Thursday, June 6, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
June is National GLBT Month
June is National GLBT Month.
Read a book about a GLBT Teen:
Beam, Chris I am
J YA Fic Beam
J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away
from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not
understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.
Burd, Nick The Vast
Fields of Ordinary YA Fic Burd
The summer after
graduating from an Iowa high school, eighteen-year-old Dade Hamilton watches
his parents' marriage disintegrate, ends his long-term, secret relationship,
comes out of the closet, and savors first love.
Cook, Trish Notes from the Blender YA Fic Cook
Two teenagers--a heavy-metal-music-loving boy who is still
mourning the death of his mother years earlier, and a beautiful, popular girl
whose parents divorced because her father is gay--try to negotiate the
complications of family and peer relationships as they get to know each other
after learning that their father and mother are marrying each other.
Danforth, Emily Miseducation
of Cameron Post YA Fic Danforth
In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels
against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to
change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.
George, Madeleine
Difference Between You and Me
YA Fic George
School outsider Jesse, a lesbian, is having secret trysts
with Emily, the popular student council vice president, but when they find
themselves on opposite sides of a major issue and Jesse becomes more involved
with a student activist, they are forced to make a difficult decision.
Hardy, Mark Nothing
Pink YA Fic Hardy
Vincent Harris, the teenaged son of a Baptist minister, has
always known he is gay and uses his faith to avoid any sinful thoughts or acts,
but when his family moves to a new church in the late 1970s he meets Robert
Ingle, falls in love, and begins to wonder if God is really asking him to
repent and change.
Horner, Emily Love
Story Starring My Dead Best Friend
YA Fic Horner
As she tries to sort out her feelings of love,
seventeen-year-old Cass, a spunky math genius with an introverted streak, finds
a way to memorialize her dead best friend.
Hurwin, Davida
Freaks & Revelations YA Fic
Hurwin
Tells, in two voices, of events leading up to a 1980
incident in which fourteen-year-old Jason, a gay youth surviving on the streets
as a prostitute, and seventeen-year-old Doug, a hate-filled punk rocker, have a
fateful meeting in a Los Angeles alley.
Katcher, Brian
Almost Perfect YA Fic Katcher
Logan Witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of
three years cheated on him. But things start to look up when a new student
breezes through the halls of his small-town high school. Sage has been
homeschooled for a number of years and her parents have forbidden her to date
anyone, but she won’t tell Logan why. One day, Logan acts on his growing
feelings for Sage. Moments later, he wishes he never had. Sage finally
discloses her big secret: she’s actually a boy.
Knowles, Jo See You
at Harry’s YA Fic Knowles; 6-8
Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible in her family, where
grumpy eighteen-year-old Sarah is working at the family restaurant,
fourteen-year-old Holden is struggling with school bullies and his emerging
homosexuality, and adorable, three-year-old Charlie is always the center of
attention, and when tragedy strikes, the fragile bond holding the family together
is stretched almost to the breaking point.\
Levithan, David Boy
Meets Boy YA PB Levithan
When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his
one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to
get him back and make everything right once more.
Peters, Julie
Luna YA Fic Peters
Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved
around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when
Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling
his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.
Peters, Julie She
Loves You, She Loves You Not YA Fic
Peters
When seventeen-year-old Alyssa is disowned by her father for
being a lesbian, she's sent off to a small town in Colorado to live with the
mother she's never known, where she's forced to come to terms with herself and
her family.
Saenz, Benjamin
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe YA Fic Saenz
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a
brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts
to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never
asked before.
Sanchez, Alex
Rainbow Boys YA Fic Sanchez
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an
alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate,
struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings
about each other.
Sanchez, Alex
Rainbow High YA Fic Sanchez
Follows three gay high school seniors as they struggle with
issues of coming out, safe sex, homophobia, being in love, and college choices.
Sanchez, Alex
Rainbow Road YA Fic Sanchez
While driving across the United States during the summer
after high school graduation, three young gay men encounter various bisexual
and homosexual people and make some decisions about their own relationships and
lives.
Truman, Terry 7 Days
at the Hot Corner YA Fic Truman
Varsity baseball player Scott Latimer struggles with his own
prejudices and those of others when his best friend reveals that he is gay.
