Camden County Library Teen Zone

Amazon's Top Ten Essential Books for Young Adults

Amazon asked its customers to vote on the most essential young adult books.  We have all the top ten at the library!  Number one was The Hunger Games, number two was The Outsiders, and number three was To Kill a Mockingbird.  Click on the link below to see all ten and request them. 

http://www.nextreads.com/Display2.aspx?SID=48cf6632-7199-41ce-b0f4-2e775652e88e&N=422736

Teen Summer Reading Program: You Are Here!

Calling all teens and tweens for our 2011 Summer Reading Program!

Explore your inner world and the world around you with our 2011 Teen/Tween Summer Reading Program – You Are Here.  The more you read, the more chances you earn to win prizes.  You can even sign up and track your reading online using your computer.  Check out our great selection of programs for teens too.  There will be film festivals, crafts, gaming and more! 

Register  for the Teen/Tween Summer Program.

See and register for programs at your branch. 

Bellmawr
Ferry Ave.
Gloucester Twp
Merchantville
South County
Voorhees

Teen 2010 Award Winners

Looking for something new to read?  We've created a newsletter with teen award winners for 2010.  It includes the Alex Awards, the Garden State Teen Book Awards, the Printz Awards, and the Teen Top Ten.  Check it out here. 

Top Ten Teen Books of 2010

Hey everyone!

Check out the YALSA website to see this year's Top 10 Teen books!  Did you read any of these books??  What do you think?  Should another book have made the list?  Let us know what you think!

 

 

School Required Summer Reading

Ready to start on required summer reading before school starts?  Here are the summer reading lists from most Camden County schools.

VOTE! Help Choose This Year's Teens' Top Ten!!

 

 

Teens can voice their choice for their favorite books by voting in YALSA’s annual Teens’ Top Ten poll! Voting is open now through Sept. 18 at www.ala.org/teenstopten. YALSA extended the voting period this year to four weeks, with more time for teens to fit voting into their busy schedules, particularly at the start of the school year. We’ll announce the winners in a webcast during Teen Read Week, Oct. 18-24.

 

Happy Voting!

 

Good Morning America's Picks for Teens!

Do you love to read and want to find out about some great new books?  Looking for the perfect beach read?  Just need a book for your school's summer reading program?  If yes, check out Good Morning America's list for great Teen Summer Reads!

The list includes books by such authors as Sarah Dessen, James Patterson, and Katie MacAlister.  We just ordered all of the books on GMA's list, so if you don't see it in the catalog yet, don't panic.  It will be here at the library shortly!

Happy reading!

~Christen

Tween & Teen Booktalk (March 2009)

Tween & Teen Booktalk

March 2009

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

Eli is the son of a millionaire technological geni us, who built an underground compound so that his family could survive the nuclear war raging outside. At fifteen, Eli has been shut inside for nearly seven years -- socked in by a haunting silver door, never quite letting go of the memories of his twin brother and his gram, the two family members who didn't reach the compound before that horrid silver door was closed. Food and supplies are running out, tensions are tight, and Eli is making discoveries that will alter the very world as he knows it, not to mention the people he thought he understood. Everything is masked behind secrets and sabotage, and who Eli chooses to trust could mean the difference between life and death!

Y Bod

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome change her life and that of her family forever.

Y Blu

Persistence of Memory by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child, sixteen-year-old Erin has spent half of her life in therapy and on drugs, but now must face the possibility of weird things in the real world, including shapeshifting friends and her "alter," a centuries-old vampire.

Y Atw

 

Blissfully Booklish

Hey girls! 

One of our library's teen patrons recently created an online book discussion forum for teen girls called Blissfully Booklish.  The forum's creator is Tara  and she created the website for all girls that enjoy the love of reading.  This online book club offers many girly fun books that she hopes all will enjoy! You can sign up today for the book club by e-mailing Tara at blissfullybooklish@hotmail.com.

~Christen

Summer Reading Lists Now Available

Don't wait till the last minute to get your assigned summer reading done!  The library has the books you need right now.  At the end of the summer there's a rush for the books, and you may find yourself on a waiting list.  So get started soon.  Drop by your local branch, or request the titles you need online through our catalog.  Summer Reading Lists