Hi Teens,
Starting in January, I will be posting ALL of the "new" books that are added to the Teen collection as suggested by a really cool teen through our "feedback" link on the Teen Webpage. This teen had asked for monthly lists to be made, and I figured it would be easier to keep things updated by using the Teen Blog. I would personally like to thank this teen, because I think this is a fantastic idea. For anyone who would like a summary and any provided reviews about each book, just click on this link: http://mahwah.bccls.org/ to get to the Mahwah Public Library's homepage which also gives you access to the Library Catalog.
Here's What's New for JANUARY 2010:
- "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" by Jill Wolfson
- "The Dark Devine" by Bree Despain
- "The Goodbye Season" by Marian Hale
- "The Reformed Vampire Support Group" by Catherine Jinks
- "Riot" by Walter Dean Myers
- "Surface Tension" by Brent Runyon
- "Hearts at Stake" by Alyxandra Harvey
- "Tangled" by Carolyn Mackler
- "Raven" by Allison Van Diepen
- "Journey of Dreams" by Marge Pellegrino
- "Stealing Death" by Janet Lee Carey
- "Wish" by Alexandra Bullen
- "The Vast Fields of Ordinary" by Nick Burd
- "After the Moment" by Garret Freymann-Weyr
- "Nothing But Ghosts" by Beth Kephart
- "The Princess Plot" by Kirsten Boie
- "Counter Clockwise" by Jason Cockcroft
- "No More Us For You" by David Hernandez
- "Troubadour" by Mary Hoffman
- "The Lost Conspiracy" by Frances Hardinge
- "Silver Phoenix" by Cindy Pon
- "Why I Fight" by J. Adams Oaks
- "The Orange Houses" by Paul Griffin
- "One Lonely Degree" by C.K. Kelly Martin
- "Hannah's Winter" by Kierin Meehan
- "Surf Mules" by G. Neri
- "Almost Perfect" by Brian Katcher
- "Once Was Lost" by Sara Zarr
- "Sprout" Dale Peck
- "Strange Angels" by Lili St. Crow
- "Betrayals: A Strange Angels Novel" by Lili St. Crow
- "The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook" by Dilara Hafiz (Non-Fiction)
- "Traveling the Freedom Road" by Linda Barrett Osbourne (Non-Fiction)
- "Recycle This Book" Edited by Dan Gutman (Non-Fiction)
- "Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe" by Karen E. Lange (Non-Fiction)
- "Magic Under Glass" by Jaclyn Dolamore
- "Blade: Playing Dead" by Tim Bowler
- "Ash" by Malinda Lo
- "Toby Alone" by Timothee de Fombelle
- "Because I Am Furniture" by Thalia Chaltas
- "Days of Little Texas" by R.A. Nelson
- "Rosie and Skate" by Beth Ann Bauman
- "The Princess and the Bear" by Mette Ivie Harrison
- "All the Broken Pieces" by Ann E. Burg
- "The Carbon Diaries 2015" by Saci Lloyd
- "Alis" by Naomi Rich
- "Mare's War" by Tanita S. Davis
- "Ruined" by Paula Morris
- "Eyes Like Stars" by Lisa Mantchev
- "Solace of the Road" by Siobhan Dowd
- "Earthgirl" by Jennifer Cowan
- "The Sweetheart of Prosper County" by Jill S. Alexander
- "The Summer I Turned Pretty" by Jenny Han
- "Burn" by Suzanne Phillips
- "Heartless: A Pretty Little Liars Book" by Sara Shepard
- "Tales of the Madman Underground" by John Barnes
- "Player's Ruse: A Knight and Rogue Novel" by Hilari Bell
- "Incarceron" by Catherine Fisher
- "The Mitochondrial Curiosities of Marcels 1-19" by Jocelyn Brown
- "No Such Thing as the Real World" (Short Stories by various authors)
- "Morning in a Different Place" by Mary Ann McGuigan
- "The Lonely Hearts Club" by Elizabeth Eulberg
- "Lips Touch Three Times" (A book of short stories) by Laini Taylor
- "The Islands of the Blessed" (The conclusion of "The Sea of Trolls" trilogy) by Nancy Farmer
- "Winter's Child" by Cameron Dokey
