National Novel Writing Month Starts Tomorrow!!!

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). To celebrate and inspire, Author Cayla Kluver will Skype with teens at the Central Library on Wednesday, November 2nd at 3:30pm. Cayla wrote and published her first book in the Legacy Series (pictured left) as a teen only a few years ago. Take this opportunity to chat with Cayla about her struggles as a young writer. Also, remember to sign-up for NaNoWriMo at http://ywp.nanowrimo.org! Good luck future novelists:)

Go to this summer 2011 post for my book review of Legacy: http://mcpldteens.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-reads.html

Shanna
Teen Librarian

Teen Photo Contest Winners!

I would like to thank everyone who entered the Teen Photo Contest! I have chosen three winners. Check them out below...

Carly B.- Its a Girl Thing (Grand Prize)













Jasmine C.- Love in Everyday Teen Life (Runner-up)










Joshua A.- A Day in the Life of Thousands (Runner-up)
*Photo coming soon

Shanna
~Teen Librarian

Come to Bistro Book Club for this book!

Teen Bistro Book Club meets each Wednesday at 4pm (Central Branch). A nice perk of this book club is having the opportunity to read advanced copies of books. Patrick Carman's newest book, Dark Eden, is currently available on the book club shelves (set to publish in November). Please come and check this club out!



Shanna
~Teen Librarian

Random thoughts about recent reads...

I should have read this months ago (or years): Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, which was completely awesome! I knew it would be because I have met Paolo and he is such a cool guy. Also, it DID win the Printz Award (its the big one for teen lit). Please check it out!

Skip the audio version: Delirium by Lauren Oliver. The story was entertaining, but the person who read the book (an actress from Grey's Anatomy) made the main character sound completely whiney. Pick the actual book up!

Who chose this book cover?: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. I really loved this book (dystopian romance), but the book cover does not do it justice. Is the girl on the cover wearing a wedding dress? In my opinion, the cover should have reflected the bleakness of the world...dark, dank prison cell perhaps? Look for this book on the shelves in November.

Shanna
~Teen Librarian