Reber, Deborah. Chill :--Stress-Reducing Techniques For A More Balanced, Peaceful You. YA/ 155.9/ REB
Describes the physiological effects of stress, provides stress-reducing techniques, offers organizational tips, and discusses how to cope with side effects of stress.

Doe, Jon. Jon & Jayne Doe's Guide to Making Friends & "Getting" The Guy (Or Girl). YA/ 306.7/ DOE
Provides advice, accompanied by related scenarios, on friendship and dating, discussing first impressions, conversation, cliques, self-confidence, dealing with rumors, and more.

Doe, Jon. Jon & Jayne Doe's Guide To Throwing, Going To, And "Surviving" Parties. YA/ 642.4/ DOE
A practical how-to guide for throwing all kinds of teen parties including graduation, summer barbeques, pool parties, back-to-school, and summer holiday parties.

Stalder, Erika. Fashion 101 :--A Crash Course In Clothing. YA/ 646.34/ STA
An introduction to fashion that presents facts on fashion trends, styles, evolution, and other related topics and helps readers create a fashionable, functional wardrobe.

Meyrich, Elissa. Rip It! :--How To Deconstruct And Reconstruct The Clothes Of Your Dreams. YA/ 646.4/ MEY
Why spend tons of money on humdrum designer duds when it's possible to revamp a piece you already own to create a guaranteed original that looks, fits, and feels just the way it should? Rip It! shows how simple and fun it can be to transform a tired wardrobe into hip, one-of-a-kind new looks without spending a dime.

Berg, Jim. The original duct tape Halloween book. YA/ 745.5/ NYB
The Duct Tape Guys take on their favorite fun-filled holiday in this book that is chock full of bizarrely creative costume ideas for kids and adults alike.

Pawlett, Raymond. The Karate Handbook. YA/ 796.815/ PAW

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. Jane Goodall :--A Twentieth-Century Life. YA/ B/ GOO
Presents a personal profile of primatologist Jane Goodall, discussing her childhood in France and England, the influences that led her to a career observing and studying chimpanzees in Africa, her marriages and child, and the causes and charities she supported in later life.

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Bodeen, S.A. The Compound. YA/ BOD
Fifteen-year-old Eli, locked inside a radiation-proof compound built by his father to keep them safe following a nuclear attack, begins to question his future, as well as his father's grip on sanity as the family's situation steadily disintegrates over the course of six years.

Calonita, Jen. Secrets Of My Hollywood Life :--On Location : A Novel. YA/ CAL
Life is good for Hollywood princess Kaitlin Burke, ready to star in a movie by her favorite director, but an old love and a scheming new publicist complicate her already hectic existence.

De La Cruz, Melissa. Masquerade. YA/ DEL
The story of the powerful New York "blue bloods" continues in this book, as the young vampire Schuyler Van Alen travels to Venice to find someone who can help her solve the recent rash of young blue blood deaths in New York.

Fehler, Gene. Beanball. YA/ FEH
Twenty-eight free-verse narrators relate the impact of a beanball on star center fielder Luke "Wizard" Wallace--a wild pitch that shatters his skull and destroys the vision in his left eye.

Gehrman, Jody. Confessions of a Triple-Shot Betty. YA/ GEH
Sixteen-year-olds Geena, Hero, and Amber spend the summer working at a Sonoma, California coffee shop, where they experience romance, identity crises, and newfound friendships.

Gemmell, David. Troy series. YA/ GEM
This trilogy, beginning with Fall of Kings, followed by Lord of the Silver Bow and finally Shield of Thunder, tells the story of Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, and others fighting the Trojan War.

Gerber, Linda, and others. S.A.S.S. (Students Across the Seven Seas) series. YA/ SAS
This sassy book transports teen girls to enticing worlds of international travel, adventure, and even romance through the experiences of studying abroad.

Grant, Michael. Gone. YA/ GRA
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

Green, Simon. The Unnatural Inquirer. YA/ GRE
John Taylor, a private investigator who specializes in working the Nightside, a hotbed of supernatural activity in London, is hired by the editor of the "Unnatural Inquirer" to find Pen Donavon who vanished shortly after announcing he has evidence of the Afterlife on DVD, and the nearly impossible task gets more complicated when Taylor realizes there is someone else even more determined to find Donavon first.

Halam, Ann. Snakehead. YA/ HAL
Compelled by his father Zeus to accept the evil king Polydectes's challenge to bring the head of the monstrous Medusa to the Aegean island of Serifos, Perseus, although questioning the gods' interference in human lives, sets out, accompanied by his beloved Andromeda, a princess with her own harsh destiny to fulfill.

