Thursday, October 18, 2007

Teen Read Week!



Celebrate Teen Read Week with Author John Green!


Have you seen Brotherhood 2.0?

John Green, author of :

Looking for Alaska

&

An Abundance of Katherines



gives you a tour of his home library.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Harry Potter - Did You Read It?


Okay Potter Fans, what did you think of the 7th and final book? And what were those Deathly Hallows anyway?
Who wanted to cry when *_____________* died?

Have you seen this great song by Hank Green (brother of Teen Lit Author John Green)?
http://www.blogger.com/www.brotherhood2.com/?m=2007&w=29

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Get Lost Reviews


So you want to write a review?


It better be good! ^_^


Just add your review to the comments on this posting! Then send an email to me at lwilliams@oshawalibrary.on.ca. I'll email you back approving your review. Just show my email to a staff member next time you are in the Library and they will give you credit for your review.


Simple enough?

Monday, May 07, 2007

Reading Ranters Wanted!



The Book:
Hanging On to Max by Margaret Bechard

Pick it up @ the Reader's Advisory Desk in the McLaughlin Branch.


The Day:
June 4th @ 7:30
in the McLaughlin Branch Auditorium.





Read the book, then join us for refeshments and rants! Love the book or hate the book, we want to hear from you!
For more information, call 905-579-6111 ext. 5238 or email the Teen Librarian at
lwilliams@oshawalibrary.on.ca

Monday, April 23, 2007

Fame! I Wanna Live Forever




Okay, Fame was a TV show popular in the early 80s.

But, hey, we've all wanted to be famous at one time or another.

So here are a few great reads about the consequences of fame.


  • True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas







  • Teen Idol by Meg Cabot








        • Little Girl Lost by Drew Barrymore









        • Amazing Grace by Megan Shull

        Friday, April 13, 2007

        Recent Requests!

        Well, I've had quite a lot of folks asking for more Graphic Novels! And You'll be happy to hear that the following Manga series are on order:

        Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
        Dragon Head
        Dragon Voice
        One Piece
        Peppermint
        Strawberry Marshmellow
        xxxHOLiC
        Zombi Power

        Don't Forget to comment here for other titles you would like to see added to our collection. Or email me directly at lwilliams@oshawalibrary.on.ca

        Wednesday, October 11, 2006

        Why Chatterbooks?

        if u would like to recommend a great read we want to hear from u.
        simply tell us the name of the book, magazine,etc and what u think makes it a gr8 read.

        Of course, we don't mind hear about books u thought were really bad too!