Friday, July 24, 2015

2015 Teen Summer Reading Program Events & Contests



Our 2015 Teen Summer Reading Program runs from June 13 to August 4. For every book you read or audiobook you listen to, you can fill out a ticket to be entered into a prize drawing! We've also got contests and events running all summer long. 

Stop by today and get started!! Open to teens in grades 6-12.

Call All Fashion Fanatics!


There's still time to submit a design for our Project Superhero contest!

Pick up a form at the West Caldwell Public Library & give us your best design for a superhero costume.

Entries due by JULY 27!! The one with most votes gets a prize!!

Open to grades 6-12. Part of our 2015 Teen Summer Reading Program.

New YA Books - July 2015



We've got spectacular summer reads, perfect for taking along on an exotic getaway! Not planning on leaving the A/C anytime soon? They're perfect for that, too! 

Deadfall by Anna Carey
YA FIC CAREY
A week ago, you woke up in Los Angeles with no memory of who you are. The only thing you knew: people are trying to kill you. As the chase heats up, your memory starts to return, but your past cannot save you from the terrifying circumstances of your present, or from the fact that one wrong move could end this game forever. The exciting sequel to Blackbird!

Gotham Academy: Volume 1 by Becky Cloonan
YA GRAPHIC CLOONAN
A new teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City, with new characters and old plus a secret tie to Gotham's past!

YA FIC HAND
After her younger brother, Tyler, commits suicide, Lex struggles to work through her grief in the face of a family that has fallen apart, the sudden distance between her and her friends, and memories of Tyler that still feel all too real.

Forget-Me-Not Summer by Leila Howland
YA FIC HOWLAND
When their parents, a screenwriter and a film editor, go off on summer projects, Marigold, twelve, Zinnia, eleven, and Lily, five, must visit their Great Aunt Sunny in Cape Cod, where they learn much about themselves and each other and grow closer than ever.

Crossing into Brooklyn by Mary Ann McGuigan
YA FIC MCGUIGAN
After she ventures to Brooklyn to find out the truth about her family and meets people who are suffering with nowhere to go, Morgan find herself torn between a mundane, comfortable life, and an exciting, dangerous one.

YA FIC OCKLER
After a boating accident takes her beautiful singing and speaking voice from her, Elyse d'Abreau, the youngest of six sisters, leaves her home in Tobago to stay in an Oregon seaside town where Christian Kane, a notorious playboy, challenges her to express herself and to overcome her fear of the sea.

Pretending to be Erica by Michelle Painchaud
YA FIC PAINCHAUD
Violet has been preparing her entire life to step into the shoes of the missing heiress Erica Silverman, in order to pull off the biggest inside job in Las Vegas history. However, she didn’t count on one thing…having a conscience.

Damage Done by Amanda Panitch
YA FIC PANITCH
Julia Vann has a new identity after being forced to leave town because of her twin brother's terrible crime. Julia is the only survivor, but she can't remember what happened--at least, that's what she tells the police.

The Heart of Betrayal by Mary Pearson
YA FIC PEARSON
Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Princess Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape--and even less of being together. As the foundations of Lia's deeply-held beliefs crumble beneath her while she wrestles with her upbringing, her gift, and her very sense of self to make powerful choices that affect her country, her people, and her own destiny. Book 2 of the Remnant Chronicles. 

Outrage by John Sandford
YA FIC SANDFORD
Shay Remby and her gang of renegades have struck a blow to the Singular Corporation by rescuing Shay's brother and Fenfang, a girl who literally knows too much. Can the knowledge brought by these ex-captives help Shay and her friends expose the crimes of this corrupt corporation? Book 2 of the Singular Menace series.

Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
YA FIC STONE
Consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely-Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in a poetry club.

Elena Vanishing: A Memoir by Elena Dunkle
YA BIOG DUNKLE
Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia.

YA BIOG GRACEFFA
Twenty-three year old Joey Graceffa has captured the hearts of millions of teens and young adults through his playful, sweet, and inspirational YouTube presence. Yet, Joey wasn't always comfortable in his skin, and in this candid memoir, he thoughtfully looks back on his journey from pain to pride, self-doubt to self-acceptance.

YA 741.5973 COW
The Heroic Age, a new team, and 20 brand-new heroes and villains take to the page in a revised guide that details the most recent events to rock The Avengers' world.


Monday, July 20, 2015

Have you signed up yet?!




Have you signed up for the 2015 Teen Summer Reading Program? What are you waiting for?!

There's still time to register and start filling out reading tickets for a chance to win awesome prizes!

We've also got great events and contests running all summer long!

Our next program is Tuesday, July 21 at 5:30. Come watch Guardians of the Galaxy, have snacks, and play movie bingo! 

Open to teens in grades 6-12. For more info, stop by the library or call 973-226-5441. Don't miss out!!