Teens’ Top Ten

The 2011 Teens’ Top Ten were just announced!  More than 9,000 teens voted for the best books of 2010/11 and here are the results:

1. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
4. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
5. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
6. Matched by Ally Condie
7. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
8. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
9. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
10. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

So…do you happily agree?  Strongly disagree?  Wish there were more (fill in the blank) types of books on the list?  I’ve only read two and I loved both - Mockingjay and Matched – but what do you think of the list?

Katie

Vote Now for the Teens’ Top Ten 2011

The Teens’ Top Ten is a top ten list chosen by and for teens, so get your vote in today!  Readers age 12-18 can vote from now until September 16.  Vote for three of the nominated titles in the online TTT survey.  Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16-22.  Are you voting for a book that I missed? Comment me and let me know if you see a book I should buy for the library!
Katie

Summer Reading Finale!

Don’t miss the Summer Reading Grand Finale this Wednesday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Find out if you’re the lucky winner of a grand prize! Kids, teen, and adult prizes will be awarded.  You don’t need to be present to win.

Winners will be posted here on Thursday.

Read a (Possibly) Award Winning Comic

The Eisner Awards, named after legendary comics artist Will Eisner, recently announced their award nominations, so take this chance to read a nominee and see who you think deserves to win! The winners will be announced at Comic-Con July 22.  See all the nominees here.

	Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard A collection of stories about the brave, fabled Mouse Guard are told by the patrons in the June Alley Inn, whose proprietor has offered a prize to whoever can tell the greatest tale. Nominated for: Best Cover Artist, David Peterson Best Anthology
	SilverFin: The Graphic Novel Young James Bond, while attending boarding school at Eton in the 1930s, must battle against an insane arms dealer who, by using killer eels, is attempting to create a race of indestructible soldiers on the eve of World War II. Nominated for: Best Adaptation From Another Work
	Ghostopolis When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis. Nominated for: Best Lettering, Doug TenNapel Best Publication for Teens

Check Out These Oscar Nominees

The Academy Awards are this Sunday, so why not check out a nominated movie and see for yourself who deserves to win the Oscar?  A bunch of the nominees are already out on DVD, so come by the library for:

Inception (PG-13)		The Social Network (PG-13)		Toy Story 3 (G)
Iron Man 2 (PG-13)		Alice in Wonderland (PG)		How To Train Your Dragon (PG)

Check Out a Grammy Winner

Sunday night was Grammy night, and I must say, I loved that someone finally one-upped Gaga.  She might have been hatched from an egg, but Cee Lo was a full-on bird!  For a complete list of the winners, go to Grammy.com, then come to the library and check out these winning CDs:

Need You Now Lady Antebellum CD MC LADY		The Suburbs Arcade Fire CD MR ARCADE
Doo Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars CD MA MARS		Emotion & Commotion Jeff Beck CD MR BECK
Loud Rihanna CD MA RIHANNA		Recovery Eminem CD MA EMINEM
Brothers The Black Keys CD MR BLACK		The Final Frontier Iron Maiden CD MR IRON
You Get What You Give Zac Brown Band CD MC ZAC		God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs CD MA LAMONTAGNE

YA Book Award Winners

It’s book awards season again!  Check out some of these award winners and honor books, available in the teen section of the library.  (Only the books owned by the library are listed here; for the full awards lists, just click the name of the award.)

	The Printz Award “The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.”   Winner: Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Honor Books:  Stolen by Lucy Christopher Please Ignore Vera Dietz  by A.S. King Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick Nothing by Janne Teller
	The Stonewall Book Awards for Children’s & YA Literature Honoring “books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered experience.” Honor Books: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan Love Drugged by James Klise
	The Odyssey Award Awarded “to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.” Honor Book: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (Available on CD.)
	The William C. Morris YA Debut Award “Honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.”   Finalists: Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber

Teens’ Top Ten Results

You voted and the results are in!  The Teens’ Top Ten 2010 is: 

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Do you happily agree? Violently disagree?  What would you pick for your top ten of last year?  Comment me with your ideas!  If you missed reading any of the top ten books, we have them all here at the library, so drop by and check one out.

Vote for the Teens’ Top Ten

Voting is open for the Teens’ Top Ten, a teen’s choice booklist where you get to vote for your favorite books.  Voting is open until September 17 and the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 17-23.  We have all but two of the 26 nominees, so if you don’t know which book to vote for, start reading now at the library!

Click here to vote for your favorite books.

Watch an Oscar Nominee Tonight

Oscar nominations came out today and there are plenty of nominated movies that are already out on DVD.  Check out these movies now at the library! 

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Nominated for sound mixing)

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Nominated for cinematography)

Bright Star (Nominated for costume design)

Star Trek (Nominated for visual effects)

Julie & Julia (Nominated for best actress – Meryl Streep)

Up (Nominated for best picture)

Coraline (Nominated for best animated feature)

Food, Inc. (Nominated for best documentary feature)

Awards Season

It’s that time of year again – book awards season!  Here are some of the winners and honor books you can find at Winfield Library…

The Printz Award
An award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. 

This year’s winner is “Going Bovine” by Libba Bray.  Also check out honor book “The Monstrumologist” by Rick Yancey.

 

The Morris Award
Honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.

The winner is “Flash Burnout” by L.K. Madigan.  Other finalists were “Ash” by Malinda Lo, “Beautiful Creatures” by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, “The Everafter” by Amy Huntley, and “Hold Still” by Nina LaCour.

Have you already read these?  Congrats!  You have award-winning taste.  If not, give one a try.  There’s something for everyone: “The Monstrumologist” for horror fans, “Ash” for retold fairy tales, “Hold Still” for realistic fiction readers, and “Beautiful Creatures,” a paranormal tale with a twist of romance told from the guy’s point of view.  Check one out!