Teen Book Buzz 2013-03-20T19:13:10Z Takoma Park Maryland Library book blog for young adults. tag:www.takomapark.info,2013:/library/ya//9 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2013, KarenM Adult Books 4 Teens 2013-03-20T19:13:10Z 2013-03-20T15:13:10-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2013:/library/ya//9.2990 2013-03-20T19:13:10Z If you're looking to read something a little different than the usual young adult fare, check out Adult Books 4 Teens A School Library Journal Blog. The blog is written by Angela Carstensen and Mark Flowers, who review all kinds... KarenM karen.macpherson@gmail.com If you're looking to read something a little different than the usual young adult fare, check out Adult Books 4 Teens A School Library Journal Blog. The blog is written by Angela Carstensen and Mark Flowers, who review all kinds of adult books that have teen appeal.

]]> Black History Tonight 2013-02-21T19:06:45Z 2013-02-21T14:06:45-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2013:/library/ya//9.2973 2013-02-21T19:06:45Z Come to a special Black History program tonight about an inspiring and overlooked African-American hero. Author Gigi Amateau will talk about her book,Come August, Come Freedom, which combines fact and fiction to tell the true story of a literate slave... KarenM karen.macpherson@gmail.com Come to a special Black History program tonight about an inspiring and overlooked African-American hero. Author Gigi Amateau will talk about her book,Come August, Come Freedom, which combines fact and fiction to tell the true story of a literate slave named Gabriel who attempted to incite a rebellion among his fellow slaves in Richmond, Va. in 1800. The rebellion failed, due to a massive storm and the betrayal of friends, but Amateau's book offers a riveting look at a true freedom fighter. Politics & Prose Bookstore will sell copies of Amateau's book at tonight's event, but absolutely no purchase is necessary. Our event is free and open to all, although the book is aimed at ages 12 up.

]]> John Green Tonight! 2013-01-15T21:11:47Z 2013-01-15T16:11:47-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2013:/library/ya//9.2955 2013-01-15T21:11:47Z We're live-streaming John and Hank Green's Carnegie Hall program tonight at the Takoma Park Community Center in two locations. Join us! Registration is full for the auditorium, but we also will have the program running in the Azalea Room. Our... KarenM karen.macpherson@gmail.com We're live-streaming John and Hank Green's Carnegie Hall program tonight at the Takoma Park Community Center in two locations. Join us!

Registration is full for the auditorium, but we also will have the program running in the Azalea Room. Our program is free! For those interested, however, Politics & Prose bookstore folks will be selling copies of books by John Green and music by Hank Green, as well as t-shirts and posters.

John Green is the author of the best-selling young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars. He and his brother Hank Green created the Vlog Brothers YouTube channel and the Nerdfighters group. Together, they're a dynamic duo, and they'll be joined tonight by the Mountain Goats music group and several other young adult authors, whose names are being kept under wraps.

John Green has asked fans to send questions for tonight to Twitter via this hashtag: #eveningofawesome. If you've got a question, send it soon!

Meanwhile, here's a link to an interview with John Green shortly after The Fault In Our Stars was published last year:

Children's Corner: 'The Fault in Our Stars' a tour de force about teenage cancer - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

]]> John Green Livestreamed 2012-12-14T21:43:39Z 2012-12-14T16:43:39-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2934 2012-12-14T21:43:39Z KarenM karen.macpherson@gmail.com Join us at the Tk Pk City auditorium on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. to watch YA star author John Green -- live-streamed from Carnegie Hall! We're partnering with Politics & Prose Bookstore to sponsor a live-streaming of "An Evening of Awesome." This is an event hosted by John Green, author of the best-selling teen book The Fault in Our Stars, and his brother Hank Green, original creator of the Green Brothers' "Nerdfighters " website. The actual "Evening of Awesome " will take place at Carnegie Hall in New York City and is sold-out. But the program, which will include surprise visits by other authors and music by the Mountain Goats, will be live-streamed, and so we'll be showing it on the big screen in Takoma Park's Community Center auditorium. Come and gather with other John and Hank Green fans -- and other "Nerdfighters "!-- to enjoy this unique program. Politics & Prose will be selling books at the program, but no purchase is necessary to attend. Spaces are limited, however, so registration is required. You must register online; to register, go to:
Program Registration - Takoma Park Maryland Library

