Beastly the Movie

Watch the movie trailor for Beastly by Alex Flinn

http://www.beastlythemovie.com/

November is National Writing Month

Its National Writing Month--so put yourself to the challenge. Posting to Facebook not challenging enough. How about some of the contests listed below.


1. Always wanted to write a novel. Here's your chance. Sign up and commit!!
http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

2. Not into committing to an entire novel? How about trying your hand at a script. This program officially starts in April but does it hurt to practice?
http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/

3. Or in for the short run? How about an article in a magazine. Read what other teens have written and contribute some of your own.
http://www.teenink.com


4. When all else fails, write for the fun of it!! Enjoy.

National Gaming Day 2009

Check out our National Gaming Day. Favorites were Wits and Wagers and of course, Wii Guitar Hero. Join us next year with libraries across the nation!!

Do You Agree With the Top 10 Teen Picks?

Let me know so I can register our votes!!

1. Paper Towns by John Green (Penguin/Dutton)
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
7. Wake by Lisa McMann (Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse)
8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin)
9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (Disney-Hyperion)
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Book Reviews by Young Adults

Interesting Reader Society
Want to know what your peers are reading?
Check out: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6704672.html

New Moon Excitement

Can't wait for New Moon's Movie Debut. Visit SLJ's http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6704863.html Watch and Read: Spotlight on Media Tie-ins