A Brief History of Montmaray
Michelle Cooper
On her sixteenth birthday in 1936, Sophia begins a diary of life in a fictional island country off the coast of Spain, where she is among the last descendants of an impoverished royal family trying to hold their nation together on the eve of the second World War.

Crossing Stones
Helen Frost
In their own voices, four young people, Muriel, Frank, Emma, and Ollie, tell of their experiences during the first World War, as the boys enlist and are sent overseas, Emma finishes school, and Muriel fights for peace and women's suffrage.

Fire (sequel to Graceling)
Kristin Cashore
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

Flash Burnout
L. K. Madigan
Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and a friend who’s a girl. One of them loves him; the other one needs him. When he snapped a picture of a street person for his photography homework, Blake never dreamed that the woman in the photo was his friend Marissa’s long-lost meth addicted mom. Blake’s participation in the ensuing drama opens up a world of trouble, both for him and for Marissa. He spends the next few months trying to reconcile the conflicting roles of Boyfriend and Friend. His experiences range from the comic (surviving his dad’s birth control talk) to the tragic (a harrowing after-hours visit to the morgue).

Illyria
Elizabeth Hand
Teenage cousins Madeleine and Rogan, who share twin souls and a sexual relationship, are cast in a school production of Twelfth Night that forces them to confront their respective strengths and future prospects.

The Lighter Side of Life and Death
C. K. Kelly Martin
After the last, triumphant night of the school play, fifteen-year-old Mason loses his virginity to his good friend and secret crush, Kat Medina, which leads to enormous complications at school just as his home life is thrown into turmoil by his father's marriage to a woman with two children.

Lips Touch: Three Times
Three short stories about kissing, featuring elements of the supernatural.

Rosie and Skate
Beth Ann Bauman
New Jersey sisters Rosie, aged fifteen, and Skate, aged sixteen, cope differently with their father's alcoholism and incarceration, but manage to stay close to one another as they strive to lead normal lives and find hope for the future.

The View From the Top
Hilary Frank
Anabelle and her fellow high school graduates navigate their way through a disastrous summer of love and friendship in the small coastal town of Normal, Maine.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green and David Levithan
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Banned Books Week

9/27/2010

 
Banned Books Week is an annual campaign to celebrate the freedom to read by drawing attention to banned and challenged books.  What does it all mean?  It means that there are groups and individuals who attempt to (and sometimes succeed) in having books removed from library shelves and school reading lists because of "inappropriate" subject matter, viewpoints, or language.  Banned Books Week promotes the right to keep material publicly available so that people can develop their own conclusions and opinions.

More information is available at bannedbooksweek.org

Here's a list of "10 Flashlight-worthy Books People Most Want Banned"

How about 10 Graphic Novels And The Shocking Reasons They Frequently Come Under Fire

Don't forget to stop in and pick up a banned book...at your library, of course!
 
Don't forget there's a TAB meeting this Wednesday at 7PM.  We'll be planning a Halloween event, so please come help out!

Who: TAB (all teens welcome!)
Where: Library Meeting Room
When: Weds. 9/22
Why: Because the cookies are yummy
 
What’s T.A.B anyhow?

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teen volunteers, Fair Lawn’s finest!
We meet once a month to plan activities and displays, talk about books, play
games and EAT!

 
From the serious to the not-so-serious-but still-true, here are some great titles to try.

 
SYNC, an online community that seeks to build the audience for audiobooks among readers 13 and up, is offering two free audiobooks to download each week this summer.  It's easy-no sign-ups or credit card required.

 
 
and are looking for more books like 'em, give one of these a try.
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Cameron, a sixteen-year-old slacker, sets off on a madcap road trip along with a punk angel, a dwarf sidekick, a yard gnome and a mad scientist to save the world and perhaps his own life.  One thing you should know, Cameron has Mad Cow Disease so this may all be hallucinatory.  Or not...
 
We've got some great new magazines coming in for 2010! 

GamePro: features video game news, reviews, previews, cheats, features, screens, videos, game info

Kiki: a magazine for girls who love life, appreciate creativity, and recognize good ideas. A Kiki reader thinks for herself, has her own look.

Teen Ink: a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums.

Transworld Skateboarding: Find the latest products, videos, photos, stories, gear, interviews, accessories, shoes, how-to instructions and more.

Weird NJ: Your Travel Guide to NJ's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets.

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