Tag: summer reading

New books I’ve enjoyed

The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

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Six kindergartners were taken. Eleven years later, five come back–with no idea of where they’ve been. No one remembers the sixth victim, Max. Avery, Max’s sister, needs to find her brother–dead or alive–and isn’t buying this whole memory-loss story.  Creepy, fantastic.

Even if the Sky Falls by Mia Garcia

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Volunteering in New Orleans so she can escape the challenges of her brother’s losing battle with PTSD, Julie runs away at the height of the Mardi Gras festivities and shares a 24-hour fantasy, no-strings-attached romance with a complicated musician only to be swept up by a life-threatening hurricane.

Two Summers by Aimee Friedman

two summers

Two possible futures face Summer: either she will spend the summer in Provence with her father, uncovering family secrets, and exploring the old world, or she will stay in upstate New York, coping with her mother, and dreaming of her long time crush–and which future unfolds will depend on whether or not she answers a phone call.

Just some fun summer reads that I’ve enjoyed – don’t forget to tag YOUR reads @SyossetLibraryTab #SyossetSummerReads on Instagram to enter our raffle!

Sharon Long

Head of Teen Services

Summer Reading has begun!

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With another school year behind you, the time is right to stop by the library to take advantage of our Teen Summer Reading Program: Make Waves at Your Library. There are many benefits to joining:
1. It’s easy and painless to join. If you have 5 minutes to spare (and I know you do) you can stop by TeenSpace at the library or register online at http://www.syossetlibrary.org/teenspace/
2. By joining, you get a free bag of fun stuff like gift certificates, candy and erasers.
3. Did I mention it’s free?
4. If you can read one book over the summer and can submit a mini-review, you are automatically entered into our grand prize raffle drawing on August 6 at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Pizza Party. We get pretty awesome prizes donated, so you might win something cool.
5. If you submit more than one mini-review, each one is also a weekly raffle ticket – so the more you read, the more chances to win free books and weekly prizes.
6. You’ll probably be stopping by the library to pick up your required summer reading books (hint: come in sooner rather than later, kids. They are already flying off the shelves!) This way you get something fun for your efforts!
In any case, we have a lot of great stuff planned for the summer. For a full flyer of events, go to http://www.syossetlibrary.org/teenspace/summer2010.pdf .
Don’t forget to register for the programs, because they are filling up fast!
Have a happy and safe summer!
Sharon Long
Teen Services Librarian