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Learn Create Share @ your Library during Teen Tech Week!
Pick up a TTW Bingo at your library or print one out here.
Enjoy some face time with a computer and complete a bingo. Bring the completed TTW Bingo to your library and get a techie prize!
Teen Read Week
Express Your Opinionated Side
Write a review of the most recent book you've read for the web site. Turn it in at your library branch and get a Library coupon good for $1 off your fines, toward your printing, check out a feature DVD, or snag some ear buds. And, each time you turn in a review it gets entered into a drawing for an iTunes gift card!
Share Your Artistic Side
Teen Book Review;
The Homeward Bounders, by Diana Wynne Jones; Reviewed by Leah Merrill
In this high stakes science fiction novel from the ever inventive Ms. Jones, twelve year old Jamie Hamilton discovers a secret he should never have known. His world-and every other world-is just a game played by the mysterious demon "Them." Wars are played out in turns, and the loss of life is dependant on the toss of dice.
Teen Book Review;
The Gathering, by Michael Carroll; Reviewed by Anne Hentzen
This book is about a group of young superheroes. Colin-the son of Titan, a flying superhero, and Energy, a superhero who can control energy- are dealing with identity issues. Danny is the son of Quantum, who predicted that he would lead a war against humans. Danny saw the prophecy as well, and is frightened by the vividness of the vision, including the mechanical arm. Renata, aka Diamond, is a superhuman who has been frozen for 10 years, has just woken up and has lost ten years without aging.
Vote for the 2009 Teens' Top Ten
Vote for up to 3 of your favorite books from last year! Voting is open from August 24 - September 18, 2009 to readers from ages 12 to 18. Vote now!
Check out the 2009 book nominees listed below. These books were nominated by members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country, including our very own Trails Teens at the Trails West Branch!
