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Friday, October 12, 2012

The Other Wes Moore

by Wes Moore

Moore adapts his bestselling adult title, The Other Wes Moore, for teens in this thought-provoking and personal narrative about two men with the same name. Moore begins with his own story, which starts in Baltimore and moves to the crack-infested Bronx, military school, Johns Hopkins, and a Rhodes Scholarship. The second part of the book tells the other Wes Moore's journey, which also begins in Baltimore but leads to drug dealing, brushes with the police, and a life sentence for murder. Anecdotes from Moore's early years convey his struggle to form an identitywithin his violent and impoverished surroundings; his love for his family and his core optimism shine through even the darkest moments he recounts. The story concludes with Moore's questions and ruminations about how, regardless of limitations and societal expectations, the decisions an individual makes determine who he or she will become. Moore wisely opens the door for teens to contemplate their own answers and beliefs, while laying out his own experiences honestly and openly.
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Friday, September 21, 2012

How to Fight, Lie, and Cry Your Way to Popularity (and a Prom Date) :Lousy Life Lessons From 50 Teen Movies

by Nikki Rodey
Chronological lists of anything usually provoke yawns, not fits of giggles. For the most part, this book is the exception. Presenting 50 well-chosen teen movies from the 1950s to 2010, it includes a comical summary of each one; a photo (most are in color and look like grainy screen caps); a memorable quote, comical quiz, or thoughts; and a wry, witty "life lesson." Readers need not have seen the movies to enjoy the book. In fact, it is more fun when you haven't, as the summaries will make readers laugh and wonder how any studio green-lighted the projects or any actors agreed to star in such productions.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Feynman

written by Jim Ottaviani ; art by Leland Myrick ; coloring by Hilary Sycamore

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Jumping from the Manhattan Project laboratories of Los Alamos, N.Mex., to the beaches of Rio, Ottaviani and Myrick's portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and general polymath Richard Feynman eschews chronology in favor of rhythm, and it's an approach that suits their subject perfectly. While Feynman's role in the creation of the atomic bomb and his contributions to 20th-century quantum electrodynamics are fascinating topics, they share equal time with his vaguely libertine (for a physicist, anyway) approach to romance and his tireless-and uneven-attempts to understand such nonscientific pursuits as art, language, safecracking, samba music, and cooking. Though he was indisputably one of the leading figures in the post-Einstein scientific landscape, Feynman's most enduring pursuit was making physics accessible to the layman, and several sections of the book illustrate how this impulse went beyond mere populism and came to dominate his scientific life. When he wasn't relaxing on the beach, he frequently chose teaching freshmen or lecturing to the general public over pure research. Myrick's light, sketchy inks keep the proceedings from bogging down, even in the lecture hall, and an extensive bibliography and sketchbook prove that the most dogged intellectual pursuit can still be a good time.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Cornered :14 stories of bullying and defiance

edited by Rhoda Belleza
This fourteen-story YA fiction anthology delves into the experience of being bullied—socially, emotionally, physically, psychologically, and sexually. The school hallways, walks home, and house walls are no longer the boundaries for intimidation and harassment. With the rapid-fire response time of social media and smartphones, bullying has lost all limits, and the lines among truth, lies, and real accountability have become blurred.


Featuring some of the hottest voices in YA literature, both bestselling and on the rise, Cornered includes works from Kirsten Miller (New York Times bestseller The Eternal Ones), Jennifer Brown (Hate List), Elizabeth Miles (Fury), Jaime Adoff (The Death of Jayson Porter), Lish McBride (Morris Award finalist Hold Me Closer, Necromancer), Matthue Roth (Losers), Sheba Karim (Skunk Girl), Kate Ellison (Butterfly Clues), Zeta Elliot (A Wish After Midnight), Josh Berk (The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin), and James Lecesne (Absolute Brightness and founder of the Trevor Project).

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wake

by Amanda Hocking
In the quiet seaside town of Capri, sixteen-year-old Gemma enjoys a close bond with her sister Harper and a growing attraction to next-door neighbor with Alex, but everything changes when, after partying with newcomers Penn, Lexi, and Thea, Gemma discovers she has powers that will force a terrible choice.


