HCPL Teen Blog

Hey Teens!

Did you know some of your favorite teen books have been made into graphic novels?  Check these out!

~Christy (reading The Night She Disappeared by April Henry)

Hey Teens!

Looking for something to read?  Check out one of these new titles on the Young Adult New Materials shelf in the Teen area!

~Christy (reading Defending Jacob by William Landay)

CONGRATULATIONS to New Palestine High School for winning the 2013 HCPL Battle of the Books!!!  This is New Palestine High School’s first win in the Battle’s 13-year history!  Way to go!  Team members include Danielle R., Haley W., Kendall C., Zoe B., and Dharma R.  Great job, girls!

Doe Creek Middle School, Team #1 came in at a close 2nd place and Eastern Hancock Middle/High School  took third place.

Students voted on their favorite Battle books and here’s how they ranked them:

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
4. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
5. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
6. Shelter by Harlan Coben
7. (tied) Peak by Roland Smith, The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt, and Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
8. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

~Christy (reading In Darkness by Nick Lake)

The 2013 Battle of the Books is Wednesday, April 17!  Teams of 8th and 9th graders have been reading a list of ten books for the past few months in preparation for the big competition.  Students from Doe Creek Middle School, Eastern Hancock MS/HS, Greenfield-Central High School, Greenfield Central Jr. High School, New Palestine High School, and St. Michael’s School will battle it out until there is only one team standing!  Which team will take the trophy back to their school this year?

Here is the list of 2013 Battle Books:

• Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Hate List by Jennifer Brown
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Peak by Roland Smith
• The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Shelter by Harlan Coben
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Good luck, teams!

~Christy (reading In Darkness by Nick Lake)

Hey Teens!

This month’s Teen Scene project turns ordinary hardware into cool, contemporary jewelry!  You can make unique necklaces and bracelets that you wouldn’t find in any store.  This jewelry project is not just for girls.  Guys can make masculine wearable hardware creations too!  Join us!

Greenfield: Tuesday, April 9, 4:00-5:00

New Palestine: Wednesday, April 10, 4:00-5:00

~Christy (reading The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen)

Hey Teens!

Get excited because 2 more very popular teen books are being made into movies!  It’s just been announced that Shailene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Descendants) has not only been cast as Tris in the film version of Divergent, by Veronica Roth, but also as Hazel Grace in the movie based on The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green!

You can read the full article about Shailene and The Fault in Our Stars here.

~Christy (re-reading Divergent, by Veronica Roth)

Hey Teens!

Happy Spring Break!  Looking for something to do?  Check out this month’s Teen Scene project below!  Did you know you could make cool artwork using yarn, glue, aluminum foil, and Sharpies?  Sign up online to make your own project at either library location:

Greenfield: Tuesday, March 19, 3:00-4:30 p.m.

New Palestine: Wednesday, March 20, 3:00-4:30 p.m.

~Christy (reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein)

Hey Teens!

It’s that time of year for one of my favorite teen events…the Teen Pizza Taste-off!  Can you believe it’s our 11th year for this popular contest?!  We’ve got several pizza places lined up, including Chicago’s, Hometown Classic, Mama Nita’s, Mozzi’s, Papa John’s, and Pizza Hut.  Thank you to these awesome restaurants for donating pizzas for this event!  At the contest, teens will blindly taste bites of pizza from each restaurant and try to guess where they came from.  Then they’ll vote on their favorite pizza for 2013!  After the contest, teens will get to eat the rest of the pizza while we watch an animated film about a video game villain that decides he wants to be a hero (rated PG).

Come to the library hungry and ready to eat some pizza this Wednesday, March 13, 4:30-7:00 p.m.!

~Christy (reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein)

Hey Teens!

As you may already know, the movie version of Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia, is currently out in theaters.  What other teen books are being made into movies?  According to imdb.com, a bunch!  See the list of books being made into movies below!

•  Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
• Delirium by Lauren Oliver
• The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
• Legend by Mare Lu
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Which one would you be the most excited to see?  I can’t wait for Catching Fire!

~Christy (reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein)

Hey Teens!

This month’s Movie Night will have you laughing and singing throughout!  We’ll have light snacks to munch on while we watch the musical comedy based on Mickey Rapkin’s book, Pitch Perfect: The Quest For Collegiate A Cappella Glory.    The movie is rated PG-13 and will be shown on the library’s ginormous screen.  Bring a friend along after school and enjoy the free show!

~Christy (reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein)