Teen’s Space

Nov 16, 2011 Comments Off by Staff

The Library is a great place to do homework, work on projects and meet your friends. While you’re here, check out our on-line resources, and the latest in fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels, DVDs and books on CDs.

We are also in the process of designing a new Teen Space that will be a casual, teen-only area for teens to gather. It will include work stations, comfortable lounge furniture, meeting and program space, and technology as well as a quiet zone designed for teens to read, study, or use computers for homework or research.

If you have any suggestions for things you’d like us to consider for the teen space contact us at nprteenspace@gmail.com

Homework Help

This site Live Homework Help (Tutor.com) (http://www.tutor.com/homeworkhelpRI) provides homework help to students through College level in the following areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, History and Biography.

New Titles in the Teen Space

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.

In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.

I am number four by Pittacus Lore.

In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.

How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous by Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O’Malley.
A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths.

You wish / Mandy Hubbard.
Kayla McHenry’s life is transformed when a wish on her sixteenth birthday comes true–along with all of her previous birthday wishes, beginning with the appearance of a pink pony.

Tangled / Carolyn Mackler.

The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.

Michael Vey : the prisoner of cell 25 / Richard Paul Evans.
Michael Vey, a fourteen-year old who has Tourette’s syndrome and special electric powers, finds there are others like him, and must rely on his powers to save himself and the others from a diabolical group seeking to control them.

Sign language : a novel / Amy Ackley.

Teenaged Abby must deal with her feelings about her father’s cancer and its aftermath while simultaneously navigating the difficult problems of growing up.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

We have an extensive collection of Graphic Novels. Check them out! Some of our newer titles are

Check out this Graphic Novel series Kitchen Princess. This is a shōjo manga series. It’s a story about a chef with magical powers.”Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing fro m her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart–and now Najika is determined to find him. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. Attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking for what it is–magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?“

Demo. Volume 2 / Brian Wood ; artist, Becky Cloonan. The sequel to the Eisner-nominated and critically acclaimed graphic novel by writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan. This new volume takes a ground-level approach to superpowers and features six brand-new standalone stories of conflicted teens grappling with love, loss and the joy of finding their way in life.

Charmed. Volume 1 / written by Paul Ruditis ; artwork by Dave Hoover, Marcio Abreu, Novo Malgapo.

“It’s been a year and a half since Piper, Phoebe, and Paige were victorious in their ultimate battle against evil. They’ve put the past behind them and settled into their relatively quiet lives with their families. but the death of the first innocent that the charmed ones every saved has reawakened an ancient evil more powerful than the sisters have ever faced. Now with a brand new threat emerging, the charmed ones must prepare for the fight of their lives”–Back cover.

Fables. [15], Rose Red / writer, Bill Willingham ; artists, Mark Buckingham

Rose Red, sister of Snow White, has finally hit rock bottom. Does she stay there, or is it time to start the long, tortuous climb back up? The Farm is in chaos, as many factions compete to fill the void of her missing leadership. And there’s a big magical fight brewing down in the town square, right under her window.

Check out these cool internet sites for teens!

All info for teens (http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/)

Bored (http://www.bored.com/)

BookDivas (http://www.bookdivas.com/)

Channel One News (http://www.channelone.com/)

Crafts for Teens (http://crafts.kaboose.com/crafts-for-teens.html)

Cyberteens (http://www.cyberteens.com/)

ESPN Sports (http://espn.go.com/)

Meez (http://www.meez.com/)

Mythbusters (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/mythbusters/)

Readergirlz (http://www.readergirlz.com/)

Reading Rants (http://www.readingrants.org/)