Weyr,Garret-Freymann
My Heartbeat YA Fic Weyr
As she tries to understand the closeness between her older
brother and his best friend, fourteen-year-old Ellen finds her relationship
with each of them changing.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Billboard Music Award Winners
Here's the complete
list of winners below:
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
One Direction
One Direction
Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
One Direction
One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Top Rap Artist
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Top Digital Songs Artist (tie)
Carly Rae Jepsen
Taylor Swift
Carly Rae Jepsen
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
Madonna
Madonna
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Top Pop Artist
One Direction
One Direction
Top R&B Artist
Rihanna
Rihanna
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
fun.
fun.
Top Latin Artist
Jenni Rivera
Jenni Rivera
Top Dance Artist
Madonna
Madonna
Top EDM Artist
David Guetta
David Guetta
Top Christian Artist
tobyMac
tobyMac
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift – “Red”
Taylor Swift – “Red”
Top Pop Album
Adele – “21″
Adele – “21″
Top R&B Album
Rihanna – “Unapologetic”
Rihanna – “Unapologetic”
Top Rap Album
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
Top Country Album
Taylor Swift -”Red”
Taylor Swift -”Red”
Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons – “Babel
Mumford & Sons – “
Top Latin Album
Jenni Rivera – “La Misma Gran Senora”
Jenni Rivera – “La Misma Gran Senora”
Top Dance Album
Madonna – “MDNA”
Madonna – “MDNA”
Top EDM Album
Skrillex – “Bangarang”
Skrillex – “Bangarang”
Top Christian Album
tobyMac – “Eye On It”
tobyMac – “Eye On It”
Top Hot 100 Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Top
Digital Song
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Top Radio Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
PSY – “Gangnam Style”
PSY – “Gangnam Style”
Top Pop Song
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Top
R&B Song
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Top Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Top Country Song
Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Top Rock Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Top Latin Song
Michel Telo – “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”
Michel Telo – “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”
Top Dance Song
Baauer – “Harlem Shake”
Baauer – “
Top EDM Song
Baauer – “Harlem Shake”
Baauer – “
Top Christian Song
Matt Redman – “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)”
Matt Redman – “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)”
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Children's/Teen Book Choice Award Winners
The 2013 Children's & Teens Book Choice Awards were announced on May 13.
Here are the winners:
KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta
THIRD GRADE TO FOURTH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel
FIFTH GRADE TO SIXTH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess by
Rachel Renée Russell
TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel
ILLUSTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Robin Preiss Glasser for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Teen Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by
John Green
Review by E.C.
Like
always, John Green appeals to the slightly sarcastic teenager, though his books
can be — and should be — read by any age. The novel introduces Hazel Grace
Lancaster, a sixteen year old girl with stage 4 Thyroid Cancer, going to group
therapy meetings in the literal heart of Jesus (or, rather, the basement of a church, and they're right in
the middle of the cross). There she meets Augustus Waters, who had been
diagnosed with osteosarcoma and, as a result, lost his right leg. But the pair
are not to be trifled with: instantly there's a connection, followed by an
impromptu trip to Amsterdam so that Hazel can meet Peter
Van Houten, the author of her favorite novel, followed by love that bloomed in
the attic of Anne Frank's house.
This
novel teaches the reader that the sky is not the limit, that even though there
may be something wrong, there's no say in how much you can take. It's a
powerful book with a relatable voice, reminding everyone who reads it that they
can be incredible, too, even in the most minimal of ways; that they matter.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Teen Choice Book Awards
The Teen Book Choice Awards is one of the few awards where YOU get to vote for the winner. Voting will be open March 19 - May 9
Go to the Bookweek website to vote
You get to vote for the Book & Author of the Year. Here are the nominees:
Book of the Year
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, Book 1) by Marissa Meyer
City of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Rapture: A Fallen Novel by Lauren Kate
Author of the Year
John Green for The Fault in Our Stars
Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel
R. J. Palacio for Wonder
Rick Riordan for The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus , Book 3)
Veronica Roth for Insurgent
Friday, May 3, 2013
Free Comic Book Day
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day!
Come down to the library with your library card & get a free comic while supplies last.
While you are here, go downstairs and check out our craft fair and book sale.
Don't forget: tomorrow is May 4, so May the 4th be With You!
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