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I love free stuff... free posters, free samples, free t-shirts... but maybe more than any other freebie, I love a free book. Especially when it's a book that hasn't yet hit the shelves. Now you've got a chance to get your own freebie....
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Hunger Games Book 3 announced!
It's here! It's here! Okay, the book isn't actually here, and it won't be here until the end of August, which seems a very, very long ways away. But at the very least we now have a cover and a title about which we may fantasize! The title of the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy is...
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Simply Haiti
As someone who works with teens and also spends a lot of time online, I found this website/project of interest. A local high school senior, Alex Herbig from Mountlake Terrace High School, had just started his senior project two days before the quake hit Haiti. His project, Simply Haiti, focused on relief for Haiti.
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Do you oil your warmachines?
I'm a fan of steampunk - it's just the right combination of science fiction and fantasy, with a shot of history thrown in. But what's that you say? You've never heard of steampunk? Oh ho, that must be fixed!
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Logan's Story - A magazine for young people with disabilities
Sometimes the fashion magazines out there are frustrating. It's difficult not to compare yourself to the models, or think about how light your wallet feels as you long for designer clothes. And there's more to you than makeup tips, relationship quizzes, and fashion faux pas. If you're feeling like you need a magazine with more depth, then run to the library (that's right, run!) and check out Logan Magazine! It's dedicated to fashion & lifestyles for young people with disabilities.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
What comic book series am I wild about right now? Why, it's Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley! It's about Scott, a lovable Canadian slacker, and his mysterious, awesome, possibly-a-secret-ninja girlfriend, Ramona Flowers. Oh, and his roommate, Wallace Wells, and his band, the Sex Bob-ombs, and all of Ramona's evil ex-boyfriends....Read more
Chiptune music rocks!
One of the cool things I get to do as part of my job is order music... so I want to take a moment to talk about chiptune, a type of music I'm growing to adore. Read moreSleeping Beauty all over again!
Forget what you know about Sleeping Beauty, her handsome prince, and that wicked witch who put the curse on her in the first place! Alex Flinn has written a whole new version of the story, called A Kiss In Time. Princess Talia is not so sweet, her prince isn't really a prince at all, and that wicked witch actually had a reason to lay on that curse!
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Check out all the fun you should be having...
We only have a few more summer reading programs left to do, but we've had a lot of fun with all the programs that have come before. I've even documented it! With the new website, we're able to post more pictures and show off the good times. So if you'd like to see pictures of our Webcomics Workshop (from back in June... it feels so long ago!) or witness the awesomeness of the candy sushi made at the Deliciously Death Note program, you should check out our Teen Summer Reading Pictures. You can even see the lucky ducks who won one of our weekly prizes over the summer!
Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I just finished reading the awesomely phenomenal Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. If you're looking for a great book to read this summer, you don't have to look any further!Read more