TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

Teen Advisory Board: December meeting

The next Teen Advisory Board meeting is Tuesday @ 6:00pm! We have lots of upcoming projects and programs (programs, preptest, books and more) and we want your help in planning them! Members will receive volunteer hours for attending TAB meetings (you'll get Pizza too!). For teens in grades 7-12. New members are welcome. we are meeting in out teen room on the 2nd floor.

ONCE WAS LOST by Sara Zarr

Faith takes a front seat in National Book Awardfinalist Zarr's ("Story of a Girl") hard-hitting third novel. When 13-year-old Jody Shaw is kidnapped in broad daylight, her abduction rocks the once secure town of Pineview and her church community (A thing like this changes the way you think about everything and everyone, and you can never go back). Her disappearance provides an eerie backdrop to protagonist Samara Taylor's personal drama: her mother's alcoholism, which prompted a four-week stint in rehab, and her father's refusal to focus on anything (his marital problems, the inappropriateness of his relationship with a 26-year-old church member, his parental responsibilities) other than his role as pastor to a flock in need. Sam's questions regarding God's existence (Do you just decide that you do believe, no matter what, and then force your mind shut when doubts try to come in?) and her place in the world feel all-encompassing, aptly mirroring the mood of her close-knit community as they trawl for answers in Jody's case. Beyond delivering a gripping story, Zarr has a knack for exposing human weakness in the ordinary. Publishers Weekly 08/17/2009 pg. 64

Winter Programs for Young Adult 2009-2010

Finals week January 11 through January 14.
SAT Practice Exam with Kaplan January 9, 10 am-2pm & January 30, 10 am-2pm
Henna Tattoo Workshop February 11, 2010 4:00 to 5:30
Middle School Book Talk February 1, 2010 6:30-7:30pm
High School Book Discussion 8:00 - 9:00 February 1, 2010
Read and discuss Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Pizza will be served.
Groom Your Room With Ginal O’Halloran
Tuesday, Feb. 2….7:00-8:30
Oh! Interior presents fun and funky ideas to brighten up your room.
One Book One Glenbard
“the rules of survival” by Nancy Werlin . Book Discussion date is January 25 at 7:00 in the teen room. All ages welcome.

October Book of the Month

Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin



One Book One Glenbard reads Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin October 27 - December 4. Join us for a Book discussion at the Library Monday, January 25 at 7:00P.m.

Living with an unpredictable, psychotic mother has taught Matthew how to survive. Constantly on alert, he and his sister, Callie, devotedly shelter their younger stepsister, Emmy, from their mother's abuse and worry about staying safe. Matt insists that "fear isn't actually a bad thing . . . . It warns you to pay attention, because you're in danger. It tells you to do something, to act, to save yourself," but his terror is palpable in this haunting, powerful portrayal of domestic dysfunction, which is written in retrospect as a letter from Matt to Emmy. Unfortunately, the adults in the children's life, a distant father and an apathetic aunt, don't help, though Matt sees a spark of hope in Murdoch, who dates his mother, Nikki, and then leaves when he becomes another target for her escalating rage. It is Murdoch, with a violent past of his own, who is willing to risk getting involved and eventually becomes the change agent that the children so desperately need. The author of Double Helix (2003),Werlin reinforces her reputation as a master of the YA thriller, pulling off a brilliant departure in this dark but hopeful tale, with pacing and suspense guaranteed to leave readers breathlessly turning the pages. (Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 76)

Linke to the The Real Deal Young Adult Book Club to follow up on book discussion questions and reviews.

Teen Advisory Board

Teen Advisory Board: November meeting

The next Teen Advisory Board meeting is on Thursday, November 9 @ 6:30pm! We have lots of upcoming projects and programs (programs, preptest, books and more) and we want your help in planning them! Members will receive volunteer hours for attending TAB meetings (you'll get snacks, too!). For teens in grades 7-12. New members are welcome. we are meeting in out teen room on the 2nd floor.

Haunted? You Will Be.......

Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and Ghost, link here to read our Wicked Reads for the Month of October.

Mia is a 17 year old girl involved in a horrible car accident that kills her Mother, Father and little brother. She watches the aftermath of the accident on the highway as the paramedics tend to the victims. She soon realizes that she is the girl lying lifeless on the pavement. She continues to watch herself as she is transported to the hospital and placed in ICU on life support. The story weaves together the present details of the hospital scene and the recent past of Mia, her life with her beloved family, her growing romance with her boyfriend, her love for classical music, and her desire to play the cello at Julliard. This is the story of what might happen when a soul is torn between choosing to live or choosing to surrender to death.