New Books

We have added some more new books to the YA collection! Come check these out:

From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender
Nightspell by Leah Cypess
The Dark City (Relic Master #1) by Catherine Fisher
The Lost Heiress (Relic Master #2) by Catherine Fisher
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer by Van Jensen (graphic novel)
The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Die for Me by Amy Plum
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
Everfound by Neal Shusterman
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Chaos by Rachel Ward
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang (graphic novel)

Coming Soon: I Am Number Four

On Thursday, June 30, at 2:15 PM, the Library will show I Am Number Four to kick off our series of Teen Movie Matinees. Admission is free. You can bring your own snacks and covered beverages. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs 109 minutes.

-- Kifflie

New Books

Looking for something new to read? These books were just added to the Young Adult Collection:

Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Bitter End by Jennifer Brown
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

-- Kifflie

Book Review: Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin

Charlie Tracker and Aaron Littleton (stage name: Fielding Withers) are the stars of the hit TV show Jenna & Jonah's How to Be a Rock Star. It's hard enough to pretend to be in love on stage, but the show's producers have pushed Charlie and Aaron to be a couple off stage as well, and at this point in their careers, they can hardly stand each other.

So it comes as somewhat of a relief when Aaron is the subject of a Hollywood rumor -- one that is serious enough to cancel their TV show and send both actors into hiding for a time -- until the paparazzi catch up to them once more. They can only really escape by joining the cast of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in a small Oregon theater camp.

Written in alternative points of view, this is a breezy read, somewhat predictable perhaps, but it does get inside the heads of both characters quite nicely and also has some great insights into what it means to truly become a good actor.

--Kifflie

Project Girl

(From the "Fine Print for Kids" newsletter -- a great program for girls ages 11 and up!)

"Unmediafy Your Life!" Experience REAL girl-power with Project Girl; bring a lunch and explore the harmful effects of media messages. Together we will learn to critically examine our media-based culture and explore key media literacy issues affecting girls. Come create incredible artwork, hang out with other girls, make new friends and take what you’ve learned about media back to your friends at your school. http://www.projectgirl.org/

Instructor: Emily Keown

Sat 8/6/11 @ 11:00AM – 2:00PM

Register by clicking on this link.

Questions? Contact Leslie Peterson at 532-8918.

Summer Reading Program Begins

The Teen Summer Reading Program at the Menomonee Falls Public Library starts today! You can sign up on the second floor of the library. Read at least one book per week and enter to win a flash drive or a book bag. Also, for the first three books that you complete, you will receive passes to local attractions such as the Milwaukee Brewers, Discovery World, and Pizza Hut.

The program runs through Saturday, July 30th.

-- Kifflie

Tonight -- Skateboarding Program

Just a reminder: Dennis Siegrist from TWEAKboarding will be here at the library tonight for a presentation on skateboarding. The program is FREE! Join us!

-- Kifflie