Teen Creek Book Group
When: Every Last Monday at 5 p.m.
Where: Sugar Creek Branch
Contact: Megan Garrett at 816.701.3489
The Teen Creek Book Group welcomes members to bring any book they are currently reading to discuss or choose their own title. We provide free snacks, and copies of the books are available at the desk.
2012 Schedule
January 30
The Vampire Diaries, Volume 1: The Awakening by L.J. Smith.
Two vampire brothers compete for high stakes -- the love of Elena Gilbert, a beautiful high school senior who is searching for excitement.
February 27
Variant by Robison Wells.
After years in foster homes, 17-year-old Benson Fisher applies to New Mexico's Maxfield Academy in hopes of securing a brighter future, but instead he finds that the school is a prison and no one is what he or she seems.
March 28
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John.
Eighteen-year-old Piper becomes the manager for her classmates' popular rock band, called Dumb, giving her the chance to prove her capabilities to her parents and others, if only she can get the band members to get along.
April 30
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride.
Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout, discovers that he is a necromancer, part of a world of harbingers, werewolves, satyrs, and one particular necromancer who sees Sam as a threat to his lucrative business of raising the dead.
Group Leader
Megan Garrett is the librarian at the Sugar Creek Branch and writes book reviews for the Independence Examiner. She has been working with children and tens at Sugar Creek since July 2007 and enjoys hosting a variety of programs for them. Her current favorite book is Looking for Alaska by John Green, although she grew up reading series like The Baby-Sitters Club, Sweet Valley High, and Fear Street. Working with teens has given her an opportunity to expand her reading horizons with authors like Brent Crawford, Meg Cabot, and Suzanne Collins. For more information about the Teen Creek Book Group, contact Megan at 816.701.3489.
Previous Reads:
December 2011 The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler.
November 2011 Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris.
October 2011 Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill.
September 2011 Nightshade by Andrea Cremer.
August 2011 Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver.
July 2011 The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey.
June 2011 The Maze Runner by James Dashner.
May 2011 Looking for Alaska by John Green.
April 2011 Unwind by Neal Shusterman.
March 2011 The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams.
February 2011 Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd.
January 2011 Going Bovine by Libba Bray.