Jinks, Catherine. The Genuis Squad. YA/ JIN
After the Axis Institute is blown up, fifteen-year-old Cadell Piggot is unhappily stuck in foster care with constant police surveillance to protect him from the evil Prosper English until he gets an offer to join a mysterious group called Genius Squad.

Jones, Frewin. The Faerie Path series. YA/ JON
Anita's life was ordinary until she discovered she was Tania, the lost princess of Faerie.

Jongman, Mariken. Rits. YA/ JON
When his father runs off with his girlfriend and his distraught mother is admitted to an institution, thirteen-year-old Rits goes to live with his uncle and tries to make the best of his unusual circumstances.

Kadohata, Cynthia. Outside Beauty. YA/ KAD
Thirteen-year-old Shelby and her three sisters must go to live with their respective fathers while their mother, who has trained them to rely on their looks, recovers from a car accident that scarred her face.

L'Engle, Madeleine. The Joys of Love. YA/ LEN
Elizabeth Jerrold pursues her dream of becoming an actress after her high school graduation, and lands a position as an apprentice in a summer theater company where she falls in love with an aspiring director.

Marr, Melissa. Ink Exchange. YA/ MAR
Seventeen-year-old Leslie wants a tattoo as a way of reclaiming control of herself and her body, but the eerie image she selects pulls her into the dangerous Dark Court of the faeries, where she draws on inner strength to make a horrible choice.

Marriott, Zoë. The Swan Kingdom. YA/ MAR
When Alexa's mother is killed, her father marries a cunning and powerful woman and her brothers disappear, sending Alexa on a long, dangerous journey as she attempts to harness the mystical power she inherited from her mother and restore the kingdom to its proper balance.

McPhee, Peter. New Blood. YA/ McP
Callum's family moves from Glasgow to Winnipeg, Canada, after he is beaten nearly to death by bullies, hoping for a new start in a new country, but trouble seems to follow the teen who finally gets tired of running.

Mills, Sam. The Viper Within. YA/ MIL
Bitter and angry after his parents' divorce, Jon joins a cult, The Religion of Hebetheus, at his high school and soon becomes embroiled in a plot to kidnap a fellow student and suspected terrorist, but their plans go terribly wrong.

Nanji, Shenaaz. Child of Dandelions. YA/ NAN
In Uganda in 1972, fifteen-year-old Sabine and her family, wealthy citizens of Indian descent, try to preserve their normal life during the ninety days allowed by President Idi Amin for all foreign Indians to leave the country, while soldiers and others terrorize them and people disappear.

Patterson, James. Dangerous Days of Daniel X. YA/ PAT
Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma, but when he faces his first of the top ten outlaws, the very existence of Earth and another planet are at stake.

Pressler, Mirjam. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. YA/ PRE
Johanna discovers that her grandfather acquired his clothing store by taking it from a family of Jews during the Nazi regime.

Richards, Justin. The Chaos Code. YA/ RIC
Fifteen-year-old Matt and his new friend Robin search the globe to retrieve an ancient code--rumored to have brought down the ancient civilization of Atlantis--from the hands of a madman who is bent on destroying the modern world.

Roe, Monica. Thaw. YA/ ROE
Talented athlete and high school senior Dane is admitted to a facility to undergo therapy for Guillain-Barre syndrome and is forced to reevaluate his life and attitude when the treatment doesn't seem to be working.

Shepard, Sara. Pretty Little Liars series. YA/ SHE
Best friends Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna find themselves under suspicion when the mysterious stranger named A tries to blame one of the girls for the death of their friend Alison and threatens to reveal the girls' darkest secrets.

Swoish, Tammy. Hot Scots, Castles, and Kilts. YA/ SWO
Sixteen-year-old Sami and her romance-writer mother spend a month in Scotland fixing up an old farm as a tourist destination, while Sami and her new friend Fiona hunt for the resident ghost and Sami helps resolve a centuries-old feud.

Taylor, Drew. The Night Wanderer. YA/ TAY
This unique blend of Gothic romance and modern coming-of-age story takes place on an Indian reservation. Sixteen-year-old Tiffany is surprised when her father rents out a spare room to a creepy stranger, Pierre L'Errant.

Volponi, Paul. Hurricane Song. YA/ VOL
Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.

