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August 6, 2008

Greetings

With school starting soon, it was time to go online and pull up the sacred supply list for my eighth grader. I was happily surprised to find among the requisite pens, notebooks and reams of paper this: a Jefferson County Public Library card in student’s name (if you don’t have one, please visit your local Jefferson County library). Make it even easier for them – be sure the school office and media center have a stack of library applications available at all times, and get it into orientation packets. We’re all in this together, after all. — Dodie Ownes, Editor

In This Issue

  • Jen 2.0 - Tech for Today: Make Teens the Stars in Your Next Slide Show
    The great thing about Web 2.0 is that you can use it to connect with people, which we do in libraries every day. Web 2.0 lets you take that personal connection online. If you’re a Flickr user, you know that Flickr is a great place to post photos (and now video). It’s easy to use, there are tons of photos, and it is downright fun to browse. more » » » 
  • Trying to Understand ChickTech
    In her latest book, Teen Girls and Technology, Lesley Farmer has created the ultimate guide to understanding the differences and similarities in how teen girls approach and want to adopt technology for school and personal use. more » » » 

Teens Know "Best"

  • Jones, Carrie. Girl, Hero. Flux. August 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7387-1051-8.
    Gr 10 and up. This book packs a lot of problems into 300 pages, but never loses sense of its characters while exploring a variety of issues including human rights, abuse, alcoholism, paternity issues, custody battles, and sexuality. Liliana Faltin, nicknamed Lily, is the center of the novel as it works through all of the problems, giving a human face to each of them and keeping the reader engaged. more » » » 
  • Mitchard, Jacquelyn. The Midnight Twins. Razorbill. July 2008. ISBN: 978-1-59514-1606.
    Gr 7-11. Every little girl (or at least me and my friends) wants to be a twin when she's little.  The fact that twins could be born on opposite days and have different birthdays was something I was fascinated with as a kid.  Not only were Mallory and Meredith, twin protagonists of the novel, born on opposite sides of
    midnight, they are born on opposite sides of midnight on New Year’s Eve. more » » » 
  • Reinhardt, Dana. How to Build A House. Random House. May 2008. ISBN: 978-0-375-84453-9.
    Gr 10-12. I really liked this cover. The muted shades actually made it stand out among the traditional bright-and-cheery-screaming-of-romance colors that all advertise the same story. The subtle touches of the hammer and the nail reflected the contents of the story without beating you over the head and revealing key parts of the plot and the background behind the teenagers communicated the way the characters themselves felt about the setting. more » » » 

Media Mania: Book Tie-ins to High-Interest Movies, TV Shows, and More

  • Mysteries and Mummies
    The X-Files make a return in a new motion picture incarnation. And Scully and Mulder would undoubtedly grab the opportunity to hop across the Cineplex and back through time to investigate the supernatural elements of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG-13). more » » » 

Gaming with The Dark Knight

  • Batman Returns to the Gaming World
    If you already saw this summer’s dark and disturbing smash hit The Dark Knight, you may be wondering how game designers could come up with movie tie-in concepts and storylines that would work for the 7-13 year old gamer. The folks at Lego and Xbox Live have just introduced games that fit the bill, and are suitable for circulation or as part of a library gaming event. more » » » 

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