Some Amazing Books Suggested by Amazing Teens!

Nick suggests:

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

Feed by M. T. Anderson

Bethany suggests:

For the Win by Cory Doctorow

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Meredith suggests:

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Carlotta’s Kittens by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Sarah suggests:

Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce

Giselle suggests:

The Bloody Jack Series by L. A. Meyer

The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen

Tempest suggests:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Warriors Series by Erin Hunter

Laura suggests:

Hero by Perry Moore

Classics We Love (and books we think will be classics!)

Angels in America by Tony Kushner

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Night by Elie Wiesel

Pride and Prejudice and The Books of Jane Austen

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Who's at the library???

Bethany, 11th grade



Favorite Book: The Glass Castle
Why I love this library: I can always be myself and always count on it to make me feel better.
A fun fact about me: I can’t do a somersault.




Sarah, 10th grade


Favorite Book: Candy Freak
Why I love this library: The people, the books, and the cheery, upbeat atmosphere.
Fun fact about me: I show sheep, but it hates me now.




Kylie, 6th grade


Favorite Book: Twilight
Why I love the library: It has computers
A fun fact about me: I like to sing




Hannah, 9th grade


Favorite Book: The Last Song
Why I love this library: It really involves the community, especially the teen community.
A fun fact about me: I love to be in musicals/ plays




GMG, 8th grade


Favorite Book: Unwind; Girl, 15, charming but insane; Hunger Games Trilogy; Harry Potter Series
Why I love this library: It is quiet and I can read in peace.
A fun fact about me: I play the flute and piano; I love to travel.




Laura, 8th grade


Favorite Book: Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Why I love this library: The librarians buy the books you request that they don’t have.
A fun fact about me: I’m a vegetarian.




Sade, 6th grade


Favorite Book: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery
Why I love this library: There are many stories.
A fun fact about me: I like to create many different kinds of foods.




Lanie, 10th grade


Favorite Book: City of Bones
Why I love this library: Everything about it!
Fun fact about me: I can’t cartwheel.



Laura, 10th grade


Favorite Book: Speak
Why I love this library: The bathtub that used to be here.
Fun fact about me: I can rotate both my arms 360o.



Charlotte, College Sophomore


Favorite Book: Good Omens
Why I love the library: I love to read and it provides me with books. I also quite like the people it attracts.
Fun fact about me: I once learned how to crochet and embroider on an airplane.

Make Waves @ Your Library

Water/Impact/Depth/Activism/Challenge/Fluid/Fun/Question/Dive In

Jump On In – REGISTRATION INFO

Mon. 6/21, 9am-9pm – Summer Program Registration for Village Residents


Tues. 6/22, 9am-5pm – Summer Program Registration for Residents outside the Village


**Registration for everyone continues beyond these dates, as space allows.**


All participants will get a “Make Waves” reading record. Come in throughout the summer to get your books counted. Volunteering also gets counted. For every 5 books/5 programs counted, you can enter a raffle to win awesome prizes! The more you read or participate, the more chances you have to win! We also have book prizes for all participants!


Underlined Programs require registration in advance. Programs are free, and space is limited for some events and programs. Programs are open to those entering Gr. 6-12 unless otherwise noted.

Ride the Wave – PROGRAMS

Wed. 6/23, 2-4pm – Partners in Fish and Wildlife – Biologist Chris Smith meets us at Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Office for a tour & slideshow and walks us over to Indian Brook for Electro-Fishing (shocking!) and Water Bug Sampling. Entering Gr. 4-8.


Tues., 6/29, 3-4:30pm – LARPing: “Live Action Role Play” – Improv in context…show up, create a character and enter the world of live action! Join other LARPers and play out imaginative scenarios.


Wed. 6/30, 7/7, 14, 21, 28, 3-4pm – Chess for Kids – Join the Chess Lovers from our Teen Advisory Board for an hour of play. We provide the chess sets & you provide the strategy. For Kids entering Gr. 3-8.


Tues. and Weds.., 7/6 & 7/7, 9am-noon – Teen Theatre Workshop – Join professional actor and director Rich Rodriguez as he brings out the creativity in each of us. Rich will use a combination of improvisation and classical acting techniques to help teens cultivate their artistic passion and unique performance style. Participants should be there both days.


Wed., 7/7, 6-8pm – Shoot to Thrill: Water Gun Painting – Using water guns and spray bottles create awesome art. Bring a favorite water gun (optional).


Tues. 7/13, Mon. 7/19, Mon. 7/26, Mon. 8/9, 3-4:30pm – Wii-tastic! – Come try our new Wii Sports Resort Game, with Power Cruising, Wakeboarding, Frisbee, Canoeing, and many more games on Wuhu Island! Entering Gr. 3 and up.


