Happy New Year- the best books of 2008

2008 is just hours from being over, and it’s been a great year in the book world. To celebrate, we have a “Best Books of 2008” display in Yscapes. Teens can come in and vote for the best books they read this year, and we post their choices on the display. Here are some of the books that have been picked so far, in no particular order. (Click on the links to get more information on the titles from our online card catalog.)

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Stop! In the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison
The Final Warning by James Patterson
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelley
My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer

There’s still time to come in and add your own choices and see what other teens have been reading, so come check it out.

Happy New year, and we’ll see you in 2009!

The redheaded princess

The redheaded princess : a novel - Ann Rinaldi

In 1542, nine-year-old Lady Elizabeth lives on an estate near London, striving to get back into the good graces of her father, King Henry VIII, and as the years pass she faces his death and those of other close relatives until she finds herself next in line to ascend the throne of England in 1558.

Waves

Waves - Sharon Dogar

Hal feels eerily connected to his comatose older sister as she hovers between life and death in a hospital. Hal believes his sister is trying to communicate with him as he tries to solve the mystery of her accident

Sunshine

Sunshine - Robin McKinley

All hope for stopping the vampiric elite from controlling earth depends on human SOFs (Special Other Forces) and the success of their attempt to recruit Sunshine, the daughter of legendary sorcerer Onyx Blaise.

Come to Between the Eves on Monday!

Looking for something to do after you've gotten bored with your Christmas presents, but before you ring in the New Year? Come to Between the Eves at the Twin Falls Public Library! Find hidden clues in a Library Scavenger Hunt, snack on holiday treats, and shake off the Christmas vacation boredom!

When: Monday, December 29 @ 4:00

Where: Twin Falls Public Library

Happy Holidays from the Twin Falls Public Library!

The Twin Falls Public Library wishes you all a safe, happy and fun holiday!

(And don't forget, the library is closed on Wednesday and Thursday for Christmas.)

Newes from the dead

Newes from the dead - Mary Hooper

Anne Green can't move a muscle, can't open her eyes, can't scream. She lies paralyzed in absolute darkness, terrified by her final memory—being hanged. Is she in purgatory? Hell? Was she buried alive? An innocent woman caught up in a nightmare, Anne Green is trapped with her racing thoughts, her burning need to revisit the events—and the man—that led her to the scaffold.Meanwhile, a shy young medical student attends his first dissection and notices something strange as the doctors prepare their tools . . . Did her eyelids just flutter? Could this corpse be alive?

The library has a MySpace!!!

The Twin Falls Public Library now has a MySpace! Add us as a friend and we’ll keep you up-to-date on what’s happening at the library. You’ll know all about the latest teen events, the newest books, and the coolest magazines.

Check it out at: myspace.com/twinfallspubliclibrary

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock

Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock combines 600 photographs with half a million words to create the ultimate popular music reference.

Billie Standish was here

Billie Standish was here - Nancy Crocker

When the river jeopardizes the levee and most of the town leaves, Miss Lydia, an elderly neighbor, and Billie form a friendship that withstands tragedy and time.

Teen Holiday Party TOMORROW

TEEN HOLIDAY PARTY!

Thursday @ 6:30 in Yscapes

Come for games, food and movies. Need I say more?

Frozen Fire

Frozen fire - Tim Bowler

Fifteen-year-old Dusty gets a mysterious call from a boy who says he is going to kill himself, and while he claims to have called her randomly, he seems to know her intimately and have information about her dead younger brother.

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

MOVIE NIGHT!

MOVIE NIGHT TOMORROW! (Thursday)

6:30 p.m.

Yscapes

Be there!!!

The wolf

The wolf - Steven Herrick

Sixteen-year-old Lucy, living in the shadow of her violent father, experiences a night of tenderness, danger, and revelation as she and Jake, her fifteen-year-old neighbor, search for a legendary wolf in the Australian outback.

Chalice

Chalice - Robin McKinley

A beekeeper by trade, Mirasol's life changes completely when she is named the new Chalice, the most important advisor to the new Master, a former priest of fire.

Rapunzel : the one with all the hair

Rapunzel : the one with all the hair - Wendy Mass

Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin are both trapped, one in a tower by an evil witch, the other by his royal duties, but when their paths cross, aided by friends and a little luck, conditions change for them both.

Princess Ben

Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock

A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and magic, from sullen, pudgy, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit ruler of the kindgom of Montagne as it faces war with neighboring Drachensbett.

Teen Holiday Events!

It's the holiday season! Time for decorating the house, eating yummy food, and shopping for that perfect gift. In all the hustle and bustle, don't forget to join us for some great teen holiday events at the Twin Falls Public Library!!!

Movie Night: Thursday, December 11 @ 6:30 p.m. in Yscapes
Join us for a fun holiday movie about a family that tries to skip Christmas.

