Check Out What's New In Young Adult!!! September 2013- Part 1

Check out these new books that just arrived at the

St. Andrews Regional Library 

 

 

 

 

 In the After by Demitria Lunetta

In a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is as it seems, seventeen-year-old Amy and Baby, a child she found while scavenging, struggle to survive while vicious, predatory creatures from another planet roam the earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt by Helen Frost

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45 Pounds (More or Less) by K. A. Barson

"When Ann decides that she is going to lose 45 pounds in time for her aunt's wedding, she discovers that what she looks like is not all that matters"--Provided by publisher.






 



The Originals by Cat Patrick
Seventeen-year-olds Lizzie, Ella, and Betsy Best are clones, raised as identical triplets by their surrogate mother but living as her one daughter, Elizabeth, until their separate abilities and a romantic relationship force a change.









Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike

Tavia Michaels is the only survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents. Grieving and lonely, she starts having strange visions ... of a boy she's never met but feels compulsively drawn to, a boy who tells her to do things she never dreamed of. Tavia begins to suspect that secrets are being kept from her, and that her kindly aunt and uncle know more than they are letting on. Was the plane crash really an accident? Or is Tavia part of something bigger than she ever imagined?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black 

When seventeen-year-old Tana wakes up following a party in the aftermath of a violent vampire attack, she travels to Coldtown, a quarantined Massachusetts city full of vampires, with her ex-boyfriend and a mysterious vampire boy in tow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out these and other great new novels

@ The St. Andrews Regional Library
We have something for everyone!!!

 

St. Andrews Regional Library

Charleston County Public Library

1735 North Woodmere Blvd

Charleston, SC 29407

843-766-2546

www.ccpl.org

 

 

 

 

New Books @ St. Andrews Library TeenSpot

Extra! Extra!! Read All About It!!! 

Hot New Titles 

@ St. Andrews Library TeenSpot

Road Trip by Gary Paulsen & Jim Paulsen 

    A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy.

Passion Blue by Victoria Strauss

In fifteenth-century Italy, seventeen-year-old Giulia, a nobleman's illegitimate daughter, buys a talisman hoping it will bring her true love to save her from life in a convent. But at the convent she begins to learn the painter's craft, including how to make the coveted paint, Passion Blue, and to wonder about her true heart's desire.

The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

by Catherine Reef

Explores the turbulent lives of the three literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived, and offers insight into their classic nineteenth-century novels.

Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz 

A fourteen-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome faces life in high school and teams up with the school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime.

Check out these and other great new novels @ The St. Andrews Library TeenSpot.
We have something for everyone!!!


St. Andrews Regional Library
Charleston County Public Library
1735 North Woodmere Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407
843-766-2546 www.ccpl.org

Summer Reading 2012

OWN THE NIGHT
Teen Summer Reading

for students entering grades 6-12

June 1 - August 10, 2012

Click here to enter online!

This summer, read something - a book, magazine, newspaper, graphic novel, website: ANYTHING! Then, stop by any branch of the Charleston County Public Library. Fill out an entry form and drop it in the prize box or enter online beginning June 1st. You will automatically be entered into that week's prize drawing.

You will win free fries or ice cream from McDonald's just for entering!

Keep reading and entering! The more you read, the more chances you have to win.Click here to download a copy of the entry form - return it to any branch!

Bi-weekly Prize Drawings Winners will receive prizes including: gift cards for iTunes and bookstores, free passes to area attractions like Whirlin' Waters and other Charleston County water parks, Blackbeard's Cove and RiverDogs games. Read 800 pages (Don't worry, we'll keep track for you.)You will win a free Value Meal from McDonald's, an Own the Night T-shirt and entry into the Grand Prize Drawing at your local CCPL branch library. Grand Prize Drawings (read 800+ pages to qualify) Each participating CCPL branch library will hold a Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the summer. Prizes vary by location (minimum $50 value). Own the Night Survey What do you have to say? Stop by any participating branch, fill out an Own the Night survey and get a sweet treat! For students entering grades 6-12 only. Surveys will be displayed in the library through August 10, 2012. Thanks to our sponsors

Hunger Games Day @ St. Andrews Library TeenSpot

 

Tribute with the most points at the end of the games with receive a

$20.00 gift card redeemable at the

Citadel Mall Imax Movie Theater.

