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Reading Snapshot #19

Attention, Readers!  March to the Kid Zone or Teen Spot.  Commandeer one of these books.  Read it.  Enjoy it.
MARCH 2014
KIDS
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage (#2)
Grave Images by Jenny Goebel
Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson
The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood (#4)
Just Jake by Jake Marcionette
Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck
Nick & Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab by Science Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith (#1)
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
The Rain Dragon Rescue by Suzanne Selfors (#3)
Seven Wonders: The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis (#1)
Tesla's Attic by Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (#1)
Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

TEENS
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Cress by Marissa Meyer (#3)
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Drama by Rain Telgemeier
Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd (#2)
Smile by Raina Telgemeier

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Thu, 03/06/2014 - 9:12am

Teen Musicians

March is Music in Our Schools Month.  Music education is alive and well in our Hoover City Schools.  Maybe you're in your school's choir or band.  But not all teen musicians express themselves through school-sponsored programs.  There are still plenty of garage bands and only-in-your-bedroom guitar players out there.  The Teen Spot has stories for every kind of musician.  No musical talent whatsoever but plenty of appreciation?  Yep, we've got that covered.
Audition and Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy
Beat the Band by Don Calame
Beauty and the Bully by Andy Behrens
The Black Canary by Jane Louise Curry
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony
Coda by Emma Trevayne
The Daughters Take the Stage by Joanna Philbin
Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez
Diva by Alex Flinn
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
The Fortune of Carmen Navarro by Jen Bryant
Four Seasons by Jane Breskin Zalben
Friend Is Not a Verb by Daniel Ehrenhaft 
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
Guitar Boy by M. J. Auch
Guitar Notes by Mary Amato
How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story by Carolyn Meyer
Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes
Lucky Stars by Lucy Frank
My Favorite Band Does Not Exist by Robert T. Jeschonek
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
On Beale Street by Ronald Kidd
Paradise by Jill Alexander
Road Rash by Mark Parsons
Rock Star Superstar by Blake Nelson
The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Snapshot by Angie Stanton
Spin It Like That by Chandra Sparks Taylor
Struts & Frets by Jon Skovron
Under the Baseball Moon by John H. Ritter
The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz

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Teens
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Wed, 03/05/2014 - 9:00am

Teen Athletes

Many of the Olympians we've been cheering for this month are teenagers.  Sports are obviously a major part of their lives.  If you're a teen athlete, you understand their enthusiasm and dedication.  If you aren't working towards a gold medal, you might have time to take a break from training and read one of these fiction books that feature fellow athletes.
The Batboy by Mike Lupica (baseball)
Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe (soccer)
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick (baseball)
The Final Four by Paul Volponi (basketball)
Jersey Tomatoes Are the Best by Maria Padian (tennis)
Making Waves by Nicole O'Dell (swimming)
Muckers by Sandra Neil Wallace (football)
One Shot Away by T. Glen Coughlin (wrestling)

Reading Snapshot #18

Did you know that February is Library Lovers Month? Do you know one of the best ways to show how much you love Hoover Public Library? Take our advice, and read these books! 
FEBRUARY 2014
KIDS
Dragon Run by Patrick Matthews
The Ghost in the Glass House by Carey Wallace
The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
Jinx's Magic by Sage Blackwood (#2)
The Monster in the Mudball by S. P. Gates
Nick and Tesla's High Voltage Danger Lab by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith
North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler
The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos
Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia (#2)

Love Stinks!

Let's face facts.  Not everyone is a big fan of Valentine's Day.  Some people hate the commercialism.  Some people don't like how it emphasizes their single status.  And some people just live in a continual state of negativity.  That's why the Teen Spot is hosting Love Stinks! on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.  Teens in grades 7-12 will put a twisted spin on all the traditional Valentine's Day elements -- cards, cookies, sappy love songs.  It will be awesome.  Even Debbie Downer and Negative Nancy will agree.

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