Teen Holiday Party: Thursday, December 18 @ 6:30 in Yscapes
Play games, drink hot chocolate, eat yummy holiday goodies and watch a quirky, classic holiday movie.

Between the Eves: Monday, December 29 @ 4:00
Looking for something to do after you've gotten bored with your Christmas presents, but before you ring in the New Year? Come to Between the Eves at the Twin Falls Public Library! Find hidden clues in a Library Scavenger Hunt, snack on holiday treats, and shake off the Christmas vacation boredom!

The hand you're dealt

The hand you're dealt - Paul Volponi

When seventeen-year-old Huck's vindictive math teacher wins the town poker tournament and takes the winner's watch away from Huck's father while he's in a coma, Huck vows to get even with him no matter what it takes.

This lullaby

This lullaby : a novel - by Sarah Dessen

Raised by a mother who has had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We here at the Twin Falls Public Library want to wish all of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Eat lots of turkey and pumpkin pie! :-)

First shot

First shot - Walter Sorrells

David Crandall, haunted by his mother's murder two years ago, uncovers a dark family secret that leads him to believe that his father, headmaster of the military school in which David is currently a senior, is the killer.

Frannie in pieces

Frannie in pieces - Delia Ephron

When fifteen-year-old Frannie's father dies, only a mysterious jigsaw puzzle that he leaves behind can help her come to terms with his death.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The boy in the striped pajamas : a fable - by John Boyne

Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

The Dead and the Gone

The dead and the gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer

After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.

Anything but ordinary

Anything but ordinary - Valerie Hobbs

Bernie and Winifred have been in love since they were fourteen, but when Winifred goes away to college in California and Bernie stays in New Jersey things change for the two of them, and each must try to forge an identity separate from the other.

The highwayman's footsteps

The highwayman's footsteps - Nicola Morgan

In eighteenth-century England, William runs away from his father, only to be captured by an armed highwayman who turns out to be a girl, and together they seek vengeance against William's cruel father and the soldiers who killed the girl's parents. Inspired by Alfred Noyes' poem "The Highwayman.".

The Shadow Speaker

The shadow speaker - Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.

Quaking

Quaking - Kathryn Erskine

In a Pennsylvania town where anti-war sentiments are treated with contempt and violence, Matt, a fourteen-year-old girl living with a Quaker family, deals with the demons of her past as she battles bullies of the present, eventually learning to trust in others as well as herself.

Game

Game - Walter Dean Myers

If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional, basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player, especially after a new--white--student threatens to take the scouts' attention away from him.

My Bonny Light Horseman

My bonny light horseman - L.A. Meyer

While trying to run a respectable shipping business in 1806, teenaged Jacky Faber finds herself in France, spying for the British Crown in order to save her friends.

Ophelia

Ophelia : a novel - Lisa Klein

In a story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia tells of her life in the court at Elsinore, her love for Prince Hamlet, and her escape from the violence in Denmark.

The sky inside

The sky inside - Clare B. Dunkle

After the disappearance of his sister, Cassie, and other children who ask questions about their carefully choreographed life in a domed suburb cut off from the outside world, Martin and his intelligent dog investigate.

The dangerous days of Daniel X

The dangerous days of Daniel X - James Patterson

Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma, but when he faces his first of the top ten outlaws, the very existence of Earth and another planet are at stake.

Mystery Night a success!!!

Thank you SO much

to everyone who came out and made our Teen Mystery Night such a great success! I had a ton of fun, and I hope you did too! Stop by the library and check out pics from the event, and keep your eyes and ears open for the next murder mystery!

Thanks again!

-Erica

MYSTERY NIGHT TOMORROW!

Come one, come all to

TEEN MYSTERY NIGHT

When: 6:30 Thursday, October 30

Where: Twin Falls Public Library

Who: 7th through 12th graders

Why: In honor of Halloween, race against the clock and figure out whodunit in our murder mystery. Use your detective skills to follow clues across the library and solve the case before the other groups. (It's kinda like the game Clue, only live.) There will also be a costume contest, so get creative!

There will prizes, snacks and more, so DON'T MISS IT!

Questions? Contact Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110

Airhead

Airhead - Meg Cabot

Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.

TEEN READ WEEK IS HERE!

Teen Read Week 2008 is here, and it's time to celebrate Books with Bite!!! Here are some of the the fun activities we'll be doing:

BITE INTO BOOKS
Guess how many pieces of candy corn are in the jar and win the candy and a book! Get your guesses in by SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18.

