Stay Tuned for an update on what new programs are coming up for middle and high school students in October.
-Anne
Monday, September 14, 2009
More Books to Check Out
After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr
An Off Year by Claire Zulkey
Harper Lee: A Twentieth Century Life by Kerry Madden
The Homeschool Liberation League by Lucy Frank
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Books
Poster Boy by Dede Crane
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Episodes: My Life As I See It by Blaze Ginsberg
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader by Neil Gaiman
According to Kit by Eugenie Doyle
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
More Great Books
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (sequel to the Hunger Games)
From Somalia with Love by Na'ima Robert
Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko (sequel to Al Capone Does my Shirts)
Jumping off Swings by Jo Knowles
No Such Thing as the Real World by Various Authors
Thursday, August 20, 2009
More Books
Split in Two: Keeping It Together When Your Parents Live Apart by Karen Buscemi
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Break by Hannah Moskowitz
My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Monday, August 17, 2009
New Books
It has been awhile; check out these new books!
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (A Vampire Academy Novel)
The Monster Variations by Daniel Krauss
Prism by Faye Kellerman and Aliza Kellerman
Prom Nights from Hell by Various Authors
Vacations from Hell by Various Authors
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (A Vampire Academy Novel)
The Monster Variations by Daniel Krauss
Prism by Faye Kellerman and Aliza Kellerman
Prom Nights from Hell by Various Authors
Vacations from Hell by Various Authors
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
More Books and a Note about Dobbs Ferry Summer Reading
Girl to the Core by Stacey Goldblatt
Darkness before Dawn by Sharon Dreaper
All High School Required Book:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Dobbs Ferry Middle and High School Reading Lists are upstairs in the YA Zone in a black binder. The entire bookcase is dedicated to 2009 summer reading. All required books for each English Class and other classes are kept in this area. In addition, I have pulled a few of the recommended books and they are on display in the same area. As always if you can't find what you are looking for, ask a librarian.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
New Books
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M. Zeises
Slavery: Real People and Their Stories of Enslavement by Reg Grant
Replacement Copy:
The Boy Book by E. Lockhart
Friday, July 10, 2009
More Books!!
Blue Moon: the Immortals by Alyson Noel
Access Denied: and other eighth grade error messages) by Denise Vega
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
When the Mirror Lies: Anorexia, Bulimia, and other Eating Disorders by Tamra B. Orr
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
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