Sneak Peek of New Arrivals

We have a nice selection of new books! Come on in and see the shiny new acquisitions.

Sneak Peek:

Pearl by Jo Knowles



Synopsis:

Bean (née Pearl) and Henry, misfits and best friends, have the strangest mothers in town. Henry’s mom Sally never leaves the house. Bean’s mom Lexie, if she is home, is likely nursing a hangover or venting to her friend Claire about Bean’s beloved grandfather Gus, the third member of their sunny household.

Gus’s death unleashes a host of family secrets that brings them all together. And they threaten to change everything—including Bean’s relationship with Henry, her first friend, and who also might turn out to be her first love.

Come on in and check it out :)

Teen Read Week

This week, we will be celebrating Teen Read Week with three different projects.

1) Our program will be a book trailer class on Wednesday, 10/19/2011 at 7:00pm. We will be creating book trailers of our favorite books using animoto.com. What is a book trailer? Check out a book trailer of one of our newest and most popular acquisitions to get an idea!



To register for this class, click here, scroll down to Book Trailer Class and click register at the bottom of the description.

2) We are also doing a Bookface Photo Challenge!

What is a bookface? When a person obscures or augments any part of their body with a book cover causing an illusion.

1) Find a book that will work for you!
2) Take a Picture
3) Email the picture to Erin at erinr@derrypl.org
4) Vote for winners on our facebook page--- DPL Teen Space

Entries are accepted October 16-22nd

Winner will receive an Author-Signed Tantalize: Kieren's Story Postcard set and $10 iTunes Gift Card!

3) Our "pick up" project will be a Book Cover Re-Design Challenge, located in the teen area. Feel free to drop in and use the paper and art supplies to re-design your favorite book cover! The best re-design will be posted in the teen section. Come on over and create.

Have a great Teen Read Week!

Facebook and Bookface!

We've got a great line up of activities this week and next week, so please feel free to join us for any of the events listed below. Also, please note that we now have a teen page on facebook to make seeing programs, new blogs and announcements that much easier. We are DPL Teen Space!

Stop by for our upcoming programs!

Writing Group: Wednesday, October, 12, 6-8:30. We will come up with our group name, hear some wonderful writing and hang out! Join us UPSTAIRS IN THE YA SECTION for this.

SAT Prep/Essay Made Easy: Saturday, October 15th, 1-3:00pm. Join us to talk about SAT Essay tips and tricks. We will also run through two practice essays before the day is out!

Teen Read Week
October 16-22




Book Trailer Class: Wednesday October 19th, 7:00-8:00pm. What are book trailers? How can we make our own? Join us to make book trailers/movies, like this. Bring a laptop or work with one of our computers. This program does require registration. To register: click here!

We will also be holding a Book Cover Re-Design Challenge in the teen area! Drop by to recreate your favorite book cover on some oversize paper. Winner will be displayed in the teen area.


Lastly, we are doing a Bookface Photography Challenge.

What is a bookface? When a person obscures or augments any part of their body with a book cover causing an illusion.

1) Find a book that will work for you!
2) Take a Picture
3) Email the picture to Erin at erinr@derrypl.org
4) Vote for winners on our facebook page--- DPL Teen Space

Entries are accepted October 16-22nd

Winner will receive an Author-Signed Tantalize: Kieren's Story Postcard set and $10 iTunes Gift Card!

Book Trailer of the Week!

Need By Carrie Jones

From Publishers Weekly:

It's not hard to see Twilight in the DNA of this novel: Zara's stepfather has died, her mother isn't capable of caring for her, and she has been sent to live with her grandmother in a small remote town in Maine. When her car spins out of control (Calling Stephenie Meyer!), she's rescued by sexy Nick (who turns out to be a werewolf), and something might be cooking with her overachieving classmate Ian. Too bad she's being followed by someone dark and dangerous—a pixie king. This pixie is no harmless sprite: when not mated with a queen for an unspecified amount of time, Zara learns, the pixie kings will demand... young human men, who they kill after using them for their blood-hungry pleasures. Will Zara sacrifice herself to this vampire stand-in or let him destroy everything she loves? Jones (Love {and Other Uses for Duct Tape]) easily wins readers to Zara's side, portraying her as a funny, globally conscious teen who also collect[s} fears like other people collect stamps (obscure phobias serve as chapter titles). Genre fans will enjoy the sizzle between Nick and Zara as well as the paranormal cast. Ages 12–up. (Jan.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Sound good? We have it in our collection. Come on over and pick it up!

Flume Awards

Nominate your favorite reads today! No adult contribution allowed! Teens only!

The Flume award is a teen choice award done here in NH! Each year, students get the chance to nominate their favorite titles for The Flume award. This title must be a book that has been published within the last two years. From the massive list that comes in, librarians narrow it down to 13 titles and then teens vote on the winning title! They are currently taking nominations! If you go to the teen section, you will find nomination slips on the board. Feel free to take one and then put your vote in the glass jar on the shelf next to it. I will collect and mail the votes. Teens may nominate their favorite reads until January 13th, 2012.

In April, we will put out a vote to see who the overall winner is, so watch for more in the spring! In the meantime, make sure your favorite book that has been published in the last two years is on the list! Who will you be voting for?

For more information, or to vote online visit: http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/Flume.htm

Fun Stuff!

A few updates to the Derry teen area and programming

Montooth Challenge: We have cataloged the first two books in the Montooth series by Robert Jay and now you have a chance to enter for an intriguing prize. What's the prize, you ask? Let me tell you! If you read books one and two and then send in an entry form with a plot idea for the third novel, and if your idea is accepted, then you will have your name in A BOOK! Drop by the teen section to take the books out and pick up an entry form!

Teen Book Group: We will be holding our first teen book group meeting on November 10th, from 3:30-5:30. Join us to do projects, talk about books, hang with friends. To join us for this group, register on line at www.derrypl.org and click on the calendar on the left or call the reference desk at 603-432-6140. Please register for this round by October 18th!

SAT Prep/Essay Made Easy: We had our first SAT Essay session this past Saturday. If you are taking the SAT in the upcoming months and want to have some time to practice the essay component as well as learn strategies and tips, please join us for the next sessions on October 15th, November 12th and 26th, from 1:00-3:00. Don't miss a free opportunity to get ahead of the curve!

Watch for pick up projects and more games in the teen area coming soon!

Upcoming Programs:

Anime Club: October 11th, 3:30-4:30
Writers Club: October 12th, 6:30-8:00
SAT Prep/Essay Made Easy: Oct. 15th, November 12th and 26th, 1-3:00
Teen Book Club: November 10th, 3:30-5:30( register by October 18th)