YDL Teen Voices Summer Game 2013 Issue Content in this Teen Voices Issue was generated during the 2013 Summer Library Program Teen Game, created by Summer Interns paid with a Dollar General Young Adult Library Services Association grant.
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Developing the Summer Game The three hardworking interns, Michael Columna, Darius Gracey, and William McGaughy, hired with money from a Young Adult Library Services Association Dollar General Summer Intern grant, developed the Summer Game this year. First we brainstormed ideas of the layout of the game; for example, we talked about the format and different prizes. We knew we wanted an online game. Because we didn’t have time or resources to program a game, we created a blog with a link to
the website the library uses to track summer game points. The blog allowed teens to log in and tell us what they did without having to be at the library. We decided what tasks teens could do to earn points and created a video that we embedded into the blog to show teens how to play. The blog also allowed us to link a calendar to the library’s website so teens could see full descriptions of programs they could attend to earn points. Throughout the summer, we monitored players’ points and added
bonus points when needed. We also used the blog to show pictures teens submitted for points and in-depth book reviews, a sample of both are included in this magazine. We also promoted the game at a 3-point shoot out at Parkridge Community Center this year. A total of 350 teens participated this year. Weekly prize drawings were held to motivate players to keep playing, and the final big prize, a Nexus 7 tablet, was won by Antione Jones! -William McGaughy
Book Reviews Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Nailer, a teenage boy, scavenges copper wire and iron from
grounded oil tankers to make a quota. He is barely scraping by, hoping to see the daylight tomorrow. But one day, he becomes very lucky and sees a huge tanker. It has wiring and copper worth a lot. He has a choice to either strip it all
down and become semirich or rescue a beautiful, wealthy girl who could make his dreams come true. He has a hard choice, but eventually chooses. -Matthew Lee Reviews continued on page 9
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Summer Library Program Game Players were encouraged to create at library programs, with library materials, and on their own and submit their creations!
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These pages offer a look at some of the artwork submitted by talented Ypsilanti teens!
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The influence of Japanese anime and manga can be seen in - DeShanay - Jessika
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Vampire Knight is an interesting series that takes place as a young girl named Yuki who is about to get attacked by a vampire, when Kaname saves her. Kaname then takes Yuki Headmaster Cross who wants to become her father and legally adopts her. She then goes to a private school, who has two separate dorms, one day and one night. Day class is obsessed of the night class. In each episode, Yuki is becoming closer and closer to the truth of who she is... or what.—Brandy Mohacsi
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Book Reviews (continued) The Reckoning by Beverly Lewis The Reckoning is the third book in the Lancaster County Series. Katharine, a 21-year-old Amish girl finds her long lost, rich mother and then loses her mother to cancer. In addition, her so called "dead" love is not actually dead! But he comes at the worst time possible because she is in a deep relationship with handsome, rich Justin Wirth!! Who will she choose?? –Sara Jurca
Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber With summer break over, Raven isn't too thrilled to be returning to Dullsville High. Not only does that mean daily interaction with her nemesis that everybody thinks is in love with her, but her sleep -filled days and romantic nights with her immortal boyfriend, Alexander, must come to an end. An unexpected letter turns up at Alexander’s mansion— announcing his parents will be coming to town. Once they arrive, it seems just about everyone has had a sighting of the macabre
couple... except Raven. Alexander’s strange distance with his parents and her, makes Raven think he must be hiding something about his parents' homecoming. When Raven is finally invited to the most thrilling and fear-provoking dinner party of her life, the next turn of events could transform her entire future with Alexander. - Brandy Mohacsi
Ghost Girl/ Ghost Girl Homecoming by Tonya Hurly Ghost Girl is about a girl named Charlotte Usher who goes unnoticed in her high school until one day when she chokes on a gummy bear and dies. Being dead, she has to attend a class called dead ed to graduate. Even though she can see the living, she can’t interact with them and they can’t see her. The only reason she wants to go back to living is because of a boy!! In the second book, Ghost Girl Homecoming, Charlotte has to help Scarlet get her sister Petula back when she is suddenly sent to the hospital in near death because of an infection. - Danyelle Pinder
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Son by Lois Lowry Claire has washed up from the sea; nobody knows where she came from. She came from a place where emotions and feelings do not exist and her assignment was to be a vessel for emotions or to have children to be chosen for selection. But she has feelings and misses her son who disappeared with a boy named Jonas. The book Son runs along with the book The Giver as a companion novel with overlapping characters. Claire goes through many sacrifices to find her son and rescue him. - Matthew Lee
Looking For Alaska by John Green This book blew my mind. It was as if a teenager had written the book. It captured what it is like to be innocent and then get introduced to everything else out there that people have kept secret from you, because they want you to be protected and shielded from anything and everything bad. It captured what it is like to lose someone close to you and the "labyrinth of life." One of my favorites! - Ani Freeborn
Favorite Summer Reads… Stolen by Lucy Christopher The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Take Me There by Carolee Dean The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen Complications by Atul Gawande The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater The Pact by Davis Sampson Willow by Julia Hoban Hatchet by Gary Paulsen City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
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by Ellen Schreiber Vampire Kisses is the very complex start of the Vampire Kisses series. Raven has always wanted to be part of the gothic dark and mysterious underworld when somebody who perks her interest moves to the top of Benson Hill on her sixteenth birthday, a very mysterious, dark knight who everybody thinks is a vampire because he is ghostly white and is never seen during the daylight. Raven is interested in him... is he really a vampire, or a vampire wanna-be like Raven? - Brandy Mohacsi
Summer Reads‌ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan Reached by Ally Condie The End of Infinity by Matt Myklussch Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa Throne of Fire The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan The Elite by Kiera Cass The Boy Project by Kami Kinard City of Glass by Cassandra Clare Ten Rules for Living with My Sister by Ann M. Martin
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Delirium By Lauren Oliver Lanea lives in a world where love is a disease that must be cured. She has been taught that from day one. As the day she will be cured of love draws near, she starts to question if love is a bad thing. With the help of a mysterious boy, she tries to discover the truth. - Ashley Banach
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You Come Too by Robert Frost This book is a collection of poems by Robert Frost. He has come to be my favorite poet of all-time. The way he writes his poems is unique to him and I haven't seen any other poet write poetry like him. My favorite poem in the book is the classic "The Road Not Taken". This poem has a depth, saying that you don't always have to follow the norm and do what everyone else is doing. Sometimes it really is best to be your own person and do what you feel you want to do or whatever makes you happy, or simply what makes you, you. - Ani Freeborn
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A Door in the Hedge by Robin Mckinley This book is four short stories together. The first one is the lost princess and that is the story with the door in the hedge. The second one was "The princess and the frog," a pretty common story but with some differences. The third, The Hunting of the Hind. It was an interesting story of a prince and his sister as well as a beautiful woman placed under a curse with only her brother for company. The last one was the twelve dancing princesses. The last one was slightly different from the original version of the story, with dark escorts and dark lakes. All in all a wonderful book full of contrast. - Marita Nitkiewicz
by Mark Walden
Openly Straight
This enthralling book seems like it is the last book in the H.I.V.E series, but actually it's not and I can't wait to continue the adventure with Mark Walden when then next book Aftershock comes out! - Atabong Khumbah
by Bill Konigsberg An openly gay guy moves to a boarding school across the country and decides to start over as a "straight" guy. Not because he's uncomfortable, but because he just wants people to think of him as HIM, not THE GAY GUY. -Sarah Vandenbergen
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Book Reviews (Continued) Hooked by Liz Fichera
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
I made a blind date with a Girl/ Guy book Hooked. When I first took the book out of the bag, I was a bit skeptical of it because of the cover. However, the book proved me wrong. I found that I couldn't put it down. It literally kept me hooked. I found the story very interesting to read because I play golf and that is basically what the book was centered around. The main character is a girl who gets invited by the coach to be on an all boys varsity golf team. I liked in this story that the main girl, Fred, was down to earth and humble, showing that there are girls out there like that. Not all girls are spoiled and stuck up. There was a love story involved, but it built up over time and I found it very realistic. I thought it was a great book. – Ani Freeborn
Sarah is a modern day Jew, but when she opens a door, she is whisked away to a time she never understood. The Holocaust. As a girl in a concentration camp, she learns what her family went through, and why they remember. - Rachel Buck
Once Upon a Toad by Heather Vogel Frederick A girl doesn’t want to move in with her dad and step-mom because of her step-sister Olivia who is popular and smart. Her mother is away on a space mission so she is forced to move on her birthday, which is in the middle of the year. One day she starts spewing toads out of her mouth. After the incident
Favorite Manga! Great Absolute Boyfriend Graphic Beauty Pop Bleach Novels! Fruits Basket Inyuasha Kamisama Hajiemashita Kimi Ni Todoke Naruto One Piece Rave Master Skip Beat Yu-Gi-Oh Yotsuba
Batman Chronicles Blue Beetle Marvel Weddings Olympians Teen Titans
(later on in the story), she learns the good qualities of her sister and that she can manage living with her for the rest of the school year. - Olivia Hervey
The Secret of Rover by Rachel Wildavsky Twins Katie and David race across the country in their attempt to outwit an international team of kidnappers who hold their parents and baby sister captive in a foreign land. They are held hostage because they invented a spy technology called Rover that can locate anyone in the world. They have help from their Uncle, whom they never even met, to help recover their parents and baby sister from death. – Matthew Lee
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams It was hilarious; very witty and fun to read. -Aidan Brown Davoni
Moby-Duck By Donovan Hohn The story of 28,000 bath toys lost at sea and one man's journey to figure out where they went. -Ian Drummond
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BrotherBand Chronicles: Invaders by John Flanagan
My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald The Handy Physics Answer Book by Paul Zitzowitz Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith Dark Secrets by Anne Scraff The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan The Kill Order by James Dashner The Princess Bride by William Goldman Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Hunger Games trilogy by Susan Collins Beauty by Robin McKinley Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen--and the Herons are blamed. To find redemption they must track down the thief Zavac and recover the Andomal. But that means traversing stormy seas, surviving a bitter winter, and battling a group of deadly pirates willing to protect their prize at all costs. Even Brotherband training and the help of Skandia's greatest warrior may not be enough to ensure that Hal and his friends return home with the Andomal-or their lives. - Marita Nitkiewicz
John Lennon I read a book about John Lennon who was the head of the famously known group: The Beatles. Now, I don't really like the popular music that most teenagers nowadays like. I like classic rock and roll, like
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Queen, Aerosmith, and of course, The Beatles. It was amazing to see the progression and deterioration of the Beatles. I learned so much about the leader, John Lennon, that I really had no idea of before I read this book. Every Beatles fan must read this book! -Ani Freeborn
Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix Kira Landon is a fifteenyear-old girl whose life has been completely normal until her friends talk her into being hypnotized. She finds herself revealing things about a past that she never knew, remembering her mother carrying her through war-torn cobblestone streets while speaking a foreign language. Kira's best friend Lynne pushes her to investigate, but before they can find out anything, Mrs. Landon disappears. That evening, a strange woman shows up at Kira's house saying that she is her "Aunt Memory". "Aunt Memory" takes Kira to Crythe, a land where people are trained from childhood to remember everything that ever happens to them. Kira soon discovers that not only is her mother a prisoner in Cry-
the, but also many people are not who they claim to be. Mrs. Landon is actually Kira's real Aunt Memory, and the woman who had called herself "Aunt Memory" is actually Rona Cummins, an old enemy of Kira's parents who tries to obtain her parents’ secrets. As Rona keeps raising the stakes, Kira must find a way to save Lynne, Mrs. Landon, and herself, as well as her parents' memories. - Marita Nitkiewicz
Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross A girl name Finley has a dark side just like Mr. Hyde, and when random crimes start to pop up around England, it is up to Finley and her motley crew to save the day. -Amanda Brooks
Tex by S.E. Hinton Tex is a great coming of age book. All about a boy losing his horse and experiencing new things as a teenager. –Mara Minott
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Book Reviews (continued) Dexter the Tough by Margaret Peterson Haddix Dexter just moved to a new school because his father has cancer and needs treatment in another state. His first day he decides he hates most of the people at the school and punches a kid named Robin. Throughout the book Robin realizes that what he did had more meaning than he realized and that forgiveness from Robin had more to it than not caring. - Marita Nitkiewicz
Maximum Ride: the final warning by James Patterson
discover new powers that they have mutated from. They have to save the world from global warming. - Amanda Brooks
The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton This book is about two groups of people: the socs and the greasers. The greasers are messy, thin, and put grease in their hair. The socs are big, mean, and rich. Two boys named Ponyboy and Johnny run away because Johnny killed a soc in selfdefense thinking they were going to get in trouble for it. In the end they turn out fine, well at least Ponyboy. Will Johnny survive is the question in the middle of the book. -Helen Miklosovic
