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We've made a resolution to read more books in 2013. How about you?

Are you a snack food connoisseur?  Do your study, gaming, and television sessions typically include some munchies?  Do you think you could differentiate between your favorite junk food and a cheap imitator?  Put your snacking skills to the test at the Teen Spot's Mystery Food Tasting on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.  And while you're at the library, pick up one of these books featuring teen foodies.

FICTION
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales by Ying Change Compestine

A love out of time.  A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Beth Revis's Across the Universe trilogy "just might make sci-fi cool again." (Booklist review)  The final book, Shades of Earth, comes out this Tuesday, January 15, 2013.  If you haven't yet discovered the drama aboard Godspeed, make sure you start at the beginning.  For more information, go to one of the following websites:
http://www.bethrevis.com/books/
This is the official author webpage.  It showcases reviews, book trailers, an author interview, and a fan art gallery.
http://acrosstheuniversebooks.com/

Miss April has embarked on a new journey as head of the children's department at Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest.  We miss her but wish her the very best.  Miss Laura has taken over PJ Storytime on Thursday nights.  And our new storyteller, Miss Nay Nay, is leading Tiny Tot Tales on Wednesday mornings.  Miss Nay Nay is a mom to two boys, a lover of gymnastics, and a storyteller with eight years experience.  If you haven't met her yet, check out 

These books aren't just for little kids.  Read one if you don't believe me.  And look to the blog on Monday, January 28, 2013 to see if any of the titles from this series of posts won an ALA Youth Media Award, such as the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, or Sibert Medals.
1. 1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker
2. A Is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatingan
3. All for Me and None for All by Helen Lester
4. Another Brother by Matthew Cordell

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