Womack, Philip. The Other Book. YA/ WOM
Capable of elevating men to heroism or destroying them through malice and evil, The Other Book has laid dormant for four hundred years, waiting for someone to restore it to its original glory. Edward Pollock lives an ordinary life at his boarding school until he comes in contact with the book.

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George, Madeleine. Looks. YA/ GEO
Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.

Godbersen, Anna. Rumors :--A Luxe Novel. YA/ GOD
After the death of Elizabeth Holland, all of New York speculates about her unfortunate demise and wonder what role her mischievous sister, Diana, and notorious cad Henry Schoonmaker played in the events leading up to her death.

Kluger, Steve. My Most Excellent Year :--A Novel Of Love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park. YA/ KLU
Three high school juniors write of their most excellent ninth grade year in this epistolary novel.

Noël, Alyson. Cruel Summer. YA/ NOE
Colby Cavendish, having shed her dorky image along with her best friend, is looking forward to an exciting summer with the "in crowd," including handsome Levi Bonham, but she gains a new perspective on her life and priorities when she is shipped away to spend a summer in Greece.

Rennison, Louise. Stop In The Name Of Pants! : Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. YA/ REN
British teen Georgia Nicolson is confused about the return of the guy she likes, she turns to her friend Dave for advice, but soon wonders if Dave might be more than just a friend.

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Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions. YA/ BUD
Nadira and her family leave Bangladesh to live illegally for years in New York City on expired visas. After 9/11, they flee to Canada to seek asylum, only to be turned away, resulting in hardship, struggle, and heartache for all of them.

Dean, Claire. Girlwood. YA/ DEA
Polly Greene and her grandmother believe younger sister, Bree, may be hiding in the neighboring Idaho woods; but when they discover a mysterious, hidden grove of larches, Polly and her friends build a shelter for Bree and try to save the grove from developers.

Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. YA/ DOC
Interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus is released into what is now a police state, and decides to use his expertise.

Ellsworth, Loretta. In Search Of Mockingbird. YA/ ELL
A tattered copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is all that connects Erin to her mother, who died when she was a baby. On the eve of her 16th birthday, Erin journeys from Minnesota to Alabama in search of author Harper Lee and answers to her quest.

Johnson, Maureen. Suite Scarlett. YA/ JOH
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project.

Meldrum, Christina. Madapple. YA/ MEL
A girl who has been brought up in near isolation is thrown into a twisted web of family secrets and religious fundamentalism when her mother dies and she goes to live with relatives she never knew she had.

Myers, Walter. Sunrise Over Fallujah. YA/ MEY
Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him.

Schmidt, Gary. Trouble. YA/ SCH
Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin—and reveals troubles that predate the accident.

Shan, Darren. Demon Apocalypse. YA/ SHA
Book 6 in the Demonata series.

Vail, Rachel. Lucky. YA/ VAI
As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship

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Conley, Erin. Crush :--A Girl's Guide To Being Crazy In Love. YA/ 646.77/ CON
Crushes are exciting, but they also create a lot of confusing new emotions. This insightful book helps girls manage the ups and downs of falling in love, from the first hello to the final goodbye to all the exhilarating moments in between.

Conley, Erin. Dumped :--A Girl's Guide To Happiness After Heartbreak. YA/ 646.77/ CON
Complete with stories from teens who've survived the heartbreak blues, this book guides girls from the moping, coping, and moving on of a breakup.

Conley, Erin. Uncool :--A Girl's Guide To Misfitting In. YA/ 646.77/ CON
Contains stories, quotes, activities, fashion tips, and other encouragement for high school girls who do not quite fit in with the "in" crowd.

Landau, Camille. What They Don't Teach You At Film School :--161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movie No Matter What. YA/ 791.43/ LAN
Provides practical advice and motivation for would-be filmmakers with or without film-school educations, covering such topics as technical know-how, successful working relationships with actors and the crew, casting, and budgets.

Haugen, David. Africa. YA/ 960/ AFR

Redd, Nancy. Body Drama. YA/ 612/ RED

Stetina, Troy. Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar Pocket Guide. YA/ 787.87/ STE
Learn to play rock rhythms in the style of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Clapton, Van Halen, Pearl Jam, and more. You'll learn all the essential rhythm techniques, including: power chords; barre chords; triad shapes; muting; chord progressions; pick harmonics; chord arpeggiation; riffs; and more. This book also includes vital background information with each concept, giving you the theory behind the chops.