Gossamer by Lois Lowry This is a book about dreams. The good, fun dreams come from animals that look like little bunnies and rabbits. And the nightmare dreams come from very big bunnies and rabbits. There is a war going on; the nightmares are trying to take a little boy while the good dreams are trying to save him. Who will win? -Helen Miklosovic
What else did teens make? I finished my bracelet at the Amigurumi club. I watched tutorials at the library and then made a long black satin skirt. It has really cute embellishments in the center and this trim black belt to go with it. -Mara Minott
This is a book in a series: Maximum and her "flock"
Music and Concert Reviews! During Warped Tour, 95 different band's played sets. To the well known Black Veil Brides, Bless the Fall, Sleeping with Sirens, and many more. There were also unknown bands such as Story of the Year, Set it Off and Action Item. Their slogan is 'Best Day Ever', and they did not disappoint. Not only did bands play, but
there were tents set up to sell band merchandise and food. You can meet people who love the same bands as you and it's just one big concert. It's really fun, and I suggest that if you like rock, metal, or 'screamo', then go to Warped Tour Next Year. - Brandy Mohacsi Night Vi-
sions by Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is one of my favorite bands. There is just something about that group that makes me feel empowered to do something, and make a difference. Their songs just brighten up my day. I am actually planning on going
to a concert of theirs. I hope it works out! Everyone knows the song "Radioactive" so if you like that, check out. Other songs of theirs like "Demons", "Tiptoe", and "On Top of the World" are some of my favorites. - Ani Freeborn
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Book Reviews (continued) Night World
Brightly Woven
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In this book, three intriguing stories are intertwined through family bloodlines. Poppy gets turned into a vampire by her best friend and finds out she's a long lost witch. Meanwhile, James' Lamia cousins hide away. When Ash finally finds his soul mate, he realizes that what James said was true; it does hurt. Their witch cousins are banned to their grandma's house after doing some misdeeds. Thea finds her soul mate too and they manage to escape the inner circle to live on their own. All of these stories leave you with a dramatic cliffhanger and all tie into the soul mate proposition. Through all three, they break night world laws by loving a human and telling them about the Night World. -DesaRay Maier
My favorite book ever, there is a girl and a wizard and they fall in love... and yay. -Karissa David
Crescent by Homer Hickam Crater Trueblood escapes from Moontown with his new crowhopper friend and hitches a ride to a ghost town. -Ian Drummond
The Help This book might be one of the best books I have ever read. That's the most justice I can give it. -Marita Nitkiewicz
Dead Rules by Randy Russell The book is about a girl who died and was still in love with her boyfriend. In this book, when you die you go to dead school. So she wants to try and kill her boyfriend, but she finds out that if she kills him to be with her she will never be allowed to see him. Then she finds out that he is one that killed her, and he killed one of her friends, so she forgets about being with him again. But he gets scared of someone while they are on a cliff and backs up and falls off so he dies. When he comes to dead school she gives him his ring back and falls for the guy who had been helping her all along (Mars Dreamcote). - Safia Ali-Khodja
Thursday’s Child by Sonya Hartnett This book was about a girl living in the Great Depression and her weird brother Tin, who digs underneath their house. They go through many financial problems, especially when their house collapses and their food is running low. Her older brother and sister escape from home in order to earn some money. Her sister works for a cruel man who sexually abuses her. Tin finds out and digs all the way to the man's house and murders him. The family is relieved/scared, but they know it was good in the end. Finally, Tin comes back with a rock of gold underneath the ground and gives it to his family. They become rich and move to the beach, which was the main girl's dream. -Noel Eddy
Recipes! Chocolate Cake I made a Chocolate Cake from Teens Cook Dessert from page 28. It was VERY delicious!!! –Sara Jurca
Verdure Al Forno I read the book Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis. During the time I was reading this book, I found three recipes which I thought I might try out. The one that seemed the most
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appetizing to me was a main course called Verdure Al Forno. My dad and I went to the farmer's market nearby and picked up the zucchini. We had to go on a hunt for the three different cheeses, but we found the ones we needed at Trader Joe's. My family loved it and I will probably make it again sometime soon. - Ani Freeborn
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Confetti Cupcakes I made confetti cupcakes with purple frosting and confetti sprinkles on top. I also made cheesecakes in little bowls that had chocolate chips inside and I cut up strawberries to put on top. - Safia Ali-Khodja
Pancakes The ingredient I used to make my pancakes in my house were milk, flour,
eggs, and butter. They turned out mouth-watering. -Hassan Ceesay Michigan Avenue TAG members made cream cheese stuffed strawberries in June and sundaes with homemade cinnamon sugar tortilla chips in July.
