Expect the Unexpected

Highland Library's featured book for November is:

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher



Summary:
With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town Missouri high school, keeping a big secret.

Almost Perfect is thought-provoking book for older teens. If you're looking for something different, give it a try.

Brian Malloy

*** AUTHOR EVENT ***



Brian Malloy
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

Highland Park Library
1974 Ford Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116
651-695-3700

Minnesota Book Award Winner Brian Malloy will talk about his winning young adult novel, Twelve Long Months.



Summary:
From the end of her senior year at Minnesota's Le Seur High School through her first year as a physics major at Columbia University, Molly Swain finds the inner strength and good friends to help her cope with huge challenges, including learning that the boy she loves is gay.

Come join us! All are welcome!

Another Cool Website

Question: What is The Unquiet Library?

Answer: "Not your mother's library. Your library."

readergirlz

If you haven't heard of the readergirlz, check them out. They rock!

Here's their manifesto:

* readergirlz is about having serious fun while talking about books with the author and your friends!

* readergirlz is about getting the inside scoop about why the novel was written, the tears and joys and real-world angst that the author has lived and layered into her story.

* readergirlz is about reading great books to get to know yourself, your friends, and yes, even your mother, better.

* readergirlz is about celebrating strong girls in books who've got the guts to dream.

* readergirlz is about reaching out to others based on what you've read.

* And most of all, readergirlz is about inspiring girls to make history of their own!

Rock the Vote

Vote for your favorite book. Your voice is important!

Going Bovine

Libba Bray's 'Going Bovine': At least for her new book trailer!

Is Libba hilarious or what?

Going Bovine will be released in September.

Highland Library's Teen Book Club

Highland Library's next Teen Book Club meeting will be:

Thursday, August 6, 1:00 -- 4:00 p.m.

We'll be discussing Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones ...



and watching the anime!



Summary:
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.

Highland Park Library (Hillcrest Recreation Center Village View Room)
1974 Ford Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116
651-695-3700

Come join us!

Twilight Movie Event

Watch the movie and enter a drawing to win a box set of the books!

Thursday, July 30, 1:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m.

Highland Park Library (Hillcrest Recreation Center Village View Room)
1974 Ford Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116
651-695-3700

All are welcome!

THANK YOU!!!

To: The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library and the donor who gave us the resources to do another Teen Read Down



From: All the teens who read down their fines

Supernatural Summer

Supernatural Summer books -- check them out!

Teenreads.com Reader Survey

Cool news:

If you fill out the Teenreads.com survey, you might win a free book. Check out their website for more details. Good luck!

Also, did you know that Teenreads.com is on Facebook? Their mission is "to be your go-to site for YA novels -- with reviews, interviews, contests, and much much more!" Sounds great!

Highland Library's Teen Book Club

Highland Library's next Teen Book Club meeting will be:

Thursday, July 23, 1:00 -- 3:00 p.m.

We'll be discussing Death Note Volume 1 by Tsugumi Oba ...



and watching the anime!



Summary:
Light Yagami is an ace high school student with great prospects, and he's bored out of his mind. But when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god, in which any human written in it will die, he vows to rid the world of evil.

Highland Park Library (Hillcrest Recreation Center Village View Room)
1974 Ford Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116
651-695-3700

Come join us!

The Straight Road To Kylie‏

The Straight Road To Kylie‏ by Nico Medina

Nico Medina creates an exciting senior year for a closeknit group of high school seniors dealing with school, friendships, and every sort of crush out there.

Medina does an excellent job of keeping the story flowing naturally as a first person narative, which is hard to do. I really recommend this book to anyone looking for an enjoyablely fun read.

Reviewed by: Kevin

Update: The Straight Road To Kylie has been ordered and can now be checked out.