"It seems to me the book has not just aesthetic values-- the charming little clothy box of the thing, the smell of the glue, even the print, which has its own beauty. But there's something about the sensation of ink on paper that is in some sense a thing, a phenomenon rather than an epiphenomenon. I can't break the association of electric trash with the computer screen. Words on the screen give the sense of being just another passing electronic wriggle."
—John Hoyer Updike (b. 1932) American writer, Rabbit, Run, Rabbit at Rest
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Welcome to Teen Central!
Teen book lists, reviews, contests & events
Find Something New at the Library!
There's lots to do at the Library this summer. Check out the Summer Challenge, with gaming and movie nights, prize drawing, cool books, and on the website, new book review podcasts to listen to. See you at the Library!
If you are entering the 6th through 12th grades next year, read and/or listen to at least 7
books or audio books. Fill out a teen reading log at the library and turn it in between July
1st and August 11th to earn your reward book and a coupon to Oaks Park on August 13th or August
21st.
Teen Library Events at Cedar Mill Community Library
Game Nights - Friday, June 27th and August 8th 6-8 PM Come play the Wii, Guitar Hero
or Dance Dance Revolution at our teen game nights. Board games and refreshments will also be
available.
Metamorphosis Movie Night - Thursday, July 17th 6-8 PM The third movie about our
favorite wall-crawler is featured on this evening.
Henna Workshop - Tuesday, July 29th 3-5 PM Learn about Henna art and how it's done at
this workshop.
Sign up for a reminder for any of these programs at the Youth Services Desk or sign up for
an email or text reminder at markr at wccls.org.
Powell's $25 gift certificates
Come into either library and enter a drawing for a limited number of gift certificates to
Powell's. You can enter once every week from June 2nd to August 11th up to seven times total.
You do not have to be present to win.
Teen Podcasts @ CMCL
Teen Podcasts @ CMCL
Eldest, by Christopher Paolini
Dragons, quests, and more, oh my! Students from Stoller Middle School discuss the second installment of the Inheritance Trilogy.
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
Students discuss the first book in the Uglies Trilogy by Westerfeld.
About Our Podcasts
This spring, students from Stoller Middle School, in cooperation with teacher Mr. Wickham and CMCL librarian Mark Richardson, experimented with creating podcasts of book discussions. There are plans to continue the series in the new school year, so check back for more reviews in the Fall!
Using OurMedia.org as a host, these podcasts are in the public domain. Ourmedia is a project of the Internet Archive; for more information check archive.org. Thanks for listening!
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Library News and Events
The 2008 Young Readers Choice Winners were announced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was the Intermediate winner Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson was the Senior level winner Congratulations to the winners and congratulation to Oregon voters. Oregon was well represented in the final voting.
The 2009 Young Readers Choice Books (YRCA) are here!!!
Read them and get ready to cast your vote. Learn more about the books here.
Intermediate 7th through 9th grades
Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable by John Boyne Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones Small Steps by Louis Sachar
Senior 10th through 12th grades
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer New Moon by Stephenie Meyer Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks
Washington County databases that are useful for teens.
Youth Databases - Databases directed at youth and teens. Middle Search Plus, MAS FullTEXT Ultra, Teen Health and Wellness, and TOPICSearch are probably the most useful. Teen Health and Wellness is a new database that teens should definitely take a look at.
Culture Grams - Very useful site for teens doing country reports.
