prom, make magnets out of recycled books, play the wii and lots more. View the complete calendar of events and undergo a http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/srp08.html.

Vampire Prom

What could be better than getting together with friends to listen to good music and to eat yum foods, you ask? Celebrating the upcoming release of the next book in the Twilight series, of course. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the after-hours Breaking Dawn prom. Dress up as your favorite character for the costume contest, impress your friends with your vast knowledge in the trivia competition, relax and have fun.

WHAT: Breaking Dawn Prom
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 6:00 – 8:00pm
WHERE: Woodward Park Library
HOW MUCH: Free!
Formal dress is requested, but not required.


*Thanks to Fae on the Woodward Park Library’s teen council for planning such a cool event.

Vampire Prom

What could be better than getting together with friends to listen to good music and to eat yum foods, you ask? Celebrating the upcoming release of the next book in the Twilight series, of course. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the after-hours Breaking Dawn prom. Dress up as your favorite character for the costume contest, impress your friends with your vast knowledge in the trivia competition, relax and have fun.

WHAT: Breaking Dawn Prom
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 6:00 – 8:00pm
WHERE: Woodward Park Library
HOW MUCH: Free!
Formal dress is requested, but not required.


*Thanks to Fae on the Woodward Park Library’s teen council for planning such a cool event.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Airhead

Airhead by Meg Cabot

After a bizarre accident, tomboy Em Watts gets a body transplant--and it's not just any body, it's the body of superhot Nikki Howard. Now getting her friend Christopher to notice her is the least of her worries.



Catch this series from the beginning:

  1. Airhead
  2. Being Nikki
  3. Runway

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Fat Hoochie Prom Queen

Fat Hoochie Prom Queen by Nico Medina

Margarita "Madge" Diaz is fat, foxy, and fabulous. She hates Bridget. Bridget challenges her to a race to win prom queen.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Custom Kicks

Custom Kicks by Kim Smits 

Shoes, customized.

Evernight

Evernight by Claudia Gray

The Evernight Academy is not what it seems and neither is the new girl, Bianca.





Catch this series from the beginning:

  1. Evernight
  2. Stargazer
  3. Hourglass

Ever

Ever by Gail Carson Levine (2008)

Kezi and Olus, Akkan god of the winds, fall in love and together try to change her fate--to be sacrificed to a Hyte god because of a rash promise her father made--through a series of quests that might make her immortal.

Model: a memoir

Model: a memoir by Cheryl Diamond
Every year, hundreds of the most beautiful people in the world come to New York to become models. At age 14 Cheryl Diamond was one of them, and this is her story.

Imani All Mine

Imani All Mine by Connie Rose Porter

Tasha wants to protect her baby from inner-city life.

Generation Dead

Generation Dead by Daniel Waters

Phoebe falls for Tommy, a living-impaired boy.






Catch the series from the beginning:

  1. Generation Dead
  2. Kiss of Life
  3. Passing Strange

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Nick and Norah bond over music obsession and failed relationships.





Movie:
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist