For What It's Worth | AUGUST 2022 | slolibrary.org
 

• TEENS' TOP 10 #yalsaTTT •
It's time to vote for your fav!
 
FROM YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) website: The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Teens across the country will be weighing in and selecting their favorite books, so make your voice heard.
 
Readers ages twelve to eighteen are invited to vote
online between August 15 and October 15, 2021
at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten

Here's the complete list of 2022 Teens' Top 10 Nominees
10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
All of Us Villains
  by Amanda Foody and Christine Herman
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
  by K. Woodman Manyard
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Heartless Prince
  by Leigh Dragoon and Angela De Vito
Here's to Us
  by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Idol Gossip by Alexandra Leigh Young
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Ivies by Alexa Donne
Made In Korea by Sarah Suk
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab
  by Priya Huq
The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost Kiss
  by Amy Noelle Parks
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This 
  by Rachel Lynn Solomon
 
 
Teens' Top Ten 2021 Winners:
All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto
by George M. Johnson

A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy. 
The ballad of songbirds and snakes
by Suzanne Collins

A prequel set in the world of Panem 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games begins on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games. 
Cemetery boys
by Aiden Thomas

Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death. 
Clap when you land
by Elizabeth Acevedo

An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship.
Five total strangers
by Natalie D. Richards

Desperate to reach her grieving mother, Mira joins a group of college students driving home after their flight is stranded, but the road conditions are not the only mortal danger they face
The inheritance games
by Jennifer Barnes

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance
Instant karma
by Marissa Meyer

A girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her - both good and bad
The invisible life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria Schwab

Making a Faustian bargain to live forever but never be remembered, a woman from early 18th-century France endures unacknowledged centuries before meeting a man who remembers her name. 
Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn

Wanting to escape her previous life after the accidental death of her mother, 16-year-old Bree enrolls in a program for high school students at the local university before her witness to a magical attack reveals her undiscovered powers as well as sinister truths about her mothers death. 
One of us is next : The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus

A sequel to the best-selling One of Us Is Lying finds the Bayview friends targeted by an anonymous adversary who uses an increasingly dangerous truth-or-dare app to keep the late Simon’s gossip legacy alive. 
•  CALLING ALL YOUNG CODERS •
2022 Congressional App Challenge is open!

The Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in California’s 24th Congressional District. Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four.
 
Participants are invited to create an “app” for desktop/PC, web, tablet, mobile, or other devices.
 
Registration is now open for interested participants!
Students entering the competition must submit their app to CongressionalAppChallenge.us by Nov. 1, 2022.
 
 
•  INK ► IMAGE •
Books are always being made into movies! Here's your chance to read it before you see it.
 
Did you miss it in the movie theater? County of SLO Public Libraries has thousands of DVDs
and Blurays, so go to our website, order any film you want, check it out, and watch it - FREE!
 
NEW ON DVD:
Dune
Dune: The Graphic Novel
adapted by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson
 
 
•  YOU REVIEWED  •
This book is insightful and fulfilling. It is one in which your eyes will be opened and you will see the true beauty this world has to offer. — Ava B., Age 14
 
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
by Charlie Macksay
 
A modern, illustrated fable for readers of all ages that explores life's universal lessons from British illustrator Charlie Mackesy.  
 
 
 
 
If you love historical fiction novels from the 1900's you will love this book! It is quite captivating and I could not put it down. I would definitely recommend! — Nayeli S., Age 16
 
28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto by David Safier
 
The award-winning writer of televisions Berlin, Berlin presents a historical novel inspired by true events that traces the experiences of a Holocaust-era teen in the Warsaw Ghetto who joins a band of Resistance fighters to rise up against occupying Nazi forces.
 
 
This is my favorite rom-com realistic fiction books and Becky Albertalli is one of my favorite authors. The characters were well developed and written and I adore them all. The plot was good as well. — Marissa F., Age 15
 
Yes, No, Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
 
Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
 
•  PROGRAMS  •
Arroyo Grande Library Knitting Group
Tuesday, August 2, 10:00 am
Arroyo Grande Library
Beginners continental knitting group will meet the 1st Tuesday of each month beginning August 2nd. The group will learn basic stitches and create a dishcloth. Please bring size 7 or 8 needles and cotton yarn.
Make Popsicles & Smoothies @ Shandon Library
Wednesday, August 10, 2:00 pm
Shandon Library
Join us at the Shandon Library for Popsicles & Smoothies. Master Preservers will help us make healthy versions of these treats, using fruit and fresh ingredients. You'll also receive a free popsicle mold kit to take home.
SLO Library - Teen Movie Night!
Wednesday, August 10, 3:30 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love. Starring Charles Melton and Yara Shahidi. Rated PG-13. Based on the young adult novel by Nicola Yoon. Movie and refreshments at 3:30pm on Wednesday, August 10th!
All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
SLO Library Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Saturday, August 13, 3:30 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
Looking for volunteer hours? Join San Luis Obispo Library's Teen Advisory Board!

We will talk about what the library can do to help teens with school, plan events, discuss current trends, and more. Participation can be listed on job, scholarship and college applications. 

All meetings will be held in the Teen Area of the San Luis Obispo Library.  guidelines. Light refreshments will be provided.
You must be 13-17 years old.

All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health
SLO Library Teen Book Club Meeting
Saturday, August 20, 3:30 pm
San Luis Obispo Library Teen Area
Come join us to talk about Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë!
This program will be held in the Teen Area of the San Luis Obispo Library. Light refreshments will be served. Bring a friend! 

Call Nicole Sam at 805-781-5775 or e-mail nsam@slolibrary.org if you would like to attend by Zoom. Ages 10-17.

All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
Morro Bay Library - Nintendo Switch Party!
Wednesday, August 24, 3:00 pm
Morro Bay Library Program Room
Come play Nintendo Switch games with us at the Morro Bay Library like Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Party, and more!All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
DIY Vintage Vinyl Clock
Saturday, August 27, 11:00 am
Cambria Library
Join us at the Cambria Library for DIY Vintage Vinyl clockmaking. Turn recycled old records into your very own clock.
 
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