If you are one of the many Twilight fans out there and can’t get enough of Bella, Edward, and Jacob, the library has multiple copies of Breaking Dawn for you to refresh your memory before you head out to see Breaking Dawn Part 1.
Category Archives: Young Adult Lit
Time to Vote: Evergreen YA Book Award
Each year, from suggestions made by school librarians and by teens themselves, the Evergreen Award Nominating Committee selects ten titles that represent a mix of teen books.
The nominated titles are returned to the young people of Washington State to read and to vote on. For those of you who have read some of these books this year, it is time to vote!
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award 2012 Nominees
(Click the titles below for book descriptions, then click the “Vote Online” link below to submit your vote!)- Swim the Fly by Don Calame
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- We Were Here by Matt De La Pena
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
- North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Malice by Chris Wooding
Vote online!
The deadline to vote on the nominees is March 15th, so vote now!
Hunger Games Preview! Release date: March 23
We are fast approaching the day (in March) when Katniss, Peeta, and Gale will hit the big screen! Check out The Hunger Games preview below. For more info on the movie, head to The Hunger Games movie website. If you haven’t yet read the book (or the whole trilogy), seeing the preview will probably make you want to. The library has copies of all 3. If you have any copies that are just sitting around, we always welcome donations!
UPDATE: And the winner is…Kendra Morgan!
Teens' Choice for Best Book of the Year
Congratulations Kendra! For those who reviewed books, thank you! For those who have not yet had a chance to review books, check with Ms. Wolter to see how you can still participate.
Win a copy of this year’s top teen book!
Here’s how to get your name into the drawing: Come by the library to fill out a quick book review for a book you’ve enjoyed recently or an all-time favorite. Your name will be entered for as many reviews as you complete.
Clockwork Angel, the prequel to the popular Mortal Instruments series, was voted the top teen book of the year by teens, and the winner will receive a new copy of the book!
Get your reviews in by Halloween! (Review cards available in the library: just ask!)
Teen Read Week, Oct. 16-22: Art Contest, New Books, Recommendations!
Teen Read Week is here! That means some fun things:
- An ART CONTEST through Sno-Isle Libraries with $50 Amazon gift cards as the prizes for the top 4 entries! Check out the entry form, and see this poster (Teen Read Week Art Contest 2011) in the library for ideas and other details. Ms. Wolter has printed copies of the entry form for you; just ask! If you decide to submit your art, let Ms. Wolter make a copy first so we can display it in the library.
- A chance to WIN Clockwork Angel: come by the library to recommend a book you’ve read to friends; write a brief review, and your name will be entered in a drawing that will take place on October 31st!
- And, of course, a Top Ten List! Who doesn’t love a Top Ten list…and this one is the top ten books of the year according to TEENS, not teachers or librarians or the general public. Trust your peers, and check out these books!
