Don't Forget: Monday's Fuse Bead and Cupcake Fun @ TeenTime!

School and Reading!

Your friendly teen librarians have put together a great display of heartfelt memoirs, including a few graphic novels - especially useful for 9th graders at Rogers, but open to all.

Teen Time!

Who has ever heard of fused bead creation. You! If you join Ms. Kathy in the program room Monday, May 2 from 3:30-4:30pm.

You'll be making fused bead key chains and magnets and decorating cupcakes. All snacks and supplies are provided.

Pre-registration is not necessary. A signed behavior contract is required. Contact the young adult department if you have questions: nptya@newportlibraryri.org or 847-8720 ext. 206.

Action and Adventure When a Teen Guy Finds Excalibur!

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Alfred Kropp is a large (very large) lump of a fifteen-year-old orphaned boy who lives with a foster family, is tutored in math by a smart and pretty girl who barely notices his existence, isn't at all popular in school, and wonders what--if anything at all--will become of him. How about he turns out to be the direct descendant of Lancelot, knight of Arthur's Round Table, and heir to the powerful magic of the sword Excalibur? This page-turner isn't for everybody, with its occasional very violent scenes and its male-dominated action. But then, it seems that Yancey has written his adventure story not for everybody but for that very special young guy who looks at a library shelf full of books and says,"There's nothing to read." Here's a place to start (just beware that the occasional villain is disemboweled or beheaded).



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The Market by J.M. Steele

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


In every school, there’s a girl who wallows in anonymity for three and a half years. Then suddenly,she explodes into the consciousness of her peers… (p66). What is the mysterious Millbank Market, in which Kate is a junk bond at number 71 out of 140 girls? Could Kate be that girl, the one who explodes into popularity? Her friend Dev is a business genius. With the right business plan maybe Kate can sky rocket to the top, but why is #1, Gretchen, actually trying to help and when did BMOC, Will, suddenly take an interest in her?
Find out how Kat become Blue Chip #4 and what she does for real friends.




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The Taker by J.M. Steele

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Would you cheat on the SAT if you thought everything was riding on it? Carly Beils believes everything is; her future, her relationship with her boyfriend and her relationship with her parents. So, after bombing the SAT her first time around, she hires "the Taker" in a moment of weakness. Then she meets the boy next door who has some uncommon, effective ways of tutoring her and she learns way more than the value of "x" in this entertaining mystery adventure story that is about much more than just a test. Steele has a way of getting into the high school mind: the stresses, the cliques, the backstabbing, the temptations and the value of good morals and good friends. Enjoy :-)

Teen Time !

Monday, April 25, join us for free on-line scrapbooking.  We'll meet from 3:30 - 4:30 in the library Program Room.

"Bring" your own photos; computers and snacks provided.

No pre-registration necessary.  A signed behavior contract is required.  See the young adult librarians for more information.

School and Reading!

You just wanted to get to April Vacation, but did you know your local librarians are already planning a FANTASTIC summer reading program for you?  Watch our website as well as this blog and FB for details!!!!

Dark Flame by Alyson Noel

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Maybe I'm just tired of non-human teen angst, but, to me, Ever just came across as whiny and dense. The only thing that impressed me about this book was the way she approached Roman in their final confrontation. That, I liked.



My opinion aside, this is a very popular series at our library. It is probably worth a try if you like supernatural romance/adventure/coming of age stories.



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In Honor of National Poetry Month

I'm Going to the Library

by Jack Prelutsky.

I’m going to the library,
and moving very slow,
despite the fact that it’s a place
I’ve always liked to go.
But I’m not looking forward now
to being there at all,
and that is why I’m heading there
at practically a crawl.

I’m going to the library,
and I’m a bit afraid.
It’s all because of one mistake
I’ve accidentally made.
I’m filled with trepidation
mixed with downright misery,
convinced that the librarian
is furious with me.

I know that I’m in trouble,
so I’m in a frantic state.
I also know its all my fault,
and I deserve my fate.
I’m going to the library,
and shaking through and through—
the book I’m finally bringing back
is four years overdue.

Teen Time !

Monday, April 18, from 3:30-4:30pm.  Join us in the Library Program Room where we'll be making Chocolate Easter Eggs!  Get a jump on the Easter Bunny.  You can choose mint chocolate chip, maraschino cherry or almond.

Snacks and supplies provided.  No pre-registration necessary.

Quotable quote (instead of famous last words)

You don't want your surgeon to say...


Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.

School and Reading !

Did you know the library has a large, and growing, collection of graphic novels?  We have traditional Japanese manga, original American novels, traditional comic collections and even some of those old classics you have to read for class.  Come on in and check it out!

New Book Display!

In honor of national poetry month the teen (young adult) department has a great display of poetry collections, poets biographies and whole books written in verse.  Check it out and enjoy!

Teen Time !

Teen Time for Monday, April 11!

We'll be decorating eggs with dye, wax cut outs and stickers.  Snacks and supplies will be provided!  Teen Time meets in the library program room from 3:30-4:30pm.

Famous last words...

Pass me a hanky; I'm going to wipe the foam off that dog's mouth.

Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Stephanie Plum and Diesel are at it again. This time they are in Atlantic City trying to rescue Grandma Mazer from a gangster, turned into a toad by Diesel, because she stole his money from a Leprechaun.... You weren't expecting that were you?! Throw in Doug, the talking horse, and you have quite the story. Enjoy!



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