Bausum, Ann. Muckrakers :--How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens helped expose scandal, inspire reform, and invent investigative journalism. YA/ 070.43/ BAU

Cosgrave, Bronwyn. The Complete History Of Costume And Fashion: From Ancient Egypt To The Present Day. YA/ 391/ COS
Examines trends in clothing style, fabric, accessories, and footwear from ancient Egypt through the twentieth century, and includes over 300 photographs and illustrations.

Davis, James. Skateboarding Is Not A Crime: 50 Years Of Street Culture. YA/ 796.22/ DAV
Skateboarding is a sport with its own philosophy and culture and these are explored in this book along with the history, and skateboarding technique instructions. Dramatic action photography throughout.

Davis, William. Barack Obama :--The politics of hope. YA/ B/ OBA

Field, Syd. The Screenwriter's Workbook. YA/ 808.23/ FIE

Hinds, Gareth. William Shakespeare's King Lear :--A graphic novel. YA/ 822.33/ SHA
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy in which a king foolishly disinherits his favorite child when she speaks out against him, instead splitting his kingdom between the daughters who are plotting against him.

Li, Moying. Snow Falling In Spring :--Coming of age in China during the Cultural Revolution. YA/ 951.056/ LI

McElwain, Jason. The Game Of My Life :--A true story of challenge, triumph, and growing up autistic. YA/ 796.323/ MCE

Quezado Deckker, Zilah. Ancient Rome: Archaeology. YA/ 937.6/ DEC

Trottier, David. The Screenwriter's Bible :--a complete guide to writing, formatting, and selling your script. YA/ 808.23/ TRO
A guide to screenwriting, with information on completing a screenplay, formatting, making revisions, and selling the manuscript.

Vineyard, Jeremy. Setting Up Your Shots :--Great camera moves every filmmaker should know. YA/ 778.53/ VIN
Over 100 storyboards with simple descriptions.

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Adlington, L. Cherry Heaven. YA/ ADL
Kat and Tanka J are starting over. The New Frontier is nothing like war-stricken City Five—no battle scars, no memories of their parents. It's a perfect society, where everyone lives in harmony. Or so they say. Sequel to The Diary of Pelly D.

Colfer, Eoin. Airman. YA/ COL
A swashbuckling tale set at the end of the 19th century in which Conor, who was imprisoned in the diamond mines when Bonvilain overthrew the monarchy, engineers an aerial excape that leads to a wild melee.

Cornish, D. Lamplighter. YA/ COR
As Rosamund starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him. Includes glossary. Sequel to Monster Blood Tattoo.

Geras, Adele. Ithaka. YA/ GER
This book captures the quiet strength and patience of a woman's enduring love for her husband and the ensuing chaos that threatens all as Penelope is pressured to remarry.

Love, D. Picture Perfect. YA/ LOV
When her mother leaves her family suddenly to take a new job, fourteen-year-old Phoebe tries to deal with her own confused feelings and, in the process, learns some things about love and the complicated ties that bind families together.

Malley, Gemma. The Declaration. YA/ MAL
In 2140 England, where drugs enable people to live forever and children are illegal, teenaged Anna, an obedient "Surplus" training to become a house servant, discovers that her birth parents are trying to find her.

Meyer, Carolyn. Duchessina :--A Novel Of Catherine De Medici. YA/ MEY
As the sole heiress to the Medici family wealth, young Catherine has spent her childhood in a convent. Now she finds herself in the household of the Pope, engaged to a boy who is cold and aloof. Can she survive the path to the throne?

Perkins, Mitali. First Daughter :--White House Rules. YA/ PER
Once sixteen-year-old Sameera Righton's father is elected president of the United States, the adopted Pakistani-American girl moves into the White House and makes some decisions about how she is going to live her life in the spotlight.

Pullman, Philip. Once Upon a Time in the North. YA/ PUL
In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash their trading balloon onto a port in the Arctic North and find themselves in the middle of a political powder keg.

Valentine, Jenny. Me, The Missing, And The Dead. YA/ VAL
Sixteen-year-old Londoner Lucas Swain, left in possession of the ashes of Violet Park, becomes convinced that Violent is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father’s sudden disappearance.

Zindel, Paul. Rats. YA/ ZIN
When mutant rats threaten to take over Staten Island, which has become a huge landfill, fourteen-year-old Sarah and her younger brother Mike try to figure out how to stop them.

