The teen rec room will be open this Wednesday, September 15, from 2:45-4:00! If you're in grades 6-9, stop on in!
Teen Rec Room
Cool Tools for Bookworms
Are you a bibliophile, a bookworm? Why don’t you try organizing your books and your reading with some free online tools? With the help of LibraryThing, GoodReads, Shelfari or even “My Library” on Google Books, you can catalog your books, keep track of what you’ve read or what you want to read, as well as read reviews and get recommendations.
Want to join an online book club, send a message to an author? Or, when you love a book and want to find out what to read next? Try GoodReads. Want to catalog your books? Try LibraryThing. Spend a lot of time on Google? Try “MyLibrary” on Google Books. The possibilities are endless.
My personal favorite is goodreads, but they all have great features and are tons of fun for those who love to read!
I Made It!
Nothing fun to do this weekend? Why not stop by the I Made It Market in South Side Works. Find cool crafts and handmade gifts you won't find anywhere else. This is a three day craft extravaganza with live entertainment, food and drinks all day and into the evening.
About I Made It!
I Made It! Market (IMI) is a nomadic indie crafts marketplace that partners with community, arts and non-profit organizations to raise funds and awareness to assist them in improving the communities we share.
They provide opportunities for handmade artisans to sell their wares and expand their businesses with low barriers to entry. IMI cultivates community to facilitate connectivity and collaboration.
Check out the next I Made It! Market @ the South Side Works Exposed :July 16, 17 & 18
And for the full schedule of events check out:
South Side Works Exposed
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Come watch Percy Jacson and the Lightning Thief on the big screen Monday, July 12 @ 2pm.
It’s okay to stay up all night reading!!!
Joseph-Beth Booksellers has teamed up with ACLA, Beginning with Books, and Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council for a FUNdraiser this August in the form of a 24 Hour Read-A-Thon! Complete with prizes, food, guest readers and lots and lots of reading! This event is open to all ages. Readers do not need to attend the full 24 hours to participate.
The reading starts on Friday, August 13th at 4pm
For a complete list of rules and a registration packet contact crickert@josephbeth.com or
call Joseph-Beth Booksellers at (412) 381-3600 and ask for Chris.
Just Add Water: Tasty Treates
Monday, June 28, 3:30-4:40 (please register!)
Come make delicious treats to share ore keep!
Learn how to make dry mixes that just need water and take home everything you make.
On the menue:
Pasta Alfredo
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Spiced Tea
Chocolate Fudge
Get Ready
Summer Reading 2010 Kick-Off Party is almost here!
Friday June 4 from 6:30-9:00
Featuring:
Prizes
Snacks
Henna tatoos
Games
and the band Cardbord Roosevelt!
and much much more!
Kick-off the summer right!
New Books for May!
All kinds of new books came in this month, both sequels and stand alone books. Check out some of the new May titles, located in a new spot!
Fiction
Spirt Bound, A Vampire Academy Novel by Richeel Mead
Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong…
After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and he's out there, somewhere.
She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he's silenced her...forever. 
Ranger's Apprentice Book 8: The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
Will is at the annual Ranger Gathering but Halt is investigating mysterious happenings in the west. When he does finally return, it's with bad news. Hibernia is in turmoil. A religious cult calling themselves the Outsiders are sowing confusion and sedition, and five of the six Hibernian kingdoms have been undermined. Now the sixth, Clonmel, is in danger. Halt, Will and Horace set out to restore order. Can the secrets of Halt's past help them in their 
PROPHECY OF DAYS, BOOK ONE: THE DAYKEEPER’S GRIMOIRE by Christy Readekd
This is the story of Caity Mac Fireland, a girl from San Francisco whose parents drag her to an isle off the coast of Scotland to manage some family property. Caity finds that a Mayan relic is concealed there, intentionally left centuries ago by Mayan Daykeepers in an attempt to keep their profound knowledge about the year 2012 alive into the current era.
As she delves into this world of secret knowledge, Caity is helped along by a visiting family friend and Feng Shui master, Uncle Li; a Mayan elder named Bolon; and Mr. Papers, her pet monkey that communicates through origami. A handsome Scottish lad gets pulled into the intrigue, as do several other people with questionable motives and loyalties. Caity must weave together a tapestry of information in order to make her radical discovery, a mystery protected by an elite coterie of power-brokers who influence world events. Caity’s twenty-first century mind is put to the test as she tries to uncover the answer to an ancient riddle while trying to outwit this powerful group that will stop at nothing to control the secret, and her
Graphic Novel
Rin-Ne #3 by Rumiko Takahashi
As a child, Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's hoome. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!