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Book Reviews (Continued) This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen This Lullaby is a young adult romance novel by Sarah Dessen. Dessen writes about young Remy Starr in her summer after high school. The story begins with Remy meeting Dexter, a clumsy young musician. Though she swore to cut her ties from her small town and refuses to make new ones, she reluctantly makes an exception for Dexter, who seems to bring out the best in her. -Sarah Coury
Unwholly by Neil Shusterman
"Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not only continue, but expand, allowing the unwinding of prisoners and the impoverished. Cam is a teen who does not exist. He is made entirely out of the parts of other unwinds. Cam, a 21st century Frankenstein, struggles with a search for identity and meaning, as well as the concept of his own soul, if indeed a rewound being can have
one. When a sadistic bounty hunter who takes "trophies" from the unwinds he captures starts to pursue Connor, Risa and Lev, Cam finds his fate inextricably bound with theirs. -Ghazi Saroya
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: eighth grade bites by Heather Brewer Vladimir Tod is unlike any other eighth grader; his mom was a human, but his dad was a vampire. After their death 3 years ago, Vladimir has to figure out what it really means to be a vampire all by himself, while still hiding his secret. One day, he meets a mysterious substitute teacher who already seems to know his secret. -Kassidy Fortune
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars follows sixteen-year-old cancer victim Hazel Lancaster. At one of her support group meetings, she meets Augustus Waters, a cancer survivor visiting with his friends. It is love at first sight for these two teenagers. Laced with
humor, loss, and interesting metaphors, The Fault in Our Stars is a heartwrenching, but enjoyable read. -Sarah Coury
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Fairest by Gail Levine This book was written by the author of Ella Enchanted and it was so amazing. It’s about a girl who sticks out her whole life and sees her ugliness as a curse. But when turning beautiful nearly gets her killed and being ugly saves her, she learns to appreciate who she truly is and learns that beauty does not make a person beautiful, it’s the inside, not the outside, that truly counts. -Aleah Kramarczyk
Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton I read Soul Surfer because I saw the movie with my mom and sisters and I was really inspired. My mom bought me the book and then I read it and it wasn't quite what I expected, but it was still very good. -Caitlin Tremewan
Trilogies… Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Jayd by L. Divine Sabriel by Garth Nix Inheritance by Christopher Paolini Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard HIVE by Mark Walden Wereworld by Curtis Jobling Lost Series by Ted Dekker
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Book Reviews (continued) Gamer Girl Mom’s 44th B-day by Minna Wybneche If mothers were flowers, I’d pick you Not a day goes by when I don’t say or do something you taught me. You taught me to be brave and strong, You encouraged me to follow my dreams and listen to my heart. From you I learned there’s nothing I can’t be. To the world you may be just one person; but to me, you are the world.
by Marianne Mancusi Maddy's an inner city girl with a gothic sense of style. Her first day at her new school her grandma embarrasses the most popular guy in the school. Now she's stuck with the most entertaining name of "Freak Girl'. When she gets "Fields of Fantasy" for her birthday, her world is transformed into Allora and SirLeo. She becomes a blond-haired, blueeyed Elf Goddess. SirLeo is a magestic knight Elf with long, flowing, white hair. She feels like she knows him somehow. She even begins to fit in more at school and starts a Manga Club. She enters a contest for createyour-own-Manga and bases the book off of her adventures in "Fields of Fantasy". She decides to tell Chad over chat but ends up getting called Freak Girl, Goth Girl, and a witch. She was forced to go back to school and finds her drawings all over
the school, destroyed and deteriorated. She goes to the judging carrying her 2 revived drawings just to find Chad there. He explains to her that it was Billy who said those awful things and it turns out that her friends took the drawings that were still in good shape and recreated the bad ones. They save her from being humiliated and she makes it into the finals. It was the best day of her life, she finally had everything she ever wanted.-DesaRay Maier
Divergent By Veronica Roth In Beatrice Prior's Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her
family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. -Ghazi Saroya
Deep, Dark and Dangerous By Mary Hahn This book was about a girl who's mother was overprotective and a freak about her childhood in Maine. Soon though, she gets the chance to babysit her cousin in Maine for her aunt as she paints. The girl and her cousin meet a girl named Sissy and she terrorizes them. They soon find out that she is the ghost that the girl's mom and her aunt accidently killed back when they were children. They have to do tasks for Sissy in order for her to stop terrorizing them and she soon goes away happily. -Noel Eddy
Music REVO by Walk off the Earth I love Walk off the Earth because they are so down to earth, and they aren't fake like so many of the people that we see "making music." These people actually write their
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own songs, and are very creative with the instruments involved. They are original, and I love that about bands. I don't think that they have been "discovered" yet. They could turn out to be really big as a band though. "Red Hands" and "Gang of Rhythm" are some of my favorites. Check them out!
