Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
read by Jeannie Stith
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
One Last Audiobook for the Time Being
Here is one last audiobook:
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
read by Jeannie Stith
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
read by Jeannie Stith
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Here is a Teen's review of Gayle Forman's If I Stay:
Forman’s If I Stay is portrayed as just another coming-of-age, pseudo-dramatic teen story in the back cover paragraph. In this case, first impressions are painfully incorrect. Original and exciting, it is a novel about relationships, life, and the people involved in both. The characters are tangibly real; the plot is fascinating and will cause pages to turn rapidly. Teens and adults alike will find themselves falling in love with Forman’s stunning novel.
-Isabel Crevasse, Teen Reviewer
-Reprinted with permission from Scarecrow Press, Inc: publisher of VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Vol. 31 Number 6 February 2009 p. 527-
Forman’s If I Stay is portrayed as just another coming-of-age, pseudo-dramatic teen story in the back cover paragraph. In this case, first impressions are painfully incorrect. Original and exciting, it is a novel about relationships, life, and the people involved in both. The characters are tangibly real; the plot is fascinating and will cause pages to turn rapidly. Teens and adults alike will find themselves falling in love with Forman’s stunning novel.-Isabel Crevasse, Teen Reviewer
-Reprinted with permission from Scarecrow Press, Inc: publisher of VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Vol. 31 Number 6 February 2009 p. 527-
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
My First Public Review
Here is a review of The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones, which Dobbs now owns thanks to WLS (Westchester Library System).
Mimi Shapiro needs to take a break from New York City to get away from the NYU professor who is taking things a little too far. It seems perfect when her father tells her that she can stay at his little cottage in Canada. It’s definitely in a remote area, but maybe a little too remote. When Mimi arrives, she finds someone else living there: Jay, a young musician.
Strange things have been happening at the cabin; someone is getting into the house, without any evidence of a break in, and leaving odd things like a snake skin and a dead bird. Jay blames Mimi, but she has only just arrived and these things have been going on for some time. Who is Jay, and why is he living at Mimi’s father’s house? And who is leaving the odd little gifts, and what do they really want?
This is a well-written story packed with action and mystery; well, mystery for the characters, because the reader is told many of the plotlines long before the characters realize what is happening. It does switch from viewpoint to viewpoint, so it is easy to become lost if you are not paying attention. Although, the well-developed characters and setting, which becomes a character in its own right, will keep readers wanting to finish the book. Recommended for sophisticated readers, who like a good mystery.
Anne-Teen Librarian
Mimi Shapiro needs to take a break from New York City to get away from the NYU professor who is taking things a little too far. It seems perfect when her father tells her that she can stay at his little cottage in Canada. It’s definitely in a remote area, but maybe a little too remote. When Mimi arrives, she finds someone else living there: Jay, a young musician.Strange things have been happening at the cabin; someone is getting into the house, without any evidence of a break in, and leaving odd things like a snake skin and a dead bird. Jay blames Mimi, but she has only just arrived and these things have been going on for some time. Who is Jay, and why is he living at Mimi’s father’s house? And who is leaving the odd little gifts, and what do they really want?
This is a well-written story packed with action and mystery; well, mystery for the characters, because the reader is told many of the plotlines long before the characters realize what is happening. It does switch from viewpoint to viewpoint, so it is easy to become lost if you are not paying attention. Although, the well-developed characters and setting, which becomes a character in its own right, will keep readers wanting to finish the book. Recommended for sophisticated readers, who like a good mystery.
Anne-Teen Librarian
Books and Things
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Surf Mules by Greg Neri
Boyology 101: a Crash Course in all Things Boy by Sarah O'Leary Burningham
Brutal by Michael Harmon
Take a Chance on Me (Gossip Girl: the Carlyles) by Annabelle Vestry
Adored: an It Girl Novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar
One More Audiobook:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Read by Joel Johnstone and Debra Wiseman
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tonight is Wii Game Night!!
Stop by the Library anytime from 4:30 to around 6:00 to play the Wii. I start cleaning up at 6:30. We have Guitar Hero, Mario Kart, and Wii Sports. There will be refreshments. Open to all Middle and High School Students.
New Books
Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon by Matthew Manning
Batman, Two-Face and Scarecrow: Year One by Bruce Jones
Emily the Strange: the Lost Days by Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Friday, June 12, 2009
Update and Audiobooks
I know I have not added to this lately, but I will be getting some books soon that I will be sure to post. Although, I would like to mention that Dobbs Ferry has purchased some CD Audiobooks for teens. In the past this format has not been popular, but I wanted to give it another try.
As of now we have:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
read by Carolyn McCormick
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
read by Ilyana Kadushin
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
read by Neil Gaiman
As of now we have:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
read by Carolyn McCormick
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
read by Ilyana Kadushin
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
read by Neil Gaiman
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
June Wii Game Night
Come Play the Wii on the Big Screen
Tuesday June 16
4:30 to 6:30
Dobbs Ferry Library Community Room
Ages 12-18
or Middle/High School Students
4:30 to 6:30
Dobbs Ferry Library Community Room
Ages 12-18
or Middle/High School Students
Don't worry if you can't make it at 4:30 or if you can't stay the whole time. You can come and go as you please.
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