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The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams My review rating: 4 of 5 starsThis book takes place in a fundamentalist community where Kyra has three mothers, lots of siblings and has just been promised to her uncle as his seventh wife...

I know, I know. I said I'd read for over 20 hours and finish 5 books. In total I actually read only 15 hours and only finished 4 books within the 48 hour time limit. I did finish The Actor and the Housewife the next day, but that obviously doesn't count.Am I disappointed in myself? A bit...

Next Tuesday is our Karaoke party.I can't wait!!!! See you here from 3 - 5 p.m.

Exclusively Chloe by Jonathan Yang My review rating: 4 of 5 starsChloe-Grace is a celebrity child who’s led a life in the tabloids thanks to her adoptive parents. Her mom is an Oscar award-winning actress and her dad is a rock star...

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen My review rating: 4 of 5 stars"I went away for the summer, fell in love, and everything changed. It's the oldest story in the world." (p. 337)It may be the oldest story in the world, but of course Sarah Dessen makes it feel fresh and new...

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter My review rating: 5 of 5 starsCammie Morgan is back in her most exciting adventure yet. Roommate Macey McHenry's father is running for vice-president and Macey is a target...

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher My review rating: 4 of 5 starsThis was a tough book to listen to, but I'm glad I did. Hannah is dead; she killed herself...

Fire is the companion novel or prequel to Cashore's debut novel (which I LOVED), Graceling. In case you haven't read it yet (go get it!! now!!), Graceling is about a world of seven kingdoms where some people are born with special gifts, graces...

So a few weeks ago a blogger that I read hosted a 48 hour Book Challenge. The idea is to read as many books as possible and blog about them, too. I couldn't do it at that time, but now I'm totally game...

Go check out Jackie & Sylvia's response via YOUTUBE to zombie thriller The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. It's ridiculous!!

Dull Boy by Sarah Cross My review rating: 4 of 5 starsAvery is not normal. He has superhuman strength and the best superpower ever: he can FLY...

Do you love Generation Dead?? Two pieces of news related to that book:1. There's a NEW book in the series:Kiss of Life came out May 12!! Whoo!! Our copy is on the way. :)2. Author Daniel Waters is looking for places to stop on his Zombies Across America tour...

I was sick today so Zoinks (from the planet Zarbboff) went to Rogers & East Fairhaven Elementary schools in my place to promote the summer reading program, Starship Adventure at your Library. She's cute, huh...

Vampire Diaries, the books by L.J. Smith are being made into a new TV show!!It starts this fall on Thursdays at 8 p.m. I know I'll be DVRing this one for sure.Here's the link for more info: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-vampire-diaries

A Kiss in Time by Alex FlinnMy reviewrating: 3 of 5 starsTalia has been asleep for 300 years, ala Sleeping Beauty. Jack is bored on vacation in Europe and stumbles across her sleeping village, the beauteous Talia...and can't help kissing her...

Check out our new teen writing blog! We have a new poll up plus updates on the stories we're writing individually. We also post the silly chain stories we write as a group.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan My review rating: 4 of 5 starsZombies are the new Vampires! well, probably not. But this book certainly kept me on edge and gave me crazy zombie nightmares...

Being Nikki by Meg Cabot My review rating: 4 of 5 starsI liked Airhead a lot, but I like Being Nikki even better. This sequel follows Em Watts now that she's in supermodel Nikki Howard's body...

MorphThing--morph together celebrity faces to find out what their child would look like!Here is my morph of Harry Potter, Shrek and Ashley Tisdale

Science Fair by Dave Barry My review rating: 4 of 5 starsHilarious!! I'll read just about anything Dave Barry writes after the Peter (Peter Pan prequels) series. I think he does a fabulous job of stretching the believable...

This is from the staff meeting/party last Thursday. :)

I was browsing around on a slow Friday afternoon and found these. Enjoy!Harper Teen BooksContests, author info, quizzes, videos and browse inside info for a lot of favorite books.Bookleads WikiTons of great info here on recommended teen reads, book blogs, author blogs and more.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta My review rating: 5 of 5 starsI was incredibly confused in the beginning of this book, but kept on anyway. I'm so glad I did...

Max is here! We have two copies available at the library. Stop by, call or go on sailsinc.org to place a hold. See you in the library!

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson My review rating: 5 of 5 starsNow I know what all the hype is about! So many teens have told me to try this series, but for some reason I put it off. Now that the 5th book is being released tomorrow, though, I thought I'd better finally give it a try. WOW...

My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison My review rating: 3 of 5 starsRead this in less than 24 hours! Savannah's older sister Jane steals her boyfriend and Savannah is devastated...

It's actually my day off, so no bonus day for me... I hope the rest of you enjoy the snow day, though! We have a TAG meeting tomorrow at 4 p.m...

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan My review rating: 4 of 5 starsI did not know what to expect when I saw that Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan was releasing The Demigod Files before the fifth and final book of the series...

Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix My review rating: 4 of 5 starsCecilia has grown up knowing that she is the "one true princess" despite the fact that she lives hidden away in a small village disguised as a poor orphan...

Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss My review rating: 3 of 5 starsIvy has been picked on all her life, especially by Ann, Benita and Sophie. She also has the worst nickname ever: Poison Ivy...

Beastly by Alex Flinn My review rating: 4 of 5 starsThis modern-day re-imagined fairy tale follows Kyle Kingsbury, a beautiful shallow teenager who is cruel to the wrong witch. She casts a spell on him and makes him a beast...

Impossible by Nancy Werlin My review rating: 4 of 5 starsWonderfully romantic and impossible to put down! Lucy has inherited a curse that she will give birth by age 18 and go crazy unless she can complete the impossible tasks of her family's version of Scarborough Fair...

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Written by the writing club for 11 - 15 yr olds that meets most Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. Join us on January 15 or 29. We always have yummy snacks...Laila couldn’t believe Tom decided to talk to her that day—he’d never noticed her before...

Happy Holidays, everybody! I hope you had fun out in the snow last weekend...and that you enjoy your days off! Come see me in the library and I'll give you candy...(we got a ton and if I eat it all I'll weigh 20 lbs more in January than I do now). :)