Hunger Games will hit theaters nationwide on March 23, 2012. 

What's going on at the St. Andrews Library TeenSpot?

St. Andrews Library TeenSpot Calendar of Events February 2012

St. Andrews TeenSpot Young Adult Book Club

St. Andrews TeenSpot Young Adult Book Club

St. Andrews Regional Library Teen Blog

This is where you get the 411 on all the fun that's happening at the St. Andrews' Library TeenSpot, the young adult department of the St. Andrews Regional Library Branch of the Charleston County Public Library. For additional information on the TeenSpot you can call us at 843-766-2546, come by 1735 North Woodmere Drive, Charleston, SC, friend us on Facebook at St. Andrews TeenSpot or follow us on Twitter at St.AndrewsTeens.

January/ February

Book of the Month:

Strombreaker

By
Anthony Horowitz

 

LOG ON and JOIN NOW

http://saintandrewsteenspot.blogspot.com/

   

How do you participate??  Follow the steps:

1. Log on to http://saintandrewsteenspot.blogspot.com/.

2. Find the picture, title, and author of the YA Book of the Month.

3. Read that book during the next two months. Post your review as a comment on Blogspot or Facebook after you have read the book and before the end of the two months.

4. After you have read the YA Book of the Month and posted your review your name will be enter into a drawing for a small prize to be given away. Winner will be notified by phone or email.  

5. Join us for pizza, popcorn, candy, and pop as we watch the corresponding movie  for the book at the end of the two months.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Patrice Smith by phone at 843-766-2546 or email at smithp@ccpl.org

St. Andrews Regional Library

1735 Nrth Woodmere Blvd

Charleston, SC 29407

843-766-2546

www.ccpl.org



 

St. Andrews Library TeenSpot Teen Calendar of Events

St. Andrews Young Adult

January 2012 Calendar of Events

All programs are ages 12-17

St. Andrews TeenSpot Young Adult Book Club-

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

All month long. For more information please see information desk.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Eat This or That Trivia

All Month Long.

Guess the healthier food choice and be entered in our weekly drawing of weekly gift certificates.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Wired Wednesdays Ages 12-17

Wednesday, January 4, 11, & 25 at 3pm

Get a little homework, play computer games, or just chat with friends in our open technology lab just for tweens and teens.

St. Andrews TeenSpot celebrates National Trivia Day Ages 12-17

Wednesday, January 4 at 4pm

Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Join friends and see who the Ultimate Trivia Master is.

Get Fit @ SAT

Saturdays, January 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10 am

Zumba your way to a healthier you. Local Zumba instructor Stephanie Huger shows you how to dance your way to the slim figure that you desire.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Ambassador’s Meeting Ages 12-17

Wednesday, January 11 at 4:30pm

Join your fellow teens as we meet to discuss and plan upcoming teen programming.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Teen employment seminar Ages 12-17

Saturday, January 11 at 1pm

Jason Broughton of the South Carolina State Library will instruct teens on how to gain employment for the summer. Mr. Broughton will cover topics including having your first resume, job searching, and networking. All class are targeted towards a young adults. Registration is required for this event.   

St. Andrews TeenSpot Stomps out Bullying Ages 12-17

Wednesday, January 18 at 3:30 pm

Chat with Chelsi Howard of Charleston County Human Services as she brings awareness to the subject of bullying.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Celebrates National Popcorn Day Ages 12-17

Thursday, January 19 All Day Long

Guess the correct amount of popcorn kernels are in the jar and win two movie theater tickets.

St. Andrews TeenSpot Wants to Just Dance Ages 12-17

Wednesday, January 25 at 4pm

Show off your gaming skills while we play Just Dance on the Wii.

If you have any questions about events feel free to contact Patrice Smith at the contact information below....

St. Andrews Regional Library

Charleston County Public Library

1735 North Woodmere Drive

Charleston, SC 29407

843-766-2546

www.ccpl.org