]]> And the Winning Program is... 2012-12-08T18:35:59Z 2012-12-08T13:35:59-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2926 2012-12-08T18:35:59Z ZOMBIES!!!! More announcements will follow. The Zombie program will have to take place in the new year due to the number of programs going on right now, but that just means there will be more time to make it AWESOME!... cecilia chayford@umd.edu ZOMBIES!!!! More announcements will follow. The Zombie program will have to take place in the new year due to the number of programs going on right now, but that just means there will be more time to make it AWESOME!

]]> YA Authors on Pinterest 2012-12-05T17:05:46Z 2012-12-05T12:05:46-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2924 2012-12-05T17:05:46Z If any of you use the Pinterest social media site, there's a great list of YA Authors you can follow here via YA Highway. You're welcome.... cecilia chayford@umd.edu If any of you use the Pinterest social media site, there's a great list of YA Authors you can follow here via YA Highway. You're welcome.

]]> We're back! 2012-11-15T05:27:20Z 2012-11-15T00:27:20-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2913 2012-11-15T05:27:20Z Sorry for the prolonged interweb silence, guys! The past couple of weeks have been kind of batty for your intrepid intern! I was stuck in NY for a week after Sandy (I was fine, don't worry), and then grad... cecilia chayford@umd.edu

Sorry for the prolonged interweb silence, guys! The past couple of weeks have been kind of batty for your intrepid intern! I was stuck in NY for a week after Sandy (I was fine, don't worry), and then grad school dumped a bunch of work on my head. (While grad school is waaaaaay more fun than high school, it's also more work.) I will try to make up for the missed book trailers later in the week. Anyway, without further ado, the stuff you're here to see:

Teen Program:
If you haven't voted for the teen program yet, get down to the library quickly! Voting is going to end pretty soon, and you don't want to be stuck with some boring junk.

Internet Roundup:
1) This. I can't even explain. Just click the link. You won't be sorry.

2) Huffington Post has this rant about the media mislabeling books for older kids (one example given is The Westing Game) as Young Adult books. Does this matter?

3)This infographic, "The United States of YA" has a YA book set in every state in the US!

]]> Vote for Teen Program! 2012-10-23T18:52:37Z 2012-10-23T14:52:37-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2887 2012-10-23T18:52:37Z We want you to vote on the theme of our next teen/young adult program, which will take place further on this year. (No seriously, vote on it. I'm organizing it, so I promise it will be cool.) The four options... cecilia chayford@umd.edu We want you to vote on the theme of our next teen/young adult program, which will take place further on this year. (No seriously, vote on it. I'm organizing it, so I promise it will be cool.) The four options are (drumroll please):

1) Zombies: Games and activities related to the upcoming zombie apocalypse

2) Hunger Games: You read the series, now volunteer as tribute yourself (minus the killing and dying part)

3) Be a Kid Again: Listen to your favorite picture books read aloud, color inside the lines (or outside the lines, if you want), and have fun just being a kid again!

4) Crafting Upcycled Holiday Gifts: Learn to make holiday gifts for your friends and family using recycled materials

You can vote at the library main desk. (Ask if you don't see the voting box, I promise none of us bite. Well, I can't vouch for all the library staff's free time activities, but biting in the workplace is something we strongly frown upon.)

]]> Around the Web 2012-10-18T15:28:20Z 2012-10-18T11:28:20-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2883 2012-10-18T15:28:20Z Tomorrow (Friday 10/19) is Spirit Day, which GLAAD describes as an "annual day in October when millions of Americans wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth." If... cecilia chayford@umd.edu Tomorrow (Friday 10/19) is Spirit Day, which GLAAD describes as an "annual day in October when millions of Americans wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth."

