Teenscape LaGrange

McFedries, Paul. MySpace Visual Quick Tips. YA/ 004.678/ MCF
Pearl, Nancy. Book Crush. YA/ 028.55/ PEA
The World Almanac Book of Records. YA/ 032/ WOR
Olsen, Timothy. The Teenage Investor. YA/ 332.024/ OLS
Smith, M.J. The Smart Student’s Guide to Healthy Living. YA/ 613.0433/ SMI
Alvarado, Melissa. Sew Subversive: Down and dirty DIY for the fabulous fashionista. YA/ 646.4/ ALV
Adams, Scott. It’s Obvious You Won’t Survive On Your Wits Alone: A Dilbert book. YA/ 741.5/ ADA
Groening, Matt. Big Beastly Book of Bart Simpson. YA/ 741.5/ GRO
Larson, Gary. The Far Side Gallery 4 and 5. YA/ 741.5/ LAR
Webb, Linda. Beatles Art: Fantastic new artwork of the Fab Four. YA/ 781.66/ BEA
Skate and Destroy: The first 25 years of Thrasher Magazine. YA/ 796.22/ SKA
Masyga, M. Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale. YA/ 813.6/ MAS
Wilson, Daniel. How to Survive a Robot Uprising. YA/ 818.607/ WIL
Willett, Edward. Jimi Hendrix: Kiss the Sky. YA/ BIO/ HEN

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Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. YA/ AND
Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background, but when he attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, it sets of a string of events that leave him questioning his place in school, his family, and the world.

Birdsall, Olivia. Notes on a Near-Life Experience. YA/ BIR
As Mia's family life crumbles after her father just up and moves out, her love life starts coming together. She'd like to ignore her family and only spend time with her boyfriend, but creates another set of problems in the process.

Black, Holly. Ironside: A Modern Faery Tale. YA/ BLA
As the possessor of Roibin's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly-impossible quest that will release him from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall.

Bondoux, Anne-Laure. Life As It Comes. YA/ BON
As a new life is thrust upon them by their parents' sudden death, two vastly different sisters discover the ties that bind.

Clement-Moore, Rosemary. Prom Dates From Hell. YA/ CLE
"The thing feeds on emotion, right? On grief and terror and angst and woe. Where can it find all that in one place?" Thus Maggie, wisecracking photographer for her high-school paper and reluctant heir to her grandmother's gift of "the Sight," deduces that the demon cursing the school's popular crowd will reach full power at...senior prom. Fans of TV shows like Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will relish the unflappable, edgy humor Maggie brings to her fight against supernatural evil. – Horn Book Magazine 5/1/2007

Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. YA/ FAR
In a detective story set in 22nd century Zimbabwe that is interwoven with Africa's history and present day concerns, the ruling General's three children are kidnapped. (Newbery Honor 1995)

Grant, K.M. Blaze of Silver. YA/ GRA
Using principles of their shared Muslim faith to persuade him, an agent of the Old Man of the Mountain convinces Kamil to lead Will and Ellie into a trap. Kamil repents and seeks a way to save his friends and redeem himself though. [Book 3 of the DeGranville Trilogy]

Horowitz, Anthony. Nightrise. YA/ HOR
As fourteen-year-old telepathic twins struggle to escape the clutches of the Nightrise Corporation, one of them travels through dreams to a time when the evil Old Ones ruled and learns the role that he, his brother, and three other Gatekeepers must play to keep the world safe from the Old Ones' return. [Book 3 of The Gatekeepers]

Hughes, Mark Peter. Lemonade Mouth. YA/ HUG
Here is the inside story of how the legendary band Lemonade Mouth came to be. Told in each of the five band members voices, this anthology is their definitive history.

Jocelyn, Marthe. How it Happened in Peach Hill. YA/ JOC
Annie and her mother, who is a spiritual advisor, come to Peach Hill to live, the latest in a string of towns where Annie has to play dumb and gather information about people in order to make her mother's position work.

Jonsberg, Barry. Am I Right or am I Right? YA/ JON
Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with a handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. So stocking shelves at the store seems like a perfect job--until that annoying customer tries to hold up the store. . .[sequel to The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne]

Lockhart, E. Dramarama. YA/ LOC
Spending their summer at Wildewood Academy, an elite boarding school for the performing arts, tests the bond between teens Sadye and her best friend Demi.

