Friday, January 18, 2008

Kite Runner viewing a success!


10 teens headed to the movies on Wednesday to see The Kite Runner on the big screen, thanks to the library and Merrill's Roxy Cinema. Our reviews were favorable, and we would recommend the film! Some said they were quite moved by it, and were glad the ending provided some hope and resolution. The kite flying makes you want to learn how to do it! We shared thoughts over tasty pizza provided by Stone Soup. Thanks!
Do you want to see the movie? Or, if you have seen it, what did you think?

Monday, January 14, 2008

More January teen books

White Magic by Kelly Easten -- "Spells to Hold You"... Three high school girls form a coven to fill a hole in their lives. This novel was originally a play.

Freak by Marcella Pixley -- Twelve-year-old Miriam Kroupa, poetic, smart, and quirky, is considered a freak by the popular girls at her middle school, and she eventually explodes in response to their bullying, revealing an inner strength she did not know she had.


Deadline by Chris Crutcher-- Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."

Heaven Looks a lot like a Mall by Wendy Mass -- When high school junior Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work, and she revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how she wants to live.

Sight by Adrienne Vrettos -- Sixteen-year-old Dylan uses her psychic abilities to help police solve crimes against children, but keeps her extracurricular activities secret from her friends at school.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

New Books for January


New titles are in! You can place holds online, or come browse through them on the new books shelf in the teen area on the top floor.

Head Case by Sarah Aronson -- a physical therapist from NH writes fiction about a quadrapelegic
Baby by Joseph Monninger -- a sled-dog driver and fishing guide from NH writes fiction about dogsledding
Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell -- a new version of the legend of Elaine, the Lady of Shalott
Beige by Cecil Castellucci -- a "nice girl" is plunked in the middle of the L.A. punk scene
Taken by Edward Bloor -- a kidnapping... and that's all I can tell you
Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks -- family secrets, fly fishing, and love
Gym Candy by Carl Deukit -- a young football player struggles for success. By the author of High Heat
The Last Knight by Hilari Bell -- A knight errant rescues a damsel in distress that turns out to be the distressor
Sure Fire by Jack Higgins -- 15-year-old twins are drawn into the world of their father, a spy.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Between the Sea and the Stars by Beverly Gherman -- a biography of the wife of Charles Lindbergh and her flying and writing adventures
Jinx by Meg Cabot -- a girl moving to NYC is jinxed... or cursed....
The Way by Joseph Bruchac -- martial arts and control within anger
I'm Being Stalked by a Moonshadow by Doug Macleod -- a comic look at courtship
Cassandra's Sister: Growing up Jane Austen
by Veronica Bennett -- a fictionalized biography of Jane Austen when she was writing Pride and Prejudice at age 19.
The God Box by Alex Sanchez -- fiction tackling the experience of balancing homosexuality and identity as a Christian

Friday, December 21, 2007

Teen Events Schedule for January and February

The schedules are up on the web at:
(You can download a calendar for the fridge, too.)
Want to read for fun this winter and gather with friends and food to talk about good books?
Join a book club!

Gamers: Save the Date: The first Saturday of February break will be the Open-Play Tournament.

Help plan, create publicity, paint the space, make bulletin boards, write reviews...
Join the Teen Advisory Board! Open to grades 7-12. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Games? In the Library?

Fletcher Free Library would like to host monthly open-play gaming tournaments! We're looking for volunteers to lend their console or game for a few hours, to help set up the event, and to spread the word! Give Cara a ring if you'd like to help make this happen: 865-7228. The tournaments will take probably place on a weekend late afternoon, once a month. They will be free and hopefully include food and prizes. Once we get a few going, it will be easier and easier to make game nights a regular event.... Click "comment" to give feedback!
To read about popular gaming programs at other libraries, check out: http://libgaming.blogspot.com/

Friday, December 7, 2007

The Golden Compass is in theatres! See it for cheap with other fans!



If you can wait 'till Wednesday, Dec. 12 to see it, the library is leading a group to see the film at the Roxy Cinema. We'll meet at the library at 3:30, head across the street and watch the movie and eat popcorn, all for $4 due to the generosity of Merrill's Roxy Cinema! Then we'll head back to the library by 6pm. Call me or email with your name and number to sign up by Monday, Dec. 10. (Contact info at left)
Enjoy this cinematic event with other Golden Compass fans!



Get psyched by going to the official website, www.goldencompassmovie.com, where you can choose daemons and read the alethiometer. Or, turn to any news site to read about the controversy surrounding the book and its symbolic representation of the Catholic church.
What do you think about that controversy? Do you have high or low expectations about the movie in general? What do you think would be most difficult to adapt from the book? Comment!



Tuesday, December 4, 2007

What's Coming In...

Place your holds: these books are hot stuff!

Either newly released or on bestseller lists, these books or on order or in demand at Fletcher Free:

Extras by Scott Westerfield
-- new in a series, lots of holds!

Slam by Nick Hornby
-- a hit, on order

Rhett Butler's People,
a sequel to Gone With the Wind -- on order

The The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick -- so popular!

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman --
the movie's out this friday,
so everyone wants to read it first!

The Nixie's Song
(Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #1)
by Holly Black -- on order
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Halloween's long gone, but vampire fandom
definitely isn't...