Teens' Top Ten

The following list was created during Teen Read Week '06 by teens across the county thanks to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association). Over 5,000 online ballots were cast at the official Teen Read Week site.

TTT2006
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince--J.K. Rowling
Twilight--Stephanie Meyer
Eldest--Christopher Paolini
Rebel Angels--Libby Bray
Peeps--Scott Westerfield
13 Little Blue Envelopes--Maureen Johnson
Poison--Chris Wooding
Captain Hook: The adventures of a notorious youth--J.V. Hart
If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's my Prince?--Melissa Kantor
Elsewhere--Gabrielle Zevin

Trim-a-tree

Get ready for the season by decorating your own virtual tree. Simple follow the link and click on "Register and Get Started." You will not need to actually register, just start trimming. If this doesn't get you in the Christmas spirit, nothing will.

• Trim a Tree

Happy Thanksgiving!

MISSING BOOK

U2 BY U2 is missing! This new and very expensive book is nowhere to be found. If you accidently took it home without checking it out, please let us know. If you spy it shoved behind a shelf in the library, let us know. There are only four copies of this very popular book in the system-- so we all need it back!

Jet in Concert

The Chance, located at 6 Crannell Street in Poughkeepsie, will be featuring Jet on Saturday, December 2nd. Tickets are just $23 and can be purchased via Ticketmaster or call The Chance at 845-471-1966.

Even if you can't attend the concert, check out their latest album, Shine On. Released in October of this year, their second album has received mediocre reviews from the music industry, but fans seem to love it. Decide for yourself!

Teen Picks

The following titles were chosen by our local teens as recommended reads. Look for this list on bookmarks in the teen area.

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Violet & Claire by Francesca Block*
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray*
Sticky Fingers by Niki Burham*
1-800-Where-R-U Series by Meg Cabot (writing as Jenny Carroll)
The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney*
God-shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo*
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan*
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau*
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer*
Better Than Running at Night by Hillary Frank*
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman*
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway*
My Not So Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel by Rosemary Graham
Invisible by Pete Hautman*
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli*
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling*
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb*

*currently owned by library