Book On CD
Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
Lani and Erin are bonded for life. One thing that connects them is their fascination of fate. Lani wonders how much of our lives has already been decided and how much we can actually influence. Since the Unknown can unexpectedly change our lives forever, how much can we really control?
From the minute Lani meets Jason, she can't deny the intense connection they share. It feels like she's known him forever. She's not sure if he feels it, too. But it doesn't matter. Because Jason is Erin's boyfriend. Lani is determined to ignore her feelings for Jason, no matter how powerful they are, rather than risk hurting her best friend.
How long can Lani keep running from the boy who might be her destiny?
It's May!
It's May and Summer Vacation is almost here. Come in and pick up a book to put you in the mood for summer. There is a display in the teen section full of titles about summer love, adventure and travel. What better way to get ready for vacation?
Here are a few summer titles:
THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS by award-winning author Francisco X. Stork
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
Beach Blondes : a Summer novel by Katherine Applegate
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noël
Perfect Summer by Kate William
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Make your own Kokeshi Paper Dolls!
Come to Teen Manga Club, Wednesday May 5 and make your very own paper Kokeshi doll. Manga Club meets at 3pm in the Program Room. We will have snacks, watch anime and talk about our upcoming Anime Night.
Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist.
Eclipse Preview
The next chapter in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse hits theaters on June 30. The first trailer of the new movie hit the internet last week. This third instalment looks like its sure to please. Check it out below.
Teen Art
Do you love art? Have a bunch of drawings you want to share with others? Bring them in to be copied for the Manga Club art portfolio. We have a wide variety of fan art and original drawings and are looking to add more. Come in and take a look at all of the cool stuff the teens at Brentwood Library made and submitt your own.
Check out Charleen's art at http://www.Chariswhatweaimfor.deviantart.com
This week @ the library
*Come check out the new and improved Brentwood Teen section.
*Stop in today for Teen Rec Room from 2:45-4:00
*Teen Manga Book Club, Wednesday @ 3:00. We will be watching another movie while we make more shrinky dinks. Don't forget to bring in your fan art for the group portfolio.
*April is National Poetry month. Stop in and pick up a poetry book from our display.
NEW BOOKS
Body World
by Dash Shaw
Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots
by Abby McDonald
The Knife That Killed Me
by Anthony McGowan
Wicked Lovely Desert Tales volume 2 Challenge
by Melissa Marr
Art by Xian Nu Studio
POEMS
What better way to enjoy National Poetry Month than with a few poems from childhood?
Messy Room
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbooks wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closes,
His vest have been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or-
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
by Shel Silverstein
Class Trip
When Sinbad sailed the seven seas,
his cheeks were red and ruddy.
But when Sue brought home seven C's,
Mom kept her home to study.
Th moral of this story is:
Folks cheer for exploration.
But you're not going anywhere
without an education
by Alan Katz
Teen Manga Club
Teen Manga Club meets tomorrow @ 3pm in the program room. We will be watching Fruits Basket, What Becomes of Snow? our Operation Anime pick. As we watch the movie we will also be making Manga shrinky dinks. 
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month!
What is National Poetry Month? National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. We hope to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated.
The library has a great collection of poetry on display, so stop in and check something out.
'Twilight' author Meyer has novella coming soon
Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out! It is about one of the characters from Eclipse. Check out the full article @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_en_ot/us_people_stephenie_meyer
Wii Gaming
Stop in today from 3:00-4:00 for Teen Wii Gaming. Come play Mario Cart, have some snacks and enjoy the rainy afternoon at the library!
Teen Rec Room
Stop down to the teen rec room after school today from 3:00-4:00. Come hang out and play pool, ping pong, basketball, and foosball. We also have snacks on hand to purchase for low prices! No registration required, just come by. For grades 6-9.
Teen Manga Club
Teen Manga Club meets tomorrow at 3:00 in the program room. We will be discussing Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba. The series centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (death god) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose face they have seen, by writing the victim's name in the notebook. The story follows Light's attempt to create and rule a world cleansed of evil using the notebook, and the complex conflict between him, his opponents and a mysterious detective known to the world only as L.
We will also be watching the anime and making origami ninja stars. Don't miss out on all the fun. For those in grades 6-12.
Gotta Keep Reading
Check out this video – a California Middle School’s take on the Black Eyed Peas flash mob – apparently this was on Oprah! It’s about five minutes long, but worth every second.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6D9jiEYxzs
New Books @ Brentwood
I sit in your class
I play by the rules
I'm young
I'm fly
I'm black.
