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Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen (fiction): Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope. Everyone is welcome to attend the discussion and reading the entire book is not required for participation.more info- Read any books by popular YA author Sarah Dessen? She explains the background behind her latest novel, Lock and Key. Pick up a copy next time you visit!more info
- What would you do if you woke up inside a body that was not your own? Check out Skinned by Robin Wasserman.more info
- Check out this trailer for Dark Dude written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Oscar Hijuelos.more info
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. See the Centre County Reads blog and website for more information. Start reading!more info- Watch the trailer for Genius Squad (the sequel to Evil Genius) written by Catherine Jinks. Find out what happens to fifteen year old Cadell Piggot today!more info
- A brief trailer for the book Deadline written by Chris Crutcher. Check it out!more info
more infoCelebrate Teen Read Week from October 12 - 18, 2008. Visit the YA display of Books with Bite. Decorate cookies on October 16 at 7 PM. Link to the Readergirls for Night Bites chat series each evening during Teen Read Week where several popular YA authors will be featured.
Not old enough to vote in the presidential election? Make your voice heard by voting for the Best Book from the list of Top Ten Nominees! Books chosen by teens for teens! Vote here www.ala.org/teenstopten
Meet Sahil Asthana, a local Penn State author, as he speaks about his first book titled Inz The Warrior, a choose your own adventure book.more info
