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2012-01-17T16:14:00.000-05:00

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

2012-01-10T11:09:00.004-05:00

The author talks about the book and there is a trailer here!

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

2012-01-03T15:38:00.003-05:00

Watch this video and tell us what is very unusual about this author!

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

2011-12-27T13:24:00.005-05:00

Check out the book trailer!

Chime by Franny Billingsley

2011-12-19T19:44:00.003-05:00

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

2011-12-12T16:27:00.007-05:00

Hear the author talk about this William C. Morris Award finalist!

Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King

2011-12-04T14:50:00.006-05:00

Click on "Comments" to join the discussion!

Hudson Teen Room MOCK PRINTZ

2011-11-20T12:01:00.005-05:00

Join us here each week for 6 weeks to discuss a 2011 YA book. Then vote for your favorite to win our Mock Printz award. If the book we choose wins the real Printz Award or Honor, we'll host a party to celebrate!

Discussion schedule:

12/5 - 12/11: Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
12/12 - 12/18: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
12/19 - 12/25: Chime by Franny Billingsley
12/26 - 1/1: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
1/2 - 1/8: TBA
1/9 - 1/15: TBA

Spa Day!

2011-11-07T20:27:00.004-05:00

Tuesday, November 15, 3:30 pm

Hair feathers and tinsel, hand waxing, nail art

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

2011-10-03T18:20:00.000-04:00

Banned Books Week - September 24 - October 1

2011-09-12T19:47:00.001-04:00

Summer Book-a-Day Run-Down

2011-07-06T14:30:00.002-04:00

White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick

Some secrets are better left buried; some secrets are so frightening they might make angels weep and the devil crow.
Thought provoking as well as intensely scary, White Crow unfolds in three voices. There's Rebecca, who has come to a small, seaside village to spend the summer, and there's Ferelith, who offers to show Rebecca the secrets of the town...but at a price. Finally, there's a priest whose descent into darkness illuminates the girls' frightening story. White Crow is as beautifully written as it is horrifically gripping.

Summer Book-a-Day Run-Down

2011-07-02T13:56:00.002-04:00

Everything I Was by Corrine Demas

Thirteen-year-old Irene's world is turned upside down when her father loses his job as an investment banker because of a merger. Her penthouse lifestyle in New York City's Upper West Side is over. Despite her socialite mother's protests and denial about their financial situation, the family put their belongings in storage and move upstate into Irene's grandfather's farmhouse. At first Irene is skeptical and resentful, but she quickly warms up to helping her grandfather in the greenhouse, exploring the cozy barn and making new friendships with a charming family with five kids who live down the road. But Irene's mother is still determined to return to the city, and the question remains: if and when the time comes, will Irene want to go back to her former life? Having written for picture book, middle-grade, and adult audiences, Demas's first book for teens presents an authentic if occasionally precious and melodramatic portrait of country life, economic stress, and the tensions associated with a major life change. Irene's budding independence and inner strength add greatly to this absorbing coming-of-age tale. Ages 11 16.

Summer Book-a-Day Run-Down

2011-06-29T10:37:00.003-04:00

Warped by Maurissa Guibord

Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a brutal hunt that she herself participated in. When she accidentally pulls a thread from the tapestry, Tessa releases a terrible centuries old secret. She also meets William de Chaucy, an irresistible 16th-century nobleman. His fate is as inextricably tied to the tapestry as Tessa's own. Together, they must correct the wrongs of the past. But then the Fates step in, making a tangled mess of Tessa's life. Now everyone she loves will be destroyed unless Tessa does their bidding and defeats a cruel and crafty ancient enemy.

Summer Book-a-Day Run-Down

2011-06-27T19:21:00.003-04:00

DROUGHT by Pam Bachorz

Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering Water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved.

When Ruby meets Ford—an irresistible, kind, forbidden new Overseer—she longs to run away with him to the modern world where she could live a normal teenage life. Escape with Ford would be so simple.

But if Ruby leaves, her community is condemned to certain death. She, alone, possesses the secret ingredient that makes the Water so special—her blood—and it’s the one thing that the Congregation cannot live without.

Drought is the haunting story of one community’s thirst for life, and the dangerous struggle of the only girl who can grant it.

The Teen Summer Newsletter is HERE!

2011-05-18T15:14:00.005-04:00

Check out the exciting programs we are hosting this summer! Stop in and register for one.

Newsletter

Check out the growing Hunger Games cast!

