where she went

This sequel  to  If  I  Stay  by  Gayle  Foreman  is  a top ten teen  nominee  for  2012

 

CLA Teen Video Contest Winner

From the California Library Assoiation:

Learn more about the contest and watch more videos here.

Wither by Lauren De Stefano

book trailer for the whole trilogy:

do you have the time to make these for May?

pinata sugar cookies

( all images from from sheknows)

one more poem for April

Ripper and Ripper?

Ripper by Stefan Petrucha Catalog description:
Adopted by famous Pinkerton Agency Detective Hawking in 1895 New York, fourteen-year-old Carver Young hopes to find his birth father, but when he becomes involved in the pursuit of notorious killer Jack the Ripper, Carver discovers that finding the truth can be worse than ignorance.
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves Catalog description :

Sent to do volunteer work at the Whitechapel Hospital in the east end of London in 1888, seventeen-year-old Abbie discovers the identity of Jack the Ripper.

Two books that came in on the same day – published in the same year about the same subject. Which would you read?

what happened to goodbye – Sarah Dessen

Another Top Ten nominee- This time we hear Sarah Dessen speak:

sword making

Blacksmithing is an old art and you can find learn more about it at Ardenwood Farm in Fremont. You can also take classes in blacksmithing at The Crucible in Oakland . Of course, it might be a while before you can do this….

And just in case you thought I forgot what month it is; here is a link to a poem, The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Tempest by Julie Cross

another review of one of the nominations for teen top ten 2012:

if you have ever volunteered

we thank you .