Wed. July 14, 5-6:30pm – Water Art for Gr. 6-12– Bridget Meyer leads teens in creating art on plywood squares with a variety of media. Teens can check out inspiration pieces in the Kolvoord Room throughout July.


Fri., 7/16, 3-5pm – Water Balloon Launchers – Using a variety of junk and unconventional materials, build a device to launch water balloons. Bring some wonderful junk from home (optional) to help build your launcher.


Wed. 7/21, 6-8pm – Wet & Wild Water Play! – Bring the family for a variety of outdoor water activities on the library lawn, led by Youth Librarians and Teen Advisory Board members. Water balloons, finger-painting, water tag, relays, etc.


Tues., 7/27, 3:30-4:30pm – “Just Add Water” Cooking – Explore what delicious treats can be made by just adding water. Pudding, grits, sno-cones…who knows? Clearly, we will taste everything we make! Yum.


Weds., 7/28, 3-4:30pm – Shell Frames and Sand Art – Using these oceanic and collage materials, make some beachy frames and other summery projects.


Wed.7 28, 7-8pm – “Take Me to the Water” Outdoor Concert with Jay Cook & Bill Schontz – Come rock the boat with Jay & Bill! Family concert is for all ages. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.


Fri., 7/30, 3-5pm – Tie-Dye Madness – Bring a white t-shirt to create a fun summery look using bands, ties, and dyes!


Mon. 8/2-Thurs. 8/5, 1-4pm – “Deformed and Distorted: Exploring our Impact on the Sea” with Tina Logan – Using recycled materials, teens will envision and create 3-D sea creatures that have been ravaged by pollution and build a giant sculptural wave out of bottles and trash. Participants should attend all four sessions.


Mon. 8/2 to Fri. 8/6 – Mystery Word Week – Find the Mystery Word in a book to win a free creemee from Rocky’s in Essex Junction. Limited to 100 winners


Mon. 8/2 to Fri. 8/27 – Gummy Fish Contest – Guess the number of fish at the Youth Desk. Closest guess wins the fish!


Tues. 8/3, 2-3pm – Watermelon Fun! – Come celebrate National Watermelon Day with a mouth-watering slice, and enter our Seed-Spitting Contest on the library lawn. Prize for longest launch by kids, teens, and adults.


Fri., 8/6, 3-5pm – Writing Workshop: Make Waves/Push Boundaries – “The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.” Anaïs Nin…Poetry, prose, passion…break free of the boxes using your writing as a tool.


Tues., 8/10, 2-4pm – Book Discussion: Graceling – Chat with Kat and Wendy about the GMBA-nominated fantasy novel about Katsa, who uses her deadly gift to save her land from the corrupt king. Books available mid-July at the Youth Desk.


Weds., 8/11, 3-5pm – Fight for Your Rights: Make Your Own PSA – Work individually or in groups to create and (write, direct, star in…) and film a Public Service Anouncement about an issue that speaks to you!


Tues., 8/17, 3-4:30pm – Teen Advisory Board – Plan, chat, create, implement! Make an impact at the library. Snacks provided! For students in High School as of Fall 2010.


Thurs., 8/19, 3-4:30pm – Pirate Improv – Arrrrr…take a chance and walk the plank of creativity. Play a bunch of improv games exploring the world of pirates.


Tues., 8/24, 6-8pm – Debates – Make waves by expressing your opinions! Debate a variety of relevant or not-so-relevant topics. Bring friends and opinions! Adults welcome.


Thurs., 8/26, 3-4:30pm – MPH - Students entering Gr. 6-8 come and help design the YA room, help out with cool projects, and talk about what’s on your minds! Snacks too!

Make an Impact – VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We love teen volunteers! Most volunteer opportunities are open to anyone entering Gr. 6 and up. Some opportunities require high school volunteers as noted. Each program needs different numbers of volunteers. Sign-up at registration or get in touch with Kat for available opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering, call 878-6956, drop by and talk to Kat, or email Kat at kredniss@sover.net or kat@brownelllibrary.org.


Fridays throughout the summer – Movie Nights – Help us get set up, pop some popcorn, clean up, and watch this summer’s amazing movies. Set up starts at 6pm. See listings below for dates and movies!


