Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs after a family tragedy, Jacob gets an urge to follow some family history . When he finds an orphanage in Wales, he discovers some interesting thing about the children that lived there with his grandfather .

Scored by Lauren McLaughlin What if your whole life was the SAT — and your life score – judged by a large corporation , determined your college/work eligibility. .

Bones of Faerie / Janni Lee Simner In the near future , the world is suffering from the effects of a devastating war between our world, and the world of Faerie. An amazing combination of a horror story and a fairy tale .

Do  you  read engadget? It is a great place for tech news.

This is an article in the Washington Post – and I think many high school students (and some parents ) will breathe a sigh of relief at some of the information. I really like the definition of well-rounded. Not every activity , but a few outside activities with depth. Read, enjoy – and the last piece of advice may be the hardest to belive , but it might also be the truest.

Flynn Carsen in The Librarian movies on TNT

The Librarian of Unseen University Library, in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels

Lirael in the Abhorsen novels by Garth Nix

Margarita Staples and other librarians in Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan in The Mummyand The Mummy Returns

The Cheshire Cat in Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series

Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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Virals is the first in a new series by Kathy Reichs( author of the Tempreence Brennen series that the hit tv show Bones is based on).A mixture of mystery and science fiction makes for a suspenseful and fun book. Tory and her friends live on an island off the coast of South Carolina. While exploring a nearby island,they free a dog from science experiments and stumble across a cold case . The mystery is well done and the science fiction is fun . Enjoy!

Virals

Seziure, the sequel.

and as a bonus, a link to the Bones dvds.

Yes , I’m talking about volunteering. Every volunteer at the library helps us serve the community better. But as a volunteer, (no matter where you chose to volunteer),you get to learn a little bit about yourself. Are you good at paying attention to details? Do you like to teach, or share knowledge. Do You like working with people, on a team or alone? Do you like working with kids? or older folks?

Right now, we are collecting volunteer applications at Fremont for our next volunteer session. You can go here to find applications, plus other opportunities.

And here are some books to check out:

The Teen brain book

university life

Make things happen : the key to networking for teens