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Teen Summer Reading Program

Teen Book Club

HCPL YA Staff

New Young Adult Materials

2008 Teen Summer Reading Program

The Texas State Library is promoting its first Teen Summer Reading Program called Texas Teens Read! The 2008 theme is Game On! and the art work is by graphic novel artist and author Rod Espinosa. All branches of Harris County Public Library will be hosting the program and have activities and special programs for teens. Registration is online at www.hcpl.net and begins Monday, May 12, 2008.

You can choose to read 5 books or 600 minutes to complete the program. At completion, you will receive a certificate and a paperback book (while supplies last). You will be able to record your reading online beginning Friday, June 6, 2008.  The last day to record your information online is Saturday, August 9, 2008.

This year's Teen Book Club has

something for everyone.  Want to

discuss a book you just read or

get some ideas about what to

read next? Just click on the Teen

Book Club link on the Teens Know

site. Choose your favorite genre

(mystery, horror, manga, etc.) and

talk to other teens. You can also

discuss pop culture topics such as

music and movies. There is no

registration. Drop by whenever

you want.  Starts Friday, June 6,

2008 and ends Saturday, August

9, 2008.

L. J. Adlington.  Cherry Heaven

Kat and Tanka J leave the war-torn city, move with their adoptive parents to the New Frontier, and are soon settled into a home called Cherry Heaven, but Luka, an escaped factory worker, confirms their suspicion that New Frontier is not the utopia it seems to be.

Jen Calonita.  Secrets of My Hollywood Life: 

Family Affairs   Sixteen-year-old actress Kaitlin Burke reluctantly joins forces with castmate Sky when a scheming new actress tries to steal the show.

Alane Ferguson.  Circle of Blood

As she uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to investigate the death of a young runaway, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney, an assistant to her coroner father, worries that her secretive mother may be involved.

Jessica Day George.  Dragon Flight

Young seamstress Creel finds herself strategizing with the dragon king Shardas once again when a renegade dragon in a distant country launches a war against their country, bringing an entire army of dragons into the mix.

E. Lockhart.  The Disreputable History of Frankie

Landau-Banks  Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Frankie Landau-Banks. No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: Possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way

An Na.  The Fold

Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when her aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the chance, thinking it will change her life for the better.

James Patterson.  The Final Warning

While on a mission to Antarctica to save the world from global warming, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, the Uber-Director, who wants to auction them off to the highest bidder.

Jeff Stone.  Eagle

After attacking and killing his former grandmaster, sixteen-year-old Ying realizes he has been betrayed in addition to being wanted for treason, and consequently is forced to turn to Hok, his old temple sister, for help.

Kiyoko Arai.  Beauty Pop

In Kiri's school there are 3 boys who carry out transformations on random pretty girls; Narumi Shougo, the hairstylist, Minami Kei, the nail artist and Ochiai Kazuhiko who balances the overall look. They are adored by the girls because they are so good at making them beautiful. However, Kiri is also a master hairstylist who is willing to 'add some magic' for those who need it, but in disguise. Now Kiri is forced to face the three in a showdown with Narumi.

Sharon Turner.  Find Your Style and Knit It Too

Carmen Webber.  Denim Mania:  25 Stylish Ways

to Transform Your Jeans  Provides step-by-step instructions for a variety of clothing fashions using denim.