Teenscape LaGrange

Burgess, Melvin. Sara’s Face. YA/ BUR
Seventeen-year-old Sara wants so much to be famous that when a legendary, plastic-surgery-addicted rock star offers to take her under his wing and pay for her to have surgery too, she jumps at the chance despite her misgivings.

Castellucci, Cecil. Beige. YA/ CAS
Even though Katy doesn't want to visit her father in Los Angeles, Katy won't make fuss. After all, she is polite and quiet. Or is she?

Dallas, Sandra. Tallgrass. YA/ DAL
Rennie has just turned thirteen but the foundations of her life in a small Colorado town during World War Ii are rocked when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in town and a local girl is murdered.

Halpin, Brendan. How Ya Like Me Now? YA/ HAL
After his father dies and his mother goes into rehab, Eddie moves from the suburbs into his cousin's Boston loft, where he gradually adjusts to being one of the few white kids in a progressive private school.

Hautman, Pete. All-In. YA/ HAU
Having won thousands of dollars playing high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Denn Doyle hits a losing streak after falling in love with a young casino card dealer named Cattie Hart.

Lupica, Mike. Summer Ball. YA/ LUP
Danny's leaving Middletown for the summer and heading to Right Way basketball camp, where he's out of his element and may be out of his league. The country's best ballers are in attendance, and Danny will need to raise his game to match up.

McNeal, Laura. The Decoding of Lana Morris. YA/ McN
Sixteen-year-old Lana wishes that her life was different, and when she stumbles into Miss Hekkity's mysterious shop, she begins to realize that she might actually have the power to change things.

Nix, Garth. Lady Friday. YA/ NIX
Four of the seven keys have been recovered, but Arthur’s friends are captive and Superior Saturday is still causing trouble, and Arthur is racing to find the secret of Middle House. [Book 5 of the Keys to the Kingdom series.]

Pausewang, Gudrun. The Dark Hours. YA/ PAU
Set in the closing days of WWII Germany this is the story of Gisel's 16th birthday. Separated from their pregnant mother while fleeing the Allies' advance Gisel and her younger siblings are trapped in an air raid shelter.

Reeve, Phillip. A Darkling Plain. YA/ REE
While dealing with people from their past and treachery from unexpected sources, Tom, Hester, and Wren return to save the world. [Vol. 4 of the Hungry City Chronicles]

Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst. YA/ SCO
Myth and fact meet here in this fictionalized account of the mysterious Nicholas Flamel, who is said to have discovered the secret of eternal life.

Sones, Sonya. What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know. YA/ SON
Fourteen-year-old Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser," and so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie her reputation plummets, but he finds acceptance as a student in a drawing class at Harvard.

St. James, James. Freak Show. YA/ SAI
Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen, decides the only to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Volponi, Paul. Rucker Park Setup. YA/ VOL
J.R. is fatally stabbed the day of the Rucker Park basketball tournament, and his best friend Mackey has to settle the score.

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Attention High School Students
WAY COOL FILM SCHOOL: SUMMER DRIVE-IN SEMESTER

Friday, June 15, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 29, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.
School was never like this! Three cinema events will be screened old fashioned drive-in style -- outside on the library wall!

Friday, June 15: American Graffiti
by Star Wars director George Lucas
The story of four teens on their last summer night before college. Great early rock and roll score!

Friday, June 29: The Frighteners
by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson

A wicked comedy thriller starring Michael J. Fox as a small town ghostbuster who’s actually a psychic con man in league with the ghosts he’s supposed to be exorcising.

Friday, July 13:
SPECIAL FRIDAY THE 13TH PREMIERE EVENT
Late Afternoon of the Living Dead
by Chicago director Jason Huls
Jason Huls is a talented young filmmaker who will attend this screening and bring along some of his cast and crew. Appropriately, the film is about a librarian who survives an attack by the undead and goes from Dewey Decimal guru to zombie slaying machine.

A short presentation before each film will explain the directors’ influences, and will highlight special attributes of the experimental films as well as the feature presentations. Come to all three events and receive a free WCFS t-shirt.

Stop by the YA desk for more information,
or visit http://blogs.northstarnet.org/teenscape/, 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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HOW TO GET STARTED…

STEP1. Come to the Adult Reference Desk to sign a registration card, starting Monday, June 11th. (Fun free stuff for the first 100 readers to sign up!)