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August 18, 2013 at 6:21 AM Artist: Walk off the Earth Album: REVO I love Walk off the Earth because they are so down to earth, and they aren't fake like so many of the people that we see "making music." These people actually write their own songs, and are very creative with the instruments involved. They
are original, and I love that about bands. I don't think that they have been "discovered" yet. They could turn out to be really big as a band though. "Red Hands" and "Gang of Rhythm" are some of my favorites. Check them out! -Ani Freeborn
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Poetry by Minna Wybneche I don’t know how good I’ve got it I don’t know how good I’ve got it. Could you tell me? What I could do with a pocketful of memories? Who I am Why I’m here And why I have to leave when everything’s just turned golden.
Eagle I don’t know why I feel so lonely. Perhaps it’s the way your words look jagged and raw So honest and beautiful So different from before. You were so broken, like a little wounded bird. Now you’re a magnificent peacock With fabulous feathers glowing With extravagance. I wish the best for you I wish that your extravagance is built off of solid stone, Not on pillars of sand or shells of empty words. I wish that you stay beautiful And glow like the morning sun.
Anime and Movies Struck by Lightning
Marley and Me
It was such a good movie. I've watched it over and over. It's about a kid in high school that wants to be in the New York newspaper as a journalist. But his mom didn't want him leaving so she threw away his acceptance letter. He wasn't happy about it. - Miranda Watts
This was an excellent movie. It starts out with two people who are perfect for each other, and they fall in love and start a family. You see the progression of the family, starting with the addition of Marley (the dog) who became very important to this family. It is a tear-jerker; I will warn you. I would definitely recommend it, it's a must-see!
Paranormal Activity 4 I loved all of the other paranormal activity movies. I knew I would love this one. They all have a connection to each other, but they’re not in a specific order. The ending left me knowing there would be another! I can’t wait to see it!
Trouble Man by T.I. T.I. is one of my favorite artists. I loved every song on his new album. I listen to it all day on my iPad. My favorite song is Go Get It.
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Fallen Demons by Brandy Mohacsi I look up at his fully extended wings. I tried to look up into his face, but the inkiness of darkness covered it. He took a step toward me. That’s when his eyes flashed at me. A shock went through me. I looked up into his eyes until he was a foot away from me. ‘Run.’ He says to me, without opening his mouth. His voice full of strain, like he was holding back on something, but musical at the same time. I don’t know how it was him, but I know it was. I also know that I wanted to get away from there as fast as I could. So, I spun around and was about to run, when he was already behind me. I whip my head around and he’s not behind me. I then feel his hands on my head as he roughly turns my head to look at him. ‘Are you scared?’ I look up at him, his mouth not moving once. He gives me enough room to either nod my head or shake my head. I shake it. Fear not once entering my mind. He looks me in the eyes and then says with his real voice, “You should be.” He then yanks my head back, exposing my neck. He was leaning down to my neck. I could feel his shallow breath on my neck and it made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. I could feel his lips getting closer and closer to my neck, more importantly the teeth behind the lips. I felt myself relax just as his teeth get close to my neck… -Beep- -Beep- -BeepI groan and hit my alarm clock
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with more force than I should have. I open one eye just a little bit, and glare at it, daring it to go off again. When it doesn't, I hop out of my bed and turn to look for my glasses that I put on my night stand last night. They weren't there... Wait. I look around, and I could see all the corners in my room with the new morning light filtering through the nearly closed blinds. I walk over to my blinds and throw them back. The sun was wonderful on my skin, but it felt different today. Like, today was going to change. And, I plan to be behind the wheel. I close the blinds, I need to get changed and the last thing I need is a peeping tom looking through my window. I walk over to my closet and I know something is off. My closet has no clothing whatsoever in it. I look in every nook and cranny, but nothing. Nada. No clothing whatsoever. I walk over to my dresser and fling open the first drawer I could get my hands on and... nothing but air. I open the other five drawers, and still nothing. I run to my door and I fling it open. "Mom!" I scream at the top of my lungs, not worried about waking her, my father or little brother up, knowing they would already be up and getting ready. My mom comes out of their room, butting her blouse. "Yes, Sage?" She asks me calmly and a little worried. I never shout in the morning. My little brother actually became a victim to shouting
in this house, I cannot stand those perky, early people, so I usually end up punching the person that is loud. Well, he had to learn one way or another. "Where are my clothes?" I ask her, starting to get worried. I don't wear anything other than my clothing I pick out. I feel a little wind and pressure on my back, but nothing un-normal. The vent in my room makes it a little colder in my room in the mornings. "What do you mean?" She asks me, and starts to head toward me. The upstairs has five rooms. One consists of my little twerp, one is for our parents, one is mine, another one is a home-office and the last one is a guest room, like we ever have guests.
