Jenn's Picks for the week

Here are picks from avid reader Jenn that you too might enjoy:

An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
London Calling by Edward Bloor
Trickster's Choice , we also have the audio copy of

Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce

and the sequel

Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce

Two other titles on Jenn's list were Light Years by Tammar Stein and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohen which the library does not have as yet but will soon.

Read an interesting book, Right Behind You by Gail Giles. It is about a child killer turned teen coming to grips with his 'hungry ghosts.'

Teen Programs at the Library

What kind of programs would you like to be a part of at the Library?

Different suggestions have included:

• Business Startups
• DDR
• Guitar Hero
• Youtube contest

Paul's Picks for the week

Titles from this past week that I recommend:

Does my head look big in this? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

An abundance of Katherines by John Green

I listened to and thoroughly enjoyed a playaway entitled,

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates

Several other new titles of interest:

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyers (Read the first two, Twilight and New Moon)

Some of Tim's Stories by S.E.Hinton (Remember her Outsiders and Rumble Fish)

Under the wolf, under the dog / Adam Rapp

What I believe : a novel / Norma Fox Mazer

What my girlfriend doesn't know / Sonya Sones (Follow up to What my mother doesn't know)

Blue lipstick : Concrete poems by John Grandits

Books on CD's and Playaways

Recorded books have been popular at the Los Gatos Library. In addition to current titles, Los Gatos High School reading list 2007 was consulted in
development of this collection.

Here are several of the latest titles received:

Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Harmless by Dana Reinhardt

Separate Peace by John Knowles

Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher

Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink

Rash by Pete Hautman

We’re starting a collection in the Teen area called Play-a-ways.
These self contained digital recordings need only one AAA battery and set of ear phones.
They are very compact – Others will think you’re listening to music when actually, “It’s a book!”

Play-a-ways are available in the Children’s area of the library too.

Here are several of the Teen titles available in the Teen section:

Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

Chinese (Cantonese)

Uglies by Scott Westerfield

Pretties (part 2 of the Uglies trilogy) by Scott Westerfield

Specials (part 3 of the Uglies trilogy) by Scott Westerfield

After the Wreck I Picked Myself Up, Spread my Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates

Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

TEEN REVIEWS

Got a favorite book you want to share? Send us an email. All you have to do is include:

• title, author,
• brief summary,
• what you thought of the book,
• your first name and grade!

Megan Meade's guide to the McGowan boys : a novel by Kate Brian I think that this was my favorite of all the books I read for this (Summer 2007). This is because it was funny, interesting and fresh. I really enjoyed the book, it kept my attention and I hope she writes another like it. Reviewed by: Katie 8th grade

Pardon My French by Cathy Hapka
I loved this book because it really took you to France and all the amazing places there. The characters and their stories were fun to read about! This book got me hooked on all the S.A.S.S. books. Very good!
Reviewed by Katie H. 9th grade



Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
This is an enlightening story of a young Japanese girl in times of war. I was so affected by the hardships of Saguri and fascinated by geishes (who) are like prostitutes. Geishas do not exist anymore. I feel like I learned more about a lost people of Japan.
Reviewed by Melissa 8th grade


Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss

...it had a good, interesting plot. Also, it was unique because the story was
told in 1st person from several different characters, so you could really tell
what they were thinking. Also, the story didn't really have a happy ending,
but it was a little refreshing because so many stories have happy endings, but life
doesn't always turn out that way.
Reviewed by Ellie 8th grade

Eats shoots & leaves by Lynne Truss
...is an excellent grammar book, filed with humorous examples
of grammatical slip-ups, witty remarks,and simple rules to remember for punctuation.
Still educational,yet entertaining and clever. Lynee Truss creates a convergence of the
actual fun of learning while pruning the ridiculous nuances and repetitiveness that
most grammar books have. In essence, this book teaches grammar without being boring, and is, quite wonderfully enough, based on a joke! An additional plus are the stickers.
Reviewed by David 11th grade

Sound of Munich by Suzanne Nelson
I liked this book a lot because it had a mystery in it and was funny at the same time.
I was hooked on this book till the end!
This book takes place in Munich, which made it interesting to read.
Reviewed by Rachel 8th grade