Teen review: The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

My name is Jenna. I go to a high school where I’m part of the marching band and the cheerleading squad. I’m pretty busy, but I always find time to read. I’m also very creative and I like doing little crafts out of random things I find. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate [...]

It’s all history

People tend to forget that the word “history” contains the word “story”.  ~Ken Burns I have always been horrible at history.  I’m no good at memorizing dates and names to get good grades on history exams.  My brain just doesn’t work that way even if I would like it to. The funny thing is though, [...]

Teen Intern Manga Review: A Certain Scientific Railgun

Today CLP East Liberty‘s own Teen Youth Intern, Savion, will review a recently published volume of manga. It was sent to me for review by the publisher, Seven Seas, and I wanted to see if had any appeal for the teen collection. Here’s what he has to say: This manga called A Certain Scientific Railgun [...]

Poetry Review: David Berman

I know from being on the Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest Committee that there are many local teen poets and so, presumably, poetry readers out there. But sometimes trying to find new poets to read is overwhelming. So I’ve decided to do some poetry reviewing to introduce some of my favorites to you.  Maybe you’ll [...]

Good books that are hard to read

This year I’ve come across 3 books that were hard to put down but hard to get through.  Not because of the writing, but because the subject matter was sad, even brutal, and the author made the story so heartbreaking and real that I sometimes had to compose myself before going on.  If you, like me, appreciate [...]

Guest Teen Review: Night at the Museum 2

Hi, I am Quinton Goodman from Langley High School. I am in a program called Move and SOS. I come to the library every Wednesday. This program shows me what the working world is like. They teach everyone in the program what to know when you go for a job interview. If we are going to miss a day [...]

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 [...]

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. What did you [...]