BOOKFLICKS TEEN BOOK CLUB
A book club just for teens in grades 7-12. Once a month, we*ll get together to discuss a great YA book, then watch a movie based on the book! We'll bring the snacks!THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 5:30

PIZZA TASTING CONTEST
Come taste pizza from three local restaurants and see if you can guess where each pizza came from. The winner gets a gift certificate for* what else* a pizza.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 4:30

WHAT BOOKS DO YOU BITE INTO?
Submit a book review and get entered into a contest to win a *Twilight* movie poster. Turn your entries by THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30.

Dingo

Dingo - Charles de Lint

Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber and a long-term enemy are drawn into a strange dream world when they fall in love with shapeshifting sisters from Australia--twins hiding from a cursed ancestor who can only be freed with the girls' cooperation.

Cindy Ella

Cindy Ella - by Robin Palmer

Sophomore iconoclast Cindy Gold publishes an anti-prom letter in her high school newspaper, but when she develops a crush on her SAT tutor, on top of the ones she already has on popular senior Adam Silver as well as a boy she has been exchanging instant messages with, she begins to doubt her own convictions.

Hurricane : a novel - Terry Trueman

Hurricane : a novel - Terry Trueman

A fictional account of one of the worst storms to hit the Caribbean--Hurricane Mitch in 1998--told from the perspective of a thirteen-year-old boy living in a small village in Honduras.

The Glass Word

The glass word - Kai Meyer

While Merle, Junipa, and the great flying stone lion accompany an Egyptian high priest to the fortress of the powerful sphinx, Serafin and Eft voyage deep beneath the ocean to ask the help of a sea witch in freeing Venice from the Pharoah and his mummy warriors.

Airman

Airman - Eoin Colfer

In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.

BookFlicks Teen Book Club

Like books?

Like movies?

This is the group for you!!!

***BookFlicks Teen Book Club***

The Twin Falls Public Library is starting a book club just for teens in grades 7-12. Once a month, we’ll get together to discuss a great YA book, then watch a movie based on the book. What could be better than that?

The first meeting will be:

Thursday, October 16 at 5:30.

We'll be discussing the first book in C.S. Lewis' classic series about a magical land and watching the movie adapatation of the book.

For more information or if you want to sign up to be part of the club, contact Erica at 733-2964 ext. 119.

General Winston's Daughter

General Winston's daughter - Sharon Shinn

Seventeen-year-old heiress Averie Winston travels with her guardian to faraway Chiarrin, a country her father's army has occupied, and once she arrives and is reunited with her fiance, she discovers that her notions about politics, propriety, the military, and even her intended have changed.

Icecore

Icecore : a Carl Hobbes thriller / Matt Whyman

Seventeen-year-old Englishman Carl Hobbes meant no harm when he hacked into Fort Knox's security system, but at Camp Twilight in the Arctic Circle, known as the Guantanamo Bay of the north, he is tortured to reveal information about a conspiracy of whichhe was never a part.

Almost Alice

Almost Alice - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

In the second semester of her junior year of high school, Alice gets back together with her old boyfriend Patrick, gets a promotion on the student newspaper, and remains a reliable, trusted friend.

Movie Night!

Don't miss our first YA movie night!

When: Thursday, September 11 @ 6:30

Where: Yscapes

Why: Come take a break from homework to enjoy a fun movie. We'll bring the snacks, you just bring yourself!

SEE YOU THERE!

She's so money

She's so money - Cherry Cheva

Maya, a high school senior bound for Stanford University, goes against her better judgement when she and a popular but somewhat disreputable boy start a profitable school-wide cheating ring in order to save her family's Thai restaurant, which she fears will be shut down due to her irresponsible actions.

Pure spring

Pure spring - Brian Doyle

Martin O'Boy finally has a home and a job--at the Pure Spring soft drink factory--but not everything is perfect, as sometimes Grandpa Rip's mind wanders, he gets involved with a crooked coworker, and his memories of the past overwhelm him.

The Melting Season

The melting season - Celeste Conway

Giselle, the sheltered daughter of two famous ballet dancers, comes to terms with her relationships with both her late father and her mother, realizing some important truths that help her move forward both in her life and with her own dancing.

Once upon a time in the North

Once upon a time in the North - Philip Pullman

In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves right in the middle of a political powder keg.

Stop in the Name of Pants!

Stop in the name of pants! - Louise Rennison




In a series of humorous diary entries, British teenager Georgia Nicolson tries to decide between two potential boyfriends--Masimo from Pizzagogoland (Italy) or local boy Dave the Laugh.

Erica's note: This the ninth book the the Georgia Nicolson series, which is one of my favorites. If you love British humor, you'll love these books!

Yscapes photos

If you haven't come to the library to check out Yscapes yet, what are you waiting for?!? As you can see from the pictures below, the space has been completely remodeled, and it looks great! We've got the latest books and magazines, comfy chairs, cafe tables, Internet access and so much more! If you haven't stopped by to see us, you're missing out!

See you at the library!