STEP 2. Read at least 3 books from the YA or the Adult collection – 1 must be a mystery – to win cool stuff at the end of July (like t-shirts, books, gift certificates, and gift cards to lots of LaGrange stores!).

STEP 3. When you’re done with each book, come back to the Reference Desk and add the title and author of your book(s) to your registration card.

STEP 4. When you read 3 books, you get a new card, and for every card, you’re entered for a chance to win prizes, so –

STEP 5. KEEP ON READING!!

Questions?? Clueless?? Call Noël in the YA Department at 708-352-0576.

YOUNG ADULT MORNING / AFTERNOON ESP FAIR

Monday, June 11, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, July 9, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Are you gifted with extra-sensory perception? Think you might have psychic tendencies? Come test your mind-reading skills at our ESP Fair! We’ll have three booths set up with Zener cards, tools used internationally to test skills of both “senders” and “receivers” of information. You’ll come, and bring a friend or two? I KNEW you were going to say that! (This program is offered twice – although you’re welcome to come to both, they’re both the same.)

WE’RE FROM THE …F.B.I.

Monday, June 25, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Ever wanted to get closer to the action on C.S.I.? Help unlock the mysteries of crime scenes with FBI Field Agent Ed Lawson. Mr. Lawson will take us through the steps of crime scene investigation in a hands-on, hour-long program. Then stick around and we’ll make our own plaster casts of shoeprints or footprints, hopefully outside, if it’s nice!

WHO KILLED THE LIBRARIAN?

Saturday, July 7, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (after the Library closes)

Something shocking has happened –the music librarian’s been murdered! Who would do such a thing? YOU can be the detective -- crack the clues and win a prize! This crime is too big for one room, so we’re taking over the Library after hours for this interactive murder mystery. There is ONE catch – to participate, you absolutely MUST REGISTER for this program by June 30th. Register by calling Noël in the YA Department at 352-0576 ext. 35, or IM lgpublib, or email
ya@lagrangelibrary.org.

TWISTED TEEN BOOK DISCUSSIONS

Thursday, May 24, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 14, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 28, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 12, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a bajillion times – summer’s the best time for losing yourself in a juicy book. Our book discussions are at various times this summer, so if you can’t make it to all, come to one or two! Bring a friend and bring the book or books you’re reading right now and tell us about them. We’ll have snacks and lots of lively, stimulating discussion as we swap favorite scenes, enthusiasm, and passion for books!

END-OF-SUMMER-READING-PROGRAM PARTY

Thursday, July 19, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

I know what you’re thinking…you’ve been reading all summer, and now you just want to relax with a big bowl of cookies’n’cream ice cream, with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Mike Kett knows what you’re thinking, too – and he’s coming to amaze you with his strange powers as a mentalist and mind reader! First he’ll blow your mind, and then we’ll gorge ourselves on our SECOND ANNUAL DO-IT-YOURSELF SUNDAE BAR. Don’t eat dessert tonight – have it at the Library! Register by calling Noël in the YA Department at 352-0576 ext. 35, or IM lgpublib, or email ya@lagrangelibrary.org.

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Dowd, Siobhan.  <strong>A Swift Pure Cry.  </strong>YA/ DOW
Set in the Irish countryside, this story about a family whose mother has died and whose father descends into alcoholism leaving a teen girl to care for her younger brother and sister is further dramatized by romance and scandal.

Wells, Rosemary.  <strong>Red Moon at Sharpsburg. </strong> YA/ WEL
As the Civil War breaks out, India, a young Southern girl, summons her intelligence and courage to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her Virginia home, and the only life she has ever known.

Clements, Bruce.  <strong>What Erika Wants. </strong> YA/ CLE
The bright spot in the life of fourteen-year-old Erika Nevski is her lawyer, who supports Erika as she faces a custody battle, deals with her shoplifting friend, and tries out for the school play.

Going, K.L.  <strong>Saint Iggy. </strong> YA/ GOI
Iggy Corso, who lives in public housing, is caught between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his friend to get involved with some dangerous activity.

Myers, Walter Dean.  <strong>Street Love.</strong>  YA/ MYE
Harlem meets Shakespeare in this free-verse novel that features Damien, a young man who has everything going for him, and Junice, a girl whose life is in total shambles.

Abdel-Fattah, Randa.  <strong>Does My Head Look Big in This?</strong> YA/ ABD
Year eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.

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