- "Everything is Fine" by Ann Dee Ellis
- "The Monster Variations" by Daniel Kraus
- "The Morgue and Me" by John C. Ford
- "Burn My Heart" by Beverley Naidoo
- "My Soul to Save" by Rachel Vincent
New Graphic Novels:
- "Fullmetal Alchemist" -- Volume 22
- "Rin-Ne" -- Volume 2
- "Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE" -- Volume 25
- "Case Closed" -- Volume 33
- "Kamichama Karin Chu" -- Volume 7 (FINAL VOLUME IN THE SERIES)
- "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" -- Volume 7
- "Shugo Chara!" -- Volume 8
- "Black Bird" -- Volumes 1, 2 & 3
- "Children of the Sea" -- Volumes 1 & 2
- "Beast Master" -- Volumes 1 & 2
- "WaqWaq" -- Volume 3
- "D. Gray-Man" -- Volume 16
- "Hoshin Engi" -- Volume 17
- "Vampire Knight" -- Volume 9
- "Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation" -- Volume 15
- "Eyeshield 21" -- Volume 30
- "NG Life" -- Volume 4
- "High School Debut" -- Volume 13 (FINAL VOLUME IN THE SERIES)
- "Togainu No Chi" -- Volume 5
- "The Record of a Fallen Vampire" -- Volume 8
- "Hikaru No Go" -- Volume 18
- "Domo: the Manga"
- "Orange"
As you will also see, I like to blog about the books that I've been reading lately as well. So hopefully you'll give some of those books a try too.
Happy Reading!!!
Denise J.
Teen Librarian
The "Teen Winter Reading Club" will begin on Monday, January 25th and run through Friday, March 12th for teens in grades 6 - 12. Teens can sign-up beginning Monday, January 11th. So if you like to read, participate in fun teen activities here at the library, and earn cool prizes along the way, then you really should join.
You'll be using a "bingo board" to keep track of the "pages," magazines, and newspapers you'll be reading, the number of "minutes" you'll be listening to audio books (if you prefer), volunteer time, and any teen activities which you may attend at the library. As you'll see, most of the squares give you a choice between two "activities," which will help make things more interesting.
You'll still need to see Denise J. the Teen Librarian in person to sign-up, to have your "bingo board" checked and stamped, and also to collect the small prizes that you may earn. But below is a link you can use to print out another sample "bingo board" to use at home, in case you lose the one given to you when you first sign-up.
Happy Reading!!!
http://mahwah.bccls.org/Library/teenwinterreadingclub2010.pdf
2010 - TEEN READ WEEK REVIEWS
Hi everyone,
I'd like to thank all of the teens who participated in this year's special raffle contest by submitting these AWESOME reviews. Congratulations to all of our winners too!!! Happy reading. : )
Denise J.
Teen Librarian
Reviewer: J. M. (Grade 7)
Title: "Life As We Knew It"
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Review: This book is very addicting! It is about when the moon gets closer to the Earth and about how life changes for everyone.
Reviewer: C. K. (Grade 9)
Title: "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief"
Author: Rick Riordan
Review: Very good book; Descriptive, suspenseful, and full of action and adventure; Recommended.
Reviewer: M. G. (Grade 7)
Title: "Zatch Bell" (Manga)
Author: Makoto Raiku
Review: A little kidche's not a kid. He's running to become king. He needs help by a human. But who? Find out by reading.
Reviewer: J. C. (Grade 6)
Title: "Room One"
Author: "Andrew Clements"
Review: It's good. Do you like mysteries? Well this book has mysteries that will blow your mind away from this planet. So now would you like to read this book? I know I can't get enough of it.
