This past weekend Santa Monica teens (and kids and adults!) participated in a dance flash mob in the middle of the library! Coordinated by the Teen Advisory Council, teens learned dance steps from local choreographer Christine Suarez a few hours before the mob. Everyone had a great time dancing around the library!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Librarian Picks
In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. . . .
Winner of the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award for Young Adult Literature, this adventure story grabs you from the first chapter and never lets go!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Teen Review: Ever After Ever
Jeff and Tad are two boys who had cancer at a very young age but still have a large amount of nerve damage. For Jeff it's the idea of memorizing things in math, and for Tad it's the abilitiy to walk. So, when a new girl named Lindsey comes to the school and takes interest in Jeff things start to change. She makes a deal to help them overcome their after effects of cancer in preparation for graduation. This competition keeps them trying and trying until a plot twist occurs.
This book has a sense of sensitivity that can make you either cry or laugh. The specific details help you understand more about plot and characters.
Reviewed by Ishani G., Teen Volunteer
Monday, January 3, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Librarian Picks
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The third and final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy has Katniss once again fighting for her life, as well as the lives of the people she loves. After barely surviving TWO Games, Katniss must now decide whether she will support the growing rebellion against the Capitol. The stakes are much higher, and so many lives are on the line. Will Katniss make the right decision?
Finn has been imprisoned in Incarceron since he can remember, but discovers a key that can connect him to the "outside" world. When Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, finds a similar key and begins to communicate with Finn, both of their worlds are turned upside down. Now, Claudia knows she has to get Finn out of Incarceron, but how? Especially when both learn that the actual prison of Incarceron is alive...
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