New YA Fiction!

Looking for something to relax with over the summer?
Going to the beach? Hanging out at home? Long car ride with the family?
Here are some new titles that are great for summer...


Baskin, Julia and Lindsey Newman, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen and Courtney Thomas. The Notebook Girls. Warner Books, 2006. YA FIC Bas
A vivid high school diary written by four teens who are now college first-years.

Black, Jonah. The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud, Volume 3, Run, Jonah, Run. Avon Books, 2001. YA FIC Bla
Volume three in the "Black Book" series.

Black, Jonah. The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud, Volume 4, Faster, Faster, Faster. Avon Books, 2002. YA FIC Bla
Volume four in the "Black Book" series.

Cabot, Meg. Ready Or Not. HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. YA FIC Cab
Find out why "it sucks to be" Samantha Madison in this "All American Girl Novel."

Dean, Zoey. Back in Black. Little, Brown and Company, 2005. YA FIC Dea
The fifth title in "The A-List" series. How much trouble will Anna, Sam and Cammie find in Las Vegas. Probably a lot.

Harrison, Lisi. The Clique. Little, Brown and Company, 2004. YA FIC Har
The debut of this series introduces us to tween royalty Massie Block (at least she thinks so) and not-so-cool Claire Lyons.

Harrison, Lisi. Best Friends For Never. Little, Brown and Company, 2004.
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In the sequel to The Clique, Massie is forced to share hostess duties with Claire for Massie's "boy/girl" party. How scary could that be?

Harrison, Lisi. Revenge of the Wannabes. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
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In this third "The Clique" book will Alicia start her own clique? How will Massie deal? Total fun, fluffy summer reading. Enjoy.

Harrison, Lisi. Invasion of the Boy Snatchers. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
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The fourth title in "The Clique" series. Alicia's saucy Italian cousin arrives and causes trouble for everyone, especially tween-queen Massie Block.

Harrison, Lisi. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back. Little, Brown and Company, 2006. YA FIC Har
The fifth installment of "The Clique" series. Massie and her crew are headed on a class trip which may or may not involve kissing boys from Briarwood.

McDaniel, Lurlene. Angels in Pink. Delacorte Press, 2005. YA FIC McD
Raina must deal with family secrets and new and old boyfriends in this title.

Stroud, Jonathan. Ptolemy's Gate. Miramax Books, 2006. YA FIC Str
Book three of the Bartimaeus Trilogy continues the story of Bartimaeus, Kitty and Nathaniel.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. The It Girl. Little, Brown and Company, 2005. YA Fic Von
Jenny Humphrey, from the "Gossip Girl" series, gets her own set of books as the "it" girl at a New York boarding school. Find out what kind of trouble she gets herself into and whether or not she can really live up to the title of the book.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Nothing Can Keep Us Together. Little, Brown and Company, 2005. YA FIC Von

The eighth title in the "Gossip Girl" series in which Blair, Serena and the rest of the gang finally graduate from high school.

Last Teen Movie until June!

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, April 27th, 2006 for "Spellbound," (G) at 4:00p.m.

Approximately 1 hour and 36 minutes.

Check out the p-a-r-t-c-u-l-a-r-l-y tough world of spelling bees!

Free p-o-p-c-o-r-n and soda if you stay for the movie! :)

See you at the library!

Thursday Afternoon Movie This Week...

is "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" (G) Approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes.

Starts at 4p.m.

Join us for a fascinating look into the lives of these wild birds and the man who cares for them.

Free popcorn and soda as usual! :)

See you there!

New YA books!

Check out our new YA new books cart! It is located near the booths in the YA area.

Delaney, Mark. Of Heroes and Villains. Peachtree, 1999. YA FIC Del
No. 2 in the Misfits Inc. series

Dickinson, John. The Cup of the World. David Fickling Books, 2004.
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Follow a young woman, Phaedra, on a mysterious adventure.

Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier. Arthur A. Levine Books, translation, 2005.
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A riveting look at a young man's survival of war.

Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
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Set in an altogether different time and location, try this, a title about an underage cabby named Ed, and whether or not he survives!

Keep your eyes out for new titles! See you in the library!

April Afternoon Movies

Thursday afternoons at 4p.m. our movies continue...
This month we are showing:

April 13th: "Mad Hot Ballroom" (PG) approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes
Learn about ballroom dance from a young perspective!

April 20th: "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" (G) approx. 1 hour and 23 minutes
Find out about one man's care and feeding of birds in a San Francisco neighborhood.

April 27th: "Spellbound" (G) approx. 1 hour and 36 minutes
Enter the i-n-t-e-n-s-e world of spelling bees!

Free popcorn as always!
See you at the library!

Events This Week!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 5th, starting at 2p.m. we will have a Baseball Movie Marathon.

We'll watch "Angels in the Outfield," "Field of Dreams" and "The Rookie." (PG for all)
We'll have popcorn, peanuts and beverages so come celebrate the start of baseball season!

Thursday, April 6th, at 3p.m. we will watch "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (PG) and decorate our jeans! Snacks and beverages will be provided. Bring a well-worn pair of jeans and we'll supply the decorations!


See you at the library!

New YA Fiction!

Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm. Wendy Lamb Books, 2005. YA FIC Can
2006 Pura Belpre Award Winner for Narrative! Canales provides fascinating insight into Latino culture.

Delaney, Mark. Of Heroes and Villains. Peachtree, 1999. YA FIC Del
No. 2 in the Misfits Inc. series.

Fleischman, Paul. Zap. Candlewick Press, 2005. YA FIC Fle
A play that "zaps" from genre to genre!

Fredericks, Mariah. Crunch Time. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006.
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One group of teens tries a unique method of studying for the SAT's.

Harrington, Jane. Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do In Europe. Darby Creek Publishing, 2006. YA FIC Har
Brady writes to Delia about the four things she has to do while on vacation with her family.

Lawrence, Iain. The Cannibals. Delacorte Press, 2005. YA FIC Law
This follow-up to The Convicts tells the continuing saga of Tom Tin and his adventures.

Raicht, Mike. Hulk: Incredible. Marvel, 2005. YA FIC Rai
You would not want to make Bruce Banner angry. Find out why in this graphic novel.

Pierce, Tamora and Josepha Sherman, eds. Young Warriors: Stories of Strength. Random House, 2005. YA FIC You
Fifteen original stories about young people and for what they fight.


Find these and other new titles on the "New YA Books" Table located near the booths in the YA area!