Teen Read Week is October 12-18 and you can help decide what books are on the 2008 Teens’ Top Ten list! Just read as many of the following books as you can and then vote on your favorites during Teen Read Week at www.ala.org/teenstopten.
Here are the nominees:
-Before I Die by Jenny Downham
-Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
-Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
-Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
-Extras by Scott Westerfeld
-Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
-Glass by Ellen Hopkins
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
-Ironside by Holly Black
-Jango by William Nicholson
-Jinx by Meg Cabot
-The Luxe by Anna Godberson
-Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
-Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
-Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
-The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
-Tamar by Mal Peet
-Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
-Unwind by Neal Shusterman
-Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
-Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
-Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
~Christy
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It’s back to school time! Did you know the library can help you with school work from home? Check out our Websites By Topic page where you can find links to helpful websites on a variety of subjects. There is also a Homework Help page that can help you with specific subject areas.
When you need to chill out and relax, remember the library also has monthly programs just for teens! Check out what’s happening on the teen Programs page.
~Christy
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CONGRATULATIONS to Nicholas S. and Breanna J. on winning the iPod and PSP, respectively, in this year’s teen summer reading club final prize drawings! Other winners were notified and will receive free Indiana State Fair tickets. Thanks to everyone for participating in this year’s teen summer reading club.
We’ll take a break for a few weeks and start programming back up after school begins. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
~Christy
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Don’t forget that Friday, August 1st is the last day of the summer reading club! That means it’s the last day to turn in your list of books for reading credit and/or prizes. Prize books will not be available after August 1st. The drawings for final prizes (iPod and PSP) will be held on Monday, August 4. Winners will be notified the same day. Good luck!
~Christy
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The summer isn’t over yet! There are still plenty of programs going on at your nearest HCPL location.
Makeover & a Movie –Monday, July 21, 1:00-3:30 @ Sugar Creek
Tuesday, July 22, 1:00-3:30 @ Main
Monopoly Tournaments — Monday, July 28, 1:00-4:00 @ Main
Tuesday, July 29, 1:00-4:00 @ Sugar Creek
Read 8 books or more for the teen summer reading club and you’ll be invited to the Teen Bowling Party at Strike Force Lanes on August 7th! For every two books you read, you also earn chances in prize drawings. You could win a PSP or an iPod just for reading during the summer!
~Christy
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It’s not too late! You can still sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Club! The last day to sign up is July 18th. Don’t miss out! You can earn a free paperback book by reading 8 books before August 1st. Sign up online or at any HCPL location.
~Christy
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Did you know HCPL is holding its first Community Art Show this summer? Submit your original artwork (painting or drawing) into one of 3 divisions; children, teens, or adults. Artwork must be based on one or both of this year’s summer reading club themes, “Catch the Reading Bug” or “Metamorphosis”. Winners in each division will receive prizes for their outstanding work!
Check out our website for more information.
http://www.hcplibrary.org/artshow.htm
~Christy 
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Congratulations to Patrick Godbey and Sam Walker for winning the Guitar Hero 3 Tournaments! Patrick won the tournament playing on Hard and Sam won the tournament playing on Medium. Each winner received gift cards to Game Stop for their outstanding performances. Thanks again to Game Stop for loaning us extra games and guitars!
~Christy
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Looking for good books to read this summer? Check out these websites for some ideas!
Amazon Teens Page
Barnes & Noble Teens
Teen Reads
Teens Top Ten
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh booklists
Seattle Public Library booklists
Internet Public Library TeenSpace
Enjoy! I just finished What Happened to Cass McBride?, by Gail Giles, and really liked it. It’s a pretty quick read with chapters alternating between characters’ points of view as the mystery of Cass McBride’s kidnapping unfolds. I just started reading The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart. I’ll let you know how it is when I’m done!
~Christy
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Thanks to Sins of Alchemy and They’ve Shot Flanigan for rocking the library last Friday night!
Tonight you can come out to our Sugar Creek library branch for pizza and some old-school board and card games, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We start reading The Outsiders on Thursday, June 12, 4:00-5:00 p.m., at the main library, for our Never Judge a Book By Its Movie (NJABBIM) club. We’ll watch the movie in July to compare.
~Christy
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