“Make a Splash” Craft Series on Thursdays at 3pm – Help the librarians with a variety of craft projects for kids Gr. 1-5


June 24 – Scratch Paper Fishes and Seahorses; July 1 – Giant Paper Hanging Fish; July 15 – Beaded Dolphin Bracelets/Necklaces; July 22 – Sidewalk Chalk Washable Art; July 29 – Sea Creature & Castle Sand Art Bottles


Sat., 6/26, 9:30am-2pm – Water Fun(draising) Car Wash – Spend a sudsy Saturday washing cars and help support our Teen Programs! We will be washing in the fire station parking lot. Adult help welcome too!


Mondays June 28, July 12, 19, 26, Aug. 2, 2-3pm – Reading Buddies – Read with/to kids entering Gr. K-5. **Mon., June 28th, Mentors should arrive at 1:30pm for a brief training.


Wed. 6/30, 7/7, 14, 21, 28, 3-4pm – Chess for Kids – High School Chess Players, help those pawns turn into Queens!


Weds., 6/30, 6-8pm – Pirate Play – Help kids take a favorite picture book from page to stage! Kids will read a story, develop a script, get costumes and props together, and then perform for family and friends!


Tues. July 13, Mon. July 19, Mon. July 26, Mon. Aug. 9, 3-4:30pm – Wii-tastic! – High School teens help out and play too!


Wed. July 14, 1-2:30pm – Water Art for Kids in Gr. K-2 – and 3-4:30pm – Water Art for Kids in Gr. 3-5 – Help Bridget Meyer lead kids in creating art. Sign up to join the teen program at 5!


Mon. July 19, 7-8pm – WOW! Wonders of Water – Help Wendy as she explores the properties of H20 with kids Gr. 1-4.


Wed. July 21, 6-8pm – Wet & Wild Water Play! – Teens entering Gr. 9 and up, have blast and help out with a variety of outdoor water activities on the library lawn. Water balloons, finger-painting, water tag, relays, etc. For kids entering K & up.

Summer Movies!

All Movies: Free Popcorn and Soda! All hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.


Fri., 6/18, 6:30-8:30pm – Teen Movie: “Sherlock Holmes” – Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. (PG)


Fri., 6/25, 6:30-8:30pm – Family Movie: “Surf’s Up” – A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick. (PG)


Fri., 7/9, 6:30-8:30pm – Teen Movie: “Alice in Wonderland” (Tim Burton’s 2010 version) – 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. (Starring Johnny Depp) PG


Fri., 7/23, 6:30-8:30pm – Family Movie: “Ponyo” – An animated adventure about a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. (G)


Fri., 8/13, 6:30-8:45pm – Teen Movie: “The Lovely Bones” – Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. Based on the novel by Alice Sebold. (PG-13)


Fri. 8/27, 6:30-8:30pm – Family Movie: “Flushed Away” – Roddy, a high society mouse, is rudely evicted from his London apartment when he is flushed down into Ratropolis, a bustling sewer. (PG)

~Lusting for Books~

Here are some sweet suggestions from the amazing Brownell Library Teens!

Mystery, Murder, Mayhem!

Songs for the Missing by O'Nan, F O'NAN

The Lovely Bones by Sebold, YA SEBOLD

In Cold Blood by Capote, 364.15 CAP

The Hannah Swenson Mysteries by Fluke, F FLUKE

Cream Puff Murder

Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

Plum Pudding Murder

Trans Topics and Characters!

The Riddle of Gender by Rudacille

Luna by Peters, YA PETERS GMBA

Parrotfish by Wittlinger, YA WITTLINGER

Teens, Living...Surviving.

Tales of the Madman Underground by Barnes, YA BARNES

Notes from the Midnight Driver by Sonnenblick, YA SONNENBLICK

Creature of the Night by Thompson, YA THOMPSON

Freaks for Fantasy!

Soldiers of Halla by MacHale, JF MACHALE

The Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien, YA TOLKIEN CLASSIC

City of Bones by Clare, YA CLARE

Wicked by Maguire, YA MAGUIRE

We've all got issues...and questions...and curiosity...

Looking for something to read?

Check out some of the new booklists we have on issues that affect you!

GLBTQ

Blacker, Terence.

Boy2Girl
After his mother's death, Sam, 13, leaves California to live with British relatives. He takes on his cousin's dare and attends his new English school with a fresh identity–as a girl. Sitcomlike high jinks ensue; Sam(antha) isn't just a new girl on campus–"she" teaches the (real) girls how to fight, and the most popular boy falls for "her." And it turns out that Sam's biological father is out of prison and on the hunt for him to get his inheritance.


Cameron, Peter.
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You
Eighteen-year-old James living in New York City with his older sister and divorced mother struggles to find a direction for his life.