2011-05-09T18:57:00.004-04:00

Jennifer Lawrence is Katniss Everdeen

WIN $50

2011-03-16T16:16:00.004-04:00

Create a video on why you love the library and win $50 toward an online bookseller. Plus you can help the library win up to $3000!

WHO ARE THEY?

2011-03-07T18:39:00.011-05:00

Play our mix-up/mash-up game for
TEEN TECH WEEK

March 6 - 12

Stop in the Teen Room for an entry form.

Photo Scavenger Hunt

2011-02-06T15:49:00.011-05:00

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 12!!

Make a digital photo collage for our Teen Tech Week contest -

guidelines are here

What's new in February

2011-01-31T19:03:00.007-05:00

February 2: Anime Club

3:30-5:00 - snacks provided!

February 5: Ca$h Cab!

3:00-4:00 - sign up in the teen room.

Teen Tech Week

Photo Scavenger Hunt

watch this space for details!

Teen Library Advisory Board

2011-01-03T14:56:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year! As 2011 starts, we'd also like to get the ball rolling with our teen advisory board. Our first meeting of 2011 will be Saturday, January 29 at 11:00 a.m. We will be talking about upcoming programs, brainstorming about future programs, looking at some new books and I may even throw in a surprise or two. It is very important that you come to this meeting. We would like the Teen Library to be your library and we need all the input possible. Please bring any friends you think might like to help out with great volunteer opportunity. All are welcome.

Let me know if you will be able to make this meeting or not. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, Jan. 29!

Making Scents

2010-11-18T12:21:00.003-05:00

Need an awesome home-made gift?

Make lotions and bath salts with us!

Sunday, December 11, 2:00 p.m.

Registration required.

2010-10-25T18:17:00.003-04:00

Happy Halloween!!

Thrills and Chills

2010-09-13T15:41:00.006-04:00

Rock the Green Deadline!

2010-07-05T18:24:00.004-04:00

KARTA STELLA - winners 2009 Hudson Library Battle of the Bands

Thursday, July 15th is the official deadline for entering Rock the Green! Teen Battle of the Bands. Go to http://www.hudsonlibrary.org/ for entry form and guidelines.

Make Waves @ Your Library!

2010-06-15T13:59:00.003-04:00

Smoothie Splash!

Wednesday, June 23rd

1:00 p.m.

Stop in the library for a newsletter or go to http://www.hudsonlibrary.org/

Get Ready for Summer!!!

2010-05-21T11:33:00.002-04:00

Kick off your summer fun with

MINUTE TO WIN IT!

Compete in RAPID FIRE, STACK ATTACK and more!

Monday, June 14th, 7:00 pm

or call 330-653-6658 ext. 1032

or email teen.room@hudson.lib.oh.us

Celebrate the Earth!!

2010-04-19T19:07:00.003-04:00

Celebrate Earth Day by sharing with us what you've done lately to make your life a little greener.

Check out this blog contest by local YA writers

2010-04-07T10:08:00.000-04:00

Lisa & Laura Roeker

Let's start a story!!

2010-03-15T19:49:00.003-04:00

Okay, I'll go first. Everyone add a sentence or sentences in the comments - try not to go longer than 30-ish words. We will post the complete story in April. Ready, go!

Mallory lay in bed thinking about what her mother had just told her. It can't be true, she cried into her pillow - but why would her parents lie?

Make a Book Trailer!

2010-02-09T10:39:00.002-05:00

Check out our book trailers - you can make one of your own and present it at the Teen Tech Week Book Trailer Premier Party on March 13th. Go to the Teen Zone at hudsonlibrary.org for details.

Duct Tape Art!

2010-01-26T10:40:00.002-05:00

Wedneday, February 10, 2010 3:00 p.m.

Learn this great technique to create art using the ever-versatile duct tape. Great for Valentines! Register today.

And the Winner Is...

2010-01-18T10:29:00.007-05:00

Going Bovine by Libba Bray.

The Michael L. Printz Award recognizes outstanding teen literature. This year Libba Bray (author of A Great and Terrible Beauty) won for her book about Cameron, who wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.

Check out the hysterical Libba Bray talking about her award winning book.

The winners of the Printz Honor Books are:
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance by John Barnes

For more of this year's awards visit ALA YALSA Book Awards.

The New Teen Zone Newsletter is here!