If you like Jessica Shirvington's first novel, Embrace, then I have good (or bad, depending on how you feel about adaptations of your favorite books) news: Th CW television network is turning it into a TV show.

NPR has a really interesting article on Skinny, by Donna Cooner, a YA novel about a teenage girl who decides to undergo weight-loss surgery.

In case you haven't seen it, here is a funy Hunger Games parody, The Hipster Games:


]]> Teens' Top Ten 2012 2012-10-18T14:53:41Z 2012-10-18T10:53:41-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2882 2012-10-18T14:53:41Z The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the winners of the 2012 Teens' Top Ten, an annual list of the best books for young adults. For this list, teens nominate and vote on their favorite books of the... cecilia chayford@umd.edu The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the winners of the 2012 Teens' Top Ten, an annual list of the best books for young adults. For this list, teens nominate and vote on their favorite books of the year. Which book took the top slot? Divergent, by Veronica Roth.

]]> On Son by Lois Lowry 2012-10-18T14:33:41Z 2012-10-18T10:33:41-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2881 2012-10-18T14:33:41Z The Onion A.V. Club has a review of the fourth book in The Giver quartet, published this month. I really want to read it, if only to complete the journey I started at 8ish years old, when I first read... cecilia chayford@umd.edu The Onion A.V. Club has a review of the fourth book in The Giver quartet, published this month. I really want to read it, if only to complete the journey I started at 8ish years old, when I first read The Giver. (Yes, I was a super-book-nerd as a kid. That's who grows up to be librarians. Big shocker.) For those of you that aren't big The Giver fans (although I can't personally imagine how that happens), here is a picture of (apparently) the world's smallest (and quite possibly cutest) deer:

]]> Oops! Correction. 2012-10-18T14:19:53Z 2012-10-18T10:19:53-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2880 2012-10-18T14:19:53Z In my enthusiasm for Teen Read Week (which of course I think should be every week...because I'm a librarian), I mistakenly told you it was last week. It's actually this week. If you are heartbroken by my mistake, you should... cecilia chayford@umd.edu In my enthusiasm for Teen Read Week (which of course I think should be every week...because I'm a librarian), I mistakenly told you it was last week. It's actually this week. If you are heartbroken by my mistake, you should probably get out more. But here is a cute corgi picture to apologize.

]]> National Book Award Finalists 2012-10-11T16:01:33Z 2012-10-11T12:01:33-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2873 2012-10-11T16:01:33Z The National Book Award Finalists have been announced. The Examiner has a list of the books in the young people's literature category.... cecilia chayford@umd.edu The National Book Award Finalists have been announced. The Examiner has a list of the books in the young people's literature category.

]]> Fictional Food 2012-10-11T15:51:40Z 2012-10-11T11:51:40-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2872 2012-10-11T15:51:40Z Fictional Food is a website devoted to creating real versions of food that appears in books, TV shows, and other media. WARNING: Do not read while hungry!... cecilia chayford@umd.edu Fictional Food is a website devoted to creating real versions of food that appears in books, TV shows, and other media. WARNING: Do not read while hungry!

]]> BTotW 2012-10-11T11:11:24Z 2012-10-11T07:11:24-05:00 tag:www.takomapark.info,2012:/library/ya//9.2871 2012-10-11T11:11:24Z Un Lun Dun by China Mieville I haven't actually read this one yet, but I really like his (yes, his) novels for adults, and I'm betting he's done at least a solid job with this one. The trailer starts a... cecilia chayford@umd.edu Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
I haven't actually read this one yet, but I really like his (yes, his) novels for adults, and I'm betting he's done at least a solid job with this one. The trailer starts a bit slowly, but it gets really creepy towards the middle.


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