Myracle, Lauren. L8R, G8R. YA/ MYR
Now it's their senior year, and Angela, Zoe, and Maddie, otherwise know as the winsome threesome, are feeling invincible. Too bad Jana, the Queen Bee who made their sophomore year a nightmare, is on the warpath again.

Shan, Darren. Demon Thief. YA/ SHA
With the opening of a window into a demon world, a boy discovers his powers as a Disciple and his mission to hunt the viciously powerful Demonata to the death. [Book 2 of the Demonata]

Shan, Darren. Bec. YA/ SHA
As the demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and her warrior companions leave the devastated area not only to answer a call for help but also to find information that will enable Bec to unlock the secrets of her past. [Book 4 of the Demonata]

Sheth, Kashmira. Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet. YA/ SHE
Growing up with her family in Mumbai, India, sixteen-year-old Jeeta disagrees with much of her mother's traditional advice about how to live her life and tries to be more modern and independent.

Bibliographic Information (except where indicated) ©2007 BWI

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STAR WARS UNDER THE STARS
Friday, May 25, 7:30 pm
On May 25, 1977 the original Star Wars premiered and changed film history. Celebrate this landmark motion picture and welcome summer at an outdoor screening at the library. Bring your coolers, lawn chairs, light sabers, and of course, all your friends. If the weather's inhospitable, we'll move the screening indoors. FREE POPCORN!

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

WAY COOL FILM SCHOOL: SUMMER DRIVE-IN SEMESTER
Friday, June 15, 7:30 pm
Friday, June 29, 7:30 pm
Friday, July 13, 7:30 pm
School was never like this! Three cinema events will be screened drive-in style -- outside on the library wall! Pack a cooler with popsicles, sodas, slurpees, iced chai, etc.
Bring a lawn chair, sleeping bag, inflatable raft, or whatever you want to sit on...
Invite a group of friends and have a blast watching WALL-SIZED movies in the cool of the summer evening.

A retro concession stand with free popcorn will be open before and during the show.

Friday, June 15: American Graffiti by Star Wars director George Lucas
Based on Lucas’s teenage years in California, American Graffiti is the story of four teens on their last summer night before college. There’s a great early rock and roll soundtrack, plus Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones) in his first major role — as a hot rod racer!

A special pre-show screening will pay tribute to the renowned Canyon Cinema series of wildly experimental films that inspired the young George Lucas. We’ll show several of these shorts, and we guarantee you’ve never seen anything like it!

Friday, June 29: The Frighteners by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson
The Frighteners is a wicked comedy thriller starring Michael J. Fox as a small town ghostbuster who’s actually a psychic con man in league with the spirits he’s supposed to be excorcising.

The film was expected to receive PG-13 rating, but unfairly received an R-rating. Here’s your chance to see this overlooked film with wonderful special effects created by Weta Workshop.
A short special feature before the film shows how The Frighteners paved the way for the FX innovations of Lord of the Rings.

Friday, July 13: SPECIAL FRIDAY THE 13TH PREMIERE EVENT
Late Afternoon of the Living Dead by Chicago area director Jason Huls
Jason Huls is a talented young filmmaker who lives in Chicago and has generously agreed to a free showing of his new film. Jason will attend the screening and bring along some of his cast and crew to talk about making the movie. Appropriately, the film is about a librarian who survives an attack by the undead and goes from Dewey Decimal guru to zombie slaying machine with the help of a lethargic ghost named Shelton.

See the film’s trailer at www.lateafternoonofthelivingdead.com

Come to all three events and receive a WCFS t-shirt.
Stop by the YA desk for more information, or contact Noël at 352-0576. THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR AGES 13 AND UP DUE TO THE MATURE CONTENT OF THE SERIES.

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Cabot, Meg. Missing You. YA/ F/ CAB/ CD BOOK
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. YA/ F/ CAR/ CD BOOK
Klass, David. Firestorm. YA/ F/ KLA/ CD BOOK
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. YA/ F/ TWA/ CD BOOK
Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. YA/ F/ WES/ CD BOOK
Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief. YA/ F/ ZUS/ CD BOOK

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