Tween Recommended Read: The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine

The Lions of Little Rock
X LEVINE, K.

In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.

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Tween Recommended Reading: Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

Liar and Spy
X STEAD, R.

Seventh-grader Georges adjusts to moving from a house to an apartment, his father's efforts to start a new business, his mother's extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and Safer, a boy who wants his help spying on another resident of their building.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities
X SF MESSENGER, S.

At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Jinx by Sage Blackwood

Jinx 
X SF BLACKWOOD, S

A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond--and within--the Urwald is more complex than he could imagine.

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Tween Recommended Reads: In A Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz

In A Glass Grimmly
X GIDWITZ, A.

The sequel to A Tale Dark & Grimm. Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

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Tween Recommended Reads: The Hypnotists (Hypnotists; book 1) by Gordon Korman

The Hypnotists
(Hypnotists; book 1)
X KORMAN, G.

Twelve-year-old Jackson Opus is descended from two powerful hypnotist bloodlines, but he has just begun to realize that he can control other peoples' actions with sometimes frightening results--especially when the head of the Sentia Institute plans to use Jackson for his own benefit.

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Tween Recommended Reads: The False Prince (Ascendance trilogy; book 1) by Jennifer Nielson

The False Prince
(Ascendance trilogy; book 1) 
FIC (YA) NIELSEN, J.

In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
X GRABENSTEIN, C.

Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Drama
FIC (YA VL) TELGEMEIER, R.

Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Doll Bones by Holly Black

Doll Bones
FIC (YA) Black, H.

Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

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Tween Recommended Reads: Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Chomp
X Hiaasen

When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.

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Project for Awesome is taking place NOW!

The Project for Awesome began in December 2007. Towards the end of John (author of The Fault in our Stars) and Hank Green’s Brotherhood 2.0 Project, they had the idea to do a community-building project that would help charities so they schemed to “take over” the YouTube charts by encouraging other video creators on the site to all make videos about their favorite charities using the same thumbnail and upload on the same day.

The Project for Awesome raises money every year for the Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck, with the money then being distributed to the top-voted videos from the website. In 2012 alone, the P4A raised $483,296 and viewers left 724,167 comments.

To learn more, submit a video or simply donate, visit the Project for Awesome here. 

New In YA!

Obsidian Mirror
By Fisher, Catherine
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Incarceron." After his father disappears while experimenting with a black mirror that is a portal to both the past and the future, Jake encounters obstacles when he tries to use the mirror to find his father. 
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Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar 

By Patterson, James & Papademetriou, Lisa
Illustrator Swaab, Neil

From blockbuster author Patterson comes the third installment in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Middle School series. Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! 
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Clockwork Princess
By Clare, Cassandra

Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the "New York Times"-bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.  
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Teen Book Review: The Empire Strikes Back

Title: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Author: Archie Goodwin

Rate It: 5 stars

Review It: I really feel that this book deserves 5 out of 5 stars because it is in my opinion the greatest work of science fiction fantasy out there. What makes this book really great is that it tells the story of Star Wars episode 5 completely in comic book form. Everything from the dialog to the action sequences is spot on to the movie, with slight variations in between. Even if you have seen the film this is still a great graphic novel to be enjoyed by anyone who likes reading comic books. I also enjoyed the fact that Marvel comics took on the task of putting together such a project along with seeing “Stan Lee presents” printed on the book. This particular comic is also a great collection piece to own not because it is worth a lot but because it was printed in 1980. George Lucas’s engaging storyline with action packed adventure along with the vintage aspect make this a great comic to read or to own.

Reviewed By: Jacob, age 19

Teen Book Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

Title: To Kill A Mockingbird

Author: Harper Lee

Rate It: 5 stars

Review It: This book was written with such a powerful, moving voice, even though the narrator, Jean Louise Finch(Scout), is a young girl about eight years old by the story's end. She describes these seemingly small and unimportant events that go on during her life in Maycomb County. Then, in Part Two, the stroy suddenly erupts into a suspenseful climax when the trial of Tom Robinson, an African American, takes place for rape against a white girl. The evidence is substantial against the girl, Mayella, but she still wins the case because she's white...Like I said, I won't ruin anything else for you, but it's just a really gripping must-read-before-you-die classic.

Reviewed By: Monica, age 14

Teen Book Review: Saving Maddie

Title: Saving Maddie
Author: Varian Johnson

Rate It: 2 stars

Review It: This book is about Joshua Wynn, a pastors son. He is a real model, he visits the elderly and he dosen't even kiss in public because  hes afraid of giving his father a bad rep. But that all changes when an old friend Maddie moves back. She is anything but the prodigal child of her also pastor father. This book is about Joshua growing and finding true love and Maddie finding a kindred heart.

Reviewed By: Nicolette, age 13

Teen Book Review: Life of Pi

Title: Life of Pi

Author: Yann Martel

Rate It: 5 stars

Review It: Being as an assigned book from my English teacher, I wasn't really excited about reading it. The beginning of the book was making my eyes droopy until the end of the book where it make me question why such things had happened, and opened up new perspectives.

Reviewed By: Tracey, age 16

Teen Book Review: Dragon Champion

Title: Dragon Champion (Age of Fire, Book #1)

Author: E.E. Knight

Rate It: 5 stars

Review It: It was very detailed and presented dragons in a very positive way as opposed to most books that make dragons seem more negative.

Reviewed By: William, age 15

Teen Book Review: Into the Wild

Title: Into the Wild (Warriors series, #1)

Author: Erin Hunter

Rate It: 5 stars

Review It: This book, the beginning of the 24+ book saga,kept me in suspense the whole time and is one of the best books I ever read!

Reviewed By: Sydni