Reviewer: A. H. (Grade 9)
Title: "City of Bones"
Author: Cassandra Clare
Review: It's a great book with major suspense and action. Plus the romance and humor teens love.
Reviewer: D. B. (Grade 12)
Title: "This World We Live In"
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was better than the 2nd one. I think it ended kind of badly though. I would have enjoyed it more if I knew she was writing another book.
Reviewer: A. N. H. (Grade 5)
Title: "Warriors" (series)
Author: Erin Hunter
Review: This book is about a cat named Rusty who adventures into the wild and becomes part of a clan. There are four clans in this book: Shadow Clan, River Clan, Wind Clan, and Thunder Clan (Rusty's clan).
Reviewer: D. L. (Grade 9)
Title: "Mockingjay"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: It was really confusing at some parts, but I still enjoyed the ending.
Reviewer: A. A. (Grade 7)
Title: "Tending to Grace"
Author: Kimberly Newton Fusco
Review: This book is about a girl who has a mom who ruined her life. She now lives with her great aunt who has a totally different lifestyle. This book is a great story about SOME everyday lives.
Reviewer: L. D. (Grade 9)
Title: "Crescendo" (sequel to "Hush, Hush")
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Review: It wasn't that good. Patch wasn't there for like half the book. Then the writing really wasn't that good, and the main character just annoyed me.
Reviewer: H. M. (Grade 9)
Title: "Mockingjay"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: I liked it because of Alma Coin.
Reviewer: A. W. (Grade 7)
Title: "The Red Pyramid"
Author: Rick Riordan
Review: I didn't like this book because there were too many characters and unlike Greek myths, there were lots of Egyptian myths that I didn't know of and it was hard to understand.
Reviewer: B. M. (Grade 6)
Title: "Elsewhere"
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Review: "Elsewhere" is a very good book about a girl who dies and about her life in heaven. It's a good book for people who like to read about the afterlife.
Reviewer: A. W. (Grade 9)
Title: "Harry Potter" (series)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Review: Harry Potter is an absolutely fabulous series with adventure at every turn, plots to foil, and friendships to help young Harry along the way.
Reviewer: M. G. (Grade 7)
Title: "Whistle" (Manga)
Author: Daisuke Higuchi
Review: Gooooal! Love soccer? Well so does a kid named Sho. He loves soccer but never was put on the field. Find out what happens to him.
Reviewer: M. G. (Grade 7)
Title: "H. I. V. E." (Higher Institute of Villainous Education)
Author: Mark Walden
Review: Evil! One kid gets accepted to an evil, secret school. It's like any ordinary school but you can't leave. Join him and his friends on an adventure of a lifetime.
Reviewer: M. G. (Grade 7)
Title: "The Hunger Games"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: In Panem, a death game on live TV takes place. 16 year old Katniss needs to face deadly challenges to win.
Reviewer: D. B. (Grade 12)
Title: "Mockingjay"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: This book was amazing! I loved this series so much and this was a great ending for a great series! I would recommend this book to everyone!
Reviewer: D. B. (Grade 12)
Title: "Mountains Beyond Mountains"
Author: Tracy Kidder
Review: I had to read this as a required summer reading book and I thought it was terrible! I couldn't finish it, and I only got half way through it!
Reviewer: A. H. (Grade 9)
Title: "Unwind"
Author: Neal Shusterman
Review: It was a good book that makes you think of how you're living your life now.
Reviewer: J. C. (Grade 6)
Title: "Rissa Bartholomew's Declaration of Independence"
Author: Lynda Comerford
Review: It's about a girl that is going to middle school and is having trouble with friends.
Reviewer: A. N. H. (Grade 5)
Title: "The City of Ember"
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Review: This book is about two kids, Lina and Doon. They live in a small town with many people in it. The lights that light the sky are running out of juice. These are the last lights the city of Ember has. Will this city be dark forever? You'll find out if you read it.
Reviewer: A. H. (Grade 9)
Title: "The Hunger Games"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: This is a very interesting twist to living life and will keep you absorbed for hours.