Dole, Mayra.
Down to the Bone
Laura, a seventeen-year-old Cuban American girl, is thrown out of her house when her mother discovers she is a lesbian, but after trying to changer her heart and hide from the truth, Laura finally comes to terms with who she is and learns to love and respect herself.


Levithan, David.
Boy Meets Boy
In a community with a cross-dressing star quarterback/ homecoming queen, Joy Scouts, and cheerleaders on motorcycles, nothing can get in the way of Paul finding his true love – if he can just make up his mind who it is.

Myracle, Lauren.
Kissing Kate
Sixteen-year-old Lissa’s relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party, and Lissa doesn’t know what to do – until she gets help from an unexpected new friend.


Garden, Nancy.
Hear Us Out Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress and Hope, 1950- Present
Edwards Award, offers an accessible narrative history of the changing rights and social status of gay and lesbian teens told through essays and short stories. Beginning with the 1950s, each essay describes a decade in broad political and social terms with references to specific events pertinent to GLBT adults and teens of the period. Each essay is followed by a pair of stories, written by Garden and set during the decade featured in the essay. Although the essays reflect the experiences of both men and women, the majority of the stories are about young, middle-class lesbians who live on the East Coast of the U.S. Still, the stories show how fiction can reveal truths more gracefully than nonfiction. The issues and questions will reach out to all teens, making it easier for contemporary youth, whether GLBT or straight, to imagine the past.







Love, Sex, and Relationships

Blume, Judy. Forever.


Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines.


Stone, Tanya Lee. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl.


Zarr, Sara. Story of a Girl.



If you want more check in with Kat at the library; she has the full list for both of these topics. More lists are on their way so check back and see what we come up with. If you have a suggestion let Kat know and we'll see what we can do. Don't be nervous...we're here to help you access information...it's your right!

Desiring Dystopia...exploring post-apocalyptic literature.

dystopia

-noun

1. a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding


2. an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror

Inspired by Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games, the teens at the Brownell Library have been actively discussing survivial and humanity in post-apocalyptic societies.

If you are desiring dystopia...here are some titles you might want to check out:

Young Adult Titles:

Anderson, M. T. ...Feed

Burgess, Melvin...Bloodsong

Carman, Patrick...Atherton, the House of Power & others

Collins, Suzanne...The Hunger Games & Catching Fire

Devita, James...The Silenced

DuPrau, Jeanne...The City of Ember

Farmer, Nancy...The House of the Scorpion

Goodman, Allegra...The Other Side of the Island

Haddix, Margaret Peterson...Among the Hidden & others in the Shadow Children series

Lowry, Lois...The Giver

Machale, D. J. ...The Merchant of Death

Marsden, John...Tomorrow When the War Began & others in the Tomorrow Series

Moore, Alan...V for Vendetta

Ness, Patrick...The Chaos Walking Series

Nix, Garth...Shade's Children

Rosoff, Meg...How I Live Now

Westerfield, Scott...Uglies

Adult Titles:

Atwood, Margaret...Oryx and Crake: a novel

Atwood, Margaret...The Handmaid's Tale

Bradbury, Ray...The Martian Chronicles

Bradbury, Ray...Fahrenheit 451

Burgess, Anthony...A Clockwork Orange

Gaiman, Neil...Good Omens: the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch

Garland, Alex...The Beach

Golding, William...Lord of the Flies

Huxley, Aldous...Brave New World

James, P. D. ...The Children Men

Koontz, Dean R. ...The Taking

LeGuin, Ursula...The Dispossessed: an ambigous Utopia

McCarthy, Cormac...The Road

Orwell, George...1984: a novel

Vonnegut, Kurt...Galapagos: a novel

Some Great Reads from our Great Teens

Come see what everyone is reading!

Here are some amazing suggestions from our teens.

Jodi Picoult
Vanishing Acts
F Picoult

Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

YA Gaiman DCF

Julie Anne Peters
Keeping You a Secret

Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

John Green
Paper Towns
YA Green

Chris Bohjalian

Midwives

F Bohjalian

Markus Zusak
I am the Messenger
YA Zusak GMBA

A.S. Byatt

Possession

F Byatt

Julia Butterfly Hill

The Legacy of Luna

Julie Anne Peters

Luna

YA Peters GMBA

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Good Omens

F Gaiman

John Green

An Abundance of Katherines

YA Green GMBA

Julie Otsuka

When the Emperor was Divine

F Otsuka

YA Otsuka GMBA

Neal Shusterman

Everlost

YA Shusterman

Julie Anne Peters

Define Normal

Gabrielle Zevin

Elsewhere

YA Zevin

Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

920 MCC

Cassandra Clare

City of Glass

Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys

F Gaiman

YA Gaiman GMBA