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Library News for Teens |
October 2007:
Teens Top Ten Award Announced
1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
2. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
3. How to Ruin a Summer Vacationby Simone Elkeles
4. Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever by James Patterson|
5. Firegirl by Tony Abbott
6. All Hallows Eve (13 Stories) by Vivian Vande Velde
7. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
8. River Secrets by Shannon Hale
9. Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
10. Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks
February 2007:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows publication date announced
Scholastic announced today that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released on July 21st of this year.
January 2007:
Printz Award winners announced
The winner of this years Printz award is American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang with honors going to The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation volume 1 The Pox Party by MT Anderson, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Surrender by Sonya Hartnett, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Margaret A. Edwards Award Announced
The winner of this year's Margaret A. Edwards award is Lois Lowry for The Giver.
Best Books for Young Adults, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and Great Graphic Novels have been announced
To see the complete lists, please check out the Young Adult Library Services website,
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
November 2006:
Teens Top Ten Announced
Here are the results of this years Teens' Top Ten:
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
3. Eldest by Christopher Paolini
4. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
5. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
6. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
7. Poison by Chris Wooding
8. Captain Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth by J.V. Hart
9. If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor
10. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
October 2006:
The Teen Service Program
The Teen Service Program is a program offered by the Library that allows teens who have fines or overdue materials to clear their library cards so that they can check out materials again. Teen Service Programs are held once per month- the first Wednesday of the month from 3 - 5 pm. Teens will earn the equivalent of $5/hour worked that will be applied to their library accounts. Any Haverhill or Bradford teen between the ages of 13 and 18 is eligible to participate. For more information, please see the pamphlet in the YA area or ask a librarian.
Vote for Your Favorite Books in the Teens Top Ten:
Make sure to vote for your favorite books during Teen Read Week, October 15 - 22, 2006 at
http://www.ala.org/teenstopten. The top ten books will be this years Teens Top Ten Award winners. Make your voice heard!
June 2006:
Summer Reading Lists for Haverhill High School posted on Teen Cyber Center
Summer Reading lists for Haverhill High School have been posted on the Teen Cyber Center Website. See:
http://www.haverhillpl.org/Teen/srl.html
April 2006:
Teens Top Ten Nominations Announced
The Teens Top Ten Award Nominations have been announced. Start reading now so that you can vote for your favorites during Teen Read Week in October. The nominations are available at
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/Nominations2006TTT.pdf
New Teen Services Blog
Teen Services has a new blog- check it out at
http://hplya.blogspot.com
Contact Alissa on IM
Got a question? You can IM Alissa now and she will do her best to help you. You can reach her on AIM and Yahoo Instant Messengers. Remember, she may be helping a patron at the library so she might not respond to you immediately, but she will get to you as soon as she can, so be patient.
AIM: ya hpl06
Yahoo: ya_hpl
Upcoming movies based on teen books
Artemis Fowl, How to Eat Fried Worms, and Stormbreaker
are all scheduled to be released in 2006.
Film version of Hoot coming soon
A film adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel Hoot is scheduled to be released on May 5th.
In this rollicking, quirky ecological thriller, the three unlikely friends lead a protest to save the endangered burrowing owls nesting on the property where a brand new Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House is about to be built. His "Down with Buttermilk" campaign leads Roy to take on the construction guys, the corporate PR honchos, and the well-meaning police all for the sake of the owls.
For more information see the movie site at http://www.hootmovie.com
March 2006:
Film version of Aquamarine, based on the novel by Alice Hoffman released
A beautiful mermaid named Aquamarine washes ashore and enlists the help of two best friends to help win the heart of a local lifeguard in exchange she offers to grant the girls one wish.
For more information see the movie site at http://www.aquamarinemovie.com
January 2006:
John Green's Response to Winning the Printz Award
Want to see John Green's reaction to winning the Printz Award? Check out the photo essay posted on his blog at
http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php
2006 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature announced.
Winner: John Green- Looking for Alaska
Honnors: Margo Lanagan-
Black Juice
Markus Zusak- I am the Messenger
Elizabeth Partridge- John Lennon: All I Want Is The Truth
Marilyn Nelson- A Wreath for Emmitt Till
2006 Alex Awards Announced.
The Young Adult Library Services Association has selected ten adult books that will appeal to teen readers to receive the 2006 Alex Awards. The winners are:
Bates, Judy Fong Midnight at the Dragon Café
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys
Gallaway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil's All Fright Diner
Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar
Rawles, Nancy. My Jim
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land: A Memoir
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir
2006 Siebert Informational Book Award
Winner: Sally M. Walker- Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley
Honor: Susan Campbell Bartoletti- Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hiter's Shadow
2006 Newbery Awards
Winner: Lynne Rae Perkins- Criss Cross
Honor: Susan Campbell Bartoletti- Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hiter's Shadow
Shannon Hale- Princess Academy
Jacqueline Woodson- Show Way
Alan Armstrong- Whittington
2006 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Winner: Julius Lester- Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
Honor: Tonya Bolden- Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
Nikki Grimes- Dark Sons
Marilyn Nelson- A Wreath for Emmett Till
2006 Coretta Scott King New Talent Award
Winner: Jaime Adoff- Jimi & Me
2006 Pura Belpré Author Award
Winner: Viola Canales- The Tequila Worm
2006 Schneider Family Book Award
Awarded to an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences in three categories (birth through grade school, middle school, and teen)
Middle School Winner: Kimberly Newton Fusco- Tending to Grace
Teen Winner: Adam Rapp- Under the Wolf, Under the Dog
2006 Margaret Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement in Young Adult Literature
Winner: Jacqueline Woodson