In 9 stories and 13 poems, Sharon G. Flake gives readers insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. There's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 17 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La'Ron confesses that he's infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this poignant, funny and often searing collection of urban male voices. [close]
[close] Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.
They are
inspiring
talented
stunning
remarkable
wise
They are also
fearless
depressed
hilarious
impatient
in love
out of love
pissed off
And they want you to let them in
Tom Bristol, press-ganged into service aboard the British HMS "Terror," welcomes the chance to jump ship when the "Terror" is attacked by pirates, but his fortunes go from bad to worse when his new crewmates abandon him on a deserted island, leaving him with nothing to do but think of a way to get revenge.
An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the Unified States. The Line is the part of the border that lopped off part of the country, dooming the inhabitants to an unknown fate when the enemy used a banned weapon. It’s said that bizarre creatures and superhumans live on the other side, in Away. Nobody except tough old Ms. Moore would ever live next to the Line.
Nobody but Rachel and her mother, who went to live there after Rachel’s dad died in the last war. It’s a safe, quiet life. Until Rachel finds a mysterious recorded message that can only have come from Away. The voice is asking for help.
Who sent the message? Why is her mother so protective? And to what lengths is Rachel willing to go in order to do what she thinks is right?
What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?
Samantha Kingston has it all—looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12th should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it’s her last. The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. In fact, she re-lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she had ever imagined. [close]
Teen Rec Room
There’s not much to do after school in the winter weather, so stop by the Rec Room to hang out and play pool, ping pong, basketball, and foosball. We also have snacks on hand to purchase for low prices! No registration required, just come by. For grades 6-9. 
NEW BOOKS!
Check out some of the new books in the teen department.
NON-FICTION
How To Be A Vampire: A Fangs-on Guide Th Newly Undead
by Amy Gray
Call # Young Adult 398.4 Gray
144 pages
Welcome to the world of the undead! A comprehensive guide to the vampire lifestyle quenches newcomers’ thirst for lore — and tasteful tips.
For those who join the decadent realm of the vampire, eternal life holds juicy perks — charm and strength, shape-shifting and flying, telepathy and super-powered senses. But then again, one becomes . . . so terribly hungry. Is there an etiquette for feeding without causing a scene? How do you set up your crypt? What supernatural foes will make your blood run colder? In this elegant, edgy resource, the newly immortal will find everything they need to know, including:
- a quiz to determine your true vampire persona
- ways to turn into a vampire — or when a kiss is not just a kiss; and why you should take a look at your family tree
- a transformation checklist, including canine teeth and UV sensitivity
- a makeup and fashion guide to looking damned good (or just damn ed)
- knowing your weaknesses, from garlic, stakes, and sunlight to a n obsession with counting
- 10 signs that your boyfriend is a vampire, including super coolness (body temperature-wise) and a habit of sleeping in
- a field guide to vampiric variations around the world and through history
FICTION
Dirty Little Secrets
by C.J. Omololu
Call # Young Adult Omololu
212 pages
Everyone has secrets. Some are just bigger and dirtier than others.
For sixteen years, Lucy has kept her mother's hoarding a secret. She's had to -- nobody would understand the stacks of newspapers and mounds of garbage so high they touch the ceiling and the rotting smell that she's always worried would follow her out the house. After years of keeping people at a distance, she finally has a best friend and maybe even a boyfriend if she can play it right. As long as she can make them think she's normal.
When Lucy arrives home from a sleepover to find her mother dead under a stack of National Geographics, she starts to dial 911 in a panic, but pauses before she can connect. She barely notices the filth and trash anymore, but she knows the paramedics will. First the fire trucks, and then news cameras that will surely follow. No longer will they be remembered as the nice oncology nurse with the lovely children -- they'll turn into that garbage-hoarding freak family on Collier Avenue.
With a normal life finally within reach, Lucy has only minutes to make a critical decision. How far will she go to keep the family secrets safe?
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Phantom Dream Volume 5
by Natsuki Takaya
Call # Young Adult Graphic Novel Takaya v.5
192 pages
Maid Sama Volume 2
by Hiro Fuiwara
Call # Young Adult Grafic Novel
208 pages
Misaki's troubles with Usui are far from over! His apparent feelings for Misaki end up confusing her just when she's trying to clear her head. To make matters worse, two hot guys from a highly ranked prep school show up at the cafe, causing more distraction than Misaki needs! And with the school sports festival just around the corner, Misaki begins to wonder if having someone around might not be so bad after all..
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