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Hite, Sid. I'm Exploding Now. YA/ HIT
The summer he turns seventeen, Max Whooten is feeling off his game with no job and nothing to do, but after spending a lot of time hanging out in Manhattan, thinking about life, writing down his thoughts, and visiting his aunt in Woodstock, he develops a personal philosophy called "coolism" which seems to help turn things around.

Rich, Jamie. Cut My Hair. YA/ RIC
Nineteen-year-old Mason, his best friend Jason, and girlfriend Jeane cope with life and growing up in this Gen-X graphic novel.

Abrahams, Peter. Up All Night :--A Short Story Collection. YA/ UP
A collection of five short stories, written by award-winning authors, about teens who stay up all night.

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Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. YA/ COM
Growing up during the last, frightening years of the Cultural Revolution in China (1972-1976), Ling witnesses the gradual breakdown of society in her small village. Her parents, both doctors, are under suspicion for being “enemies of the people,” and her neighbors and friends are taken away to be “re-educated.” As Chairman Mao’s re-education plans take over, people have less time to farm or work – so food, water, and electricity become scarce. Ling sees neighbors turn against each other, physically and mentally, in their fear and desperation. This is an intense story of a hard and tragic time in China’s recent history. Easy read, 243 pp.

Staub, Wendy Corsi. Believing. YA/ STA
Picking up the story where her last book (Awakening) ended, Staub continues the paranormal events that surround her heroine, Calla. Calla is living with her grandma, who is a registered medium, in the Spiritualist town of Lily Dale, NY. Calla is visited by the spirit of a dead girl who was abducted and murdered, and who pleads with Calla to help other girls targeted by the killer. So Calla, already struggling with the recent death of her mother, the separation from her father (who is living in California), a failed relationship with her college-age boyfriend, and her new talents as a psychic, is now trying to bring the killer to justice – before she becomes his next pretty victim. Easy, eerie read, 239 pp.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Gossip Girl: The Carlyles. YA/ VON

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Are you a serious Scout, but running out of time to work on your merit badges? Instructor Larry Regan offers this 10-week clinic with you in mind! This clinic is designed to present information about and assist in obtaining requirements for the following merit badges: Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Personal Management, Family Life, and Communications. Class is limited to 15; must be a minimum of 1st Class. To apply for a spot in this clinic, submit your name, current Boy Scout rank, and any merit badges held to larryregan1958@hotmail.com. For details, call Noël at 352-0576 x 35.

Dunkle, Clare. The Sky Inside. YA/ F/ DUN/ CD BOOK

Meyer, Stephenie. The Host. YA/ F/ PRA/ CD BOOK

Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men. YA/ F/ PRA/ CD BOOK
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland.

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Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy. YA/ MEA
Rose and her best friend, Lissa, become enmeshed in a forbidden romance and a ruthless social scene after they are dragged to a boarding school where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them.

Meyer, Stephenie. The Host. YA/ MEY

Black, Holly. Valiant. YA/ BLA
When teenage Valerie runs away to New York City, she takes up with a gang of squatters in the subway system. In that strange world, she becomes bound into service by a troll who is as hideous as he is honorable.

Coy, John. Box Out. YA/ COY

James, Brian. Thief. YA/ JAM

Malloy, Brian. Twelve Long Months. YA/ MAL

Staples, Suzanne. The House Of Djinn. YA/ STA

Taylor, Theodore. Sniper. YA/ TAY
Fifteen-year-old Ben must cope alone when a mysterious sniper begins shooting the big cats in his family's private zoological preserve.

Wright, Bil. When The Black Girl Sings. YA/ WRI
Lahni feels like an outcast; she is the only African-American student at her private, all-girls prep school, and her adoptive parents are both white. Her parents are getting a divorce, but she finds comfort by singing in the choir.

Adoff, Jaime. The Death of Jayson Porter. YA/ ADO

Bauer, Joan. Best Foot Forward. YA/ BAU
After a life-altering summer on the road, Jenna Boller is dripping with new found maturity. She's got a great job at a shoe store, a best friend who makes her laugh...and then a handsome hunk with a police record walks into her life.

Caletti, Deb. The Fortunes of Indigo Skye. YA/ CAL

Ferguson, Alane. The Circle Of Blood :--A Forensic Mystery. YA/ FER

Pearson, Mary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox. YA/ PEA

Stratton, Allan. Chanda's Wars. YA/ STR

Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac & D Foster. YA/ WOO

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FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC + MOVIES
Fridays, May 2 through June 27, 6:30 - 9 pm

Every other Friday night in May and June, Young Adult Services will host a pizza party featuring new CD releases from the YA collection followed by movies with music.

