Teens

review by John Chon, age 16 Moonrise by Sarah Crossan     Moonrise, by Sarah Crossan, is a very gripping and depressing novel about a boy who grows up under the shadow of his older brother. Joe Moon is seventeen years old with a brother, Ed, convicted of murder. Joe comes to the small Texan […]

review by Jacob Chon, age 16 Dive Smack by Demetra Brodsky     Like every high school student looking for a good college, Theo Mackey has his gimmick that will hopefully make him stand out. As the captain of his school’s well-respected dive team, he hopes that his athletic status will help him get recruited […]

review by Ashley Zhang, age 13 Love Me, Love Me Not by S.M. Koz     Hailey Brown, a teenage girl, is put in foster care after being removed from her home because of her abusive mother. She goes through many homes, her boyfriend Chase messing it up for her every time. After being […]

review by Nina Dinan, age 15 Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners by Naomi Shihab Nye     In this lovely collection of free verse poems written in a serene, contemplative tone, Naomi Shihab Nye explores a variety of subjects. Her poems include wistful exaltations of nature, laments written for Palestine, and soaring […]

Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 2/11/19 Present:  Aminda, Carolyn, Chris, Emilie, Genevieve, Haile, Liam, John, Jonathan G, Mckenna, Sophie Focus of February meeting: advocacy Assignment:  I’m in the process of updating our online library guides and it would help me out tremendously if you can let me know […]