2010-01-11T09:56:00.006-05:00

(click on newsletter to enlarge)

34 days until The Lightning Thief! View the trailer here:

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PercyJacksonAndTheOlympiansTheLightningThief

Did you know...

2009-11-17T13:55:00.001-05:00

...the Hudson Library Teen Room is the place where many of your friends hang out?
...the Hudson Library Teen Room has laptop computers use? (see the librarian for details)
...you can come to the Hudson Library Teen Room and play Nintendo Wii with your friends?
...you can instant message the Hudson Library Teen Room with reference questions?
...the Hudson Library Teen Room has a multitude of books to help with your homework assignments?
...the Hudson Library Teen Room has DVDs, CDs and video games to check out?
...you can receive a monthly newsletter of great teen books to read?
...the Hudson Library Teen Room offers a variety of programs and contests every month?
...you can get involved with by voluteering on the Young Adult Advisory Board at the Hudson Library Teen Room?

Come check out all the Hudson Libary Teen Room has to offer.

Bored? Check out some of our programs!

2009-11-11T14:44:00.003-05:00

Anime Movie Night!

2009-10-26T10:40:00.004-04:00

Join us Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 to watch anime in the teen room. There is no school on Friday, so start off your 3-day weekend with some fun at the library.

October Happenings

2009-10-15T11:25:00.007-04:00

October 18th to 24th is Teen Read Week. Help us celebrate by adding great new books to our collection - all you have to do is find a sponsor and come read in the Teen Room on October 21st. That's easy!! Click here for a sponsor form.

Also on October 22, 3:30 pm, come to our Project Funway program - Halloween Costume Clinic. You'll get everything you need to put together a creative and unique costume. Call the teen room to register - 330-653-6658, ext. 1032.

The Demon King

2009-09-24T10:44:00.001-04:00

Author Cinda Williams Chima is coming to Hudson

2009-09-23T14:01:00.016-04:00

Sunday, October 11

2:00 p.m.

@ the Hudson Library

Acclaimed teen fantasy author, Cinda Williams will discuss her new book The Demon King, the first book in the Seven Realms series.

See You in September!

2009-08-31T15:41:00.000-04:00

Karta Stella wins Battle of the Bands!

Hudson High School students win the rock-off between 5 bands from Hudson, Stow, and Twinsburg.

Wii Games!

Saturday, September 19

2:00 pm

In the Teen Room - no registration required.

PSAT & SAT PREP

Sunday, September 20

2:00pm

Free! Sign up in the teen room for this one hour program on test-taking strategies and tips.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

2009-08-17T18:26:00.000-04:00

Come cheer on your hometown bands as they compete against Twinsburg and Stow!

Saturday, August 22, 6:30 pm on the library patio.

Rock On!

Summer is almost over!

2009-05-21T10:41:00.000-04:00

Still to come in August:

Silent Auction - Saturday, August 8th, 2:00 pm

Bring your Book Bucks!

Battle of the Bands - Saturday, August 22nd, 6:30 pm

Come and cheer on your hometown bands -

Karta Stella and Case Sensitive

Make sure to check out the things happening at the library this summer. We have lots of fun ways to Express Yourself. Stop by and pick up a newletter with all dates and times.

Or check out our Google Calendar

Spring Thing

2009-04-28T14:05:00.000-04:00

May has arrived, and with it the urge to go outside and play. Here are some books about the environment and social change that will help you learn to be a better citizen of the earth and to have fun doing it!:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2266085?shelf=citizen-teen

March News

2009-03-08T13:53:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the new blog of the Young Adult Advisory Board (YAAB) at the Hudson Library in Hudson, Ohio! You will be able to check this blog for news about upcoming programs in the library Teen Room, as well as read great reviews of books, movies, TV, and music CD's, written by our teen advisors.

YAAB Recommended Books for Middle School students:

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy - When Stephanie inherits her weird uncle's estate, she must join forces with Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton mage, to save the world from the Faceless Ones.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt - Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin.

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor - Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

YAAB Recommended Books for High School:

Sold by Patricia McCormick – A gritty and unforgettable fictional account of Nepalese teenagers sold into slavery by their desperately poor families.

Identical by Ellen Hopkins – Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.

Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher – In 1940s Chicago, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a taxi dancer in a nightclub, but the work has unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult.

The Last Universe by William Sleator - When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.

Coming Soon!

2009-02-12T12:16:00.001-05:00

Watch for the Hudson Library Teen Zone Blog to go online during Teen Tech Week - March 8th!