5/2: Best episodes of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords with audience karaoke
5/16: The Animation Show and The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine
5/30: High School Musical 2 – MST3K-style with open mic audience comments
6/13: Frankenweenie and The Nightmare Before Christmas
6/27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show with free props bags for the authentic audience participation experience.
This series is recommended for ages 14 and older due to strong language and sexual content in several of the films. Registration is required.

THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN: REDUCED!
Saturday, May 24, 2 - 3 pm

See all six of Jane Austen's novels performed as five-minute plays. The production is written and acted by three talented local teens who will also teach the audience one of the dances from A & E's renowned production of Pride and Prejudice. High tea will be served. Oh, Mr. Daaah-cy, do come! Registration is required. Suggested for ages 12 and up. Adults are welcome, too.

BOY SCOUT EAGLE SCOUT CLINIC
Thursdays, June 5 through August 14, 7 – 8:30 pm
(no meeting July 3)
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED -- For details, call Noël at 352-0576 x 35.Are you a serious Scout, but running out of time to work on your merit badges? Instructor Larry Regan offers this 10-week clinic with you in mind! This clinic is designed to present information about and assist in obtaining requirements for the following merit badges: Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Personal Management, Family Life, and Communications. Class is limited to 15; must be a minimum of 1st Class. To apply for a spot in this clinic, submit your name, current Boy Scout rank, and any merit badges held to larryregan1958@hotmail.com. For details, call Noël at 352-0576 x 35.

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MORPHING TRASH INTO TREASURE
Mondays, June 9 through July 11, 11:00-Noon

Hold it – don’t throw away that Snapple cap! Bring it to the library instead, where we’ll turn it into a nifty photo magnet! Our craft series explores ways to turn everyday trash into items both beautiful and functional (they make nifty gifts, too!). Check the website for details on each week’s craft. Register by Thursday, June 5 for the first session.

WAY COOL FILM SCHOOL
SCREENWRITER’S WORKSHOP
Wednesdays, June 18 – July 9, 10 – 11:30 am

Screenwriting is different than any other kind of writing, and it’s WAY COOL! Learn the basics by watching some great movie scenes and short films and doing in-class exercises. No homework! Everyone who comes to all four classes will receive a WCFS tee-shirt. Recommended for ages 12-14. Registration is required.

YA Assistant Deb Mitchell will lead the workshop. Her first screenplay was one of twelve finalists in the comedy category of the 2007 International Filmmakers screenwriting competition.

WORLD CUP QUIDDITCH TEAM MEETING
Saturday, June 21, 2-3 pm

Join our quidditch team and meet the La Grange Park library’s team for a high-flying World Cup tournament to be held in Kiwanis Park on Saturday, July 12. Come to the team meeting for more details. The tournament will be tied to the summer reading program, meaning players can earn bonus points for their teams by writing short reviews of any books they read over the summer. Registration is required.

METAMORPHOSIS FILM SERIES
Fridays, July 11 through August 8, 7 – 9 pm

7/11: The Giant Gila Monster
Teenagers save their small town from a mutant lizard.
7/25: The Fly
Vincent Price in the all-time metamorphosis classic. “Help me! Help me!”
8/8: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The original (and scariest) film version of this alien possession tale.

Films will be shown in the Dierkes Community Room on the lower level of the library. Fresh-popped popcorn and soft drinks will be provided. Vintage cartoons start at 7pm. The feature presentation begins at 7:30 pm. Registration required.

I’VE CREATED A MONSTER! CONTEST
Entry deadline: Monday, July 7, 9 pm

Design your own monster movie poster or make an original creature model, and we’ll display all the artwork in a special exhibit here at the library. The exhibit will open on July 11, and prizes will be awarded before the screening of The Giant Gila Monster on the same date at 8:30 pm. Posters and models can be any size. Please make sure the artist’s name and phone number is on each entry. You must be 12 – 18 years old to enter.

END OF SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTY
Friday, July 18, 2-4 pm

Give yourselves a pat on the back, a round of applause, and an ice cream sundae at our third annual End-of-Summer-Reading-Program Party! Work up an appetite playing Cosmic Twister – the game you know and love, played with glow-in-the-dark mats! Undergo a facial metamorphosis – get your face painted --with phosphorescent paint, which will look SO cool under blacklights! Finally, help yourself to our do-it-yourself sundae bar – all to celebrate the end of six wonderful weeks of reading! And of course – registration is required.