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Shadowland

by Alyson Noel
Teenage immortal Ever, newly reconnected with her boyfriend-across-the-centuries, Damen, works hard to get things right, both in the mortal and immortal worlds. Her best (mortal) friend has troubles that magick could fix, but Damen teaches Ever why this would be wrong to pursue. Meanwhile, evil immortal Roman hovers only barely offstage, Ever hooks her history teacher up with her aunt, and she rescues 13-year-old immortal witch twins only to wind up watching Damen turn parental. Noel continues to offer a satisfying brew of fantasy with genuine and engagingly promoted ethical questions in this third volume in the Immortals series.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Black Dawn: Moganville Vampires # 12

by Rachel Caine
Ever since the draug--mysterious creatures that prey on vampires--took over Morganville, the lives of Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Touch Morbid


by Leah Clifford
In the second book in Clifford's Touch trilogy, Eden is searching for Gabe, who has Fallen in his attempt to protect her from Luke (aka Lucifer). In a chaotic netherworld in which Siders wind up Downstairs rather than Upstairs as Eden had planned, Eden herself is dying, turning to ash from the inside out. Clifford's paranormal world and unique characters will once again draw readers to the battle between good and evil, and to sweet and unsettling romances woven throughout each person's fate.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Manga matrix :create unique characters using the Japanese matrix system

by Hiroyoshi Tsukamoto

Manga Matrix presents an easy grid method for mastering manga, an increasingly popular comic style. Using this unique Japanese system, artists can plot and cross-section elements on a matrix diagram to create an infinite number of original characters, creatures, and multiformed beasts. Angels, demons, dragons, monsters, and robots are all included in this book, along with descriptions of costumes and personalities for each.


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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Jim Morrison Scrapbook

by James Henke

Chronicles the musician's life, and includes removable reproductions of handwritten lyrics and tour programs, as well as a compact disc featuring interviews with the songwriter



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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Sudden flash youth :65 short-short stories

edited by  Christine Perkins-Hazuka, Tom Hazuka, and Mark Budman
Featuring emerging and established writers, this anthology brings together 65 short stories-each under 1,000 words-that deal with adolescence and childhood. The collection displays a staggering amount of invention and variety.  Manuela Soares' "The Haircut," in which a teenage protagonist comes to grips with her sexuality and incipient lesbianism, is immediately followed by the revelation of unexpected humanity- and concomitant appreciation of mortality-on the part of rural children in Jim Heynen's "What Happened During the Ice Storm." Among the strongest are the pieces that are written from the perspective of an adolescent or younger child, such as Gayle Brandeis's, "Rapture" narrated by a young Jewish girl who has been spooked about the Biblical rapture by her Christian babysitter, or Caron A. Levis's "A Whole Other," a monologue in the bittersweet voice of a high school aged mother. Included also is more experimental, surrealistic work such as "The Perpetual Now," by Daniel Levin Becker, in which a boy's desire to live "fully in every moment" leads to an attempt to "eliminate.the useless from his dreaming state," leaving him "terribly, oppressively bored."

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Moonsong


by L.J. Smith
The popular series continues...

Elena and her friends look forward to attending the beautiful campus at Dalcrest College, and Stefan and Damon seem to have reached an understanding, but moving away from Fell's Church does not mean Elena has left her dark past behind. Not only have students begun to disappear from campus, but Elena uncovers a shocking secret and realizes tragedy may be unavoidable.


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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

High Voltage Tattoo


by Kat von D
A visual tour of contemporary tattoo culture by one of the industry's forefront figures is presented in a format made to resemble an artist's sketchbook and is complemented by full-color photography, in an account that traces the author's career.



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

I pledge allegiance

by Chris Lynch
While growing up together, four friends pledge to look out for each other, and so when one decides to enlist during the Vietnam War, the others do, too, in different services. This compelling novel, the first in a series, follows Morris, who joins the navy. Morris is stationed on a cruiser that patrols the waters off the coast of Vietnam, shelling inland positions when called upon. Lynch puts his readers in the center of intense conflict, conveying what it feels like to face a largely unseen enemy firing from the jungle. He also manages to evoke other, unforgettable Vietnam conditions heat and humidity, intense tropical storms, and ever-present fear. Readers will likely seek out future volumes in the series, each of which will focus on another of the four friends and his war experience

