Teens Read! Wednesdays, April 7th, 14th 21st & 28th, 5:00-5:45 p.m. Participate in a book group for Middle Schoolers and get started reading. Free. 6th to 8th grade students welcome. Please call the Library's Youth Desk for more information or to preegister: 865-7216.
TAB (Teen Advisory Board). Mondays, April 5th & 19th, 4:00-5:00 p.m. High Schoolers: be a part of the process! Help decide what goes into the Young Adult (Teen) collection, and what activities we will have for teens. This could count toward your community service graduation requirement. No preregistration needed. For more info: call the Youth Desk: 865-7216.
After School Video gaming for Middle Schoolers. Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 1st through 22nd, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Join other teens and play a variety of PS2 games. Free. Middle School students welcome. No preregistration needed.
Weekend video Games for Teens. Sunday, April 18th, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Join other teens and play Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band and a variety of PS2 games. free. Middle & High School students welcome. No preregistration needed.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
TAB Book Review by Maya
Title: American Born Chinese
Author: Gene Lueng Yang
Quick Plot Summary: This graphic novel is a collection of three separate but interwoven stories, each related to Chinese culture in various ways.
The first is the legend of the Monkey King, ruler of Flower-Fruit Mountain and master of kung-fu. Denied entrance to a dinner party, he's no longer satisfied with being a monkey and desperately wants to become a god. So he studies more of the major disciplines of kung-fu, embarks on a life-changing pilgrimage, and meets Tze-Yo-Tzu, or He Who Is, the god who created him from a rock.
The next tale is about an American-born Chinese boy named Jin. He moves from San Francisco and goes to a new school where he has a difficult time because he's the only Chinese-American student. Wei-Chen, a Taiwanese boy, comes to his school, and though Jin wanted to beat him up at first, they become friends. Later, Jin begins to have a crush on an all-American girl and wants to transform himself into an all-American boy.
The third story, "Everybody Ruvs Chin-Kee," is about a popular boy named Danny whose Chinese cousin comes to visit. Chin-Kee's annoying behavior causes Danny terrrible embarrassment and ruins everything.
Favorite Character: Chin-Kee. He made me laugh so hard with his super-stereotypical Chinese ways.
Favorite Part: The end. All three stories come together in a very surprising way.
Favorite Quote: Early in the book, and old Chinese woman asks Jin what he wants to be when he grows up, and he answers, "A transformer." She replies, "It's easy to be anything you wish, so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul." I think that being true to yourself is what this book is all about.
Out of five stars, I would give this book all five. I couldn't stop reading and finished it before I knew what was happening!
Author: Gene Lueng Yang
Quick Plot Summary: This graphic novel is a collection of three separate but interwoven stories, each related to Chinese culture in various ways.
The first is the legend of the Monkey King, ruler of Flower-Fruit Mountain and master of kung-fu. Denied entrance to a dinner party, he's no longer satisfied with being a monkey and desperately wants to become a god. So he studies more of the major disciplines of kung-fu, embarks on a life-changing pilgrimage, and meets Tze-Yo-Tzu, or He Who Is, the god who created him from a rock.
The next tale is about an American-born Chinese boy named Jin. He moves from San Francisco and goes to a new school where he has a difficult time because he's the only Chinese-American student. Wei-Chen, a Taiwanese boy, comes to his school, and though Jin wanted to beat him up at first, they become friends. Later, Jin begins to have a crush on an all-American girl and wants to transform himself into an all-American boy.
The third story, "Everybody Ruvs Chin-Kee," is about a popular boy named Danny whose Chinese cousin comes to visit. Chin-Kee's annoying behavior causes Danny terrrible embarrassment and ruins everything.
Favorite Character: Chin-Kee. He made me laugh so hard with his super-stereotypical Chinese ways.
Favorite Part: The end. All three stories come together in a very surprising way.
Favorite Quote: Early in the book, and old Chinese woman asks Jin what he wants to be when he grows up, and he answers, "A transformer." She replies, "It's easy to be anything you wish, so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul." I think that being true to yourself is what this book is all about.
Out of five stars, I would give this book all five. I couldn't stop reading and finished it before I knew what was happening!
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