"There is nothing in my room." I say and turn to show her my closet, when I noticed something I haven't noticed before, it's full. How the...? "I mean, it was empty, but now it’s full..." "Are you sure you're okay to go to school? The medication wore off, right?" She asks me. I just had my braces removed yesterday and they had to give me some medications that caused hallucinations. Why, I will never know... "Yes, I'm sure. Even the dentist was okay with me going to school today." I remind her and shoo her out to get ready for school. Once the door was closed and locked, I look over at my night stand... still no glasses.
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I walk over to my closet and none of my old clothing was there. All of this was brand new and it looked kinda scary... and, for some odd reason, I liked it. Huh. I pulled out what seems to be a 'Sleeping with Sirens' t-shirt, and instantly knew that they were a band. I pulled a pair of skinny jeans that had bobby pins in the knees with holes. Then, I pull out a pair of vans. I go to put on some makeup and noticed three things that should have scared me. One, my makeup was already done for me. The eye shadow was a light gray with black eyeliner. Secondly, my hair is cut, not short cut, but cut into multi-layers. Thirdly, my eyes aren't their natural brown color, but a mossy green. Huh… I ponder over this as I walk out of my room with my black bag full of school goodies on my back. I knew I shouldn't be proud, but when I went downstairs and when my mother looked at me, she gasped, dropped the pan of eggs she was cooking with out of her right hand and all over the floor. My father, who looked up to my mother’s gasp from the news paper, dropped his mug of freshly brewed coffee all over his white shirt (now stained brownish) and paper. My brother came screeching down the steps to the sound of dad screaming because he doesn't scream. Then, he falls on his butt and tries to say something, but couldn't. The only living thing that wasn't scared of my change, was Nyca, who just licked our now ruined breakfast. "Sage... what have you done...? How did you..." She says, and then shakes her
head as if this was a bad thought and it would go away if she shook her head hard enough. When she re-opened her eyes to me still standing there, she didn't know what to do. I sighed and looked for my skateboard. In the place of my skateboard were sparkly new keys that had my name on the key ring. I gasped. "You guys got me a car?" I ask and squeal. I grab the car keys and rushed over to my father and gave him a big hug, trying to not get coffee on my shirt. Then, I move over to my mother and give her a hug also. "Thank you." "Sheryl, I didn't know we got her a car..." My father says, getting the tone of we cannot afford another car when we are loaded. They just don’t want to spend it on their daughter. "Jack, this came for our daughter as a late birthday present. It does not have a return address." My mother says to my father, trying to calm him down. "Hey, little twerp. Wanna ride in my brand new car to school?" I ask, deciding to feel nice for once. My brother’s eyes start to shine and he nods his head, eagerly. "Oh, can I, mother and father?" He asks, with his over-sweeten voice that will get him anything. Little do they know it's an act and he is just like me. "Well, I don't see why not... But, you both have to eat first!" Our mother says to us, trying to be the good mommie she is. After we eat a granola bar, since our eggs were now going through my cat. We went outside to see what kind of car the mysterious person left me.