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Z: Zombie Stories

Edited by J.M. Lassen
When the zombie apocalypse comes, it's teens who will inherit the Earth. That's one thought readers can take away from this eclectic collection of 10 reprints and one new story featuring young adult protagonists dealing with all manner of zombies. Offerings range from the slice-of-life (such as Darrell Schweitzer's "The Dead Kid," which is suggestive of a more horrific version of Stand By Me) to the stomach-churning (Marie Atkins' "Seven Brains, Ten Minutes," which pushes its narrator past the point of no return). Nina Kiriki Hoffman's "The Third Dead Body" imagines a lifeline connecting those who have been murdered by the same hand, and Scott Edelman's "The Human Race" is a provocative look at what it means to be alive when those we love are dead. Leading things off is Jonathan Maberry's post-apocalyptic novella, "Family Business," which was recently expanded into the full-length Rot & Ruin; original to this collection is Thomas Roche's "Deepwater Miracle," which stages a zombie attack at sea. Often gruesome and frequently disturbing, this anthology isn't for the fainthearted, reading more as a collection of stories about teens than ones expressly written for them. Ages 14-up.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Every Other Day

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


Paranormal gets a twist in this entertaining start to a new series about Kali, who alternates between being a normal 16-year-old one day and a vampirish demon hunter the next. It helps that her father is busy in his own work and doesn't notice her bloodied clothes or late-night absences, during which she tries to save her town from the threat of hellhounds, dragons, basilisks, and manticores. Kali is a worthy character to follow: sarcastic and self-sufficient, but also self-deprecating. After she saves a snobby cheerleader by transferring a deadly chupacabra to her own body, she finds herself linked to and caring for a fellow demon hunter, Zev, who communicates with her as a voice in her head. The cheerleader wants to return the favor and save Kali next, leading to an unlikely partnership that turns to friendship. Add evil villains, a mystery surrounding Kali's parentage, a friend who claims to be a little psychic, and some plot twists, and this will leave readers eagerly waiting for the sequel.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Zombie Cupcakes

by Zilly Rosen
Rosen is the owner of Zillycakes, a bakery in Buffalo, NY, that provides unique baked goods and offers cake-decorating classes. This is the perfect cookbook-with cupcakes featuring, e.g., bride and groom zombies in a graveyard-to make your next Halloween party a hit. Step-by-step illustrations will guide novice bakers to create complex--looking cupcake designs. Lots of photographs and illustrations make this an enjoyable and instructional cookbook. Highly recommended for entertainers and bakers.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Drowning Instinct

by Ilsa BickAt 16, Jenna Lord has suffered enough misfortune to last a lifetime. Badly burned in the fire that destroys her grandfather's house, she subsequently suffers a breakdown and is briefly institutionalized. Her homelife isn't much better: she calls her plastic-surgeon father Psycho Dad, her mother abuses alcohol, and her beloved older brother and only confidant is in Iraq. To make things even worse, she cuts herself. Jenna is figuratively drowning in disorder until she enrolls in a new school and meets her chemistry teacher, a caring man who strives to help her. Jenna's gratitude turns quickly to love and things get . . . complicated. Bick, a child psychiatrist, writes about dysfunction with a professional's insight, and she goes to great pains to create believable characterstoo much so, making the novel excessively long. Nevertheless, she manages to avoid the didactic and dramatizes dysfunction and disorder in ways that will attract readers and offer opportunities for classroom discussion.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Super Horoscopes 2012

We now have all the 2012 Super Horoscope books available in the Teen Room.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip Hop MC

by Paul Edwards
Filled with real tools and overflowing with inspiration, this comprehensive how-to manual examines the art and craft of rap. Edwards, who has researched the creative process of rappers and has interviewed more than 100 hip-hop artists, breaks the book down into discussions of content, flow, writing, and delivery. Both newcomers to rap and more experienced listeners and artists can gain insights in the time-honored tradition of learning from the past, as told straight from the artists' mouths. Instruction ranges over selecting topics and form, editing, rhyming techniques, putting words to music, collaborating, vocal techniques, studio tips, and performance.  Highly recommended.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hunger Games Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series

by Lois H. Gresh
Go deeper into the post-apocalyptic world created by Suzanne Collins than you ever thought possible—an alternative future where boys and girls are chosen from twelve districts to compete in “The Hunger Games,” a televised fight-to-the-death.
The Hunger Games Companion includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books, a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the series’ main themes and features--from the nature of evil, to weaponry and rebellions, to surviving the end of the world. It’s everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book!

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Hardwear :jewelry from a toolbox

by Hannah Rogge


This book is a strong entry in the DIY genre. The projects and accessories are all made almost entirely from inexpensive items one can buy in a hardware store. Each chapter focuses on a different type: washers, rope, metal connectors, nuts, vinyl, plastic, and rubber. Materials lists are complete with illustrations, and the clear instructions are numbered and illustrated. Finished products are modeled in fashion-forward color photographs.

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