Young Adult Summer Reading Program

All programs are on Thursdays at the Wood River Public Library

** Registration required for all programs.**

This ensures we have enough space, refreshments, and supplies for everyone.

To register, stop by or call the Wood River Public Library (254-4832)

June 11^th: 5-7pm Chris McBrien – Handwriting Analysis

What does your handwriting say about you? Join us as Chris McBrien reveals the science of graphology, and explains the science so you can try a bit of analysis of your own!

Pizza will be served. Sign up today!

June 18^th: 2-4pm Tie-Dyeing

Whatever the weather, zazz up a plain white T into a colorful work of art.

**BRING YOUR OWN WHITE COTTON T-SHIRT**

June 25th: 2-4pm Duct Tape Wallet

Looking for the perfect one-of-a-kind accessory? Plain silver Duct Tape & colored Sharpies (for decoration) will be provided.

Bring your own colored Duct-tape for a brighter look.

July 2^nd: 4-6pm “Grimm’s Grimmest” with Storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte

Think you know the real story of Sleeping Beauty? Hear the darker side of your favorite fairy tales as they were originally written.

July 9^th: 1:30-4pm “Paint & Plant”

Go Green! Decorate a terra cotta (clay) pot and then plant it! If you do not register for this program before July 4th, you must provide your own clay pot.

July 16^th: 5:30-7:30 Librarpardy! The Trivia Extravaganza

It’s just like Jeopardy, only at the library.

Starting June 8^th -- Pick up your Book Bingo Card at the Circulation desk or at any YA program.

The Young Adult Summer Reading Program is open to all students entering 6th-12th grade next fall. For more information, call 254-4832 or email katekite@lcls.org.

There are also volunteer opportunities to help out at the Preschool or K-5th grade Summer Reading Program. Contact Kate for more information.

New Books

Bad Girls Don't Die / Katie Alender
When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger.
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Gentlemen/ Michael Northrup
When three teenaged boys suspect that their English teacher is responsible for their friend's disappearance, they must navigate a maze of assorted clues, fraying friendships, violence, and Dostoevsky's "Crime and punishment" before learning the truth.
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Fragile Eternity / Melissa Marr **Sequel to Wicked Lovely**
Aislinn and Seth struggle with the unforeseen consequences of Aislinn's transformation from mortal girl to faery queen as the world teeters on the brink of cataclysmic violence.
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Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks/ Lauren Myracle
Fifteen-year-old Carly's summer volunteer experience makes her feel more real than her life of privilege in Atlanta ever did, but her younger sister starts high school pretending to be what she is not, and both find their relationships suffering.
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September Sisters/ Jillian Cantor
A teenaged girl tries to keep her family and herself together after the disappearance of her younger sister.
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The Awakening / Kelley Armstrong **Sequel to The Summoning**
Fifteen-year-old necromancer Chloe, having escaped from Lyle House with Derek, Simon, and Rae, finds herself imprisoned in a laboratory run by a sinister organization determined to control her and her supernatural friends.
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Vampire Kisses: The Beginning / Ellen Schreiber
Raven tries to shield her younger brother from the menacing Valentine Maxwell, even as she yearns to attend the prom with her immortal love, Alexander. The first three books in Ellen Schreiber's bestselling Vampire Kisses series capture the thrill of a most unusual romance.
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No Such Thing as the Real World: A Short Story Collection / M.T. Anderson & others
Six award-winning young adult authors present short stories featuring teens who have to face the "real world" for the first time.
Complication / by An Na -- The projection / by M.T. Anderson -- Survival / by K.L. Going -- The longest distance / by Beth Kephart -- Arrangements / by Chris Lynch -- The company / by Jacqueline Woodson.
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New Graphic Novels
Flight: v.2
My Bad: a Zits Treasury