Reviewer: A. N. H. (Grade 5)
Title: "Harry Potter" (series)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Review: This book is about a boy that has magic powers and his parents are dead. He has an enemy that killed his parents. He goes to a school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Reviewer: S. G. (Grade 6)
Title: "Dork Diaries"
Author: Rachel Renee Russell
Review: "Dork Diaries" is about a girl who can't fit in with the crowd.
Reviewer: L. D. (Grade 9)
Title: "Beautiful Darkness"
Author: Kami Garcia/Margaret Stohl
Review: The beginning was a little slow and it wasn't that good that Lena wasn't there the entire time. It really didn't start getting good until the end.
Reviewer: H. M. (Grade 9)
Title: "Catching Fire"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: I liked this book because of Beetee.
Reviewer: A. P. (Grade 7)
Title: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Author: J. K. Rowling
Review: I like this book very much. I have read this a couple of times already. My favorite part is at the end when Harry and Voldemort battle.
Reviewer: A. P. (Grade 7)
Title: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle"
Author: C. S. Lewis
Review: I have read this book a couple of times already. So I like it very much. My favorite part is at the end when everyone from the series end up together.
Reviewer: L. D. (Grade 9)
Title: "Halo"
Author: Alexandra Adornetto
Review: If you enjoyed "Twilight" you'd like this book. It's about angels instead, but I thought that Beth (main character) was too obsessed with her boyfriend Xavier. It got to the point that it was annoying.
Reviewer: L. D. (Grade 9)
Title: "Reckless"
Author: Cornelia Funke
Review: I loved it! The first few characters were a little confusing, but once you get into it, it's really good. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Cornelia Funke's other books.
Reviewer: A. P. (Grade 7)
Title: "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
Author: Unknown
Review: I liked this book very much. I have seen the movie. But I think the book is too descriptive.
Reviewer: S. L. (Grade 7)
Title: "Inkspell"
Author: Cornelia Funke
Review: It is my favorite book ever! It is a fantasy about a book that has many secrets.
Reviewer: H. M. (Grade 9)
Title: "The Hunger Games"
Author: Suzanne Collins
Review: I liked this book because of the games and suspense.
Reviewer: B. T. (Grade 7)
Title: "Hush, Hush"
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Review: I loved "Hush, Hush" because it was funny, suspenseful, and romantic. I loved Patch because he is funny, nice, and very chill. I really like this book and would recommend it for all teen girls.
Reviewer: M. T. (Grade 7)
Title: "Maximum Ride"
Author: James Patterson
Review: Great book. It's full of humor and action. Loved it!
Reviewer: M. M. (Grade 7)
Title: "Pretty Little Liars"
Author: Sara Shepard
Review: I love this book because it's mysterious and so funny.
Reviewer: A. P. (Grade 7)
Title: "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed"
Author: Unknown
Review: This book was very good. I have the game so I wanted to read the books. I like the end when the apprentice battles Darth Vader and the Emperor.
Reviewer: M. G. (Grade 6)
Title: "Twelfth Grade Kills" ****(SPOILER ALERT)****
Author: Heather Brewer
Review: Vlad finds his father in this book. I was surprised on how he was still alive. I particularly enjoyed how Heather Brewer described the scenes, and how parts turned out the way you didn't even think of. Like when Vlad was forced to kill his father, who turned out to want to kill Vlad. I enjoyed Brewer's method of writing.
Reviewer: V. Y. (Grade 9)
Title: "Fahrenheit 451"
Author: Ray Bradbury
Review: I didn't like this book. It was very confusing since it took place in the future. I would not recommend it.
Reviewer: S. N. H. (Grade 7)
Title: "Frogs & French Kisses"
Author: Sarah Mlynowski
Review: I like this book a lot. It was about a girl named Rachel and her sister named Miri. Miri has powers. The book was creative and had a lot of detail. Parts of it were really funny. I enjoyed it very much!!
