New YA Non-Fiction

Classy: Be a Lady Not a Tramp by Derek Blasberg

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens 101 Stories About the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Amy Newmark

iPhone Game Development for Teens by Clayton E. Crooks

Junk-Box Jewelry: 25 DIY Low Cost (or No Cost) Jewelry Projects by Sarah Drew

The Hunger Pains: A Parody by Harvard Lampoon

Where's My Stuff? by Samantha Moss

Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty by Ann Shoket

Meet Mango

There are lots of great reasons to learn another language: going on a trip, wanting to work somewhere overseas, connecting with family members or simply because your college of choice demands you to!

To help you with all your language learning needs, the library is now subscribing to Mango Languages, a language learning database which provides lessons for over 40 languages, including Spanish, French and Pirate (not sure if Pirate qualifies as an actual language, but I'm giving Mango the benefit of the doubt on this one).

So use Mango to ace your next language exam, amp up for your vacation or impress your landlubber friends with your newly acquired Pirate slang.  Find Mango on our Online Databases page

Mystery is So Delicious!

Summer Reading is going strong here at the library and if you're looking for inspiration, here's a list to get you started.  Mysteries are a great summer read, they offer suspense and intrigue all without leaving your lounge chair.


Fiction

Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac

Shelter by Harlan Coben

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

Double by Jenny Valentine

The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman

Graphic Novels

Amazing Agent Jennifer by Nunzio DeFilippis

Brain Camp by Susan Kim

Natsume's Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa

After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro

Godchild by Kaori Yuki

Paolo Bacigalupi Readalikes

Author Bacigalupi is known for his action-packed science fiction and fantasy novels. His books usually take place in a dark version of the future where things have not worked out as planned for the lead characters. His book Ship Breaker got attention a couple years ago and its companion book The Drowned Cities just came out in May. If you enjoyed either of these books, or like reading adventure-fueled stories set in science fiction or fantasy universes, check out some of these other titles:

Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess

In a post-apocalyptic eastern seaboard ravaged by disease and war with a manmade race of people called Partials, the chance at a future rests in the hands of Kira Walker, a sixteen-year-old medic in training.

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

The Line by Teri Hall

Rachel thinks that she and her mother are safe working for Ms. Moore at her estate close to The Line, an invisible border of the Unified States, but when Rachel has an opportunity to Cross into the forbidden zone, she is both frightened and intrigued.

Legend by Marie Lu

In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

 Partials by Dan Wells

In a post-apocalyptic eastern seaboard ravaged by disease and war with a manmade race of people called Partials, the chance of a future rests in the hands of Kira Walker, a sixteen-year-old medic in training.

New YA Fiction

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protege of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.

Soulbound by Heather Brewer

Seventeen-year-old Kaya, a Healer who wants to learn to fight, must attend Shadow Academy where fighting by Healers is outlawed, and so she asks two young men to train her in secret, leading to a choice that will change their lives forever.

The Fear by Charles Higson
In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait.

Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Klavan
Sam Hopkins fights back when he sees bullies harrassing Jennifer, an eccentric schoolmate who, he learns, is having terrifying hallucinations about demons, death, and destruction which may just come true unless Sam can stop them.

Burn Mark by Laura Powell
In an alternate London, England, the lives of a fifteen-year-old girl eagerly awaiting the development of her "fae," or witch abilities, and the son of a man who sentences witches to death by burning, intersect when the son makes a startling discovery.







Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn
After a high-profile art heist of three van Gogh drawings in her home town of Seattle, sixteen-year-old Violet Rossi finds herself in Japan with her artist father, searching for the related van Gogh painting.

Summer Reading 2012

Have you signed-up for Teen Summer Reading yet?  Signing up is easy and it gets you entered into raffles for all kinds of prizes, including movie tickets and gift cards to area restaurants. 

1. Read or listen to 5 books.
2. Log your titles at our online reading log or at the library and write a short review to enter the prize drawings.
3. Repeat.

Don't forget that eBooks, audiobooks, and graphic novels count too.  If you're going to be reading this Summer anyway, whether it's for school or fun, you might as well give yourself a chance to win some great prizes too!  Summer Reading ends August 5th so log your books by then.

Teen Volunteer Opportunities This Summer!

More Teen Volunteer Opportunities are coming this Summer. Help our Youth Services Department with programs or program preparation. Registration for each opportunity begins 10 days before the event. To register, visit our Calendar of Events.

Openings:

MONTGOMERY CAMPUS 
Mon., June 11; 1:45 - 3:15 pm     Assist with the 'World Games' program
Mon., June 18; 1:45 - 3:15 pm     Assist with the 'World Games' program 

Fri., June 22; 1:45 - 3:15 pm        Assist with the 'It's Tea Time' program
Sun., June 24; 1:45 - 3:15 pm      Listen to Younger Buddies read at 'Buddy Up & READ'
Mon., June 25; 1:45 - 3:15 pm     Assist with the 'World Games' program 

OSWEGO CAMPUS 
Sun., June 10; 1:45 - 3:15 pm      Listen to Younger Buddies read at 'Buddy Up & READ'
Thurs., June 21; 6:15 - 7:45 pm   Assist with the 'Construction Challenge' Program

SPECIAL LOCATIONS
Mon., June 4; 11:30 - 2:30 pm     Assist with our Summer Kick-Off Party at Hudson Crossing Park
Sat., June 23; 1:30 - 3:30 pm      Assist with the Bubble Gum Bash at Hudson Crossing Park