Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by kathleenhannon
There are many good movies coming this holiday season. Many of these films originated from books available in the library. Of course many teens are aware that New Moon from the popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyers opens November 19th. Other movies from books that are now showing or about to open include: Where the Wild Things Are (Now Playing) from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Disney’s A Christmas Carol (Now Playing ) from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Box (Now Playing) from the short story Button, Button by Richard B. Matheson The Men Who Stare At Goats (Now Playing) from Men Who Stare At Goats by Jon Ronson Precious (Now Playing) from Push a novel by Sapphire
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Opens Nov. 25th) from Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl The Road (Opens Nov. 25th) from The Road by Cormac McCarthy Lovely Bones (Opens Dec. 11th) from The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2009 by kathleenhannon
2009 Teens’ Top Ten
More than 11,000 teen voters chose Paper Towns as their favorite book in the 2009 Teens’ Top Ten! The online poll took place from Aug. 24 through Sept. 18, with the winners announced during Teen Read Week by WWE Divas Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, with a special appearance by John Green.
Teen’s Top Ten 2009
1. Paper Towns by John Green
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q’s neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
In the fourth and final book in the #1 bestselling teen vampire Twilight Saga, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss’s skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon
5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
An orphaned boy is raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard
7. Wake by Lisa McMann
Ever since she was eight years old, high school student Janie Hannagan has been uncontrollably drawn into other people’s dreams, but it is not until she befriends an elderly nursing home patient and becomes involved with an enigmatic fellow-student that she discovers her true power
8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
Zoey Redbird”s adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is awakened in PC and Kristin Cast’s spellbinding fourth House of Night novel
9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king
Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It was created in 1998 to encourage teens to read for pleasure. This year’s Teen Read Week is October 18th – 24th, and the theme is “Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library”. So pick up a book that’s out of this world, or suggest some titles here for others to enjoy!
Vampires are all the rage. You know all about the Twilight Series, by Stephenie Meyer. But have you heard of these other vampire series? Try one today!
Have you heard about the haunted Toys ‘R Us in Sunnyvale? The strange story of The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose? Or the mysterious happenings at Alcatraz in San Francisco? Find out about these and other allegedly haunted spots in California at the “Seize the Night” webpage.
There are many good movies coming this holiday season. Many of these films originated from books available in the library. Of course many teens are aware that New Moon from the popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyers opens November 19th. Other movies from books that are now showing or about to open include:
