Last Night I Sang to the Monster

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Saenz is one of the best books I've read all year.Teenage Zach wakes up in rehab; he knows he's an alcoholic but he can't remember how he got there or what it is that gives him screaming nightmares every night. Everyone he meets in rehab has their own monster/demon they're struggling to overcome. Will he gain the courage to deal with his monster and remember what happened?

If you're fascinated by dark secrets or have one of your own, read this book - it's completely awesome!

Teen Animanga Club: Amefurashi

This month's manga is Amefurashi: The Rain Goddess by Atsushi Suzumi.

The next meeting of the Teen Animanga Club is on Monday, March 1st, from 4 to 5:30pm in the Youth Activity Room at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Join us to discuss manga, win prizes in a trivia contest, watch anime, and eat snacks.

Book summary: Gimmy is just an ordinary teen when he comes face-to-face with Sora, a sassy rain goddess who provides water to his desert town. But another goddess, Ciel, wants Sora's sacred tree so that she can control the rains herself!
A limited number of copies of this book will be provided by the library and can be picked up at the Youth Services Reference Desk.

This event is for teens ages 12-18.

Call (541) 766-6794 for more information.

Teen Animanga Club meets today, Mon 2/1

The library's Teen Animanga Club meets today, Monday, February 1st, from 4 to 5:30pm in the Youth Activity Room at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.

Join us to discuss manga, win prizes in a trivia contest, watch anime, eat snacks, and preview a new manga!

This event is for teens ages 12-18. No sign-up required - just show up! Call (541) 766-6794 for more information..

Teen Game Night - February

 

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Teen Game Night

Monday, February 8th, 2010

5-7 p.m.

Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Main Meeting Room

For Teens ages 12-18. Free.

Come and play videogames and board games, eat snacks, and hang out. See you there!

Call 541-766-6794 for more info. 

Going Bovine

Going Bovine by Libba Bray won the 2010 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Printz Award, named after the late Michael Printz, a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas. Libba Bray is the New York Times Bestselling author of books such as A Great and Terrible Beauty.


Going Bovine tells the story of Cameron Smith, a 16-year-old high school student who is a bit of a slacker. When he finds himself diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's disease (aka mad cow disease), he sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital, in an attempt to find a cure.


After living in London during the mid-nineties mad cow scare and ban on British beef, I've had an interest in this strange and terrible disease. So, I was excited to read this complex and funny book. Here's more about the book in the author's words:

Teen Game Night Monday 1/11

 

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Teen Game Night

Monday, January 11th, 2010

5-7 p.m.

Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Main Meeting Room

For Teens ages 12-18. Free.

Come and play videogames, eat snacks, and hang out. See you there!

Call 541-766-6794 for more info. 

Teen Animanga Club: Yokai Doctor

This month's manga is Yokai Doctor by Yuki Sato.

The next meeting of the Teen Animanga Club is on Monday, February 1st, from 4 to 5:30pm in the Youth Activity Room at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Join us to discuss manga, win prizes in a trivia contest, watch anime, and eat snacks.

Book summary: Time for your injection! Yokai are mysterious, troublemaking spirits and demons that have tormented Japan for centuries. Kotoko’s grandfather exorcised them for a living, but Kotoko never thought that her family lineage was an asset. Then she meets Kuro, a yokai doctor. Yokai have doctors? Now Kotoko is learning firsthand that healing the yokai is a lot more challenging than getting rid of them!

A limited number of copies of this book will be provided by the library and can be picked up at the Youth Services Reference Desk.

This event is for teens ages 12-18.

Call (541) 766-6794 for more information.