When I clicked the car remote, lights went off on a black bmw. I was shocked. Who would leave me a beautiful car? I unlocked the doors and look back to my brother. He was shocked to the spot on the sidewalk, like he couldn't move. I leaned in and put a little pressure on the horn and honked it. That snapped him right out of it. He ran to the door and threw it open. The windows were tinted so I didn't need glasses, but on my seat was a brand new pair with a note. 'I hope these work as good as your old glasses.' I turn it over, looking for a signature. Nothing. All it has are those ten words. I just started to get a headache from the blinding sun beating down upon me. I put them on and the headache started to subside. I threw my backpack in the back, put the keys in the ignition, put in in drive and pealed out of there like hell hounds were nipping at the back of my ankle. I reached the middle school I had to drop my brother off at in seconds. He opened the door reluctantly. We didn't talk on our way here. We both liked the silence. There was really nothing to talk about. Before he got out of the car, though, he turned to me.
"Can you pick me up from school?" He asks me, hopefully. I look at him with a scowl, and then seeing his face fall, I laughed. "Of course, you already know I would." I tell him, reach over and tousle his hair.
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Shout It Out 2013 Brandy Mohacsi, a teen intern paid with a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs to learn to plan and produce a show, is ready to show the community what teens can do when they come together. "It's a place where you can express yourself in a musical performance," she said. "We're showing that the library can be loud. It's not just a quiet place, it can be a lot more than that." And, Mohacsi added, "It means we can show we're more than hooligans." from the Ypsi Courier article
Read the full press release for Shout It Out in the Ypsi Courier!
This year, Shout It Out was one of the best ever, lots of great talents and even better production. Secrets Don’t Make Friends, a native Ypsi band, killed the crowd by having two moshpits. For the first time in Shout It Out’s three years, we had a mosh! There were many great performers, including a fantastic performance by RED, a self-taught rapper/ producer from, you guessed it—Ypsi, with Bebe Jones providing background vocals. We also had an appearance from FOW (Fraternity of Writers), a music oriented “family” based right here in Ypsi. Other highlights included These Boyz, a rap trio with original music, and Danyelle’s acoustic guitar playing, as a soloist and accompanying other singers. Many singers wanted to cover popular songs and local vocalist Susan Britton helped them prepare. The show opened with an original song with music and lyrics by Adom and Brandy, arranged over the summer with help from
Toko and Erik Santos of the Ypsi group October Babies. At the end of the show, rappers had the chance to freestyle over a live instrumental beat, composed with the help of Kurt Krahnke, and performed by Adom “Abyss” Small (TAG and FOW member) and Danyelle Pinder on guitars, D’Angelo Woods (TAG member), on keyboard, Deondrae Jones on drums, and Ross Johnson on bass. Shout It Out, again, passed all expectations! - Adom Small
Shout It Out has been going on for three years. I was there for the second and third year, but I think it was better the third year. The second year we had to have it inside because it was raining. I believe having it outside got more people to come. It felt like an open event, instead of a closed one. There was also
another music fest going on down the street, so it got more people to come and look at ours. Publicizing it was an extra bonus, because it got the word out for people to come and audition. As an intern paid by a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, I was one of the people who you had to audition to. We got to fit everyone into Shout It Out, so nobody was left out. Having people audition also let us have a feel for what they would be doing. We knew a little ahead of time what performers would do and got to mix the music genres around. - Brandy Mohacsi
See more pictures of Shout It Out in the Ypsi Courier!
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Amigurumi Amigurumi Club is one of my favorite hobbies. Going to Amigurumi Club let me find other people who enjoyed it as well. They taught me new techniques that I still use to this day. I even discovered a website that sells plastic safety eyes through another patron in the Club. There are so many amazing things about Amigurumi Club, but the best one of all is that it has let me experience the simple bliss of
crocheting. Have a wonderful day and hopefully I will see some newcomers at our next meeting. Drop in to Whittaker to learn this fall: 11:30-1:00 pm 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 12/14, 12/28 - DesaRay Maier
See what we’re doing at www.ypsilibrary.org/just-for-you/teens! Like us at www.facebook.com/ ydlteens Layout by Summer Reading Interns William McGaughy and Darius Gracey
Jodi Krahnke, Young Adult Librarian, YDL-Michigan, 229 W. Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, 734.482.4110 x1390 Deb Carter-Day, Young Adult Librarian, YDL-Whittaker, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, 734.482.4110x1340