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If I Stay
If I stay by Gayle Forman OMG! I cannot recommend this book enough! This was a beautiful and heart-wrenching book! I had to read it all in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down. The family, who all love … Continue reading
Look at what Henrietta Public Library is up to!
The Henrietta Public Library has started doing teen book talks. Why not check them out? They’re pretty cool and something that we could do here if you’d like. The teens in Henrietta made short (about 30 seconds) video teasers to … Continue reading
HELLO!
I read this really great book the other day! It’s called The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. I was outrageously FUNNY! I loved it and couldn’t put it down. MY RANDOM FACT OF THE DAY: Karaoke means “empty … Continue reading
Books and Brownies a Bust
I read a great mystery book, the first in a series called “The Lady Grace Mysteries”, called Assassin. I bought some yummy brownies. And then I waited. And I waited. And I waited. And no one showed up. 😦 Maybe … Continue reading
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Podcasting at the Library
I’d like to start doing some podcast book/music/movie/game reviews and I’d love it if I could get your help! Here are some libraries to check out and get suggestions. Thanks to The Library Success wiki for their list of libraries! … Continue reading
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First week of school ends
So how’d it go? Do you have any funny stories to share? Any new teachers that are going to drive you crazy, or that you know you’ll adore? Why not rate them? BTW, I’m going to try and make my … Continue reading
Austenland by Shannon Hale
After reading sooo many sad sad books about anorexic girls or pregnant girls or zombie boys or guys going on killing sprees… I admit it. I needed something light and humorous to read. This really fit the bill for me. … Continue reading
Winter is baaaaack…
I thought that winter had finally gone, but boy was I wrong. Snow. Today. Isn’t it supposed to be spring yet? Completely unrelated to spring OR winter, I’m almost done reading a book called: The hunger games by Suzanne Collins … Continue reading
Sister’s Grimm series by Michael Buckley
Michael Buckley is one of our Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival authors that will be here on April 4! Five Fun Facts about Michael: 1. Michael runs a fan page on Facebook dedicated to John Oates’ moustache. 2. Michael cried … Continue reading
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Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova
Dramacon (three volumes) by Svetlana Chmakova Find out more about Svetlana here, at her website. This is a great series! She will be one of the authors at the Teen Book Festival this year. She’s a great author and a … Continue reading
Teens of the Chili Public Library 