Just in time for football season–

When Jomo Rodger’s junior varsity football teammates give out goofy trophies at the end of the season, he gets the “If He Was Just a Little Bit taller, He’d Be a Big-Time Baller” award.  It’s better than the “Most Likely to be Kicked in the Ass By the Coach” award, but not by much.  And [...]

It’s Earth Day

According to the Library of Congress website, “Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural event.  Senator Gaylord Nelson promoted Earth Day, calling upon students to fight for environmental causes and oppose environmental degradation with the same energy that they displayed in opposing the [...]

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Kyra Leigh Carlson is the oldest “acceptable” daughter in a family with 20 children and two more babies on the way.  Her eldest brother, Adam, is 17.  Her older sister, Emily, would be called “eldest daughter,” but she’s “unsound.”  At least Emily was born before Prophet Childs’ father died.
Kyra [...]

Twilight Took a Bite out of the Box Office, But What Do *You* Think?

The L.A. Times reports that the movie adaptation of Twilight, the vampirrific romance that’s caught the world by storm, grossed a whopping 70.5 million. But just because you saw it doesn’t mean you liked it. Cat and I were both bitten by the Twilight bug, and you can see our opinions below. [...]

Joseph’s Lexically Limited Review of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Late in the movie, Norah tells Nick about the Judaic concept of tikkun olam, a Hebrew phrase that translates to “repairing the world.” It turns out to be the perfect phrase to chart the course of two characters who begin the film broken but find solace in one wild New York night. [view [...]

Calling All Fans of Plain Janes

 
Get ready for book 2!
Yes the art attacks continue.  The Janes’ need to find a date for a school dance so they play cupid and become entangled in affairs of the heart.  P.L.A.I.N. – People Loving Art In Neighborhoods – goes global when they enter into the Metro City Museum of Modern Art Contest.
Here’s a [...]

Vampire Plagues (book 3) Mexico, 1850

The following is a review from Igor, who read this title and wrote the review for us in order to reduce his fines at the library. In some instances we allow teens to work off their fines at a rate of $5.00 per hour. Please contact the Teen staff at the Carnegie Library in Oakland if you [...]