PEACEMAKERS in Pittsburgh

Every day, violence on the streets and in school affects the lives of more and more Pittsburgh teens. Like in books such as Sharon Flake’s Bang!, Ron Koertge’s The Brimstone Journals, Todd Strasser’s Give a Boy a Gun, Matt Whyman’s Boy Kills Man, Walter Dean Myers’s Autobiography of My Dead Brother, or Paul Volponi’s [...]

Do Beechview Survey, Try for $25 Gift Card

Beechview teens, if you’ve ever wanted to have a voice, now’s your time. Fill out the online survey and be part of planning Beechview’s future. Just go to http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB227LUNTWWC9. It only takes a minute to do it and you get a chance to win a $25 VISA gift card.
                                                       Tina, Teen Librarian, CLP Beechview

Literary Opportunities for Pittsburgh Teens

Pulse Blogfest!
March 14-17 | pluseblogfest.com
Who is participating in Pulse Blogfest?
It’s a veritable who’s who of teen fiction. More than 110 teen authors have committed to participating, including such bestsellers as Scott Westerfeld (Uglies), Ellen Hopkins (Glass), D.J. MacHale (Pendragon), Holly Black (Ironside, Spiderwick), Kate Brian (Private), Cassandra Clare (City of Bones), Susan Cooper (The Dark [...]