Showing posts with label Estevan Vega. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Estevan Vega. Show all posts

Friday, November 1, 2013

In November I am Thankful for...New Books! (part 5)

Divided We Fall, United We Stand by Marvel
Washington lies in ruins. The president is dead. Sentinels rule the Southwest. But in America's darkest hour, its ultimate hero returns to lead its people back toward the light! Captain America answers his country's call to become its new president! But while Steve Rogers battles to reunite America, another leader embraces her destiny to defeat the Sentinels and save her own kind: Kitty Pryde! And with the nation crying out for heroes, Miles Morales is determined to prove he has what it takes to join the Ultimates!

 Unsouled by Neal Shusterman
After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.

War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay
Jacob is a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school. Once there, he assures his friend Tony that they need not be afraid -- they will be safe. But not long after, in the shadow of the night, the boys are abducted. Marched into the jungle, they are brought to an encampment of the feared rebel soldiers. They are told they must kill or be killed, and their world turns into a terrifying struggle to endure and survive. In time, the boys escape. Hunted by the rebels, stalked by a lion, and even pursued by river crocs, they miraculously succeed in reaching safety. However, it is no longer enough. Jacob wrestles with the question of whether we are all really beasts inside. He decides the way through the pain is to record his story. 

Winger by Andrew Smith
Two years younger than his classmates at a prestigious boarding school, fourteen-year-old Ryan Dean West grapples with living in the dorm for troublemakers, falling for his female best friend who thinks of him as just a kid, and playing wing on the Varsity rugby team with some of his frightening new dorm-mates.

 Arson by Estevan Vega
Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can't shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl-who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin-moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. Using what he fears most about himself, Arson must face his consuming past and confront the nightmare that is his present as he walks the fine line between boy and monster.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Teen Advisory Group Meeting Notes - October

Whoa there!  TAG actually met about a week and a half ago, but this is the first chance I've had to sit down and type out the meeting notes.  Sorry about the delay!

First we discussed the Durham Fall Festival and who would be volunteering that day and what hours.  We also discussed what we would be doing there: glitter tattoos, henna tattoos, guessing games, and selling t shirts.
Then we discussed ideas for the Young Adult area.  The TAG members said that the most important change would be to add more seating.

The upcoming programs are:
  • Hunger Games Book discussion - Tuesday, Oct. 22nd 6:00pm
  • Movie: Warm Bodies - Wednesday, Oct. 23rd 3:30pm
  • Comic Con Halloween Party - Saturday, Oct. 26th 2:30pm
  • Movie: The Grudge - Wednesday, Oct. 30th 3:30pm
  • Teen Book Club: Zom-B - Wednesday, Oct. 30th 5:30pm
  • Movie: After Earth - Wednesday, Nov. 6th 3:30pm
  • Practice SAT Test - Saturday, Nov. 9th 12:00-3:00pm
Program Suggestions
  • Teen Cuisine: Thai Food, American Food
  • Origami
  • Snowflakes
  • Sailor bracelets
  • Fishtail braclets
  • friendship bracelets
  • survival program
  • ballroom dancing
  • historical society field trip
  • spy party/program
Book Suggestions/Recommendations
  • Arson by Estevan Vega
  • Everything Civil War 
  • Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane
Movie Recommendations - Everyone's Favorite Halloween/Scary Movie

Melanie - Young Frankenstein
Jill - Hocus Pocus
Hannah - Sweeny Todd
Catherine - Corpse Bride
Philip - Beetlejuice
MissG - Ghostbusters

TV Recommendations
  • Tomorrow People
  • X Files
  • Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
  • Adventure Time
  • Futurama
  • Merlin
Music Suggestions
  • Herman's Hermits
  • Lorde
  • The Animals
  • Joe Stafford
  • Zelda music
 Video Game Recommendations
  • Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Luigi's Mansion
 Website Recommendations
Octopus and Bunny webcomic

Our next meeting is Saturday, Nov. 9th at 3:00.  Hope to see you there!