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TEEN NEWSLETTER January 2024
ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 1 by Itaru Kinoshita
For fans of Heartstopper, Check, Please!, and What If It’s Us. This book takes readers on an outrageously funny, epic road trip of social media and healing heartbreak.
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories meets Percy Jackson in this story based on Korean Mythology. After her sister casts a dangerous spell, Riley must embark on a near-impossible quest to save her sister from death.
An emotional story of finding home, finding your voice and fighting for love. Ander and Santi discover healing through art and connection in a brutal yet beautiful world.
Dinosaurs were discovered alive on a remote island and were brought into a zoo-like facility to be monitored and explored. A novice dinokeeper must step up to save these dinosaurs from extinction.
Teen Services: teenservices@stdl.org • (847) 923-3240
This year’s One Book, One Community teen selection is Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino! If you are a fan of Jenny Han, Kasie West or Sandhya Menon, then you will absolutely love this book! Give Me a Sign is a joyful young adult romance that highlights Deaf pride and culture while tactfully shining light on some of the traumas that Deaf/ Hard of Hearing individuals face. Full of emotion, summer-camp-nostalgia and found community, this coming-of-age story is bound to hit you in all the right feels.
We’re hosting a virtual author visit with Anna Sortino on Feb. 1 where she’ll teach the basics of Deaf history and culture, while also sharing from personal experience about growing up with hearing aids and giving suggestions as to what participants can do to create a more accessible society. There will also be a Q&A at the end of the presentation!
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER TEEN ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: Teen Art Studio: Book Cover Mosaic • Wednesday, Jan. 3 One Book, One Community Kickoff Event • Saturday. Jan. 6 Summer Camp • Friday, Jan. 19 For more information on One Book, One Community, visit: www.schaumburglibrary.org/one-book
UPCOMING TEEN PROGRAMS
ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY KICKOFF EVENT Saturday, Jan. 6 • 1-3 p.m. • Central Commons
TEEN DIY: DISCO BALL PHOTO HOLDER – 12-19 YEARS Tuesday, Jan. 9 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Craft Room
TEEN VOLUNTEER HOURS Wednesday, Jan. 10 • 5-7 p.m. • Hanover Park Branch Meeting Room
MIDDLE SCHOOL CODING CLUB – 12-15 YEARS Thursdays, Jan. 11 & 25 • 3-3:45 p.m. • Hoffman Estates Branch Meeting Room
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EXCITING UPDATES TO TEEN COLLECTION We’ve had two (2) exciting changes happen in the teen collection over the past few months and are eager to share the news with you! If you are a manga reader, get excited because we have now separated the manga series from the graphic novel collection. What does this mean? You can now browse manga titles by themselves without having to search through graphic novel titles and vice versa.
3D DESIGN & PRINT – 12-19 YEARS Monday, Jan. 15 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room
SUMMER CAMP – 12-19 YEARS Friday, Jan. 19 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Central Workshop
SELF-CARE TUESDAY: FACE MASKS – 12-19 YEARS Tuesday, Jan. 23 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Workshop
FAFSA & COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID OVERVIEW – TEENS & ADULTS Wednesday, Jan. 24 • 6-7 p.m. • Zoom
DRONES – 12-19 YEARS Monday, Jan. 29 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Hanover Park Branch Meeting Room
HYBRID: DEAF AWARENESS WITH YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR ANNA SORTINO – TEENS & ADULTS
The second change is that we have introduced a junior high collection! The junior high books have main characters that are between 12 and 15 years old, and they have little to no profanity, mild violence and light romance. We have also added both a Manga and Junior High category to our online catalog that will make searching for these titles much easier! Ask a teen staff member to learn more.
Thursday, Feb. 1 • 6:45-8 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room OR Zoom Join the author of this year’s teen One Book, One Community selection to learn about Deaf history and culture.
Next time you are in the Library, be sure to check out these new collections!