February Teen Programs

 

Saturday, February 11   (2-3) TAB:  The Teen Advisory Board will meet to discuss program ideas. Grades 6-12.

 

Saturday, February 18   (2:00)
AniManga Club:  Stop in for an anime screening and discussion.  Grades 6-12.

 

Saturday, February 25   (2-3) Teen Writing Club:  Join an informal writing group featuring weekly writing exercises.  Grades 6-12.

 

	The Compound by S.A. Bodeen Nine-year-old Eli, his sisters, and parents move into the Compound, an expansive underground bunker built by Eli's billionaire father as a refuge from nuclear attack. Waiting for the outside environment to be safe to reenter, fifteen-year-old Eli is starting to have doubts about his father's motives, explanations, and sanity. Can Eli trust his father?

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb Running for seventh-grade class president looks easy to Oliver Watson. With his good looks, intelligence, and wealth, he can control his classmates, teachers, and parents. But can he control the outcome of an election?

	Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray After their best friend Ross dies, English teenagers Blake, Kenny, and Sim plan a proper memorial by taking his ashes to Ross, Scotland, an adventure-filled journey that tests their loyalty to each other and forces them to question what friendship means.

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George Galen, a soldier recently returned from the war, now works in the royal palace, where he meets 12 beautiful princesses. As innocent as the king’s twelve daughters seem, they harbor a secret. Will Galen be the one to uncover the activity that leaves their slippers in tatters, as if worn for years? Or will he, like the others, fail… and die for his trouble?

	Scat by Carl Hiaasen After mean Mrs. Starch goes missing during a class field trip to the Black Vine Swamp, two of her students, Nick and Marta, believe her disappearance is mysterious and that there is something strange about the note that she left behind. Can Nick and Marta solve the mystery of the missing teacher?

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins In the ruins of North America lies the nation of Panem, a capitol surrounded by twelve districts. Each year, the districts send one boy and one girl to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal fight to the death televised for Panem’s entertainment. Sixteen-year-old Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, hoping to survive the competition.

	The Maze Runner by James Dashner Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up in an Elevator with no memory except for his first name. He’s arrived in “the glade,” an area surrounded by stone walls that open to a maze every morning. With him in the glade are about 60 boys, all searching for an Escape route. And then a girl appears with a message, and things begin to change.

Pop by Gordon Korman Quarterback Marcus Jordan has a big problem: his new school isn’t interested in adding Marcus to their winning football team. Practicing in the park, Marcus meets a childlike 50-year-old man named Charlie with startling football abilities. Charlie’s pranks and spotty memory make Marcus wonder what Charlie’s story is.

	The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon The year is 1968 and the Civil Rights Movement is in full swing in Chicago, Illinois. Teenager Sam Childs is caught between his father, who follows the non-violent path of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his older brother who has joined the Black Panther Party and its sometimes violent methods. Will Sam choose the rock or the river?

Viola in the Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani Aspiring filmmaker 14-year-old Viola is the child of devoted documentary filmmakers, but her parents’ overseas assignment brings her to Prefect Academy, a boarding school for girls. Viola is sure that she’ll hate Prefect, but she befriends her roomates, learning that she can flourish in a new environment.

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The Waterford Public Library is committed to providing a variety of collections, programs and services for young adults in grades six through twelve.

• In our TEEN SECTION, you’ll find the latest teen novels, graphic novels, teen magazines, as well as books on school reading lists.  Also available in the TEEN SECTION are board games including chess and checkers.

• Looking for books and magazine articles?  Check out iConn, the Connecticut State Library’s portal to databases and the statewide library catalog - more than a search engine, it’s a research engine!

• Do you have an MP3 player or iPod?  Try our downloadable audiobooks.

• Check out our monthly calendar for special programs and events.

• Check out our Teen New Arrivals (in PDF format) to see what's been added to our Teen collections.

• Check out our collection of Teen Playaway Audiobooks.

 

Please call the Library at 860-444-5805 for more information.